| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Monty Riding (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 11 pts. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Grant Benson inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the lay-in | 24-38 |
| 19:39 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 19:35 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Dunn | 27-38 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Jon Williams misses long on a jumper near the basket | 27-38 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Garry Butler is called for the reach on Harry Dunn - foul #2 on Garry Butler, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Harry Dunn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 18:57 | UMass | Harry Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Jon Williams picks off the pass by Robert Thomas | 27-38 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Garry Butler | 27-40 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Monty Riding scores on a 3 from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Monty Riding - foul #1 on Monty Riding, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Charlie Gray drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Batchelder | 32-41 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Grant Benson is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), John Beaudry (PF), William Young (C) Charlie Gray, Robert Thomas, Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Bret Perino | |
| 16:52 | Butler | Jon Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Garry Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Garry Butler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-41 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson tips it in | 32-43 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-43 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Doyle Livingston hits the follow up shot | 34-43 |
| 15:52 | Butler | John Beaudry picks off the pass by Melvin Wilkinson | 34-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Beaudry (fresh) C - William Young (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | UMass | William Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Robert Thomas (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Harry Dunn, Kenneth Batchelder, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SF), Harvey Evans (PF), Bret Perino (C) Grant Benson, Jon Williams, Jerry Harris | |
| 15:10 | Butler | Bret Perino drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Melvin Wilkinson | 34-45 |
| 15:05 | UMass | William Young is hacked by Harvey Evans - foul #2 on Harvey Evans, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Charlie Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Bret Perino's pass is intercepted by Robert Thomas | 34-45 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Charlie Gray comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-45 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Mike Eccles - foul #4 on Mike Eccles, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Vincent Johnson (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Monty Riding (C) Doyle Livingston, Charlie Gray, William Young, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF), Jon Williams (PF) Melvin Wilkinson, Harvey Evans | |
| 13:53 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:37 | UMass | Robert Thomas misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-46 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Jon Williams grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is whistled for a carry | 34-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Harris (C) Bret Perino | |
| 12:52 | UMass | Vincent Johnson misses the lay-in | 34-46 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Garry Butler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 12:43 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Thomas and the foul's on Grant Benson - foul #1 on Grant Benson, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), John Beaudry (C) Vincent Johnson, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:39 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Grant Benson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Batchelder | 37-46 |
| 11:55 | UMass | John Beaudry loses the dribble to Garry Butler | 37-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monty Riding (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Beaudry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Garry Butler makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jonathan Sepulveda | 37-49 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Jerry Harris is called for the reach on Charlie Gray - foul #2 on Jerry Harris, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), Vincent Johnson (SG), William Young (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) Harry Dunn, Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Harvey Evans (PF), Bret Perino (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Jon Williams, Jerry Harris | |
| 11:11 | UMass | Robert Thomas misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 37-49 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Robert Thomas snags the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 10:52 | UMass | John Beaudry can't finish the layup | 37-49 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Robert Thomas misses the tip | 37-49 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Harvey Evans pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Garry Butler loses the dribble to John Beaudry | 37-49 |
| 10:25 | UMass | William Young misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-49 |
| 10:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Wilkinson | 37-49 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Bret Perino's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Thomas | 37-49 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Bret Perino gets the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Bret Perino comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 37-49 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Vincent Johnson gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:28 | UMass | Grant Benson picks off the pass by William Young | 37-49 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Bret Perino buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Melvin Wilkinson and he's hacked by John Beaudry - foul #1 on John Beaudry, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Monty Riding (PF) Doyle Livingston, Vincent Johnson, Robert Thomas, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Jon Williams (SF) Melvin Wilkinson, Grant Benson | |
| 09:00 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Harry Dunn hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Batchelder | 40-52 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Garry Butler is fouled on the floor by William Young - foul #3 on William Young, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Leonard Roberts (PF) William Young | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jennings (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Harvey Evans, Bret Perino | |
| 08:01 | Butler | Garry Butler misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Monty Riding pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 07:55 | UMass | James Jennings steals it from Kenneth Batchelder | 40-52 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Jon Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Thomas (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Leonard Roberts, Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) James Jennings | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:21 | UMass | Mike Eccles is called for a charge - foul #5 on Mike Eccles, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | UMass | John Beaudry (C) Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:59 | Butler | Garry Butler misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-52 |
| 06:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 40-52 |
| 06:51 | UMass | John Beaudry clanks a jumper near the basket | 40-52 |
| 06:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jerry Harris | 40-52 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Jerry Harris scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Grant Benson | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:22 | UMass | Charlie Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-54 |
| 06:20 | UMass | John Beaudry snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Robert Thomas knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Dunn | 42-54 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Harry Dunn steals the ball from Jonathan Sepulveda | 42-54 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Harry Dunn hits the finger roll | 44-54 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Harry Dunn steals the ball from Grant Benson | 44-54 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Robert Thomas slams it home on a nice dish by Harry Dunn | 46-54 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Garry Butler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 04:43 | UMass | John Beaudry grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:37 | UMass | Garry Butler is called for the reach on Harry Dunn - foul #3 on Garry Butler, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), Vincent Johnson (SG), William Young (SF), Monty Riding (PF) Harry Dunn, Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Harvey Evans (PF), Bret Perino (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Jon Williams, Jerry Harris | |
| 04:23 | UMass | Bret Perino swats the shot by Doyle Livingston | 46-54 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Grant Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Garry Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Bret Perino tips it but misses | 46-54 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Harvey Evans misses the tip | 46-54 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Grant Benson buries a runner from the left block | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:46 | UMass | Doyle Livingston comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Grant Benson - foul #2 on Grant Benson, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Leonard Roberts (PF) John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:46 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Garry Butler's pass is intercepted by William Young | 48-56 |
| 03:28 | UMass | Doyle Livingston banks in the layup set up by William Young | 50-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Monty Riding (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tired) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harvey Evans (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Garry Butler knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Vincent Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-59 |
| 02:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bret Perino | 50-59 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) Doyle Livingston, Vincent Johnson, William Young, Leonard Roberts | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Jon Williams (PF) Garry Butler, Harvey Evans | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:34 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the lay-in | 50-59 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Jon Williams tips it in | 50-61 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Charlie Gray lays it in | 52-61 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Grant Benson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Batchelder - foul #3 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG) Melvin Wilkinson | |
| 02:00 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 01:48 | UMass | Monty Riding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), Vincent Johnson (SG), William Young (SF), John Beaudry (C) Harry Dunn, Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (PG), Harvey Evans (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Garry Butler, Jon Williams, Bret Perino | |
| 01:28 | Butler | Grant Benson clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 52-62 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 01:20 | UMass | William Young misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Jerry Harris pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Grant Benson buries a shot from the right wing set up by Harvey Evans | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:49 | UMass | William Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Jerry Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-64 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Doyle Livingston misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harvey Evans - foul #3 on Harvey Evans, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson runs out the clock | 54-64 |