| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Edward Khan (fresh) SG - Irvin Colucci (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Keller (fresh) PF - Dale Saxon (fresh) C - William Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Jon Williams (fresh) C - Bret Perino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bret Perino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is fouled on the floor by Dale Saxon - foul #1 on Dale Saxon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Dale Saxon blocks the short jumper by Bret Perino | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Texas A&M, CC | Edward Khan misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller is fouled on the floor by Grant Benson - foul #1 on Grant Benson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Texas A&M, CC | Garry Butler is called for the reach on Edward Khan - foul #1 on Garry Butler, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Bret Perino pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Garry Butler hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Sepulveda | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Grant Benson connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Garry Butler | 0-5 |
| 17:03 | Texas A&M, CC | Edward Khan lays it up and in | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda blows the dunk but he's fouled by Irvin Colucci - foul #1 on Irvin Colucci, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:34 | Texas A&M, CC | Irvin Colucci misses the floater from the left side | 2-5 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Bret Perino pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Garry Butler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 16:04 | Texas A&M, CC | Jon Williams is called for the reach on William Rice - foul #1 on Jon Williams, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| 15:57 | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller misses the jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Bret Perino pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Edward Khan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Irvin Colucci (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Keller (fresh) PF - Dale Saxon (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) C - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Grant Benson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 2-8 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Jon Williams can't tip it in | 2-8 |
| 15:29 | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:24 | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller misses short on a shot in the lane | 2-8 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Jon Williams misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Garry Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Bret Perino is denied on a layup by William Rice | 2-8 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Garry Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 14:19 | Texas A&M, CC | Irvin Colucci grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 13:52 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 13:50 | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 13:40 | Texas A&M, CC | Jon Williams takes the ball from Jeffrey Keller | 2-8 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is hacked by William Rice - foul #1 on William Rice, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick (PG), Jerry Lawrence (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Paul Skaggs (PF), Tracy Smith (C) Edward Khan, Irvin Colucci, Jeffrey Keller, Dale Saxon, William Rice | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Harvey Evans (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Jon Williams, Bret Perino | |
| 12:59 | Butler | Grant Benson travels with the ball | 2-8 |
| 12:46 | Texas A&M, CC | Garry Butler picks off the pass by Jerry Lawrence | 2-8 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Garry Butler banks in the layup | 2-10 |
| 12:27 | Texas A&M, CC | Paul Skaggs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-10 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Jerry Harris pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Grant Benson buries a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Jerry Lawrence - foul #1 on Jerry Lawrence, team foul #4 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Edward Khan (PG), Irvin Colucci (SG), William Rice (C) Herman Herrick, Jerry Lawrence, Paul Skaggs | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (PF) Harvey Evans | |
| 12:07 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the free throw | 2-13 |
| 11:51 | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice misses long on a floater from close range | 2-13 |
| 11:50 | Texas A&M, CC | Tracy Smith hits the follow up shot | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Edward Khan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Irvin Colucci (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) PF - Tracy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Rice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) C - Jerry Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Jerry Harris clanks a floater near the basket | 4-13 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Jerry Harris tips it home | 4-15 |
| 11:25 | Texas A&M, CC | Edward Khan is hacked by Garry Butler - foul #2 on Garry Butler, team foul #4 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller (SF), Dale Saxon (PF) Shawn Brown, Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Harvey Evans (PF), Bret Perino (C) Garry Butler, Grant Benson, Jerry Harris | |
| 11:08 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon banks in the layup | 6-15 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-15 |
| 10:51 | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice snags the defensive board | 6-15 |
| 10:32 | Texas A&M, CC | Melvin Wilkinson picks off the pass by William Rice | 6-15 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Bret Perino hits the finger roll and he's hacked by William Rice - foul #2 on William Rice, team foul #5 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Shawn Brown (C) William Rice | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:03 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the free throw | 6-18 |
| 09:46 | Texas A&M, CC | Irvin Colucci shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-18 |
| 09:44 | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller tips it back up and in | 8-18 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the easy layup | 8-18 |
| 09:21 | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller gets the rebound | 8-18 |
| 09:10 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 8-18 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Harvey Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 8-18 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick (PG), Jerry Lawrence (SG), Paul Skaggs (PF), Tracy Smith (C) Edward Khan, Irvin Colucci, Jeffrey Keller, Dale Saxon | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF), Jerry Harris (C) Jon Williams, Bret Perino | |
| 08:26 | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Melvin Wilkinson - foul #1 on Melvin Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| 08:26 | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 08:26 | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Grant Benson blows the layup | 10-18 |
| 08:07 | Texas A&M, CC | Tracy Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 07:59 | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick misses the dunk attempt | 10-18 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Jerry Harris snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Grant Benson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Tracy Smith - foul #1 on Tracy Smith, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jennings (PF) Harvey Evans | |
| 07:52 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Herman Herrick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Lawrence (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) PF - Paul Skaggs (fresh) C - Tracy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Jennings (fresh) C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Texas A&M, CC | The jump hook by Shawn Brown is blocked by James Jennings | 10-20 |
| 07:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Grant Benson | 10-20 |
| 07:16 | Butler | James Jennings hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 10-20 |
| 07:14 | Butler | James Jennings tips it back up and in | 10-22 |
| 06:54 | Texas A&M, CC | Jerry Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-22 |
| 06:53 | Butler | James Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 06:36 | Butler | James Jennings drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Melvin Wilkinson | 10-24 |
| 06:13 | Texas A&M, CC | Jerry Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-24 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Edward Khan (PG), Irvin Colucci (SG), Jeffrey Keller (SF), Dale Saxon (PF) Herman Herrick, Jerry Lawrence, Shawn Brown, Paul Skaggs | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (PF), Bret Perino (C) James Jennings, Jerry Harris | |
| 05:56 | Butler | Bret Perino loses the dribble to Tracy Smith | 10-24 |
| 05:39 | Texas A&M, CC | Grant Benson steps in front of the Tracy Smith pass | 10-24 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Grant Benson dunks the ball | 10-26 |
| 05:14 | Texas A&M, CC | Edward Khan connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Dale Saxon and the foul's on Jonathan Sepulveda - foul #1 on Jonathan Sepulveda, team foul #6 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Jerry Lawrence (C) Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Evans (PF) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| 05:14 | Texas A&M, CC | Edward Khan misses the free throw | 12-26 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Bret Perino gets the rebound | 12-26 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-26 |
| 04:44 | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller gets the rebound | 12-26 |
| 04:26 | Texas A&M, CC | Jerry Lawrence misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Grant Benson - foul #2 on Grant Benson, team foul #7 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Shawn Brown (C) Edward Khan | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG) Grant Benson | |
| 04:26 | Texas A&M, CC | Jerry Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 04:26 | Texas A&M, CC | Jerry Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Harvey Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 12-26 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Jon Williams hits a shot from close range | 12-28 |
| 03:47 | Texas A&M, CC | Shawn Brown drills a runner from the right block set up by Irvin Colucci and he's hacked by Melvin Wilkinson - foul #2 on Melvin Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Edward Khan (PG), William Rice (C) Jerry Lawrence, Jeffrey Keller | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG) Melvin Wilkinson | |
| 03:47 | Texas A&M, CC | Shawn Brown makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Edward Khan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Irvin Colucci (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Rice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Evans (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Butler | Bret Perino can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shawn Brown - foul #1 on Shawn Brown, team foul #7 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Tracy Smith (PF) Dale Saxon | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SG) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| 03:19 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 03:12 | Texas A&M, CC | Tracy Smith makes the floater from the left side set up by William Rice | 17-30 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Garry Butler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-30 |
| 02:48 | Texas A&M, CC | Irvin Colucci snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 02:36 | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice connects on the jump hook from the right block | 19-30 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Bret Perino is fouled on the floor by William Rice - foul #3 on William Rice, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick (SG), Jeffrey Keller (SF), Dale Saxon (PF) Irvin Colucci, Tracy Smith, William Rice | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), James Jennings (PF) Jon Williams, Harvey Evans | |
| 02:14 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 02:02 | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Jennings - foul #1 on James Jennings, team foul #9 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Harris (C) Bret Perino | |
| 02:02 | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:02 | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Edward Khan steals the ball from James Jennings | 21-32 |
| 01:25 | Texas A&M, CC | Edward Khan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Grant Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Garry Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 21-32 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Irvin Colucci (SG), Tracy Smith (C) Herman Herrick, Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF), Harvey Evans (PF) Jonathan Sepulveda, James Jennings | |
| 00:36 | Texas A&M, CC | Tracy Smith lays it in | 23-32 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Jon Williams misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jeffrey Keller - foul #1 on Jeffrey Keller, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Herman Herrick (PG), Jerry Lawrence (C) Edward Khan, Dale Saxon | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Bret Perino (C) Grant Benson, Jerry Harris | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:02 | Texas A&M, CC | Jeffrey Keller knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jon Williams misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 25-34 |