| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Derek Moss (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louis Beyer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thurman Zeherquist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Hanning (fresh) C - Arthur Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan inbounds the ball | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Monte Lockwood hits a wide open jumper near the basket set up by Lewis Maffei | 38-53 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Demarco - foul #2 on Kenneth Demarco, team foul #1 | 38-53 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Derek Moss | 41-53 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Lewis Maffei is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-53 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arthur Jacobs gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thurman Zeherquist | 44-53 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Lewis Maffei scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Demarco | 44-56 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer is whistled for traveling | 44-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Walter Hodges (SG) Louis Beyer | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Frank Thornley (PF), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Lewis Maffei, Manuel Gaughan, Jeffrey Roberts, Monte Lockwood | |
| 18:02 | Butler | Frank Thornley hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Neil Siler | 44-58 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Neil Siler - foul #2 on Neil Siler, team foul #2 | 44-58 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Julio Martin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Thurman Zeherquist | 45-58 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arthur Jacobs loses the ball out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer (SG), Norman Heuer (PF) Derek Moss, Ralph Hanning | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:12 | Butler | Julio Martin is hacked by Walter Hodges in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Hodges, team foul #1 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF) Neil Siler | |
| 16:54 | Butler | Julio Martin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-58 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Julio Martin grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Frank Thornley hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Julio Martin and he's fouled by Walter Hodges - foul #3 on Walter Hodges, team foul #2 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss (PG), Patrick Scudder (SF), William Hardwick (C) Walter Hodges, Thurman Zeherquist, Arthur Jacobs | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Monte Lockwood (C) Julio Martin, Miladen Jankowski, Scotty James | |
| 16:25 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the free throw | 45-61 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Lewis Maffei - foul #2 on Lewis Maffei, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ralph Hanning (PF) Norman Heuer | |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Manuel Gaughan, Frank Thornley | |
| 16:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco is called for 10 seconds | 45-61 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Patrick Scudder slams it home | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Derek Moss (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Beyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Patrick Scudder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Hanning (fairly fresh) C - William Hardwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts slams it home | 47-63 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Hanning | 47-63 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ralph Hanning connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Jeffrey Roberts - foul #1 on Jeffrey Roberts, team foul #4 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett (PG), Edward Gallagher (SG), Thurman Zeherquist (SF), Brian Boles (C) Derek Moss, Louis Beyer, Patrick Scudder, William Hardwick | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Reynosa (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Russell Berkman (C) Lewis Maffei, Neil Siler, Monte Lockwood | |
| 15:16 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ralph Hanning makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Brian Boles gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-63 |
| 14:28 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Reynosa | 50-63 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ralph Hanning - foul #1 on Ralph Hanning, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Norman Heuer (PF), Arthur Jacobs (C) Ralph Hanning, Brian Boles | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Frank Thornley (PF), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Gregory Reynosa, Jeffrey Roberts, Russell Berkman | |
| 14:10 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett loses the dribble to Julio Martin in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Frank Thornley lays it up and in on a great pass from Julio Martin | 50-67 |
| 13:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the lay-in | 53-67 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Miladen Jankowski snags the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Julio Martin | 53-69 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arthur Jacobs misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-69 |
| 13:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Manuel Gaughan | 53-69 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Julio Martin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to John Barrett | 53-69 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Barrett | 55-69 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Julio Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Jacobs - foul #2 on Arthur Jacobs, team foul #4 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Walter Hodges (PG), Louis Beyer (SG), Patrick Scudder (SF), Brian Boles (PF), William Hardwick (C) John Barrett, Edward Gallagher, Thurman Zeherquist, Norman Heuer, Arthur Jacobs | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF), Monte Lockwood (C) Julio Martin, Miladen Jankowski, Manuel Gaughan, Frank Thornley, Scotty James | |
| 12:18 | Butler | Lewis Maffei clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Hardwick pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Patrick Scudder makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Louis Beyer | 57-69 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Russell Berkman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Brian Boles | 57-69 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer buries a shot from the baseline set up by Walter Hodges | 59-69 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Walter Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Louis Beyer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Scudder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Boles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hardwick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) PF - Russell Berkman (fresh) C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Patrick Scudder pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Russell Berkman - foul #2 on Russell Berkman, team foul #5 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist (SF), Ralph Hanning (PF), Arthur Jacobs (C) Patrick Scudder, Brian Boles, William Hardwick | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Gregory Reynosa (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Lewis Maffei, Neil Siler, Russell Berkman | |
| 11:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 11:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Monte Lockwood | 60-69 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Gallagher (SG) Louis Beyer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Gallagher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Monte Lockwood snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Walter Hodges picks off the pass by Gregory Reynosa in the backcourt | 60-69 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ralph Hanning misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 60-69 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arthur Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arthur Jacobs dunks the ball on a great pass from Walter Hodges | 62-69 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Miladen Jankowski is fouled on the floor by Thurman Zeherquist - foul #1 on Thurman Zeherquist, team foul #5 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer (SG) Edward Gallagher | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Frank Thornley (PF), Scotty James (C) Julio Martin, Miladen Jankowski, Jeffrey Roberts, Monte Lockwood | |
| 09:53 | Butler | Thurman Zeherquist steals the ball from Gregory Reynosa | 62-69 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist misses the dunk | 62-69 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Scotty James gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Frank Thornley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Thornley, team foul #6 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss (PG) Walter Hodges | |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF) Gregory Reynosa | |
| 09:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Demarco is called for the reach on Derek Moss - foul #3 on Kenneth Demarco, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF) Neil Siler | |
| 09:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco is called for 10 seconds | 64-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Patrick Scudder (SF), Norman Heuer (PF) Thurman Zeherquist, Ralph Hanning | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Berkman (C) Scotty James | |
| 09:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arthur Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Derek Moss is called for the reach on Kenneth Demarco - foul #3 on Derek Moss, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett (PG), Edward Gallagher (SG), Brian Boles (PF), William Hardwick (C) Derek Moss, Louis Beyer, Norman Heuer, Arthur Jacobs | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Lewis Maffei, Frank Thornley | |
| 08:40 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts jams the wide open dunk set up by Julio Martin | 64-71 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Brian Boles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 64-71 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Gallagher tips it back up and in | 66-71 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Patrick Scudder is called for the reach on Manuel Gaughan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Scudder, team foul #7 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist (SF) Patrick Scudder | |
| Subs | Butler | Monte Lockwood (C) Russell Berkman | |
| 08:26 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Boles | 69-73 |
| 07:48 | Butler | John Barrett is called for the reach on Julio Martin - foul #4 on John Barrett, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Louis Beyer (SG), Ralph Hanning (PF), Arthur Jacobs (C) Edward Gallagher, Brian Boles, William Hardwick | |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF), Scotty James (C) Manuel Gaughan, Monte Lockwood | |
| 07:48 | Butler | Julio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Julio Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ralph Hanning pulls down the rebound | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - John Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis Beyer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Zeherquist (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Hanning (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Jacobs (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Scotty James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett loses the dribble to Neil Siler | 69-74 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Neil Siler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-74 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Julio Martin snags the offensive board | 69-74 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Julio Martin is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Miladen Jankowski | 69-76 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Neil Siler - foul #3 on Neil Siler, team foul #8 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss (PG), Norman Heuer (PF), William Hardwick (C) John Barrett, Ralph Hanning, Arthur Jacobs | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Frank Thornley (PF), Russell Berkman (C) Julio Martin, Miladen Jankowski, Jeffrey Roberts, Scotty James | |
| 06:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Frank Thornley grabs the board | 70-76 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco is denied on a layup by Thurman Zeherquist | 70-76 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Norman Heuer snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Norman Heuer and he's fouled by Lewis Maffei - foul #3 on Lewis Maffei, team foul #9 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Walter Hodges (SG) Louis Beyer | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Reynosa (SF) Neil Siler | |
| 06:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist makes the free throw | 73-76 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco misses long on a floater from the left wing | 73-76 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Hardwick gets the rebound | 73-76 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss can't finish the layup | 73-76 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Russell Berkman grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Derek Moss is called for the reach on Russell Berkman - foul #4 on Derek Moss, team foul #9 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Gallagher (SG), Patrick Scudder (SF), Ralph Hanning (PF), Brian Boles (C) Derek Moss, Thurman Zeherquist, Norman Heuer, William Hardwick | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF), Monte Lockwood (C) Lewis Maffei, Frank Thornley | |
| 05:50 | Butler | Russell Berkman misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Brian Boles snags the defensive board | 73-76 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Gallagher scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Hodges | 75-76 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Kenneth Demarco | 75-78 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ralph Hanning is hacked by Monte Lockwood - foul #2 on Monte Lockwood, team foul #10 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett (PG), Louis Beyer (SG), Arthur Jacobs (C) Walter Hodges, Edward Gallagher, Brian Boles | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Gregory Reynosa, Russell Berkman, Monte Lockwood | |
| 04:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ralph Hanning makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ralph Hanning makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Julio Martin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Norman Heuer (PF) Ralph Hanning | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett is fouled on the floor by Scotty James - foul #1 on Scotty James, team foul #11 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF), Frank Thornley (PF) Manuel Gaughan, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 04:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Julio Martin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Louis Beyer - foul #2 on Louis Beyer, team foul #10 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss (PG), Thurman Zeherquist (SF) John Barrett, Patrick Scudder | |
| Subs | Butler | Lewis Maffei (SG) Miladen Jankowski | |
| 04:04 | Butler | Julio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-80 |
| 03:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Lewis Maffei | 79-80 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Derek Moss (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis Beyer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Zeherquist (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Heuer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Jacobs (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Scotty James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Neil Siler is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-82 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Beyer | 82-82 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Lewis Maffei hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-82 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Norman Heuer pulls down the rebound | 82-82 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Norman Heuer is whistled for traveling | 82-82 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett (PG), Edward Gallagher (SG), Ralph Hanning (PF), Brian Boles (C) Derek Moss, Louis Beyer, Norman Heuer, Arthur Jacobs | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Monte Lockwood (C) Julio Martin, Lewis Maffei, Neil Siler, Frank Thornley, Scotty James | |
| 02:24 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts misses the shot from the right wing | 82-82 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Thurman Zeherquist | 82-82 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 82-82 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Monte Lockwood grabs the board | 82-82 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Monte Lockwood misses short on a floater from the right side | 82-82 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan tips it home | 82-84 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thurman Zeherquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-84 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss (PG), Arthur Jacobs (C) John Barrett, Brian Boles | |
| Subs | Butler | Lewis Maffei (SG) Miladen Jankowski | |
| 01:30 | Butler | Lewis Maffei can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-84 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Monte Lockwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-84 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Lewis Maffei hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Monte Lockwood | 82-87 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-87 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arthur Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-87 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Manuel Gaughan | 82-89 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-89 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 82-89 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Jacobs | 82-89 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Moss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-89 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Lewis Maffei grabs the defensive rebound | 82-89 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Lewis Maffei is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Moss - foul #5 on Derek Moss, team foul #11 | 82-89 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barrett (PG) Derek Moss | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Lewis Maffei misses the 1st free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Lewis Maffei makes the 2nd free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Gallagher connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-90 |
| 00:09 | Butler | John Barrett is called for the reach on Kenneth Demarco in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Barrett, team foul #12 | 85-90 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Walter Hodges (PG) John Barrett | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco makes the 1st free throw | 85-91 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco makes the 2nd free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Gallagher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-92 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hodges | 85-92 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Gallagher buries a 3 from the left wing | 88-92 |