| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Mark Bayne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Carlock (fresh) 2 stl. SF - David Blair (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Powell (fresh) C - Guy Miles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | David Blair inbounds the ball | 36-19 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock scores on a shot from the right wing set up by David Blair and he's fouled by Bret Perino - foul #1 on Bret Perino, team foul #1 | 36-21 |
| 19:31 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock makes the free throw | 36-22 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Grant Benson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-22 |
| 18:51 | Youngstown State | Mark Bayne misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-22 |
| 18:49 | Youngstown State | Guy Miles tips it but misses | 38-22 |
| 18:47 | Youngstown State | Randy Powell hits the follow up shot | 38-24 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Garry Butler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-24 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Jon Williams grabs the offensive board | 38-24 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Grant Benson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-24 |
| 17:37 | Youngstown State | David Blair is whistled for traveling | 38-24 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Keith Mack (SF) David Blair | |
| 17:25 | Butler | Jon Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Sepulveda | 40-24 |
| 17:00 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Mark Bayne | 40-26 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Garry Butler is fouled on the floor by Mark Bayne - foul #2 on Mark Bayne, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Bret Perino | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Helzer (PG), Carlton Zent (SG), Bryan Thomas (PF), Lance Hern (C) Mark Bayne, Andrew Carlock, Randy Powell, Guy Miles | |
| 16:28 | Butler | Garry Butler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Jerry Harris gets the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Jerry Harris misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Lance Hern - foul #1 on Lance Hern, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jennings (PF) Jon Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Blair (SF) Jeffrey Helzer | |
| 16:08 | Butler | Jerry Harris makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Jerry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 15:48 | Youngstown State | Bryan Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bryan Thomas, team foul #3 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shawn Fleming (PG), Andrew Carlock (SG) Carlton Zent, Lance Hern | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Shawn Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Carlock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Blair (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Butler | James Jennings makes the jumper near the basket | 44-26 |
| 15:11 | Youngstown State | David Blair misses the 3 from straight away | 44-26 |
| 15:09 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock gets the offensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:56 | Youngstown State | Keith Mack comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Jerry Harris gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Grant Benson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Carlock - foul #1 on Andrew Carlock, team foul #4 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Jon Williams (PF), Bret Perino (C) Melvin Wilkinson, James Jennings, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Randy Powell (PF), Guy Miles (C) David Blair, Keith Mack | |
| 14:48 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 14:48 | Youngstown State | Randy Powell snags the defensive board | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:33 | Youngstown State | Guy Miles misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 45-26 |
| 14:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bret Perino | 45-26 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Andrew Carlock steps in front of the Grant Benson pass | 45-26 |
| 14:12 | Youngstown State | Shawn Fleming lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Carlock | 45-28 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Bret Perino's floater is knocked away by Andrew Carlock | 45-28 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the tip | 45-28 |
| 13:43 | Youngstown State | Bryan Thomas pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:38 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Jon Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Garry Butler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 13:05 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 12:57 | Youngstown State | Randy Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 12:56 | Youngstown State | Guy Miles grabs the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 12:50 | Youngstown State | Guy Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-28 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jennings (PF) Grant Benson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mark Bayne (PG), Carlton Zent (SG), David Blair (SF) Shawn Fleming, Andrew Carlock, Bryan Thomas | |
| 12:27 | Butler | James Jennings lays it in on a great pass from Garry Butler | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:09 | Youngstown State | Guy Miles hits a shot from close range | 47-30 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Bret Perino can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Guy Miles - foul #1 on Guy Miles, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Keith Mack (PF), Lance Hern (C) Randy Powell, Guy Miles | |
| 11:48 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:48 | Youngstown State | David Blair pulls down the rebound | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Mark Bayne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlton Zent (fresh) SF - David Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Hern (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Youngstown State | Mark Bayne double dribbles | 48-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Harris (C) Bret Perino | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shawn Fleming (PG) Carlton Zent | |
| 11:09 | Butler | Jon Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Blair - foul #2 on David Blair, team foul #6 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock (SG) Mark Bayne | |
| 11:09 | Butler | Jon Williams misses the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 10:54 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock scores on a jump hook from the right block | 49-32 |
| 10:38 | Butler | James Jennings slams it home on a nice dish by Garry Butler and he's fouled by Keith Mack - foul #3 on Keith Mack, team foul #7 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Jon Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bryan Thomas (PF) David Blair | |
| 10:38 | Butler | James Jennings makes the free throw | 52-32 |
| 10:22 | Youngstown State | Keith Mack misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-32 |
| 10:21 | Butler | James Jennings snags the defensive board | 52-32 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Garry Butler clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Fleming - foul #4 on Shawn Fleming, team foul #8 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Bret Perino (C) Melvin Wilkinson, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mark Bayne (PG), Randy Powell (PF), Guy Miles (C) Shawn Fleming, Bryan Thomas, Lance Hern | |
| 10:02 | Butler | Garry Butler makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Garry Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 10:02 | Youngstown State | Randy Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 09:46 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Keith Mack | 53-35 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Garry Butler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Jennings | 56-35 |
| 09:09 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock buries a floater from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 08:46 | Butler | James Jennings misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 08:44 | Youngstown State | Randy Powell gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 08:32 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock is fouled on the floor by James Jennings - foul #1 on James Jennings, team foul #2 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (PF) James Jennings | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Carlton Zent (SG), David Blair (SF) Andrew Carlock, Keith Mack | |
| 08:16 | Youngstown State | Randy Powell drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Guy Miles | 56-39 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Bret Perino misses badly on a runner in the lane | 56-39 |
| 07:48 | Youngstown State | Randy Powell pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Mark Bayne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlton Zent (fresh) SF - David Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Guy Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Youngstown State | David Blair comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Garry Butler makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-39 |
| 07:13 | Youngstown State | Guy Miles lays it in | 59-41 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Grant Benson is hacked by Randy Powell - foul #3 on Randy Powell, team foul #9 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Bret Perino | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shawn Fleming (PG), Andrew Carlock (SG), Keith Mack (SF), Bryan Thomas (PF), Lance Hern (C) Mark Bayne, Carlton Zent, David Blair, Randy Powell, Guy Miles | |
| 06:52 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:42 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Jon Williams comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Thomas - foul #3 on Bryan Thomas, team foul #10 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jennings (PF) Grant Benson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Jon Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 06:26 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Lance Hern | 62-41 |
| 06:10 | Youngstown State | Lance Hern knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Keith Mack | 62-43 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Garry Butler misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 05:40 | Youngstown State | Andrew Carlock grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 05:17 | Youngstown State | 3 seconds is called on Andrew Carlock | 62-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Grant Benson (SF), Bret Perino (C) Garry Butler, James Jennings, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Blair (SF) Keith Mack | |
| 04:53 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is hacked by Bryan Thomas - foul #4 on Bryan Thomas, team foul #11 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jennings (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Jon Williams, Bret Perino | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mark Bayne (PG), Carlton Zent (SG), Keith Mack (C) Shawn Fleming, Andrew Carlock, David Blair | |
| 04:53 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:34 | Youngstown State | Mark Bayne buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-46 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Grant Benson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 63-46 |
| 04:12 | Youngstown State | Keith Mack pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 03:55 | Youngstown State | Bryan Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by James Jennings | 63-46 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Jerry Harris snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Butler | Keith Mack takes the ball from Grant Benson | 63-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Mark Bayne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlton Zent (fresh) SF - Bryan Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lance Hern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Mack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Youngstown State | Mark Bayne is fouled on the floor by Melvin Wilkinson - foul #2 on Melvin Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), Harvey Evans (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 03:04 | Youngstown State | Lance Hern lays it up and in | 63-48 |
| 02:48 | Butler | James Jennings hits a shot from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 02:30 | Youngstown State | Keith Mack comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 02:29 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Thomas | 65-48 |
| 02:20 | Youngstown State | A charge is called on Carlton Zent - foul #2 on Carlton Zent, team foul #12 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF), Jerry Harris (C) Grant Benson, James Jennings | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Carlton Zent picks off the pass by Garry Butler | 65-48 |
| 01:48 | Youngstown State | Keith Mack banks in the layup on a great pass from Carlton Zent | 65-50 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Garry Butler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-50 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson gets the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Garry Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-50 |
| 01:12 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Carlton Zent | 65-50 |
| 00:57 | Youngstown State | Keith Mack misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Harvey Evans gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | Garry Butler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-50 |
| 00:28 | Youngstown State | Mark Bayne grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Youngstown State | Lance Hern hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Harris - foul #1 on Jerry Harris, team foul #4 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Grant Benson (SF), James Jennings (PF) Garry Butler, Jon Williams, Harvey Evans | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 00:23 | Youngstown State | Lance Hern misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:23 | Youngstown State | Lance Hern misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Jerry Harris gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson runs out the clock | 65-50 |