| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Christopher Durand (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Sequeira (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Sims (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Widman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Polley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Simms inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Butler | Christopher Durand is called for the reach on William Burnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Durand, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Andrew Sims denies the turnaround by Stephen Rape | 26-30 |
| 19:39 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:35 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:34 | Oral Roberts | Steven Polley tips it but misses | 26-30 |
| 19:32 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:14 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Andrew Sims | 29-30 |
| 18:58 | Butler | The short jumper by Paul Sellberg is denied by Steven Polley | 29-30 |
| 18:56 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Rape | 29-30 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Paul Sellberg scores on a driving attempt from close range | 29-32 |
| 18:17 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims blows the layup | 29-32 |
| 18:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Burnett | 29-32 |
| 17:46 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the tip | 29-32 |
| 17:43 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:41 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Frazier (SG), Joe Defelice (PF), Phillip Jorden (C) Ronald Sequeira, Matthew Widman, Steven Polley | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Tim Faulkner (PF), Jean Johnson (C) William Burnett, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 17:26 | Butler | Douglas Griffin is fouled on the floor by David Frazier - foul #2 on David Frazier, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan (PG) Christopher Durand | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:09 | Butler | Joshua Hereford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-32 |
| 17:07 | Oral Roberts | Joe Defelice pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:49 | Oral Roberts | Joe Defelice drills a driving attempt from close range | 31-32 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Griffin | 31-34 |
| 16:11 | Oral Roberts | Douglas Griffin steals it from Andrew Sims | 31-34 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Joshua Hereford is hacked by Jacob Dugan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jacob Dugan, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand (PG), Gregory Allison (SG), Matthew Widman (PF), Steven Polley (C) Jacob Dugan, David Frazier, Joe Defelice, Phillip Jorden | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Joshua Hereford, Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, Tim Faulkner, Jean Johnson | |
| 15:44 | Butler | Paul Sellberg banks in the layup | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Christopher Durand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gregory Allison (fresh) SF - Andrew Sims (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Widman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Polley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Johnnie Mosinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Simms (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (tiring) 2 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand is hacked by Johnnie Mosinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnnie Mosinski, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Kevin Christensen | |
| 15:28 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Durand | 33-36 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Paul Sellberg loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira (SG), Charles Tyrell (C) Gregory Allison, Steven Polley | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Jean Johnson (C) Johnnie Mosinski, Stephen Rape, Paul Sellberg | |
| 14:41 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Richard Simms grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Charles Tyrell steals it from William Burnett | 33-36 |
| 14:08 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira is hacked by William Burnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Burnett, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan (PG), David Frazier (SG), Steven Polley (C) Christopher Durand, Andrew Sims, Charles Tyrell | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) Douglas Griffin, Richard Simms, Jean Johnson | |
| 13:54 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan is hacked by Bernard Watkins - foul #2 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Kevin Christensen (PF) William Burnett, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 13:41 | Oral Roberts | Steven Polley slams it home on a great pass from Ronald Sequeira and he's fouled by Paul Sellberg - foul #1 on Paul Sellberg, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims (SF), Joe Defelice (PF) Ronald Sequeira, Matthew Widman | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (SF) Bernard Watkins | |
| 13:41 | Oral Roberts | Steven Polley misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Kevin Christensen pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Joshua Hereford is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sims - foul #2 on Andrew Sims, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Gregory Allison (SG), Phillip Jorden (PF) David Frazier, Joe Defelice | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Jean Johnson (C) Joshua Hereford, Stephen Rape, Paul Sellberg | |
| 12:55 | Butler | Kevin Christensen lays it up and in | 35-38 |
| 12:47 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims is called for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand (PG), Ronald Sequeira (SF), Matthew Widman (PF) Jacob Dugan, Andrew Sims, Phillip Jorden | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Johnnie Mosinski, Tim Faulkner, Kevin Christensen | |
| 12:29 | Butler | William Burnett scores on a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Christopher Durand - foul #2 on Christopher Durand, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Frazier (SG) Gregory Allison | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Sellberg (C) Jean Johnson | |
| 12:29 | Butler | William Burnett misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:29 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 12:18 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Schwuchow steps in front of the Matthew Widman pass | 35-40 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Bernard Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 11:52 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:50 | Oral Roberts | William Burnett takes the ball from David Frazier in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 11:49 | Butler | William Burnett can't finish the layup | 35-40 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Paul Sellberg tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 11:47 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:45 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Schwuchow is called for the reach on Matthew Widman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Schwuchow, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims (SF), Joe Defelice (PF), Charles Tyrell (C) Ronald Sequeira, Matthew Widman, Steven Polley | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Johnnie Mosinski (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Jean Johnson (C) William Burnett, Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, Matthew Schwuchow, Paul Sellberg | |
| 11:27 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan (PG), Phillip Jorden (PF) Christopher Durand, Joe Defelice | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Jacob Dugan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Sims (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Jorden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Tyrell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Mosinski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Simms (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jean Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 10:58 | Butler | Richard Simms misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 10:57 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 10:33 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by David Frazier | 37-40 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Phillip Jorden swats the shot by Johnnie Mosinski | 37-40 |
| 10:04 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:54 | Oral Roberts | Charles Tyrell jams it set up by Jacob Dugan | 39-40 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski misses the floater from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 09:35 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:29 | Oral Roberts | David Frazier misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 09:28 | Oral Roberts | Charles Tyrell tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-40 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand (PG), Gregory Allison (SG), Ronald Sequeira (SF), Joe Defelice (PF), Steven Polley (C) Jacob Dugan, David Frazier, Andrew Sims, Phillip Jorden, Charles Tyrell | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Tim Faulkner (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Joshua Hereford, Johnnie Mosinski, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| 09:25 | Butler | William Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 09:11 | Oral Roberts | Steven Polley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Sequeira | 43-40 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Bernard Watkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Defelice - foul #1 on Joe Defelice, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Bernard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Bernard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:26 | Oral Roberts | Joe Defelice can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 08:25 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 08:12 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Bernard Watkins grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 08:04 | Butler | William Burnett misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 08:02 | Oral Roberts | Steven Polley gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 07:59 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims (SF), Matthew Widman (PF) Gregory Allison, Joe Defelice | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) William Burnett, Stephen Rape, Tim Faulkner | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Matthew Widman denies the turnaround by Paul Sellberg | 43-42 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Joshua Hereford grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Douglas Griffin is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sequeira - foul #1 on Ronald Sequeira, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan (PG), Phillip Jorden (C) Christopher Durand, Steven Polley | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Richard Simms (SF), Jean Johnson (C) Joshua Hereford, Bernard Watkins, Paul Sellberg | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Jacob Dugan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Sequeira (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Sims (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Widman (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Phillip Jorden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Simms (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jean Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jacob Dugan | 45-44 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Jacob Dugan - foul #3 on Jacob Dugan, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Frazier (SG) Ronald Sequeira | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) Douglas Griffin | |
| 06:37 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:17 | Oral Roberts | David Frazier blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Jacob Dugan is called for the reach on William Burnett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Dugan, team foul #9 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand (PG), Steven Polley (C) Jacob Dugan, Phillip Jorden | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) Richard Simms, Jean Johnson | |
| 06:13 | Butler | William Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:13 | Butler | William Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:57 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Sellberg - foul #2 on Paul Sellberg, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Joe Defelice (PF) Matthew Widman | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Tim Faulkner (SF) William Burnett, Bernard Watkins | |
| 05:57 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:57 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Joshua Hereford is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Durand - foul #3 on Christopher Durand, team foul #10 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 05:51 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:49 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims's pass is intercepted by Douglas Griffin in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Joshua Hereford lays it in on a nice dish by Douglas Griffin | 46-53 |
| 05:27 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims buries a floater from the left wing set up by David Frazier | 48-53 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Tim Faulkner can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Sims - foul #3 on Andrew Sims, team foul #11 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan (PG), Gregory Allison (SG), Ronald Sequeira (SF), Matthew Widman (PF), Phillip Jorden (C) Christopher Durand, David Frazier, Andrew Sims, Joe Defelice, Steven Polley | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Jean Johnson (C) Joshua Hereford, Douglas Griffin, Paul Sellberg | |
| 05:06 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:59 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Mosinski - foul #4 on Johnnie Mosinski, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 04:59 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Jean Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Bernard Watkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 04:28 | Oral Roberts | Gregory Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 04:15 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Kevin Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Stephen Rape is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Widman - foul #2 on Matthew Widman, team foul #12 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand (PG), David Frazier (SG), Charles Tyrell (C) Jacob Dugan, Gregory Allison, Phillip Jorden | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Richard Simms (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Johnnie Mosinski, Bernard Watkins, Kevin Christensen | |
| 04:09 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:09 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 04:00 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from David Frazier and he's hacked by Richard Simms - foul #3 on Richard Simms, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims (SF) Ronald Sequeira | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 04:00 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Douglas Griffin double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Joe Defelice (PF) Matthew Widman | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Sellberg (C) Jean Johnson | |
| 03:40 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims is whistled for traveling | 51-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Steven Polley (C) Charles Tyrell | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) Joshua Hereford | |
| 03:15 | Butler | David Frazier steals it from William Burnett | 51-55 |
| 03:15 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Dugan (PG), Gregory Allison (SG), Matthew Widman (PF), Charles Tyrell (C) Christopher Durand, David Frazier, Joe Defelice, Steven Polley | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Matthew Schwuchow, Paul Sellberg | |
| 03:06 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Griffin - foul #2 on Douglas Griffin, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (PG), Kevin Christensen (PF) William Burnett, Richard Simms | |
| 03:06 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:06 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Jacob Dugan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Allison (fresh) SF - Andrew Sims (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Widman (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Tyrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Johnnie Mosinski (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jean Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Jacob Dugan is called for the reach on Johnnie Mosinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jacob Dugan, team foul #13 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand (PG), Ronald Sequeira (SF) Jacob Dugan, Andrew Sims | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:48 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Kevin Christensen grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Douglas Griffin loses the dribble to Ronald Sequeira in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| 02:43 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira blows the layup | 53-57 |
| 02:41 | Oral Roberts | Charles Tyrell can't tip it in | 53-57 |
| 02:40 | Oral Roberts | Charles Tyrell tips it home | 55-57 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Douglas Griffin misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 02:35 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Gregory Allison | 55-57 |
| 02:18 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Christensen - foul #1 on Kevin Christensen, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims (SF), Joe Defelice (PF), Steven Polley (C) Gregory Allison, Matthew Widman, Charles Tyrell | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Johnnie Mosinski, Douglas Griffin, Tim Faulkner, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| 02:18 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:18 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses long on an open runner near the basket | 56-57 |
| 01:58 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Sequeira grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:45 | Oral Roberts | Joe Defelice clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:44 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims can't tip it in | 56-57 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Christopher Durand is called for the reach on Joshua Hereford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Durand, team foul #14 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Matthew Widman (PF) Joe Defelice | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) Bernard Watkins, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 01:37 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:18 | Oral Roberts | Steven Polley misses the lay-in | 56-59 |
| 01:17 | Oral Roberts | Steven Polley tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Richard Simms is whistled for traveling | 58-59 |
| 00:58 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) Joshua Hereford | |
| 00:55 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand is hacked by William Burnett in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Burnett, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| 00:55 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:55 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Durand makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Stephen Rape is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Durand - foul #5 on Christopher Durand, team foul #15 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Frazier (SG) Christopher Durand | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:53 | Oral Roberts | Steven Polley pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 00:36 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Rape is called for the reach on David Frazier - foul #2 on Stephen Rape, team foul #12 | 60-60 |
| 00:36 | Oral Roberts | David Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:36 | Oral Roberts | David Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Butler | William Burnett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Stephen Rape snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Stephen Rape is whistled for traveling | 61-60 |
| 00:01 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Sims runs out the clock | 61-60 |