| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Michael Pottorff (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Van Stephenson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Slater (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vincent Libbey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Boudreau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jon Williams inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Jerry Harris double dribbles | 28-22 |
| 19:08 | Yale | Vincent Libbey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-22 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Garry Butler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Jerry Harris misses the tip | 28-22 |
| 18:47 | Butler | James Jennings hits the follow up shot | 30-22 |
| 18:18 | Yale | Vincent Libbey misses short on a shot from the left block | 30-22 |
| 18:16 | Butler | James Jennings pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Garry Butler scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Williams | 33-22 |
| 17:53 | Yale | Van Stephenson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 17:52 | Yale | Eric Boudreau grabs the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 17:26 | Yale | Van Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Jon Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Garry Butler clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-22 |
| 17:18 | Yale | James Slater grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 16:52 | Yale | Michael Pottorff buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Slater | 33-25 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Eric Boudreau picks off the pass by Melvin Wilkinson | 33-25 |
| 15:58 | Yale | James Slater misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 15:57 | Butler | James Jennings pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fairly fresh) SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Michael Pottorff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Stephenson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Slater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Libbey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Boudreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 15:24 | Yale | Vincent Libbey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-25 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Jon Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Jon Williams misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson tips it but misses | 36-25 |
| 14:50 | Yale | The rebound goes to Eric Boudreau | 36-25 |
| 14:26 | Yale | Michael Pottorff is fouled on the floor by James Jennings - foul #2 on James Jennings, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Hogg (SG), Jonathan Sepulveda (SF), Harvey Evans (PF), William Zuro (C) Melvin Wilkinson, Jon Williams, James Jennings, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Yale | Alex Morris (PG), Gordon Taylor (SF), John Reynolds (PF), Keith Marshall (C) Michael Pottorff, James Slater, Vincent Libbey, Eric Boudreau | |
| 14:16 | Yale | Van Stephenson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Keith Marshall swats the dunk try by Jonathan Sepulveda | 36-28 |
| 14:01 | Yale | John Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:38 | Yale | Alex Morris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Harvey Hogg is fouled on the floor by Alex Morris - foul #1 on Alex Morris, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF) Harvey Hogg | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 12:50 | Butler | Jon Williams can't connect on a shot near the basket | 36-30 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Harvey Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 36-30 |
| 12:27 | Yale | The rebound goes to Keith Marshall | 36-30 |
| 12:01 | Yale | Harvey Evans is called for the reach on Van Stephenson - foul #3 on Harvey Evans, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jennings (PF) Harvey Evans | |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Pottorff (PG), James Slater (SF), Vincent Libbey (PF) Alex Morris, Gordon Taylor, John Reynolds | |
| 11:40 | Yale | Keith Marshall is fouled on the floor by William Zuro - foul #1 on William Zuro, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Scott Bush (PF) William Zuro | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Bush (fresh) C - James Jennings (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Michael Pottorff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Stephenson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Slater (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Libbey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Yale | Keith Marshall misses the shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Scott Bush grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Garry Butler misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 11:03 | Yale | Van Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 10:40 | Yale | Jon Williams steals the ball from James Slater | 36-30 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jon Williams | 39-30 |
| 09:48 | Yale | Vincent Libbey makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Van Stephenson | 39-32 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the jumpshot from the right side | 41-32 |
| 08:56 | Yale | James Slater misses badly on a shot from close range | 41-32 |
| 08:54 | Yale | Vincent Libbey grabs the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 08:38 | Yale | Michael Pottorff misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Scott Bush pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Jon Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 08:09 | Yale | Keith Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 07:50 | Yale | Keith Marshall comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 41-32 |
| 07:48 | Butler | James Jennings gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Keith Marshall picks off the pass by Scott Bush | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jon Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Bush (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Michael Pottorff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Stephenson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Slater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Libbey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Yale | Vincent Libbey hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 06:47 | Butler | James Jennings buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 06:22 | Yale | Jonathan Sepulveda steps in front of the Van Stephenson pass | 43-34 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is fouled on the floor by Van Stephenson - foul #2 on Van Stephenson, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Harvey Hogg (SF), Harvey Evans (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Jon Williams, Scott Bush, James Jennings | |
| Subs | Yale | Alex Morris (PG), Robert White (SG), Gordon Taylor (SF), John Reynolds (PF), Eric Boudreau (C) Michael Pottorff, Van Stephenson, James Slater, Vincent Libbey, Keith Marshall | |
| 05:32 | Butler | Garry Butler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Jerry Harris hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:13 | Yale | Jerry Harris swats the dunk try by Eric Boudreau | 45-34 |
| 05:11 | Yale | Eric Boudreau tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert White - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson makes the 3rd free throw | 47-36 |
| 04:18 | Yale | Eric Boudreau hits the finger roll set up by Alex Morris and he's hacked by Jerry Harris - foul #2 on Jerry Harris, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Pottorff (PG) Alex Morris | |
| 04:18 | Yale | Eric Boudreau makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Harvey Evans is hacked by Eric Boudreau - foul #1 on Eric Boudreau, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF) Harvey Hogg | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson clanks a shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 03:25 | Yale | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Evans (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Michael Pottorff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert White (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gordon Taylor (fresh) PF - John Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Boudreau (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Yale | Jerry Harris blocks the jumper by Robert White | 47-39 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Jon Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Garry Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jennings (PF) Harvey Evans | |
| Subs | Yale | Van Stephenson (SG), James Slater (SF), Vincent Libbey (PF) Robert White, Gordon Taylor, John Reynolds | |
| 02:42 | Yale | Michael Pottorff is fouled on the floor by Garry Butler - foul #1 on Garry Butler, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Hogg (SG), William Zuro (C) Melvin Wilkinson, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:26 | Yale | Van Stephenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG) Harvey Hogg | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:24 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, William Zuro | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:03 | Butler | Jon Williams buries a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Michael Pottorff - foul #3 on Michael Pottorff, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (PG), Harvey Hogg (SG), Harvey Evans (PF), William Zuro (C) Garry Butler, Melvin Wilkinson, James Jennings, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:03 | Butler | Jon Williams misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 02:03 | Yale | The rebound goes to Vincent Libbey | 49-39 |
| 01:42 | Yale | Vincent Libbey buries a jump hook in the paint set up by James Slater and he's fouled by Harvey Evans - foul #4 on Harvey Evans, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), Melvin Wilkinson (SG), James Jennings (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Harvey Hogg, Harvey Evans, William Zuro | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 01:42 | Yale | Vincent Libbey makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:23 | Butler | Jon Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 01:22 | Yale | Michael Pottorff gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:12 | Yale | Vincent Libbey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Harris - foul #3 on Jerry Harris, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| 01:12 | Yale | Vincent Libbey misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 01:12 | Yale | Vincent Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Jon Williams buries a jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Yale | Van Stephenson is hacked by Melvin Wilkinson - foul #1 on Melvin Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| 00:38 | Yale | Van Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:38 | Yale | Van Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:38 | Yale | Vincent Libbey pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 00:35 | Yale | Michael Pottorff hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Van Stephenson | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Butler | Jon Williams is hacked by Michael Pottorff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Pottorff, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SF) Jon Williams | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is fouled on the floor by James Slater - foul #1 on James Slater, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:32 | Yale | The rebound goes to Vincent Libbey | 51-47 |
| 00:27 | Yale | Eric Boudreau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is fouled in the backcourt by Van Stephenson - foul #3 on Van Stephenson, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Van Stephenson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is hacked by Michael Pottorff in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Pottorff, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Yale | Alex Morris (PG) Michael Pottorff | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:11 | Yale | Alex Morris is hacked by Garry Butler - foul #2 on Garry Butler, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:11 | Yale | Alex Morris misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Jennings | 55-50 |
| 00:10 | Butler | James Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Morris - foul #2 on Alex Morris, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (PG) Garry Butler | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:10 | Butler | James Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:10 | Butler | James Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:05 | Yale | Jonathan Sepulveda is called for the reach on Alex Morris - foul #1 on Jonathan Sepulveda, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:05 | Yale | Alex Morris makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:05 | Yale | Alex Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Alex Morris is called for the reach on Jon Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Morris, team foul #11 | 56-52 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Alex Morris can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 58-52 |