| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Madore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Burgher (fresh) SF - Mitchell Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Sing (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Parham (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Craig Salcedo inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Jarvis | 22-27 |
| 19:09 | Harvard | John Burgher knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 24-27 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 18:46 | Harvard | Mitchell Kennedy snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 18:41 | Harvard | Philip Madore connects on the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 18:41 | Harvard | Philip Madore misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Craig Salcedo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Craig Salcedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Gordon Casey connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Copas | 26-29 |
| 17:43 | Harvard | Philip Madore hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Mitchell Kennedy | 28-29 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Gregory Parham is called for the reach on Craig Salcedo - foul #2 on Gregory Parham, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Harvard | William McGoldrick (SF) Mitchell Kennedy | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Allen Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 16:35 | Harvard | Gregory Parham misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 16:33 | Butler | David Jarvis gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:05 | Butler | David Jarvis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Parham - foul #3 on Gregory Parham, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mitchell Kennedy (SF), Linwood Williams (C) William McGoldrick, Gregory Parham | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG) Allen Davis | |
| 16:05 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:05 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:05 | Harvard | Kyle Sing pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:36 | Harvard | John Burgher's floater is tipped away by David Jarvis | 28-30 |
| 15:34 | Harvard | Kyle Sing grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Madore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Burgher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Sing (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Salcedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:15 | Harvard | Philip Madore comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Kyle Sing gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:00 | Harvard | Kyle Sing buries a shot from close range set up by Linwood Williams | 30-30 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Melvin Forbes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeremy Copas | 30-33 |
| 14:22 | Harvard | Kyle Sing scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Madore | 33-33 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Linwood Williams - foul #2 on Linwood Williams, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | William McGoldrick (SG), Scott Calhoun (SF), Gregory Parham (C) John Burgher, Mitchell Kennedy, Linwood Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 13:36 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:07 | Harvard | Philip Madore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Craig Salcedo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Melvin Forbes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 12:40 | Harvard | William McGoldrick loses the dribble to Allen Davis | 33-35 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Bean (PG), John Burgher (SG) Philip Madore, William McGoldrick | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF) Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis | |
| 11:55 | Harvard | Michael Bean misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-35 |
| 11:54 | Harvard | Gregory Parham hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 11:31 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Michael Bean (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Burgher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Calhoun (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Sing (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Parham (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:02 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #4 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Madore (PG), Nathan Mayberry (PF) Michael Bean, Kyle Sing | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Allen Davis, Gonzalo Castillo, Gordon Casey, Richard Blevins | |
| 11:02 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:02 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Melvin Forbes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | William McGoldrick (SG) John Burgher | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 10:15 | Harvard | Philip Madore's floater is tipped away by Richard Blevins | 36-35 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Richard Blevins pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses short on a jumper from close range | 36-35 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Melvin Forbes tips it in | 36-37 |
| 09:36 | Harvard | Gregory Parham misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 09:34 | Harvard | William McGoldrick grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 09:21 | Harvard | Nathan Mayberry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Craig Salcedo buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Copas | 36-40 |
| 08:34 | Harvard | Gregory Parham is hacked by Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Bean (PG), John Burgher (SG), Kyle Sing (PF) Philip Madore, William McGoldrick, Nathan Mayberry | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 08:20 | Harvard | Gregory Parham scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kyle Sing | 38-40 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Parham - foul #4 on Gregory Parham, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Melvin Forbes, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey | |
| 07:59 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:30 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Allen Davis - foul #1 on Allen Davis, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Allen Davis, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 07:30 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 07:30 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Michael Bean (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Burgher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Calhoun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Sing (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Parham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Craig Salcedo (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski scores on a 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 06:41 | Harvard | David Jarvis is called for the reach on Gregory Parham - foul #2 on David Jarvis, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Madore (PG), Linwood Williams (C) Michael Bean, Gregory Parham | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Melvin Forbes, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 06:25 | Harvard | Philip Madore loses the dribble to Filip Kranjcar | 40-45 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Gordon Casey hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 40-47 |
| 05:15 | Harvard | Kyle Sing hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 40-47 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Allen Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 04:46 | Harvard | Kyle Sing pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 04:19 | Harvard | Kyle Sing is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Castillo - foul #1 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | William McGoldrick (SG), Mitchell Kennedy (SF), Gregory Parham (C) John Burgher, Scott Calhoun, Linwood Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Allen Davis, Gonzalo Castillo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 03:54 | Harvard | Philip Madore is hacked by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #5 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| 03:54 | Harvard | Philip Madore makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 03:54 | Harvard | Philip Madore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 03:43 | Butler | William McGoldrick steps in front of the Melvin Forbes pass | 42-47 |
| 03:16 | Harvard | Kyle Sing misses short on a floater from the left block | 42-47 |
| 03:14 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Madore (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McGoldrick (fresh) SF - Mitchell Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Sing (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Parham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Craig Salcedo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:48 | Butler | Melvin Forbes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-47 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Richard Blevins tips it in | 42-49 |
| 02:46 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-49 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Burgher (SG), Scott Calhoun (SF) William McGoldrick, Mitchell Kennedy | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:21 | Harvard | Gregory Parham's pass is intercepted by Craig Salcedo | 42-49 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Craig Salcedo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 02:14 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Gregory Parham | 42-49 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Gregory Parham is fouled on the floor by Richard Blevins - foul #2 on Richard Blevins, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Gregory Parham makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Gregory Parham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:43 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is hacked by John Burgher in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Burgher, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Jeremy Copas is hacked by Philip Madore - foul #3 on Philip Madore, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is fouled on the floor by John Burgher - foul #2 on John Burgher, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:25 | Harvard | Kyle Sing misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-51 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Philip Madore is called for the reach on Richard Blevins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Madore, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 01:21 | Harvard | Kyle Sing grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Harvard | Philip Madore travels in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is fouled on the floor by Gregory Parham - foul #5 on Gregory Parham, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | Linwood Williams (C) Gregory Parham | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:17 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:09 | Harvard | The jump hook by Linwood Williams is blocked by Richard Blevins | 44-54 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Richard Blevins is hacked by Philip Madore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Philip Madore, team foul #10 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Bean (PG), William McGoldrick (SG), Mitchell Kennedy (SF), Nathan Mayberry (PF) Philip Madore, John Burgher, Scott Calhoun, Kyle Sing | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF) Melvin Forbes, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis | |
| 01:07 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:49 | Harvard | Michael Bean hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Nathan Mayberry | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Butler | Michael Bean is called for the reach on Jeremy Copas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Bean, team foul #11 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 00:47 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:47 | Harvard | Nathan Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Harvard | Mitchell Kennedy is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses badly on a floater from the left side | 46-57 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jeremy Copas runs out the clock | 46-57 |