| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Blacker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Call (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Waller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Creed (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cody Prather (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Oliver Waller inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Murray State | Alan Call blocks the short jumper by Cody Prather | 36-36 |
| 19:42 | Murray State | Cody Prather hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Gary Roop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 19:28 | Murray State | Cody Prather hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Alan Call snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Alan Call misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Oliver Waller - foul #3 on Oliver Waller, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Poff (SF) Oliver Waller | |
| 19:07 | Butler | Alan Call misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Alan Call misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Cody Prather gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 18:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Quincy Bednarz | 36-38 |
| 18:30 | Butler | James Cannon hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Quincy Bednarz | 38-38 |
| 18:17 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Barry Poff | 38-41 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Alan Call hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Roop | 40-41 |
| 17:39 | Murray State | Alan Call steals the ball from Thomas Lowe | 40-41 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Gregory Blacker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 17:33 | Murray State | Cody Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Gary Roop steals the ball from Cody Prather | 40-41 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Alan Call misses the lay-in | 40-41 |
| 16:46 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:28 | Murray State | Gary Roop is called for the reach on Geoffrey Laing - foul #2 on Gary Roop, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Derrick Smith (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), Clifton Calhoun (PF), Garf Palinski (C) James Cannon, Gary Roop, Gregory Blacker, Quincy Bednarz, Alan Call | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Dean Overbay (SF), Steven Piper (PF), Ricky Cook (C) Geoffrey Laing, Thomas Lowe, Barry Poff, Joshua Creed, Cody Prather | |
| 16:10 | Murray State | Ricky Cook misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-41 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Odis Messinger grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Augustus Molinski is fouled on the floor by Ricky Cook - foul #1 on Ricky Cook, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Oliver Waller (SF) Steven Piper | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifton Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Rosendo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oliver Waller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dean Overbay (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 15:28 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Augustus Molinski | 40-41 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Derrick Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 14:46 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 14:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Derrick Smith | 42-41 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Derrick Smith | 44-41 |
| 14:06 | Murray State | Oliver Waller misses badly on a runner from the right block | 44-41 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Dean Overbay - foul #1 on Dean Overbay, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG), Hunter Bencomo (SG), Gregory Blacker (SF), Alan Call (C) Odis Messinger, Derrick Smith, Augustus Molinski, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Barry Poff (SF), Steven Piper (PF), Dale Chalker (C) Rosendo Greco, Sang Huang, Oliver Waller, Dean Overbay, Ricky Cook | |
| 13:48 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lowe | 45-44 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Alan Call's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Cook (PF) Clifton Calhoun | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:08 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Geoffrey Laing | 45-46 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Herbert Cook hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Cannon and the foul's on Barry Poff - foul #3 on Barry Poff, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG) Hunter Bencomo | |
| Subs | Murray State | Oliver Waller (SF), Cody Prather (C) Barry Poff, Dale Chalker | |
| 12:43 | Butler | Herbert Cook makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:22 | Murray State | Cody Prather buries a runner from the left block | 48-48 |
| 12:12 | Butler | James Cannon is called for 10 seconds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Quincy Bednarz (PF) James Cannon, Gregory Blacker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joshua Creed (PF) Steven Piper | |
| 11:57 | Murray State | Joshua Creed connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Geoffrey Laing | 48-50 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Herbert Cook can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 11:36 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Quincy Bednarz | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alan Call (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Waller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Creed (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cody Prather (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | Butler | Alan Call can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Thomas Lowe - foul #2 on Thomas Lowe, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Hunter Bencomo (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF) Gary Roop, Herbert Cook | |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Poff (SF), Dale Chalker (C) Oliver Waller, Cody Prather | |
| 11:13 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:47 | Murray State | Odis Messinger is called for the reach on Geoffrey Laing - foul #2 on Odis Messinger, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Derrick Smith (SG), Gregory Blacker (SF), Garf Palinski (C) Hunter Bencomo, Augustus Molinski, Alan Call | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (PG) Geoffrey Laing | |
| 10:23 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Quincy Bednarz - foul #2 on Quincy Bednarz, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG) Odis Messinger | |
| Subs | Murray State | Oliver Waller (SF), Dean Overbay (PF), Steven Piper (C) Barry Poff, Joshua Creed, Dale Chalker | |
| 10:23 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:23 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Gregory Blacker is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Cannon | 53-52 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 09:45 | Murray State | Dean Overbay tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Gregory Blacker scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Garf Palinski | 55-54 |
| 08:55 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe is hacked by Derrick Smith - foul #1 on Derrick Smith, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Gary Roop (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), Clifton Calhoun (PF), Alan Call (C) James Cannon, Derrick Smith, Gregory Blacker, Quincy Bednarz, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG), Barry Poff (SG), Ricky Cook (PF), Cody Prather (C) Sang Huang, Thomas Lowe, Dean Overbay, Steven Piper | |
| 08:32 | Murray State | Barry Poff buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rosendo Greco | 55-57 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Alan Call is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cody Prather - foul #1 on Cody Prather, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Lowe (SG) Oliver Waller | |
| 08:07 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Odis Messinger - foul #3 on Odis Messinger, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joshua Creed (PF) Ricky Cook | |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:22 | Butler | Odis Messinger is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Roop | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Calhoun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Call (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Rosendo Greco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lowe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Poff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Creed (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cody Prather (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Murray State | Barry Poff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG), Hunter Bencomo (SG), Gregory Blacker (SF), Herbert Cook (PF) Odis Messinger, Gary Roop, Augustus Molinski, Clifton Calhoun | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Oliver Waller (SF), Dale Chalker (C) Rosendo Greco, Barry Poff, Cody Prather | |
| 06:41 | Butler | Dale Chalker picks off the pass by Hunter Bencomo | 60-58 |
| 06:34 | Murray State | Dale Chalker is fouled on the floor by Alan Call - foul #1 on Alan Call, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Derrick Smith (SG) Hunter Bencomo | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dean Overbay (SF), Steven Piper (PF), Ricky Cook (C) Oliver Waller, Joshua Creed, Dale Chalker | |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Herbert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:06 | Butler | James Cannon buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Geoffrey Laing - foul #2 on Geoffrey Laing, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Garf Palinski (C) Alan Call | |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Poff (SG) Thomas Lowe | |
| 06:06 | Butler | James Cannon makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:50 | Murray State | Steven Piper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 05:48 | Murray State | Dean Overbay tips it home | 63-60 |
| 05:29 | Butler | James Cannon hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 05:28 | Murray State | Dean Overbay snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 05:12 | Murray State | Barry Poff hits a jump hook from close range set up by Geoffrey Laing | 63-62 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Gregory Blacker hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 04:47 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ricky Cook | 63-62 |
| 04:42 | Murray State | Barry Poff connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Steven Piper | 63-64 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Derrick Smith is hacked by Dean Overbay - foul #2 on Dean Overbay, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Augustus Molinski (SF), Quincy Bednarz (PF), Alan Call (C) James Cannon, Gregory Blacker, Herbert Cook, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Oliver Waller (SF), Joshua Creed (PF), Cody Prather (C) Geoffrey Laing, Barry Poff, Dean Overbay, Steven Piper, Ricky Cook | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Derrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Derrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:05 | Murray State | Joshua Creed drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Oliver Waller | 65-67 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Augustus Molinski can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 65-67 |
| 03:40 | Murray State | Oliver Waller snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:22 | Murray State | Sang Huang misses the easy layup | 65-67 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Derrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alan Call (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Rosendo Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oliver Waller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Creed (fresh) 9 pts. C - Cody Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Butler | Alan Call lays it in | 67-67 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG), Gregory Blacker (SF), Garf Palinski (C) Derrick Smith, Augustus Molinski, Alan Call | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG) Rosendo Greco, Sang Huang | |
| 02:40 | Murray State | Joshua Creed connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Geoffrey Laing | 67-70 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG), Alan Call (C) Odis Messinger, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:38 | Butler | Gary Roop is hacked by Thomas Lowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Lowe, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Gary Roop misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Cody Prather grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Cody Prather misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Gregory Blacker - foul #1 on Gregory Blacker, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Cody Prather misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Cody Prather misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Alan Call grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 02:03 | Butler | James Cannon is hacked by Geoffrey Laing - foul #3 on Geoffrey Laing, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| 02:03 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:03 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:44 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Alan Call grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Gary Roop is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lowe - foul #4 on Thomas Lowe, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Gary Roop misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Gary Roop misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Cody Prather pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Oliver Waller misses the 3 from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Cody Prather tips it but misses | 69-70 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Oliver Waller takes the ball from Gregory Blacker in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Cody Prather misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Cannon - foul #1 on James Cannon, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Cody Prather makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Cody Prather misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Gregory Blacker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-71 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Cody Prather | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Murray State | James Cannon is called for the reach on Cody Prather in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cannon, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Cody Prather makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Cody Prather misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Quincy Bednarz | 69-72 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Alan Call makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Cannon | 71-72 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | James Cannon is called for the reach on Oliver Waller in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cannon, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Oliver Waller makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Oliver Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Gregory Blacker makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Cannon | 74-74 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Blacker (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 7 reb. C - Alan Call (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Oliver Waller (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Creed (fresh) 12 pts. C - Cody Prather (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:53 | Butler | Cody Prather is called for the reach on Alan Call in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cody Prather, team foul #12 | 74-74 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Alan Call misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:32 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Geoffrey Laing | 75-77 |
| 04:30 | Butler | James Cannon's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Laing in the backcourt | 75-77 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Oliver Waller's pass is intercepted by James Cannon | 75-77 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Gregory Blacker is alone and drills a jumper from the left side | 77-77 |
| 03:46 | Murray State | Oliver Waller connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-80 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Alan Call connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gary Roop | 79-80 |
| 03:07 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe hits the finger roll set up by Geoffrey Laing | 79-82 |
| 02:48 | Butler | James Cannon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-82 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Alan Call pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-82 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Gregory Blacker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-82 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Gregory Blacker grabs the offensive rebound | 79-82 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Gregory Blacker makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Cannon | 82-82 |
| 01:38 | Murray State | Cody Prather is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Cody Prather, team foul #13 | 82-82 |
| 01:36 | Butler | James Cannon is hacked by Geoffrey Laing in the backcourt - foul #4 on Geoffrey Laing, team foul #14 | 82-82 |
| 01:36 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:36 | Butler | James Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Cody Prather grabs the board | 83-82 |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-82 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Gary Roop snags the defensive board | 83-82 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Gary Roop is hacked by Thomas Lowe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Lowe, team foul #15 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Poff (SG) Thomas Lowe | |
| 01:25 | Butler | Gary Roop makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Gary Roop makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 01:11 | Murray State | Barry Poff hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Gary Roop - foul #3 on Gary Roop, team foul #11 | 85-84 |
| 01:11 | Murray State | Barry Poff makes the free throw | 85-85 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Gregory Blacker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Cannon | 88-85 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (tiring) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Roop (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Blacker (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. PF - Quincy Bednarz (tiring) 7 reb. C - Alan Call (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (tiring) 11 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Barry Poff (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Waller (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Creed (tiring) 12 pts. C - Cody Prather (tiring) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Oliver Waller connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Geoffrey Laing | 88-88 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Gregory Blacker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Cody Prather - foul #4 on Cody Prather, team foul #16 | 88-88 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Gregory Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 89-88 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Gregory Blacker misses the 2nd free throw | 89-88 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Joshua Creed gets the rebound | 89-88 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Oliver Waller connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Geoffrey Laing and he's fouled by Quincy Bednarz - foul #3 on Quincy Bednarz, team foul #12 | 89-90 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Oliver Waller makes the free throw | 89-91 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 89-91 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Gregory Blacker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 89-91 |