| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Enrique Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Genaro Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Yuri Bednarski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Smith | 27-30 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz misses the driving attempt from the left block | 27-30 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Garf Palinski misses the easy layup | 27-30 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Garf Palinski hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 18:45 | Western Michigan | James Cannon steps in front of the Dikembe Abeyta pass | 29-30 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Yuri Bednarski takes the ball from Herbert Cook | 29-30 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | David Smith connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Abeyta | 29-32 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Genaro Conti picks off the pass by James Cannon | 29-32 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta can't finish the layup | 29-32 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Garf Palinski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Garf Palinski drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from David Smith | 31-34 |
| 16:40 | Butler | James Cannon misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Genaro Conti - foul #3 on Genaro Conti, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Derrick Smith (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), Alan Call (PF), Clifton Calhoun (C) Gary Roop, Herbert Cook, Quincy Bednarz, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers (PG), Morris Todd (SG), Rodney Furstenberg (SF), Dale Ross (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Enrique Gonzalez, Genaro Conti, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski | |
| 16:40 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:40 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg's pass is intercepted by James Cannon | 33-34 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Derrick Smith throws it down on a great pass from James Cannon | 35-34 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Dale Ross connects on the shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Alan Call is fouled on the floor by Dale Ross - foul #1 on Dale Ross, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG) James Cannon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter (PF) Dale Ross | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Call (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifton Calhoun (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tim Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Morris Todd (fresh) SF - Rodney Furstenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Wachter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Loving (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Derrick Smith's pass is intercepted by Tim Rogers | 35-36 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Alan Call - foul #1 on Alan Call, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Alan Call is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 35-36 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 14:32 | Western Michigan | Augustus Molinski steps in front of the Tim Rogers pass | 37-36 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Augustus Molinski banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Morris Todd is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Morris Todd, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG), Hunter Bencomo (SF), Quincy Bednarz (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Derrick Smith, Augustus Molinski, Alan Call, Clifton Calhoun | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Enrique Gonzalez (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), David Smith (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Tim Rogers, Morris Todd, Wayne Wachter, Rodney Furstenberg, Joseph Loving | |
| 13:39 | Butler | Enrique Gonzalez is called for the reach on Garf Palinski - foul #3 on Enrique Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Cook (SF) Hunter Bencomo | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:23 | Butler | Garf Palinski is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herbert Cook | 41-36 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Odis Messinger - foul #2 on Odis Messinger, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Blacker (PG) Odis Messinger | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dale Ross (PF) David Smith | |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Garf Palinski misses the wide open jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Yuri Bednarski - foul #1 on Yuri Bednarski, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG), Hunter Bencomo (SF), Alan Call (PF) Gary Roop, Herbert Cook, Quincy Bednarz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg (SF), Wayne Wachter (C) Genaro Conti, Yuri Bednarski | |
| 12:41 | Butler | Garf Palinski makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Garf Palinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:29 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Alan Call snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Alan Call hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint set up by Gregory Blacker | 45-38 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta misses the fadeaway from the right side | 45-38 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Alan Call grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Alan Call misses long on a shot in the paint | 45-38 |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gregory Blacker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hunter Bencomo (fresh) PF - Alan Call (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Enrique Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Furstenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Wachter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abeyta and he's fouled by Gregory Blacker - foul #1 on Gregory Blacker, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Derrick Smith (SG), Herbert Cook (SF), Clifton Calhoun (C) James Cannon, Gregory Blacker, Hunter Bencomo, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers (PG), Genaro Conti (SF), David Smith (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Rodney Furstenberg, Dale Ross, Wayne Wachter | |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Alan Call scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | David Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alan Call - foul #2 on Alan Call, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG), Quincy Bednarz (PF) Derrick Smith, Alan Call | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Morris Todd (SG) Enrique Gonzalez | |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Tim Rogers is called for the reach on Odis Messinger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tim Rogers, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 10:32 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:25 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti's fadeaway is rejected by Quincy Bednarz | 47-42 |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 10:07 | Western Michigan | Herbert Cook picks off the pass by Joseph Loving | 47-42 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Herbert Cook gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Loving - foul #2 on Joseph Loving, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG), Derrick Smith (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), Alan Call (C) Odis Messinger, Gary Roop, Herbert Cook, Quincy Bednarz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Rodney Furstenberg (SF), Wayne Wachter (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Tim Rogers, Genaro Conti, David Smith, Joseph Loving | |
| 09:28 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:14 | Western Michigan | Morris Todd is fouled on the floor by Derrick Smith - foul #3 on Derrick Smith, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Garf Palinski (C) Clifton Calhoun | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez (SG) Morris Todd | |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Augustus Molinski gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Enrique Gonzalez takes the ball from James Cannon | 49-42 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Dikembe Abeyta is called for the reach on Alan Call - foul #2 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG), Quincy Bednarz (PF) Derrick Smith, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers (PG), Morris Todd (SG), Dale Ross (PF) Dikembe Abeyta, Enrique Gonzalez, Yuri Bednarski | |
| 08:06 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-46 |
| 07:23 | Butler | James Cannon drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Roop | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Quincy Bednarz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Alan Call (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tim Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Morris Todd (fresh) SF - Rodney Furstenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Ross (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Wachter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Morris Todd can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Alan Call grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Gary Roop is hacked by Morris Todd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Morris Todd, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Herbert Cook (SF), Garf Palinski (C) James Cannon, Augustus Molinski, Alan Call | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Enrique Gonzalez (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), David Smith (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Tim Rogers, Morris Todd, Rodney Furstenberg, Dale Ross, Wayne Wachter | |
| 06:51 | Butler | Gary Roop makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Gary Roop misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:51 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 06:29 | Western Michigan | David Smith can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Herbert Cook grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Odis Messinger is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abeyta - foul #3 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #10 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Derrick Smith (SG), Clifton Calhoun (PF) Gary Roop, Quincy Bednarz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Odis Messinger makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:26 | Western Michigan | David Smith gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Herbert Cook pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Genaro Conti swats the short shot by Derrick Smith | 55-46 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:42 | Western Michigan | David Smith loses the dribble to Clifton Calhoun | 55-46 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Odis Messinger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti loses the dribble to Clifton Calhoun | 55-46 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Enrique Gonzalez takes the ball from Garf Palinski in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | David Smith can't finish the layup | 55-46 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Odis Messinger gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Enrique Gonzalez picks off the pass by Odis Messinger in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez lays it in | 55-48 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Dikembe Abeyta takes the ball from Derrick Smith | 55-48 |
| 04:16 | Western Michigan | Odis Messinger is called for the reach on Dikembe Abeyta - foul #3 on Odis Messinger, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG), Gary Roop (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), Quincy Bednarz (PF), Alan Call (C) Odis Messinger, Derrick Smith, Herbert Cook, Clifton Calhoun, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers (PG), Morris Todd (SG), Rodney Furstenberg (SF), Wayne Wachter (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Enrique Gonzalez, Genaro Conti, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski | |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Gary Roop loses the dribble to Tim Rogers in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers misses the dunk | 55-48 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Augustus Molinski grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter's floater is tipped away by Augustus Molinski | 55-48 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg tips it but misses | 55-48 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Quincy Bednarz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Call (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tim Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Morris Todd (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Rodney Furstenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wachter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Loving (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Butler | Alan Call drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Cannon | 57-48 |
| 02:54 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Enrique Gonzalez (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), David Smith (PF) Tim Rogers, Morris Todd, Wayne Wachter, Joseph Loving | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | David Smith knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Enrique Gonzalez | 57-50 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Cook (SF) Augustus Molinski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski (C) Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 02:12 | Butler | Alan Call misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Alan Call pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Herbert Cook scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cannon and the foul's on Genaro Conti - foul #4 on Genaro Conti, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Garf Palinski (C) Alan Call | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:46 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses the free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to David Smith | 59-50 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Yuri Bednarski and he's fouled by Garf Palinski - foul #1 on Garf Palinski, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Garf Palinski snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Gary Roop connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Cook | 61-52 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abeyta | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Dikembe Abeyta is called for the reach on James Cannon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #12 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Blacker (SG), Alan Call (C) Gary Roop, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:53 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:53 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti snags the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 00:43 | Butler | James Cannon pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Garf Palinski (C) James Cannon, Quincy Bednarz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Enrique Gonzalez is called for the reach on Herbert Cook in the backcourt - foul #4 on Enrique Gonzalez, team foul #13 | 63-55 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Herbert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Genaro Conti | 64-55 |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Herbert Cook grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Herbert Cook is hacked by Dikembe Abeyta in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #14 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers (PG) Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Herbert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Herbert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Garf Palinski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Odis Messinger runs out the clock | 66-55 |