| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Odegaard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arnold Michalak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | David Huggins comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 19:41 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 19:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak tips it in | 39-36 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Antonio Irons is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| 18:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Antonio Irons pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Van Laffoon is hacked by Christopher Odegaard - foul #3 on Christopher Odegaard, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh (PG), Larry Liston (SG), Joseph Costello (SF) Eric Helton, Christopher Odegaard, Arnold Michalak | |
| Subs | Butler | Kasiya Africa (C) Leonard Bishop | |
| 18:28 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff loses the dribble to Larry Liston | 39-36 |
| 18:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 18:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson misses the tip | 39-36 |
| 18:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Herbert Eickhoff | 39-36 |
| 18:01 | Butler | David Huggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG) George Gibson | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leroy Winfield (PF) David Huggins, Van Laffoon, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons | |
| 17:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Jim Harsh steps in front of the Craig Fragoso pass | 39-36 |
| 17:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer drills a 3 from straight away set up by Larry Liston | 42-36 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Jeffrey Willis steals it from Leroy Winfield | 42-36 |
| 16:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Mercer | 45-36 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Roger Mercer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Baptiste in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Mercer, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Arnold Michalak (SF), George Gibson (PF) Roger Mercer, Larry Liston, Jim Harsh | |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Leonard Bishop (C) Jeffrey Baptiste, Kasiya Africa | |
| 16:31 | Butler | Leonard Bishop is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG), Antonio Irons (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Willard Smith, Leroy Winfield, Leonard Bishop | |
| 16:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak is fouled on the floor by Craig Fragoso - foul #2 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF) Thomas Howell, Craig Fragoso | |
| 16:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Herbert Eickhoff - foul #1 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| 16:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Arnold Michalak steps in front of the David Huggins pass | 47-36 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Costello (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Michalak (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Willis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Irons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kasiya Africa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Gibson | 49-36 |
| 15:39 | Butler | David Huggins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 15:38 | Butler | Kasiya Africa grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Van Laffoon scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from David Huggins | 49-38 |
| 15:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton is fouled in the backcourt by David Huggins - foul #3 on David Huggins, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Christopher Odegaard (SG), Jerry Nishida (PF) Eric Helton, Joseph Costello, Jeffrey Willis | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Fred Johnson (C) David Huggins, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Kasiya Africa | |
| 15:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida is fouled on the floor by Fred Johnson - foul #4 on Fred Johnson, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SF) Fred Johnson | |
| 14:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Roger Mercer | 51-38 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Willard Smith misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 14:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 14:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Leroy Winfield is called for the reach on Arnold Michalak - foul #1 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh (PG), Larry Liston (SG) Roger Mercer, Christopher Odegaard | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF) Willard Smith, Van Laffoon, Craig Fragoso, Leroy Winfield | |
| 13:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh connects on the jumper from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 13:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG) George Gibson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:21 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses the dunk attempt | 53-41 |
| 13:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 13:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston is fouled on the floor by David Huggins - foul #4 on David Huggins, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard (SG), Joseph Costello (SF) Arnold Michalak, Jim Harsh | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Leroy Winfield (C) David Huggins, Herbert Eickhoff, Leonard Bishop | |
| 13:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Costello - foul #2 on Joseph Costello, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis (C) Larry Liston | |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG) Willard Smith | |
| 12:48 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 12:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida clanks a floater from the right block | 55-42 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Leroy Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Craig Fragoso hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 11:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 11:50 | Butler | Antonio Irons grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Odegaard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Costello (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Nishida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Willis (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Craig Fragoso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Irons (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Winfield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses the wide open floater near the basket | 55-45 |
| 11:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 11:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard travels with the ball | 55-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Arnold Michalak (SF), George Gibson (C) Eric Helton, Joseph Costello, Jeffrey Willis | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Leonard Bishop (C) Craig Fragoso, Jeffrey Baptiste, Leroy Winfield | |
| 11:02 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 55-45 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Leonard Bishop grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Van Laffoon knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Willard Smith | 55-47 |
| 10:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Arnold Michalak | 57-47 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Antonio Irons is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 10:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 10:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Antonio Irons snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses badly on a runner from the right block | 57-47 |
| 09:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 09:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Willard Smith steals the ball from Roger Mercer | 57-47 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Willard Smith is whistled for a carry | 57-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh (PG), Larry Liston (SG), Joseph Costello (SF) Roger Mercer, Christopher Odegaard, Arnold Michalak | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG), Craig Fragoso (SF), Leroy Winfield (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Willard Smith, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Leonard Bishop | |
| 09:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-47 |
| 09:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Howell | 57-47 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Kasiya Africa travels with the ball | 57-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Jeffrey Willis (C) Jerry Nishida, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Helton | 59-47 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Thomas Howell is hacked by Joseph Costello in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Costello, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste (SF) Van Laffoon | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Leroy Winfield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Joseph Costello - foul #4 on Joseph Costello, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak (SF), Jerry Nishida (PF) Joseph Costello, Jim Harsh | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Leroy Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Leroy Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Leroy Winfield makes the 3rd free throw | 59-50 |
| 08:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Helton | 61-50 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Craig Fragoso clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Kasiya Africa tips it home | 61-52 |
| 07:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Craig Fragoso is called for the reach on Larry Liston - foul #3 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello (SF), George Gibson (C) Arnold Michalak, Jeffrey Willis | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Thomas Howell, Craig Fragoso, Leroy Winfield, Kasiya Africa | |
| 07:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Fred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Liston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Costello (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Nishida (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leonard Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Butler | Fred Johnson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Huggins | 61-54 |
| 07:01 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson lays it in | 63-54 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Leonard Bishop is whistled for traveling | 63-54 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Christopher Odegaard (SG), Jim Harsh (PF) Eric Helton, Larry Liston, Jerry Nishida | |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Antonio Irons (PF) Jeffrey Baptiste, Leonard Bishop | |
| 06:33 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson is denied on a dunk by Antonio Irons | 63-54 |
| 06:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Herbert Eickhoff | 63-54 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Van Laffoon loses the dribble to Jim Harsh | 63-54 |
| 05:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Van Laffoon steps in front of the Joseph Costello pass | 63-54 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff is alone and drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Van Laffoon | 63-56 |
| 05:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Van Laffoon steals the ball from Jim Harsh | 63-56 |
| 05:31 | Butler | David Huggins banks in the layup on a great pass from Van Laffoon | 63-58 |
| 05:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 65-58 |
| 05:05 | Butler | David Huggins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Arnold Michalak (SF), Jerry Nishida (PF), Jeffrey Willis (C) Roger Mercer, Joseph Costello, Jim Harsh, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Craig Fragoso (SF), Leroy Winfield (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| 04:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Willard Smith is called for the reach on Eric Helton - foul #1 on Willard Smith, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| 04:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses short on a floater from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 04:39 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Kasiya Africa | 67-58 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Van Laffoon is fouled on the floor by Eric Helton - foul #3 on Eric Helton, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh (SG) Christopher Odegaard | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste (SF) Van Laffoon | |
| 04:07 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Kasiya Africa | 67-60 |
| 04:07 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Larry Liston (SG) Eric Helton, Jerry Nishida | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston is fouled on the floor by Craig Fragoso - foul #4 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello (SF), Jerry Nishida (PF) Arnold Michalak, Jim Harsh | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Leonard Bishop (PF) Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste | |
| 03:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Leonard Bishop pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Kasiya Africa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-60 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson (C) Jeffrey Willis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roger Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Liston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Costello (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Nishida (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Gibson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello steps out of bounds on the sideline | 68-60 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG) Roger Mercer | |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Johnson (C) Kasiya Africa | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Eric Helton is called for the reach on Leroy Winfield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Helton, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Leroy Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Leroy Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Bishop - foul #4 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard (SG) Larry Liston | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG) David Huggins, Leonard Bishop | |
| 02:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Leroy Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:21 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 02:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard misses long on a floater in the lane | 69-62 |
| 02:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Van Laffoon | 69-62 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston (SG), Arnold Michalak (SF), Jim Harsh (PF), Jeffrey Willis (C) Christopher Odegaard, Joseph Costello, Jerry Nishida, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF) Willard Smith, Craig Fragoso, Leroy Winfield | |
| 01:41 | Butler | Van Laffoon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 01:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 01:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Leonard Bishop is called for the reach on Larry Liston - foul #5 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #12 | 69-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard (SG), Jerry Nishida (PF) Eric Helton, Jim Harsh | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Irons (PF) Leonard Bishop | |
| 01:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak is fouled in the backcourt by Van Laffoon - foul #2 on Van Laffoon, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh (PG) Larry Liston | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida is fouled on the floor by Antonio Irons - foul #2 on Antonio Irons, team foul #14 | 71-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello (SF) Arnold Michalak | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 73-62 |
| 00:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Fred Johnson grabs the board | 73-62 |
| 00:14 | Butler | David Huggins's pass is intercepted by Christopher Odegaard | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh runs out the clock | 73-62 |