| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Arthur Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Hyberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Lundy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis inbounds the ball | 17-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Nevada | Arthur Burns misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-36 |
| 19:39 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy snags the offensive board | 17-36 |
| 19:30 | Nevada | Douglas Hyberger is fouled on the floor by Herbert Eickhoff - foul #3 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #1 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SF) Herbert Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 19:19 | Nevada | Antonio Irons steals it from Cecil Lundy | 17-36 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Craig Fragoso lays it up and in on a nice dish by Antonio Irons | 19-36 |
| 18:47 | Nevada | Arthur Burns scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lonnie Lewis | 19-38 |
| 18:38 | Butler | David Huggins misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Hyberger - foul #1 on Douglas Hyberger, team foul #1 | 19-38 |
| 18:38 | Butler | David Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 18:38 | Butler | David Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 18:14 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #2 | 21-38 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses the dunk | 21-38 |
| 17:54 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 17:36 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy misses short on a jumper in the lane | 21-38 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Antonio Irons gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Joseph Peterson blocks the jumper by David Huggins | 21-38 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Van Laffoon grabs the offensive board | 21-38 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Cecil Lundy - foul #2 on Cecil Lundy, team foul #3 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Eng (SF) Lonnie Lewis | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 16:38 | Nevada | Ben Eng clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Kasiya Africa grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Douglas Hyberger - foul #2 on Douglas Hyberger, team foul #4 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Winfield (SF) David Huggins | |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Petersen (SG), Alexander McCorkell (C) Douglas Hyberger, Joseph Peterson | |
| 16:28 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Van Laffoon grabs the offensive board | 24-38 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Kasiya Africa drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Arthur Burns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Petersen (fresh) SF - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Lundy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Alexander McCorkell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Nevada | Arthur Burns drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Petersen and he's hacked by Leroy Winfield - foul #1 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Craig Fragoso, Van Laffoon, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis (SF), Michael Snowden (C) Eric Petersen, Cecil Lundy | |
| 15:48 | Nevada | Arthur Burns makes the free throw | 27-41 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Fred Johnson is hacked by Michael Snowden - foul #1 on Michael Snowden, team foul #5 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Petersen (PG), Douglas Hyberger (SG) Arthur Burns, Ben Eng | |
| 15:15 | Butler | Willard Smith's pass is intercepted by Douglas Hyberger | 27-41 |
| 15:04 | Nevada | Eric Petersen misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 27-41 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Willard Smith grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Lonnie Lewis - foul #3 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Van Laffoon (SG) Willard Smith, Leroy Winfield | |
| Subs | Nevada | Cecil Lundy (PF), Joseph Peterson (C) Alexander McCorkell, Michael Snowden | |
| 14:46 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses the free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:46 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:38 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy's pass is intercepted by Fred Johnson | 29-41 |
| 14:18 | Butler | David Huggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 14:07 | Butler | The short jumper by Van Laffoon is denied by Joseph Peterson | 29-41 |
| 14:05 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:45 | Nevada | David Huggins is called for the reach on Eric Petersen - foul #2 on David Huggins, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Arthur Burns (PG), Ben Eng (SF) Eric Petersen, Lonnie Lewis | |
| 13:26 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Peterson | 29-43 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Van Laffoon drills a turnaround in the paint set up by David Huggins | 31-43 |
| 13:13 | Nevada | Arthur Burns connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Hyberger | 31-46 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses the lay-in | 31-46 |
| 12:55 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Bishop | 31-46 |
| 12:31 | Butler | David Huggins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 12:30 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 12:23 | Nevada | Douglas Hyberger is whistled for a carry | 31-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Herbert Eickhoff, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis (SF), Alexander McCorkell (PF), Michael Snowden (C) Douglas Hyberger, Cecil Lundy, Joseph Peterson | |
| 12:03 | Butler | Lonnie Lewis steals it from Craig Fragoso | 31-46 |
| 11:49 | Nevada | Michael Snowden drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Ben Eng and he's fouled by Van Laffoon - foul #1 on Van Laffoon, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Winfield (SF) David Huggins | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 11:49 | Nevada | Michael Snowden makes the free throw | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Arthur Burns (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alexander McCorkell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Van Laffoon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 11:39 | Nevada | Arthur Burns gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:16 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Antonio Irons grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Fred Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:38 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Antonio Irons - foul #2 on Antonio Irons, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF) Van Laffoon, Leroy Winfield | |
| Subs | Nevada | Douglas Hyberger (SG), Cecil Lundy (PF), Joseph Peterson (C) Ben Eng, Lonnie Lewis, Michael Snowden | |
| 10:38 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 10:38 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Joseph Peterson swats the layup by Antonio Irons | 33-51 |
| 10:10 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Joseph Peterson | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:52 | Nevada | Antonio Irons denies the turnaround by Arthur Burns | 33-51 |
| 09:51 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson snags the offensive board | 33-51 |
| 09:35 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy's pass is intercepted by Craig Fragoso | 33-51 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Craig Fragoso banks in the layup | 35-51 |
| 09:03 | Nevada | Fred Johnson steals it from Joseph Peterson | 35-51 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Fred Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 35-51 |
| 08:52 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 08:25 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Alexander McCorkell | 35-53 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Antonio Irons loses the ball out of bounds | 35-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Petersen (PG), Lonnie Lewis (SF) Arthur Burns, Alexander McCorkell | |
| 07:53 | Nevada | Douglas Hyberger knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Petersen | 35-55 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Kasiya Africa is hacked by Lonnie Lewis - foul #4 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Eng (SG), Michael Snowden (C) Douglas Hyberger, Joseph Peterson | |
| 07:34 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 07:34 | Nevada | Michael Snowden grabs the board | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Eric Petersen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cecil Lundy (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Nevada | Ben Eng misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Van Laffoon - foul #2 on Van Laffoon, team foul #6 | 35-55 |
| 07:12 | Nevada | Ben Eng makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 07:12 | Nevada | Ben Eng makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Leonard Bishop is hacked by Michael Snowden - foul #2 on Michael Snowden, team foul #8 | 35-57 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Leonard Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Leonard Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 06:37 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy loses the dribble to Willard Smith | 37-57 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Van Laffoon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-57 |
| 06:19 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 06:14 | Nevada | Ben Eng is called for traveling | 37-57 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF) Willard Smith, Leroy Winfield | |
| Subs | Nevada | Arthur Burns (PG), Douglas Hyberger (SG), Alexander McCorkell (PF), Joseph Peterson (C) Eric Petersen, Ben Eng, Cecil Lundy, Michael Snowden | |
| 06:06 | Butler | Van Laffoon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 06:04 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 05:41 | Nevada | Arthur Burns misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 37-57 |
| 05:40 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis snags the offensive board | 37-57 |
| 05:26 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 37-57 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Kasiya Africa grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Joseph Peterson swats the short shot by Herbert Eickhoff | 37-57 |
| 05:14 | Nevada | Douglas Hyberger snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 04:53 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell misses the easy layup | 37-57 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Leonard Bishop gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-57 |
| 04:25 | Nevada | Arthur Burns scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alexander McCorkell | 39-59 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff's floater is tipped away by Joseph Peterson | 39-59 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff tips it home | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis is hacked by Herbert Eickhoff - foul #4 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leroy Winfield (PF) David Huggins, Van Laffoon, Herbert Eickhoff, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Petersen (PG), James Turner (SG), Ben Eng (PF), Michael Snowden (C) Arthur Burns, Douglas Hyberger, Alexander McCorkell, Joseph Peterson | |
| 03:39 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 03:39 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Craig Fragoso can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 03:16 | Nevada | The rebound goes to James Turner | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) PF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Eric Petersen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Turner (fresh) SF - Lonnie Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ben Eng (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Nevada | Ben Eng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 02:48 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 02:22 | Nevada | Ben Eng hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Petersen | 41-63 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Michael Snowden is called for the reach on Jeffrey Baptiste - foul #3 on Michael Snowden, team foul #9 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Kasiya Africa (C) Willard Smith | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Millender (SF), Alexander McCorkell (PF) James Turner, Lonnie Lewis | |
| 01:59 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 01:31 | Nevada | John Millender clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Leonard Bishop - foul #2 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #8 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG) Jeffrey Baptiste | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:31 | Nevada | John Millender makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 01:31 | Nevada | John Millender makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Willard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-65 |
| 00:59 | Nevada | Michael Snowden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-65 |
| 00:58 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell tips it in | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Ben Eng steals it from Kasiya Africa | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Nevada | Ben Eng comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Craig Fragoso - foul #3 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #9 | 43-67 |
| 00:25 | Nevada | Ben Eng makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 00:25 | Nevada | Ben Eng makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Kasiya Africa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 43-69 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Craig Fragoso grabs the offensive board | 43-69 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Leroy Winfield knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Willard Smith and he's fouled by John Millender - foul #1 on John Millender, team foul #10 | 45-69 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Leroy Winfield misses the free throw | 45-69 |
| 00:15 | Nevada | Michael Snowden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Eric Petersen runs out the clock | 45-69 |