| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Jimmy Kifer is denied by Filip Kranjcar | 35-24 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Craig Salcedo pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Craig Salcedo buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Seth Watkins | 38-27 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Kifer - foul #2 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Melvin Forbes, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 18:22 | Butler | Jeremy Copas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Jeremy Copas buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Alonzo Garcia - foul #2 on Alonzo Garcia, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Jeremy Copas clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Otha Zeck grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Gordon Casey comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins slams it home set up by Lee Mailloux | 41-30 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Allen Davis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-30 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Otha Zeck grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Allen Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Rory Porter (C) Louis Choe, Lee Mailloux | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Allen Davis, Gordon Casey, Alonzo Garcia | |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | John Trump misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Rory Porter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Butler | Melvin Forbes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Seth Watkins | 43-33 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Trump | 45-33 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Craig Salcedo drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gonzalo Castillo | 45-35 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Trump | 47-35 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 14:05 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Forbes | 47-35 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo travels with the ball | 47-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Curtis Werner (SF) John Trump, Jimmy Kifer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca lays it in | 49-35 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Choe - foul #3 on Louis Choe, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux (C) Rory Porter | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 13:15 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Seth Watkins | 49-36 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gus Duca | 51-36 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Louis Choe is called for the reach on Jeremy Copas - foul #4 on Louis Choe, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis (PG) Louis Choe | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 12:23 | Butler | Gordon Casey hits a turnaround in the paint | 51-38 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Curtis Werner | 53-38 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Alonzo Garcia is hacked by Seth Watkins - foul #2 on Seth Watkins, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Jimmy Kifer (PF), Rory Porter (C) Gus Duca, Seth Watkins, Lee Mailloux | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Melvin Forbes, Allen Davis, Gordon Casey, Alonzo Garcia | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Craig Salcedo buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Copas | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Curtis Werner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Davis (fresh) PF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Rory Porter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Otha Zeck - foul #3 on Otha Zeck, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (PG), Oleg Leski (PF) Jeremy Copas, Otha Zeck | |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Oleg Leski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Craig Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-40 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits the follow up shot | 55-40 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | John Trump is hacked by Oleg Leski - foul #1 on Oleg Leski, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Lee Mailloux (C) Curtis Werner, Jimmy Kifer | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Melvin Forbes, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Oleg Leski, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca jams it | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:05 | Butler | John Trump is called for the reach on Allen Davis - foul #1 on John Trump, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Daniel Davis, Rory Porter | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Allen Davis, Gordon Casey, Alonzo Garcia | |
| 08:57 | Butler | Melvin Forbes clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 57-40 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker travels with the ball | 57-40 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Craig Salcedo misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Otha Zeck snags the offensive board | 57-40 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Craig Salcedo buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Melvin Forbes snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:31 | Butler | Melvin Forbes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-43 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Otha Zeck misses the tip | 57-43 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Craig Salcedo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Filip Kranjcar - foul #2 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Rory Porter (C) John Trump, Kenneth Baker, Lee Mailloux | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Oleg Leski (PF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Melvin Forbes, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Oleg Leski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:49 | Butler | Gordon Casey blows the dunk but he's fouled by Rory Porter - foul #3 on Rory Porter, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SF) Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Oleg Leski, Alonzo Garcia | |
| 06:49 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Jeremy Copas gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:20 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 58-45 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Butler | Gordon Casey hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeremy Copas | 61-48 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Curtis Werner | 63-48 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (PF) Curtis Werner | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Oleg Leski (PF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 05:22 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Louis Choe | 65-51 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Melvin Forbes double dribbles | 65-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux (C) Rory Porter | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Oleg Leski, Alonzo Garcia | |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Gonzalo Castillo is called for the reach on Jimmy Kifer - foul #2 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the easy layup | 65-51 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the offensive board | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Otha Zeck steals it from Seth Watkins | 65-51 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Choe - foul #5 on Louis Choe, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Curtis Werner (SG) Louis Choe, Gus Duca | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG), Oleg Leski (PF) Craig Salcedo, Otha Zeck | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Curtis Werner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Allen Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oleg Leski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Oleg Leski - foul #2 on Oleg Leski, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rory Porter (C) Lee Mailloux | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Oleg Leski gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Gordon Casey hits the finger roll | 66-54 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses short on a runner near the basket | 66-54 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Allen Davis snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Allen Davis loses the dribble to Rory Porter | 66-54 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Butler | Jeremy Copas drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alonzo Garcia | 66-56 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 01:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Casey | 66-56 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses the floater from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins blows the dunk | 66-56 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | John Trump gets the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Alonzo Garcia is called for the reach on John Trump - foul #3 on Alonzo Garcia, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Lee Mailloux (C) Jimmy Kifer, Rory Porter | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | John Trump misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Alonzo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-56 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner buries a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Oleg Leski - foul #3 on Oleg Leski, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF) Gus Duca | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner misses the free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Jeremy Copas grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Oleg Leski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Jeremy Copas hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alonzo Garcia | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | John Trump runs out the clock | 68-58 |