| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rodney Worth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerard Landon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Jernberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Yip (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Herman Primo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joel Badgett (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Marty Ralph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Rackers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Youngstown State | William Rackers swats the shot by Raymond Driscoll | 30-43 |
| 19:40 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 19:20 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon's pass is intercepted by John Johnson | 30-43 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Herman Primo misses the easy layup | 30-43 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Joel Badgett hits the follow up shot | 30-45 |
| 19:00 | Youngstown State | Thomas Jernberg connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodney Worth | 32-45 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Marty Ralph is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Marty Ralph, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 18:36 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerard Landon | 35-45 |
| 18:23 | Butler | William Rackers's floater is tipped away by John Yip | 35-45 |
| 18:21 | Youngstown State | Thomas Jernberg pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:08 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerard Landon | 38-45 |
| 17:53 | Butler | William Rackers buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Herman Primo | 38-47 |
| 17:33 | Youngstown State | John Yip throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Jennings (SF) Raymond Driscoll | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Orem (C) William Rackers | |
| 17:24 | Butler | John Johnson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 17:22 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 17:02 | Youngstown State | The jumper by Gerard Landon is denied by Marty Ralph | 38-47 |
| 17:01 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 16:41 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon blows the layup but he's fouled by Herman Primo - foul #1 on Herman Primo, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Jones (SF), Brian Johnson (PF), Robert Lisi (C) Rodney Worth, Thomas Jernberg, John Yip | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Hoke (PG), Benjamin Brandon (SG), James Sharer (SF), John Sobeski (C) John Johnson, Herman Primo, Joel Badgett, Marty Ralph | |
| 16:41 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:41 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:41 | Butler | John Sobeski gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Robert Lisi is called for the reach on Bruce Hoke - foul #2 on Robert Lisi, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb (SG), Raymond Driscoll (SF) Gerard Landon, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | William Rackers (C) John Sobeski | |
| 16:04 | Butler | William Rackers misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 16:02 | Butler | James Sharer grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Benjamin Brandon is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bibb - foul #2 on Thomas Bibb, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson (PF) Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | John Johnson (PG) Bruce Hoke | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - David Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Bibb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lisi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Brandon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Sharer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Orem (fresh) C - William Rackers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Butler | James Sharer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 15:27 | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:04 | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth (PG), Gerard Landon (SG), John Yip (C) David Jennings, Thomas Bibb, Robert Lisi | |
| Subs | Butler | Herman Primo (SG), Joel Badgett (SF), Marty Ralph (PF) Benjamin Brandon, James Sharer, Daniel Orem | |
| 14:50 | Butler | Marty Ralph misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Eddie Johnson - foul #4 on Eddie Johnson, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Jones (SF), Thomas Jernberg (PF) Raymond Driscoll, Eddie Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | John Sobeski (C) William Rackers | |
| 14:50 | Butler | Marty Ralph makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Marty Ralph makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:31 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 39-49 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Joel Badgett grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Herman Primo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joel Badgett | 39-52 |
| 14:00 | Youngstown State | Frank Jones connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gerard Landon | 41-52 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Marty Ralph misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 13:44 | Youngstown State | John Yip pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:33 | Youngstown State | Frank Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Marty Ralph snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Rodney Worth is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on Rodney Worth, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll (SF) Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Hoke (PG), William Rackers (C) John Johnson, John Sobeski | |
| 13:08 | Butler | Marty Ralph's pass is intercepted by Thomas Jernberg | 41-52 |
| 12:52 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Bruce Hoke can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Marty Ralph snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Bruce Hoke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-52 |
| 12:38 | Youngstown State | John Yip pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:20 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth is hacked by Bruce Hoke - foul #3 on Bruce Hoke, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Jennings (PG), Brian Johnson (PF), Robert Lisi (C) Rodney Worth, Thomas Jernberg, John Yip | |
| Subs | Butler | John Johnson (PG), Benjamin Brandon (SG), James Sharer (SF), Daniel Orem (PF) Bruce Hoke, Herman Primo, Joel Badgett, Marty Ralph | |
| 12:10 | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 12:09 | Youngstown State | Brian Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:03 | Youngstown State | David Jennings knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Raymond Driscoll | 46-52 |
| 11:46 | Butler | John Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - David Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerard Landon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raymond Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Lisi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Brandon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Sharer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Orem (fresh) C - William Rackers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Youngstown State | David Jennings misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 46-54 |
| 11:28 | Butler | William Rackers snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Gerard Landon steals the ball from Benjamin Brandon | 46-54 |
| 10:59 | Youngstown State | David Jennings can't finish the layup | 46-54 |
| 10:58 | Youngstown State | Brian Johnson hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Robert Lisi blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Brandon | 48-54 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Daniel Orem gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Benjamin Brandon lays it in | 48-56 |
| 10:22 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon is hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth (PG), Frank Jones (SF), Thomas Jernberg (PF), John Yip (C) Gerard Landon, Raymond Driscoll, Brian Johnson, Robert Lisi | |
| Subs | Butler | Herman Primo (SG), Joel Badgett (SF), Marty Ralph (PF) Benjamin Brandon, James Sharer, William Rackers | |
| 10:14 | Youngstown State | Frank Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Marty Ralph snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 10:08 | Butler | John Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Hoke (PG) John Johnson | |
| 09:52 | Youngstown State | David Jennings is whistled for a carry | 48-56 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Bruce Hoke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 09:33 | Youngstown State | David Jennings pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:21 | Youngstown State | Frank Jones hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Yip | 51-56 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Daniel Orem blows the layup | 51-56 |
| 09:14 | Youngstown State | Thomas Jernberg grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 08:51 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Daniel Orem grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Marty Ralph scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joel Badgett | 51-58 |
| 08:24 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Jennings | 53-58 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Marty Ralph can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 08:01 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 07:48 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Herman Primo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Daniel Orem is hacked by Frank Jones - foul #1 on Frank Jones, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb (PG), Gerard Landon (SG), Raymond Driscoll (SF), Eddie Johnson (PF) Rodney Worth, David Jennings, Frank Jones, Thomas Jernberg | |
| Subs | Butler | John Johnson (PG), Benjamin Brandon (SG), John Sobeski (PF), William Rackers (C) Bruce Hoke, Herman Primo, Marty Ralph, Daniel Orem | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Thomas Bibb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Landon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raymond Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Yip (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Brandon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joel Badgett (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sobeski (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Rackers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Joel Badgett is hacked by Thomas Bibb - foul #3 on Thomas Bibb, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi (C) John Yip | |
| Subs | Butler | James Sharer (SF) Joel Badgett | |
| 07:12 | Butler | James Sharer is hacked by Raymond Driscoll - foul #1 on Raymond Driscoll, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| 07:12 | Butler | James Sharer misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:12 | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 07:07 | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Lisi | 55-58 |
| 06:46 | Butler | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Gerard Landon - foul #2 on Gerard Landon, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Herman Primo (SG) James Sharer | |
| 06:46 | Butler | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:46 | Butler | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:38 | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Herman Primo - foul #2 on Herman Primo, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Badgett (SF) John Sobeski | |
| 06:38 | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:38 | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:31 | Butler | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Bibb - foul #4 on Thomas Bibb, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Yip (C) Robert Lisi | |
| Subs | Butler | Marty Ralph (PF) Benjamin Brandon | |
| 06:31 | Butler | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:31 | Butler | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 06:15 | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Driscoll | 59-62 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Thomas Bibb steals the ball from John Johnson | 59-62 |
| 05:54 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Bibb | 61-62 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Marty Ralph hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Herman Primo | 61-64 |
| 05:18 | Youngstown State | John Yip steps out of bounds on the baseline | 61-64 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth (PG), Frank Jones (SF) Thomas Bibb, Raymond Driscoll | |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Brandon (SG), Daniel Orem (C) Herman Primo, William Rackers | |
| 05:09 | Butler | Marty Ralph connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Orem | 61-67 |
| 04:54 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-67 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Marty Ralph grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 04:50 | Butler | John Johnson loses the dribble to Rodney Worth in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 04:49 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth jams it | 63-67 |
| 04:27 | Butler | John Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Orem | 63-70 |
| 04:10 | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 04:08 | Youngstown State | John Yip tips it back up and in | 65-70 |
| 03:46 | Butler | Daniel Orem throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-70 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Jennings (SG), Raymond Driscoll (SF), Thomas Jernberg (PF), Robert Lisi (C) Gerard Landon, Frank Jones, Eddie Johnson, John Yip | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Hoke (PG), Herman Primo (SG), William Rackers (C) John Johnson, Joel Badgett, Marty Ralph | |
| 03:27 | Youngstown State | David Jennings can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-70 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Daniel Orem grabs the board | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rodney Worth (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Driscoll (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Jernberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lisi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bruce Hoke (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Herman Primo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Benjamin Brandon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Orem (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Rackers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Rodney Worth is called for the reach on Herman Primo - foul #2 on Rodney Worth, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon (SG) David Jennings | |
| Subs | Butler | James Sharer (SF) Benjamin Brandon | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Herman Primo misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Herman Primo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:57 | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 02:57 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| 02:39 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Gerard Landon, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson (PF), John Yip (C) Thomas Jernberg, Robert Lisi | |
| Subs | Butler | John Johnson (PG), Joel Badgett (SF), Marty Ralph (PF) Bruce Hoke, James Sharer, Daniel Orem | |
| 02:23 | Butler | Eddie Johnson denies the turnaround by Marty Ralph | 65-70 |
| 02:22 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 02:12 | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 65-70 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Herman Primo snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Marty Ralph misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Driscoll - foul #2 on Raymond Driscoll, team foul #12 | 65-70 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Marty Ralph makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Marty Ralph makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 01:26 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Joel Badgett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-72 |
| 01:10 | Youngstown State | John Yip grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 00:55 | Youngstown State | Marty Ralph swats the shot by Rodney Worth | 67-72 |
| 00:54 | Butler | William Rackers gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Marty Ralph connects on the jump hook from the left block | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerard Landon | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Rodney Worth is called for the reach on John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Worth, team foul #13 | 70-74 |
| 00:17 | Butler | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:17 | Butler | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:13 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth is called for traveling | 70-75 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Orem (C) William Rackers | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Rodney Worth is called for the reach on Daniel Orem in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Worth, team foul #14 | 70-75 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Daniel Orem makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Daniel Orem makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:06 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth misses the 3 from straight away | 70-77 |
| 00:04 | Youngstown State | John Yip grabs the offensive board | 70-77 |
| 00:01 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth scores on a 3 from the left corner | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | John Johnson runs out the clock | 73-77 |