| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Scott Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Lessard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lesh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricardo Pena (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harvey Hogg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Murakami (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston U. | James Casey inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Boston U. | Ricardo Pena throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson drills a 3 from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 19:09 | Boston U. | Scott Bush steals the ball from James Casey | 26-30 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis tips it but misses | 26-30 |
| 18:47 | Boston U. | Richard Lesh pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:34 | Boston U. | James Casey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Murakami - foul #1 on Timothy Murakami, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:34 | Boston U. | James Casey makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Boston U. | James Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Timothy Murakami misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 18:13 | Boston U. | Ricardo Pena grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 17:57 | Boston U. | Ricardo Pena drills a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Timothy Murakami - foul #2 on Timothy Murakami, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| 17:57 | Boston U. | Ricardo Pena makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Harvey Hogg knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Bush | 31-32 |
| 17:17 | Boston U. | James Casey's floater is tipped away by Timothy Murakami | 31-32 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Scott Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Harvey Hogg misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Casey - foul #2 on James Casey, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Andrew Trudel (PG), Clyde Hensley (SG), James Baker (PF), Philip McManamy (C) Scott Wright, Bryan Lessard, Richard Lesh, Ricardo Pena | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Sullivan (PG), Harvey Evans (PF) Melvin Wilkinson, Scott Bush | |
| 16:53 | Butler | Harvey Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Harvey Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:42 | Boston U. | A charge is called on Andrew Trudel - foul #3 on Andrew Trudel, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard (SG), Richard Taylor (SF) Andrew Trudel, James Casey | |
| Subs | Butler | Wilfred Ertel (SG), Lawrence Wheelock (C) Harvey Hogg, Timothy Murakami | |
| 16:18 | Butler | Harvey Evans can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 31-34 |
| 16:16 | Boston U. | Clyde Hensley grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 16:04 | Boston U. | Michael Sullivan takes the ball from Bryan Lessard | 31-34 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock loses the dribble to Clyde Hensley | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Clyde Hensley (fresh) SG - Bryan Lessard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Baker (fresh) C - Philip McManamy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SG - Wilfred Ertel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harvey Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Wheelock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Boston U. | Clyde Hensley is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Sullivan - foul #1 on Michael Sullivan, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Scott Wright (PG), Andrew Trudel (SG), James Casey (SF), Richard Lesh (PF) Clyde Hensley, Bryan Lessard, Richard Taylor, Philip McManamy | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (PG), Harvey Hogg (SG), Timothy Murakami (C) Michael Sullivan, Kenneth Lewis, Lawrence Wheelock | |
| 15:21 | Boston U. | Andrew Trudel misses long on a floater from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Harvey Hogg gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Harvey Hogg buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Wilfred Ertel | 31-36 |
| 14:38 | Boston U. | Andrew Trudel scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Lesh and the foul's on Harvey Hogg - foul #1 on Harvey Hogg, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Ricardo Pena (C) James Baker | |
| Subs | Butler | Scott Bush (SF) Wilfred Ertel | |
| 14:38 | Boston U. | Andrew Trudel makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Harvey Hogg is fouled on the floor by Andrew Trudel - foul #4 on Andrew Trudel, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard (SG) Andrew Trudel | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:58 | Butler | Harvey Hogg lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin Wilkinson and the foul's on James Casey - foul #3 on James Casey, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Boston U. | James Baker (PF) Richard Lesh | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Lewis (SF) Harvey Evans | |
| 13:58 | Butler | Harvey Hogg misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:58 | Boston U. | Ricardo Pena grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 13:43 | Boston U. | Scott Wright is fouled on the floor by Timothy Murakami - foul #3 on Timothy Murakami, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Clyde Hensley (PG) Scott Wright | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Sullivan (PG), Wilfred Ertel (SG), Lawrence Wheelock (C) Melvin Wilkinson, Harvey Hogg, Timothy Murakami | |
| 13:21 | Boston U. | James Baker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Bush and he's hacked by James Casey - foul #4 on James Casey, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Richard Taylor (SF) James Casey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:15 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:15 | Boston U. | Richard Taylor snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 13:01 | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clyde Hensley | 37-40 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Scott Bush comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 37-40 |
| 12:46 | Boston U. | Ricardo Pena gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:32 | Boston U. | Clyde Hensley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Lewis - foul #3 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Scott Wright (PG), Richard Lesh (PF) Bryan Lessard, James Baker | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (PG), Harvey Hogg (SG), Timothy Murakami (C) Michael Sullivan, Wilfred Ertel, Lawrence Wheelock | |
| 12:32 | Boston U. | Clyde Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:32 | Boston U. | Clyde Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Timothy Murakami is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Pena - foul #1 on Ricardo Pena, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Philip McManamy (C) Ricardo Pena | |
| Subs | Butler | Wilfred Ertel (SF), Harvey Evans (PF) Kenneth Lewis, Scott Bush | |
| 11:52 | Butler | Harvey Hogg misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 11:50 | Boston U. | Philip McManamy snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 11:34 | Boston U. | Clyde Hensley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Scott Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Lesh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip McManamy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Hogg (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilfred Ertel (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Harvey Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Timothy Murakami (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:05 | Butler | Harvey Hogg misses short on a floater from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Harvey Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Timothy Murakami misses the runner from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Timothy Murakami tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 10:13 | Boston U. | Scott Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Timothy Murakami misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 44-42 |
| 10:03 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Murakami | 44-42 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Wilfred Ertel is hacked by Scott Wright - foul #1 on Scott Wright, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard (SG), James Baker (PF), Ricardo Pena (C) Clyde Hensley, Richard Taylor, Richard Lesh | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Sullivan (PG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), Scott Bush (PF) Melvin Wilkinson, Harvey Hogg, Timothy Murakami | |
| 09:49 | Butler | Wilfred Ertel makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Wilfred Ertel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:29 | Boston U. | Philip McManamy comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Harvey Evans misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ricardo Pena - foul #2 on Ricardo Pena, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Hogg (SG) Wilfred Ertel | |
| 09:00 | Butler | Harvey Evans makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Harvey Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:37 | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Sullivan - foul #2 on Michael Sullivan, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Richard Taylor (SF) Philip McManamy | |
| Subs | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock (C) Harvey Evans | |
| 08:37 | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Harvey Hogg is hacked by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Richard Lesh (PF) James Baker | |
| Subs | Butler | Timothy Murakami (C) Lawrence Wheelock | |
| 08:17 | Butler | Harvey Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Harvey Hogg misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:17 | Boston U. | Richard Lesh grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 08:03 | Boston U. | Scott Wright drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Lessard | 49-47 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Harvey Hogg connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Murakami | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Scott Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Lessard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Lesh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricardo Pena (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SG - Harvey Hogg (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Murakami (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Scott Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ricardo Pena - foul #3 on Ricardo Pena, team foul #10 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Andrew Trudel (PG), James Casey (SF), James Baker (C) Scott Wright, Richard Taylor, Ricardo Pena | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (PG), Wilfred Ertel (SG), Harvey Evans (PF) Michael Sullivan, Harvey Hogg, Scott Bush | |
| 06:54 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:54 | Boston U. | Richard Lesh grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 06:37 | Boston U. | Richard Lesh is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lewis - foul #4 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Clyde Hensley (SG) Bryan Lessard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:37 | Boston U. | Richard Lesh makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:37 | Boston U. | Richard Lesh misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Timothy Murakami gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson clanks a jumper from close range | 50-50 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 05:44 | Boston U. | James Baker is hacked by Timothy Murakami - foul #4 on Timothy Murakami, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Philip McManamy (C) Richard Lesh | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Sullivan (PG), Lawrence Wheelock (C) Kenneth Lewis, Timothy Murakami | |
| 05:44 | Boston U. | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:44 | Boston U. | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Harvey Evans gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Michael Sullivan tips it but misses | 51-53 |
| 05:18 | Boston U. | James Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:09 | Boston U. | James Baker clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Harvey Evans - foul #1 on Harvey Evans, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard (SG), Ricardo Pena (C) Clyde Hensley, Philip McManamy | |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Hogg (SG), Scott Bush (SF) Michael Sullivan, Wilfred Ertel | |
| 05:09 | Boston U. | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:09 | Boston U. | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Bryan Lessard steals the ball from Harvey Evans | 53-53 |
| 04:25 | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| Subs | Butler | Wilfred Ertel (SF) Harvey Evans | |
| 04:02 | Butler | Ricardo Pena takes the ball from Harvey Hogg | 53-53 |
| 03:42 | Boston U. | Ricardo Pena throws it down | 55-53 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wilfred Ertel | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Andrew Trudel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Lessard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Casey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricardo Pena (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Hogg (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilfred Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Scott Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Wheelock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard misses the driving attempt in the lane | 55-56 |
| 02:53 | Boston U. | James Casey tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Scott Wright (PG), Richard Lesh (PF) Andrew Trudel, James Baker | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Lewis (SF), Timothy Murakami (C) Wilfred Ertel, Lawrence Wheelock | |
| 02:37 | Butler | Harvey Hogg misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 02:35 | Boston U. | Scott Wright grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 02:18 | Boston U. | James Casey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Wright | 59-56 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Harvey Hogg can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bryan Lessard - foul #2 on Bryan Lessard, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Harvey Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Harvey Hogg misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:49 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Ricardo Pena | 59-57 |
| 01:20 | Boston U. | Bryan Lessard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Timothy Murakami grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Scott Bush is fouled on the floor by James Casey - foul #5 on James Casey, team foul #12 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Andrew Trudel (SF) James Casey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:58 | Butler | Scott Bush makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Scott Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:58 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Bryan Lessard | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Boston U. | Scott Wright buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-58 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Harvey Hogg grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 61-58 |