| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Phillip Anderson (fresh) SG - Tony Hook (fresh) SF - David Gish (fresh) PF - Larry Hare (fresh) C - Kenneth Hebb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) SG - John Julian (fresh) SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Julian | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Arizona | Tony Hook loses the dribble to Otha Zeck | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Jeremy Copas is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hebb - foul #1 on Kenneth Hebb, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Butler | John Julian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Arizona | Larry Hare gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Gordon Casey pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Otha Zeck hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Filip Kranjcar | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Otha Zeck scores on a shot from close range | 0-4 |
| 17:05 | Arizona | Otha Zeck blocks the short jumper by Larry Hare | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | Arizona | David Gish pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:46 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Tony Hook | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | Butler | John Julian knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Gordon Casey | 3-6 |
| 16:18 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Jeremy Copas grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar can't throw it down | 3-6 |
| 15:59 | Arizona | Tony Hook gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Phillip Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Hook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Gish (fresh) PF - Larry Hare (fresh) C - Kenneth Hebb (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fairly fresh) SG - John Julian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Arizona | Larry Hare hits a jump hook near the basket | 5-6 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Otha Zeck can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Gish - foul #1 on David Gish, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Numbers (SG), Kenneth Verdin (SF), Benjamin Slayton (PF), Daniel Dube (C) Phillip Anderson, David Gish, Larry Hare, Kenneth Hebb | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Marcelo Conti (SF), Oleg Leski (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Otha Zeck makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Otha Zeck misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | Arizona | William Numbers gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:05 | Arizona | Allen Davis is called for the reach on Benjamin Slayton - foul #1 on Allen Davis, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Arizona | Phillip Anderson (PG) Tony Hook | |
| Subs | Butler | John Jaco (PF) Otha Zeck | |
| 14:43 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Slayton | 8-7 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Oleg Leski's pass is intercepted by Phillip Anderson | 8-7 |
| 14:21 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson misses the easy layup | 8-7 |
| 14:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Jaco | 8-7 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Oleg Leski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dube - foul #1 on Daniel Dube, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Arizona | Tony Hook (PG), Larry Hare (PF) Phillip Anderson, Daniel Dube | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:51 | Butler | Allen Davis hits a jumper in the lane | 8-9 |
| 13:22 | Arizona | Larry Hare is hacked by John Jaco - foul #1 on John Jaco, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Gish (SF), Kenneth Hebb (C) Kenneth Verdin, Benjamin Slayton | |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Oleg Leski | |
| 13:06 | Arizona | Larry Hare scores on a floater from the right side set up by Tony Hook | 10-9 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Gordon Casey can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 10-9 |
| 12:46 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Larry Hare | 10-9 |
| 12:24 | Arizona | Larry Hare scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Numbers and he's hacked by Alonzo Garcia - foul #1 on Alonzo Garcia, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Phillip Anderson (PG) William Numbers | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) John Julian, Gordon Casey, John Jaco, Alonzo Garcia | |
| 12:24 | Arizona | Larry Hare makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:01 | Butler | David Gish blocks the short jumper by Otha Zeck | 13-9 |
| 12:00 | Arizona | Kenneth Hebb pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Phillip Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tony Hook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Gish (fresh) PF - Larry Hare (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hebb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Marcelo Conti (fairly fresh) PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 3 pts. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 11:34 | Arizona | Larry Hare gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:14 | Arizona | Larry Hare can't finish the layup | 13-9 |
| 11:12 | Arizona | Kenneth Hebb tips it in | 15-9 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Hebb - foul #2 on Kenneth Hebb, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Numbers (SG), Kenneth Verdin (SF), Benjamin Slayton (PF), Daniel Dube (C) Tony Hook, David Gish, Larry Hare, Kenneth Hebb | |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Oleg Leski (PF) Craig Salcedo, Marcelo Conti, Otha Zeck | |
| 10:58 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:58 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Daniel Dube | 15-9 |
| 10:40 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 10:39 | Arizona | Daniel Dube grabs the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:20 | Arizona | Daniel Dube scores on a jump hook in the paint | 17-9 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Kenneth Verdin steals the ball from John Julian | 17-9 |
| 09:47 | Arizona | Benjamin Slayton is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Copas - foul #1 on Jeremy Copas, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Tony Hook (PG) Phillip Anderson | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Otha Zeck (PF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Jeremy Copas, Oleg Leski, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 09:35 | Arizona | Benjamin Slayton scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Kenneth Verdin and he's fouled by Otha Zeck - foul #1 on Otha Zeck, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Gish (SF) Kenneth Verdin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:35 | Arizona | Benjamin Slayton makes the free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Otha Zeck is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Slayton - foul #1 on Benjamin Slayton, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Hare (PF) William Numbers | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Alonzo Garcia | |
| 08:58 | Butler | David Gish is called for the reach on Gordon Casey - foul #2 on David Gish, team foul #6 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kenneth Verdin (SF) David Gish | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG) Jeremy Copas | |
| 08:51 | Butler | John Julian drills a 3 from straight away | 20-12 |
| 08:34 | Arizona | Larry Hare comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Filip Kranjcar - foul #1 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Marcelo Conti (SG), Oleg Leski (C) Allen Davis, John Julian, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 08:34 | Arizona | Larry Hare makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:34 | Arizona | Larry Hare misses the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:34 | Arizona | Larry Hare grabs the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 08:08 | Arizona | Larry Hare is fouled on the floor by Otha Zeck - foul #2 on Otha Zeck, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Phillip Anderson (PG) Daniel Dube | |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), John Jaco (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Marcelo Conti, Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck, Oleg Leski | |
| 08:08 | Arizona | Larry Hare makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:08 | Arizona | Larry Hare makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Craig Salcedo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Phillip Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tony Hook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Verdin (fresh) PF - Larry Hare (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Slayton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) SG - John Julian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Jaco (fresh) C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Arizona | Benjamin Slayton's layup is rejected by Filip Kranjcar | 23-15 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Craig Salcedo snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Larry Hare is called for the reach on John Jaco - foul #1 on Larry Hare, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Numbers (SG), Daniel Dube (C) Tony Hook, Benjamin Slayton | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Marcelo Conti (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Oleg Leski (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Craig Salcedo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 07:05 | Butler | John Jaco misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:05 | Arizona | Daniel Dube snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 06:44 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 06:43 | Arizona | Daniel Dube hits the follow up shot | 25-15 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses badly on a floater from the right block | 25-15 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Oleg Leski tips it back up and in | 25-17 |
| 05:57 | Arizona | William Numbers misses short on a runner from the baseline | 25-17 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Gordon Casey snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Allen Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 05:37 | Arizona | Larry Hare pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:15 | Arizona | William Numbers's fadeaway is rejected by John Jaco | 25-17 |
| 05:13 | Arizona | Phillip Anderson tips it home | 27-17 |
| 04:59 | Butler | John Jaco can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on William Numbers - foul #1 on William Numbers, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Arizona | Tony Hook (PG), David Gish (SF), Benjamin Slayton (PF), Kenneth Hebb (C) Phillip Anderson, Kenneth Verdin, Larry Hare, Daniel Dube | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), John Julian (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Marcelo Conti, Gordon Casey, Oleg Leski | |
| 04:59 | Butler | John Jaco makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:59 | Butler | John Jaco misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar snags the offensive board | 27-18 |
| 04:46 | Butler | John Jaco buries a floater from just outside the lane | 27-20 |
| 04:17 | Arizona | Tony Hook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Phillip Anderson (PG) William Numbers | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF), Oleg Leski (PF) Craig Salcedo, John Jaco | |
| 03:52 | Butler | John Julian misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-20 |
| 03:50 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Benjamin Slayton | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Phillip Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Tony Hook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Gish (fresh) PF - Benjamin Slayton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Hebb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) SG - John Julian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oleg Leski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Arizona | Benjamin Slayton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 03:24 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Copas and he's hacked by David Gish - foul #3 on David Gish, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Arizona | Daniel Dube (PG), William Numbers (SF) Phillip Anderson, David Gish | |
| Subs | Butler | Otha Zeck (PF) Oleg Leski | |
| 03:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:37 | Arizona | William Numbers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-23 |
| 02:35 | Arizona | Benjamin Slayton tips it home | 29-23 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Julian | 29-25 |
| 01:57 | Arizona | William Numbers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kenneth Verdin (SF), Larry Hare (PF) Daniel Dube, Kenneth Hebb | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SF) Gordon Casey | |
| 01:43 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar loses the ball out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Daniel Dube (C) Benjamin Slayton | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelo Conti (SF) Craig Salcedo | |
| 01:16 | Arizona | Filip Kranjcar is called for the reach on Daniel Dube - foul #2 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Phillip Anderson (PG) William Numbers | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG) Jeremy Copas | |
| 01:16 | Arizona | Daniel Dube misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Otha Zeck grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Otha Zeck clanks a turnaround in the paint | 29-25 |
| 00:51 | Arizona | Kenneth Verdin gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 00:27 | Arizona | Daniel Dube misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Julian - foul #1 on John Julian, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Benjamin Slayton (PF), Kenneth Hebb (C) Tony Hook, Kenneth Verdin | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Allen Davis, John Julian, Marcelo Conti, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 00:27 | Arizona | Daniel Dube misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:27 | Arizona | Daniel Dube makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Alonzo Garcia clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 30-25 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Otha Zeck snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 30-25 |