| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) PF - Shawn Hanlon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Burchette (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Douglas Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Hines (fresh) SF - Jesse McGuffee (fresh) PF - Kevin Booth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Carroll (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Butler | Carlos Bowman (SG), Jacob Olmo (SF), John Friend (C) Robert Hines, Jesse McGuffee, Martin Carroll | |
| 19:31 | Butler | John Friend connects on the jump hook from the right block | 34-30 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | David Burchette lays it in uncontested set up by Christopher Stewart | 36-30 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Jacob Olmo's pass is intercepted by Christopher Stewart | 36-30 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Stewart | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Ross Summerfield swats the short shot by John Friend | 38-30 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | James Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Kevin Booth steps in front of the David Burchette pass | 38-30 |
| 18:30 | Butler | John Friend jams it | 38-32 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | James Barnes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-32 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | David Burchette tips it in | 40-32 |
| 17:47 | Butler | John Friend hits a floater from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Paul Bryant (SF) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes, Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Hines (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF), Martin Carroll (C) Carlos Bowman, Jacob Olmo, John Friend | |
| 17:34 | Butler | David Burchette denies the turnaround by Martin Carroll | 40-34 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Kevin Booth grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Martin Carroll misses long on a floater from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | David Burchette snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | David Burchette is fouled on the floor by Kevin Booth - foul #1 on Kevin Booth, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Shawn Hanlon blocks the short jumper by Martin Carroll | 40-34 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Hanlon | 40-34 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey travels with the ball | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), James Barnes (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF) Thomas Bailey, William Morehouse, Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | Jacob Olmo (SF) Jesse McGuffee | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Robert Hines misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Douglas Patterson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Hines (fairly fresh) SF - Jacob Olmo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Booth (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Carroll (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Jacob Olmo grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 15:06 | Butler | David Burchette swats the layup by Jacob Olmo | 40-34 |
| 15:05 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Olmo | 40-34 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Kevin Booth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF), Bill St. George (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Ross Summerfield, Shawn Hanlon, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Butler | Carlos Bowman (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF), John Friend (C) Robert Hines, Jacob Olmo, Martin Carroll | |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | James Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Bill St. George tips it home | 42-34 |
| 14:09 | Butler | John Friend blows the layup | 42-34 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Douglas Patterson grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Kevin Booth drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Friend | 42-36 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski double dribbles | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Hines (SG), Jacob Olmo (PF), Martin Carroll (C) Carlos Bowman, Kevin Booth, John Friend | |
| 13:30 | Butler | Martin Carroll makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Hines and he's fouled by Akim Gonsiewski - foul #2 on Akim Gonsiewski, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon (PF) Bill St. George | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Booth (PF) Jesse McGuffee | |
| 13:30 | Butler | Martin Carroll misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Booth - foul #2 on Kevin Booth, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield (SF), David Burchette (C) Paul Bryant, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | Butler | Carlos Bowman (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF) Robert Hines, Kevin Booth | |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Shawn Hanlon steals the ball from Martin Carroll | 44-38 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | William Morehouse buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Hanlon | 47-38 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Martin Carroll misses short on a jumper in the lane | 47-38 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey is hacked by Douglas Patterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Patterson, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), James Barnes (SG), Bill St. George (PF) Thomas Bailey, William Morehouse, Shawn Hanlon | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Hines (SG), Kevin Booth (PF), John Friend (C) Carlos Bowman, Jesse McGuffee, Martin Carroll | |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Stewart | 50-38 |
| 11:41 | Butler | John Friend's floater is tipped away by David Burchette | 50-38 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ross Summerfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Burchette (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Douglas Patterson (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hines (fairly fresh) SF - Jacob Olmo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Booth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Friend (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | James Barnes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Kevin Booth snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Jacob Olmo knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Booth | 50-40 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Bill St. George is whistled for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Ross Summerfield, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Butler | Jesse McGuffee (SF), Martin Carroll (C) Jacob Olmo, John Friend | |
| 10:55 | Butler | Kevin Booth's layup is rejected by Akim Gonsiewski | 50-40 |
| 10:54 | Butler | Kevin Booth hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Bill St. George is hacked by Kevin Booth - foul #3 on Kevin Booth, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Shawn Hanlon (PF) Christopher Stewart, Bill St. George | |
| Subs | Butler | Carlos Bowman (SG), Jacob Olmo (SF), John Friend (C) Robert Hines, Jesse McGuffee, Martin Carroll | |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the shot from the left block set up by Thomas Bailey | 52-42 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Kevin Booth drills a runner near the basket | 52-44 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon blows the layup | 52-44 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | James Barnes can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Carlos Bowman pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:50 | Butler | John Friend can't finish the layup | 52-44 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Barnes | 52-44 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Bailey | 54-44 |
| 09:10 | Butler | John Friend is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Friend, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Bill St. George (PF), David Burchette (C) Thomas Bailey, James Barnes, Paul Bryant, Shawn Hanlon, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Hines (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF), Martin Carroll (C) Carlos Bowman, Jacob Olmo, John Friend | |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | David Burchette is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Robert Hines pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Martin Carroll misses short on a floater from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Kevin Booth tips it home | 54-46 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | William Morehouse loses the dribble to Jesse McGuffee | 54-46 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Martin Carroll misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by David Burchette - foul #3 on David Burchette, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF) Ross Summerfield, Bill St. George | |
| Subs | Butler | John Friend (PF) Kevin Booth | |
| 07:59 | Butler | Martin Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Martin Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon is hacked by Martin Carroll - foul #1 on Martin Carroll, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG), Akim Gonsiewski (C) William Morehouse, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Butler | Jacob Olmo (SF) Jesse McGuffee | |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | James Barnes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Stewart | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Akim Gonsiewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Douglas Patterson (tired) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hines (fairly fresh) SF - Jacob Olmo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Friend (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Carroll (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Butler | Martin Carroll can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-47 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Bill St. George (PF), David Burchette (C) Christopher Stewart, Shawn Hanlon, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Hoskins (PG), Carlos Bowman (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF), Kevin Booth (PF) Douglas Patterson, Robert Hines, Jacob Olmo, John Friend | |
| 06:23 | Butler | Martin Carroll lays it in | 56-49 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | James Barnes buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Bailey | 59-49 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Martin Carroll lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Hoskins | 59-51 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | James Barnes is fouled on the floor by Carlos Bowman - foul #3 on Carlos Bowman, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Paul Bryant, Bill St. George, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Patterson (PG), Robert Hines (SG), Jacob Olmo (SF), John Friend (PF) Gerald Hoskins, Carlos Bowman, Jesse McGuffee, Kevin Booth | |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Friend | 60-51 |
| 05:22 | Butler | John Friend lays it in | 60-53 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | James Barnes lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Bailey | 62-53 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Martin Carroll can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ross Summerfield - foul #2 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #3 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), William Morehouse (SG) Thomas Bailey, James Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | Carlos Bowman (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF), Kevin Booth (PF) Robert Hines, Jacob Olmo, John Friend | |
| 04:51 | Butler | Martin Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Martin Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill St. George (PF), David Burchette (C) Shawn Hanlon, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Hines (SG), Jacob Olmo (SF), John Friend (C) Carlos Bowman, Jesse McGuffee, Martin Carroll | |
| 04:00 | Butler | Ross Summerfield steps in front of the Jacob Olmo pass | 62-55 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | William Morehouse misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | David Burchette hits the follow up shot | 64-55 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Jacob Olmo connects on the shot from the left side | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Morehouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Summerfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Douglas Patterson (very tired) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hines (tiring) SF - Jacob Olmo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Booth (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Friend (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Morehouse | 67-57 |
| 02:51 | Butler | David Burchette swats the short shot by John Friend | 67-57 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Bill St. George pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG), Shawn Hanlon (PF) William Morehouse, Bill St. George | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Hoskins (PG), Carlos Bowman (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF), Martin Carroll (C) Douglas Patterson, Robert Hines, Jacob Olmo, John Friend | |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon blows the layup | 67-57 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 02:27 | Butler | Gerald Hoskins comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart lays it in on a nice dish by James Barnes | 69-57 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Martin Carroll comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ross Summerfield - foul #3 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #4 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), Bill St. George (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes, Ross Summerfield, Shawn Hanlon, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Patterson (PG), John Friend (PF) Gerald Hoskins, Kevin Booth | |
| 02:04 | Butler | Martin Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Martin Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Thomas Bailey | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Butler | Martin Carroll blows the layup | 71-59 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Morehouse | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Butler | The jump hook by Martin Carroll is blocked by Akim Gonsiewski | 74-59 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Akim Gonsiewski | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Morehouse and the foul's on Douglas Patterson - foul #4 on Douglas Patterson, team foul #8 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Hines (SG), Kevin Booth (PF) Carlos Bowman, John Friend | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski makes the free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Kevin Booth is denied on a dunk by Akim Gonsiewski | 77-59 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Martin Carroll can't tip it in | 77-59 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Akim Gonsiewski | 77-59 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey runs out the clock | 77-59 |