| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) SG - Gregg Foutch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther lays it up and in set up by Sidney Foxx and he's hacked by Alfred Ivers - foul #1 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Gregg Foutch picks off the pass by Sidney Foxx | 36-31 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Shawn Holston is called for the reach on Brendan Gannon - foul #1 on Shawn Holston, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is hacked by Zoran Zourkos - foul #1 on Zoran Zourkos, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 17:38 | Butler | James Wells dunks the ball | 36-33 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Shawn Holston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Melvin Owens snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is fouled on the floor by Shawn Holston - foul #2 on Shawn Holston, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (SG), Dennis Leath (SF), James Chacko (PF) Sidney Foxx, Zoran Zourkos, Daryl Guenther | |
| Subs | Butler | David Williams (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Melvin Owens, Alfred Ivers | |
| 17:02 | Butler | James Wells is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Fred Cranmer (C) Shawn Holston, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG) Brendan Gannon | |
| 17:02 | Butler | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:02 | Butler | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | James Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 16:51 | Butler | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:27 | Butler | James Wells can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-35 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | James Chacko can't finish the layup | 36-35 |
| 16:14 | Butler | David Williams gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Gregg Foutch splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-38 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | James Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer can't tip it in | 36-38 |
| 15:51 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Leath | 36-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Sidney Foxx (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Leath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jack Moritz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | James Chacko knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 38-38 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Dennis Leath steals it from Jack Moritz | 38-38 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | James Johnson makes the shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Jack Moritz is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gregg Foutch | 40-41 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | James Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Jack Moritz misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | James Chacko grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | David Williams steals it from James Johnson | 40-41 |
| 13:32 | Butler | James Wells misses badly on a runner in the lane | 40-41 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | James Chacko grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | James Chacko banks in the layup | 42-41 |
| 12:42 | Butler | James Johnson is called for the reach on James Wells - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SG), Zoran Zourkos (SF), Daryl Guenther (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, Sidney Foxx, Dennis Leath, James Chacko, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Jack Moritz, David Williams, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 12:19 | Butler | Gregg Foutch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Daryl Guenther | 42-41 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Shawn Holston buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Chad Joyal | 44-41 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Gregg Foutch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Alfred Ivers misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 11:52 | UNLV | Chad Joyal grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Joyal (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) SG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wells (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Shawn Holston loses the dribble to James Wells | 44-41 |
| 11:35 | Butler | James Wells jams it | 44-43 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Shawn Holston is whistled for a carry | 44-43 |
| 10:51 | Butler | James Wells misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 10:34 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher knocks in the shot from close range | 46-43 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Gregg Foutch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Daryl Guenther | 46-43 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher is hacked by Alfred Ivers - foul #2 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (SG), James Chacko (PF) Zoran Zourkos, Daryl Guenther | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF) Leroy Fryar | |
| 09:35 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses the fadeaway from the right side | 46-43 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | James Chacko comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | James Chacko tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Thomas Lusher swats the layup by James Wells | 48-43 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Chad Joyal is called for a charge - foul #4 on Chad Joyal, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Zoran Zourkos (SF), Daryl Guenther (PF) Shawn Holston, Chad Joyal, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG), Jeromy Fiala (C) Brendan Gannon, Alfred Ivers | |
| 08:20 | Butler | Gregg Foutch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Melvin Owens can't tip it in | 48-43 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:01 | Butler | James Wells makes the turnaround in the paint | 48-45 |
| 07:41 | UNLV | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jack Moritz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wells (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala misses the driving attempt near the basket | 48-45 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala tips it in | 48-47 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | James Chacko buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Johnson | 50-47 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Zoran Zourkos steals it from Jack Moritz | 50-47 |
| 06:32 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx lays it up and in on a nice dish by Zoran Zourkos | 52-47 |
| 06:05 | Butler | James Wells makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jack Moritz | 52-49 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | James Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SF), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, Zoran Zourkos, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Jack Moritz, Melvin Owens, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 05:36 | UNLV | James Wells steals the ball from Daryl Guenther | 52-49 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Brendan Gannon blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Gregg Foutch is called for the reach on Sidney Foxx - foul #3 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Cranmer (PF) Daryl Guenther | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses the dunk attempt | 52-49 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Gregg Foutch grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 04:40 | Butler | James Wells can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Fred Cranmer - foul #1 on Fred Cranmer, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF) Sidney Foxx | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:40 | Butler | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:40 | Butler | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Shawn Holston drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Brendan Gannon loses the dribble to Thomas Lusher | 55-51 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 03:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leroy Fryar | 55-51 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar loses the dribble to Fred Cranmer | 55-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Joyal (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) SG - Gregg Foutch (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wells (tiring) 19 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Chad Joyal and he's fouled by Alfred Ivers - foul #3 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Daryl Guenther (PF) Zoran Zourkos, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (SG), Melvin Owens (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Gregg Foutch, Leroy Fryar, Alfred Ivers | |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses short on a shot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Chad Joyal drills a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Melvin Owens - foul #1 on Melvin Owens, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), James Chacko (C) Shawn Holston, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregg Foutch (SG), Martin Vitale (SF) Brendan Gannon, James Wells | |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Martin Vitale grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Butler | Melvin Owens steps out of bounds on the baseline | 60-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), James Wells (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Jack Moritz, Martin Vitale, Melvin Owens, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 01:33 | UNLV | James Wells is called for the reach on Chad Joyal - foul #3 on James Wells, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | James Wells is called for the reach on Chad Joyal - foul #4 on James Wells, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Chad Joyal makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Chad Joyal makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Gregg Foutch scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Shawn Holston is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Gannon - foul #1 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF) Sidney Foxx | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV 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 (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Gregg Foutch is whistled for traveling | 63-54 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Gannon - foul #2 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther is hacked by Gregg Foutch - foul #4 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (SG), Dennis Leath (SF), James Chacko (C) Shawn Holston, Chad Joyal, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG), Martin Vitale (SF), Melvin Owens (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Brendan Gannon, James Wells, Leroy Fryar, Alfred Ivers | |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Jack Moritz buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Melvin Owens | 66-57 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SG), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, Dennis Leath, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), James Wells (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Jack Moritz, Martin Vitale, Melvin Owens, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos is hacked by Brendan Gannon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Thomas Lusher blocks the short jumper by Leroy Fryar | 68-57 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Chad Joyal grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Shawn Holston runs out the clock | 68-57 |