| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Foutch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Bobby Fairfax (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Seals (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Bobbitt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | John Nelson inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Youngstown State | William Carter misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 34-28 |
| 19:37 | Butler | James Wells grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 19:13 | Youngstown State | William Carter grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Youngstown State | John Nelson comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brendan Gannon - foul #2 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Youngstown State | John Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Youngstown State | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:39 | Butler | William Carter is called for the reach on Alfred Ivers - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Anthony Marshall (C) William Carter | |
| 18:33 | Butler | James Wells misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bobby Fairfax - foul #1 on Bobby Fairfax, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 18:33 | Butler | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:33 | Butler | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:12 | Youngstown State | Michael Bobbitt scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Seals | 36-31 |
| 17:52 | Butler | James Wells hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brendan Gannon | 38-31 |
| 17:32 | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax loses the dribble to Brendan Gannon | 38-31 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Brendan Gannon lays it up and in | 40-31 |
| 17:15 | Youngstown State | Larry Seals shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregg Foutch - foul #1 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Leroy Fryar, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kip Everett (PG), Kevin Stevens (SF), Kenneth Thomas (C) Bobby Fairfax, John Nelson, Michael Bobbitt | |
| 17:15 | Youngstown State | Larry Seals makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:15 | Youngstown State | Larry Seals misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Melvin Owens snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Gregg Foutch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 17:01 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Thomas gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:57 | Youngstown State | Melvin Owens steps in front of the Kevin Stevens pass | 40-32 |
| 16:47 | Butler | James Wells misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Stevens - foul #1 on Kevin Stevens, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG) Brendan Gannon | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson (SG) Larry Seals | |
| 16:47 | Butler | James Wells misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:47 | Butler | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:32 | Youngstown State | Gregg Foutch steals it from Robert Jackson | 41-32 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Gregg Foutch drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Wells | 44-32 |
| 15:54 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 15:53 | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jack Moritz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregg Foutch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kip Everett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fresh) SF - Kevin Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Marshall (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 15:33 | Youngstown State | Anthony Marshall can't tip it in | 44-32 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Melvin Owens pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:27 | Butler | James Wells connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Gregg Foutch and he's hacked by Kenneth Thomas - foul #1 on Kenneth Thomas, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), Alfred Ivers (C) Jack Moritz, Jeromy Fiala | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax (PG), John Nelson (SF), Michael Bobbitt (PF), William Carter (C) Robert Jackson, Kevin Stevens, Anthony Marshall, Kenneth Thomas | |
| 15:27 | Butler | James Wells makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 15:12 | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Alfred Ivers pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 15:04 | Youngstown State | William Carter grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 14:58 | Youngstown State | Michael Bobbitt lays it up and in and the foul's on Melvin Owens - foul #1 on Melvin Owens, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF) Melvin Owens | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson (SG) Kip Everett | |
| 14:58 | Youngstown State | Michael Bobbitt makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Gregg Foutch is fouled on the floor by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Larry Seals (SG) Robert Jackson | |
| 14:26 | Butler | Gregg Foutch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 14:24 | Youngstown State | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:57 | Youngstown State | William Carter misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 13:56 | Youngstown State | Larry Seals can't tip it in | 47-35 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Leroy Fryar pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:47 | Butler | James Wells makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 13:23 | Youngstown State | William Carter drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Bobbitt | 49-37 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Bobby Fairfax steals the ball from Brendan Gannon in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 13:20 | Youngstown State | John Nelson banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Fairfax | 49-39 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Gregg Foutch drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Wells | 52-39 |
| 12:47 | Youngstown State | James Wells steals it from John Nelson | 52-39 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Gregg Foutch banks in the layup on a great pass from James Wells | 54-39 |
| 12:37 | Youngstown State | Michael Bobbitt misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-39 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Alfred Ivers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 12:16 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 54-39 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Gregg Foutch buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Ivers | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:40 | Youngstown State | Larry Seals misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 11:39 | Youngstown State | Larry Seals hits the follow up shot | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wells (tiring) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Bobby Fairfax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Seals (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bobbitt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Butler | James Wells misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 57-41 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Alfred Ivers snags the offensive board | 57-41 |
| 10:50 | Butler | James Wells buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Gregg Foutch and the foul's on John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG), Melvin Owens (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Brendan Gannon, Leroy Fryar, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kip Everett (PG), Robert Jackson (SG), Kevin Stevens (SF), Anthony Marshall (PF), Kenneth Thomas (C) Bobby Fairfax, Larry Seals, John Nelson, Michael Bobbitt, William Carter | |
| 10:50 | Butler | James Wells makes the free throw | 60-41 |
| 10:40 | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Jack Moritz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Kip Everett picks off the pass by Melvin Owens | 60-41 |
| 10:13 | Youngstown State | Kevin Stevens clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Melvin Owens pulls down the rebound | 60-41 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Gregg Foutch knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jack Moritz | 63-41 |
| 09:51 | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 09:49 | Youngstown State | Kevin Stevens tips it but misses | 63-41 |
| 09:48 | Youngstown State | Anthony Marshall tips it in | 63-43 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Jack Moritz is fouled on the floor by Kevin Stevens - foul #2 on Kevin Stevens, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Jack Moritz misses the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 09:32 | Youngstown State | Anthony Marshall gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 09:28 | Youngstown State | Kip Everett misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-43 |
| 09:27 | Youngstown State | Anthony Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 09:13 | Youngstown State | Anthony Marshall misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Melvin Owens - foul #2 on Melvin Owens, team foul #4 | 63-43 |
| 09:13 | Youngstown State | Anthony Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 09:13 | Youngstown State | Anthony Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Jack Moritz double dribbles | 63-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson (SF), William Carter (C) Kevin Stevens, Kenneth Thomas | |
| 08:41 | Youngstown State | Kip Everett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-45 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Melvin Owens grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Anthony Marshall is called for the reach on Melvin Owens - foul #1 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), David Williams (C) Jack Moritz, Jeromy Fiala | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax (PG), Larry Seals (SG), Michael Bobbitt (PF) Kip Everett, Robert Jackson, Anthony Marshall | |
| 08:27 | Butler | Melvin Owens makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Melvin Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 08:27 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson gets the rebound | 64-45 |
| 08:09 | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Jackson | 64-48 |
| 07:52 | Butler | James Wells drills a floater near the basket set up by Melvin Owens | 66-48 |
| 07:41 | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax clanks a 3 from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 07:39 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson misses the tip | 66-48 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Melvin Owens gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 22 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Wells (tiring) 19 pts. 3 stl. PF - Melvin Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Bobby Fairfax (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Seals (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Jackson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Michael Bobbitt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Gregg Foutch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 07:15 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the tip | 66-48 |
| 07:14 | Youngstown State | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 07:06 | Youngstown State | Larry Seals comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-48 |
| 07:04 | Youngstown State | William Carter snags the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 06:58 | Youngstown State | James Wells steps in front of the William Carter pass | 66-48 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Michael Bobbitt steals the ball from Gregg Foutch | 66-48 |
| 06:20 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Gregg Foutch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (SG), Martin Vitale (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Gregg Foutch, James Wells, Melvin Owens, David Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kip Everett (PG), Robert Jackson (SG), John Nelson (SF), Anthony Marshall (PF), Kenneth Thomas (C) Bobby Fairfax, Larry Seals, Aaron Jackson, Michael Bobbitt, William Carter | |
| 05:43 | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kip Everett | 66-54 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Jack Moritz drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brendan Gannon | 68-54 |
| 05:07 | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson is hacked by Jack Moritz - foul #2 on Jack Moritz, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| 04:53 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Jack Moritz gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Jack Moritz is hacked by Kip Everett - foul #1 on Kip Everett, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James Wells (SF), David Williams (PF) Brendan Gannon, Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Bobbitt (PF), William Carter (C) Anthony Marshall, Kenneth Thomas | |
| 04:38 | Butler | Jack Moritz makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Jack Moritz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:17 | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bobbitt | 70-57 |
| 04:02 | Butler | James Wells hits a floater from the left wing set up by Alfred Ivers | 72-57 |
| 03:54 | Youngstown State | William Carter is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on William Carter, team foul #10 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregg Foutch (SG), Jeromy Fiala (C) Martin Vitale, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kenneth Thomas (PG), Larry Seals (SG) Kip Everett, Robert Jackson | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Wells | 74-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jack Moritz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 22 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Wells (tiring) 21 pts. 4 stl. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kenneth Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Larry Seals (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bobbitt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Youngstown State | David Williams picks off the pass by Larry Seals out of a doubleteam | 74-57 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Kenneth Thomas picks off the pass by Jeromy Fiala | 74-57 |
| 02:20 | Youngstown State | James Wells picks off the pass by Kenneth Thomas | 74-57 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Gregg Foutch buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Moritz | 77-57 |
| 01:56 | Youngstown State | William Carter hits a wide open runner from the left block on a great pass from Larry Seals | 77-59 |
| 01:40 | Butler | The short jumper by David Williams is denied by John Nelson | 77-59 |
| 01:38 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Thomas snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| 01:32 | Youngstown State | William Carter's layup is rejected by Jeromy Fiala | 77-59 |
| 01:30 | Butler | David Williams snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Gregg Foutch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF), Melvin Owens (PF) James Wells, David Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kip Everett (PG), Robert Jackson (SG), Kevin Stevens (SF), Anthony Marshall (PF) Larry Seals, John Nelson, Michael Bobbitt, William Carter | |
| 01:12 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Thomas can't finish the layup | 77-59 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Melvin Owens gets the rebound | 77-59 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Gregg Foutch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Youngstown State | Kip Everett's pass is intercepted by Gregg Foutch | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kip Everett - foul #2 on Kip Everett, team foul #11 | 77-59 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Gregg Foutch makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Gregg Foutch makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:04 | Youngstown State | Anthony Marshall is fouled on the floor by Jack Moritz - foul #3 on Jack Moritz, team foul #6 | 79-59 |
| 00:01 | Youngstown State | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jack Moritz pulls down the rebound | 79-59 |