| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Johnnie Ecklund (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Adam Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Truesdell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Little (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Wells (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wright State | Michael Gibson inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 19:49 | Wright State | Richard Little gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:33 | Wright State | Richard Little makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Johnnie Ecklund and he's hacked by Alfred Ivers - foul #1 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:33 | Wright State | Richard Little makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Leroy Fryar clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Truesdell - foul #1 on Thomas Truesdell, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:47 | Wright State | Michael Gibson drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Chacon | 32-29 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Gregg Foutch buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Wells | 32-32 |
| 18:13 | Wright State | Adam Chacon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Johnnie Ecklund | 35-32 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Leroy Fryar scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Alfred Ivers | 35-34 |
| 17:38 | Wright State | Michael Gibson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Gregg Foutch pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Gregg Foutch scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leroy Fryar | 35-37 |
| 16:52 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Alfred Ivers snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Alfred Ivers lays it in on a great pass from James Wells | 35-39 |
| 16:16 | Wright State | Brendan Gannon takes the ball from Richard Little | 35-39 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Gregg Foutch is fouled on the floor by Richard Little - foul #1 on Richard Little, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Wright State | Douglas Stone (PG), Richard Bragdon (SG), James Hall (SF), Johnnie Depasquale (PF), Roger Teague (C) Johnnie Ecklund, Adam Chacon, Michael Gibson, Thomas Truesdell, Richard Little | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG), Melvin Owens (PF) Brendan Gannon, Leroy Fryar | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Douglas Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bragdon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnnie Depasquale (fresh) C - Roger Teague (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jack Moritz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregg Foutch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Butler | Douglas Stone is called for the reach on Jack Moritz - foul #1 on Douglas Stone, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Jack Moritz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 15:21 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Johnnie Depasquale | 35-39 |
| 14:58 | Wright State | Roger Teague travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG) Jack Moritz | |
| 14:36 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gregg Foutch | 35-41 |
| 14:21 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 14:10 | Butler | James Wells makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Melvin Owens | 38-43 |
| 13:48 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund (PG), Adam Chacon (SG), Thomas Truesdell (PF), Richard Little (C) Douglas Stone, Richard Bragdon, Johnnie Depasquale, Roger Teague | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:45 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Ecklund - foul #2 on Johnnie Ecklund, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 13:23 | Wright State | Richard Little grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:19 | Wright State | Gregg Foutch takes the ball from Adam Chacon | 38-43 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Gregg Foutch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 12:52 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Thomas Truesdell | 38-43 |
| 12:46 | Wright State | James Wells steps in front of the James Hall pass | 38-43 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Wells | 38-45 |
| 12:32 | Wright State | James Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brendan Gannon - foul #2 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Brendan Gannon, Melvin Owens, Alfred Ivers | |
| 12:32 | Wright State | James Hall makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:32 | Wright State | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Johnnie Ecklund takes the ball from James Wells | 40-45 |
| 11:56 | Wright State | James Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Gregg Foutch - foul #3 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wright State | Richard Bragdon (SG) Adam Chacon | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:56 | Wright State | James Hall misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:56 | Wright State | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Johnnie Ecklund (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bragdon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Truesdell (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Little (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jack Moritz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregg Foutch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Butler | James Wells hits a jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 11:20 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-47 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Leroy Fryar snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 10:55 | Butler | James Wells is hacked by James Hall - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Wright State | Douglas Stone (PG), Michael Gibson (SF), Roger Teague (C) Johnnie Ecklund, James Hall, Richard Little | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG) Jack Moritz | |
| 10:50 | Butler | Gregg Foutch buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Fryar | 41-50 |
| 10:25 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon drills a 3 from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Thomas Truesdell steals it from Jeromy Fiala | 44-50 |
| 09:58 | Wright State | Douglas Stone misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jeromy Fiala - foul #1 on Jeromy Fiala, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Wright State | Adam Chacon (SG), Johnnie Depasquale (PF) Richard Bragdon, Thomas Truesdell | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Leroy Fryar, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 09:58 | Wright State | Douglas Stone makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:58 | Wright State | Douglas Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Adam Chacon steals it from James Wells | 46-50 |
| 09:38 | Wright State | Adam Chacon lays it in | 48-50 |
| 09:27 | Butler | James Wells clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Teague - foul #2 on Roger Teague, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund (PG), James Hall (PF), Richard Little (C) Douglas Stone, Johnnie Depasquale, Roger Teague | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:27 | Butler | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:27 | Butler | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:59 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-52 |
| 08:53 | Butler | James Wells misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 08:52 | Butler | James Wells tips it in | 51-54 |
| 08:27 | Wright State | Adam Chacon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Melvin Owens gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:09 | Butler | James Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell (PF) Michael Gibson | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF) Melvin Owens | |
| 07:53 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell scores on a jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Johnnie Ecklund (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Chacon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Truesdell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Little (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Wells (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Butler | James Wells can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 07:38 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Richard Little | 53-54 |
| 07:21 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Chacon | 55-54 |
| 07:13 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Leroy Fryar is blocked by Richard Little | 55-54 |
| 07:11 | Wright State | Richard Little gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:05 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy Fryar - foul #1 on Leroy Fryar, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Wright State | Douglas Stone (PG), Richard Bragdon (SG), Roger Teague (C) Johnnie Ecklund, Adam Chacon, Richard Little | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG), Jeromy Fiala (C) Brendan Gannon, Alfred Ivers | |
| 07:05 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:05 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Roger Teague swats the layup by Jeromy Fiala | 57-54 |
| 06:47 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 06:26 | Wright State | Douglas Stone is hacked by Leroy Fryar - foul #2 on Leroy Fryar, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Wright State | Michael Gibson (SF) James Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF) Leroy Fryar | |
| 06:17 | Wright State | Douglas Stone is denied on a layup by Melvin Owens | 57-54 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Melvin Owens pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:58 | Butler | James Wells misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 05:57 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Owens | 57-54 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala lays it up and in set up by Gregg Foutch and he's fouled by Richard Bragdon - foul #1 on Richard Bragdon, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund (PG), Richard Little (C) Douglas Stone, Roger Teague | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG) Jack Moritz | |
| 05:45 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:22 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Melvin Owens - foul #3 on Melvin Owens, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Wright State | Adam Chacon (SG) Richard Bragdon | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Ivers (C) Jeromy Fiala | |
| 05:22 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:22 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Gregg Foutch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-57 |
| 05:06 | Wright State | Richard Little grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 05:00 | Wright State | Michael Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Wright State | James Hall (SF), Johnnie Depasquale (PF) Michael Gibson, Thomas Truesdell | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF) Melvin Owens | |
| 04:40 | Butler | James Wells misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Johnnie Depasquale - foul #1 on Johnnie Depasquale, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (SG) Gregg Foutch | |
| 04:40 | Butler | James Wells misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:40 | Butler | James Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:40 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Richard Little | 59-57 |
| 04:21 | Wright State | Johnnie Depasquale buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Leroy Fryar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 04:04 | Wright State | Adam Chacon pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:44 | Wright State | James Hall is hacked by James Wells - foul #3 on James Wells, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Wright State | Douglas Stone (PG), Richard Bragdon (SG), Michael Gibson (SF), Thomas Truesdell (PF) Johnnie Ecklund, Adam Chacon, Johnnie Depasquale, Richard Little | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregg Foutch (SG), Martin Vitale (SF), Melvin Owens (PF) Jack Moritz, James Wells, Leroy Fryar | |
| 03:44 | Wright State | James Hall misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Melvin Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Douglas Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bragdon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Truesdell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - James Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Vitale (fresh) PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-57 |
| 03:21 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 03:04 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 03:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 61-57 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund (PG), Adam Chacon (SG), Richard Little (C) Douglas Stone, Richard Bragdon, James Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | James Wells (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF) Martin Vitale, Melvin Owens | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Gregg Foutch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 02:44 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 02:28 | Wright State | Adam Chacon is hacked by Gregg Foutch - foul #4 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| 02:28 | Wright State | Adam Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:28 | Wright State | Adam Chacon misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leroy Fryar | 62-57 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Gregg Foutch connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brendan Gannon | 62-60 |
| 01:47 | Wright State | Richard Little is hacked by Alfred Ivers - foul #2 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 01:47 | Wright State | Richard Little makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Wright State | Richard Little makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:29 | Butler | James Wells hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 01:14 | Wright State | Alfred Ivers is called for the reach on Adam Chacon - foul #3 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| 01:14 | Wright State | Adam Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:14 | Wright State | Adam Chacon misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Gregg Foutch hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brendan Gannon | 65-65 |
| 00:38 | Wright State | Adam Chacon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 00:37 | Wright State | Michael Gibson tips it back up and in | 67-65 |
| 00:19 | Butler | James Wells misses the easy layup | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | Butler | James Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell is hacked by Gregg Foutch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (SG) Gregg Foutch | |
| 00:12 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:12 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Alfred Ivers gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Alfred Ivers is fouled on the floor by Adam Chacon - foul #1 on Adam Chacon, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Alfred Ivers makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Alfred Ivers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:05 | Wright State | Michael Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Gannon - foul #4 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #14 | 68-67 |
| 00:05 | Wright State | Michael Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | Wright State | Michael Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | James Wells misses long on a turnaround from close range | 69-67 |