| Lineup | American U. | PG - Lee Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ilia Vesely (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Karl Kehl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Sessions (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Lavern Ingram inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Gregg Foutch travels with the ball | 36-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Jed Brooks (PG), Ricky Valentine (PF), James Sylvestre (C) Lee Hill, Benjamin Sessions, John Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:18 | American U. | Jed Brooks buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Sylvestre | 39-30 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala can't finish the layup | 39-30 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Lavern Ingram hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 18:39 | American U. | Jed Brooks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lavern Ingram - foul #2 on Lavern Ingram, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Lee Hill (PG), Robert Hamblin (SF), Benjamin Sessions (PF), Dennis Rosen (C) Ilia Vesely, Karl Kehl, Ricky Valentine, James Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:39 | American U. | Jed Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:39 | American U. | Jed Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Lavern Ingram is fouled on the floor by Robert Hamblin - foul #1 on Robert Hamblin, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Valentine (PF) Benjamin Sessions | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Leroy Fryar, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 18:06 | Butler | Gregg Foutch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lavern Ingram | 41-35 |
| 17:37 | American U. | Ricky Valentine misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 41-35 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Alfred Ivers grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Gregg Foutch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Alfred Ivers can't tip it in | 41-35 |
| 17:08 | American U. | The rebound goes to Ricky Valentine | 41-35 |
| 17:02 | American U. | Ricky Valentine clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Melvin Owens - foul #2 on Melvin Owens, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Ilia Vesely (SG), Karl Kehl (SF), John Williams (C) Lee Hill, Jed Brooks, Robert Hamblin, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Brendan Gannon, Lavern Ingram, Melvin Owens, Alfred Ivers | |
| 17:02 | American U. | Ricky Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:02 | American U. | Ricky Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leroy Fryar | 41-35 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers is fouled on the floor by Karl Kehl - foul #2 on Karl Kehl, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Benjamin Sessions (PF) Ricky Valentine | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:18 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 16:17 | American U. | Karl Kehl gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:00 | American U. | Martin Vitale steals it from Karl Kehl | 41-35 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Vitale | 41-37 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Loren Platt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ilia Vesely (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Karl Kehl (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Benjamin Sessions (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | American U. | Ilia Vesely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Jed Brooks (SG), Ricky Valentine (SF), James Sylvestre (C) Ilia Vesely, Karl Kehl, John Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Melvin Owens (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Martin Vitale, Leroy Fryar, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Gregg Foutch's pass is intercepted by Ricky Valentine in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 15:32 | American U. | Ricky Valentine lays it up and in | 43-37 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Jed Brooks steps in front of the Brendan Gannon pass in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 15:19 | American U. | Jed Brooks makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Loren Platt | 45-37 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Melvin Owens is called for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Lee Hill (PG), Karl Kehl (SF), Dennis Rosen (C) Loren Platt, Benjamin Sessions, James Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF) Dwayne Bowers | |
| 14:37 | American U. | Karl Kehl can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-37 |
| 14:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Owens | 45-37 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Gregg Foutch can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 14:28 | American U. | The rebound goes to Karl Kehl | 45-37 |
| 14:05 | American U. | Jed Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-37 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Melvin Owens gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Gregg Foutch buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brendan Gannon | 45-40 |
| 13:32 | American U. | Jed Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 13:30 | American U. | Karl Kehl grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 13:14 | American U. | Ricky Valentine's layup is rejected by Melvin Owens | 45-40 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Jed Brooks tips it home | 47-40 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is fouled on the floor by Ricky Valentine - foul #1 on Ricky Valentine, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Ilia Vesely (SG), Robert Hamblin (SF), Benjamin Sessions (PF), James Sylvestre (C) Lee Hill, Jed Brooks, Karl Kehl, Ricky Valentine, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Martin Vitale, Melvin Owens, Alfred Ivers | |
| 12:27 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Gregg Foutch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Lavern Ingram grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala makes the shot near the basket set up by Leroy Fryar | 47-42 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Loren Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ilia Vesely (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Benjamin Sessions (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sylvestre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 17 pts. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Gregg Foutch grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Sylvestre - foul #2 on James Sylvestre, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Jed Brooks (PG), Karl Kehl (SF), Ricky Valentine (PF), John Williams (C) Loren Platt, Robert Hamblin, Benjamin Sessions, James Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF), David Williams (PF) Brendan Gannon, Leroy Fryar | |
| 11:08 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:46 | American U. | Jeromy Fiala steals it from Ricky Valentine | 47-43 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:22 | American U. | Ilia Vesely pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:08 | American U. | John Williams double dribbles | 47-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Lee Hill (PG), Benjamin Sessions (PF) Ilia Vesely, Karl Kehl | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), Alfred Ivers (C) Lavern Ingram, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 09:49 | Butler | Gregg Foutch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 09:47 | American U. | The rebound goes to Benjamin Sessions | 47-43 |
| 09:29 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Bowers - foul #1 on Dwayne Bowers, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Ilia Vesely (SG), Karl Kehl (SF), Michael Douglas (PF), Dennis Rosen (C) Lee Hill, Ricky Valentine, Benjamin Sessions, John Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF) David Williams | |
| 09:15 | American U. | Dennis Rosen misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 09:13 | American U. | Karl Kehl snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:51 | American U. | Jed Brooks scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-43 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Karl Kehl - foul #3 on Karl Kehl, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Lee Hill (PG), Ricky Valentine (SF), Benjamin Sessions (PF) Jed Brooks, Karl Kehl, Michael Douglas | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Melvin Owens (PF) Martin Vitale, Leroy Fryar | |
| 08:35 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:08 | American U. | Dennis Rosen is whistled for a carry | 49-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Jed Brooks (SG), Karl Kehl (SF), John Williams (C) Ilia Vesely, Benjamin Sessions, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (SF) Dwayne Bowers | |
| 07:43 | Butler | Gregg Foutch makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Lee Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jed Brooks (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Karl Kehl (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Valentine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (tired) 19 pts. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | American U. | Ricky Valentine buries a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Melvin Owens - foul #3 on Melvin Owens, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Ilia Vesely (SG), Robert Hamblin (SF), James Sylvestre (C) Lee Hill, Jed Brooks, Karl Kehl, John Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF) Gregg Foutch, Melvin Owens | |
| 07:23 | American U. | Ricky Valentine misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Leroy Fryar pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Loren Platt takes the ball from Brendan Gannon in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 07:03 | American U. | Ilia Vesely misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 07:01 | American U. | Ricky Valentine tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Lavern Ingram snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Lavern Ingram scores on a floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 06:15 | American U. | Ilia Vesely misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Martin Vitale grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Loren Platt steals the ball from Lavern Ingram in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 06:10 | American U. | Ilia Vesely lays it in on a great pass from Loren Platt | 53-48 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Martin Vitale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Lee Hill (PG), Jed Brooks (SG), Karl Kehl (SF), Benjamin Sessions (PF), Dennis Rosen (C) Loren Platt, Ilia Vesely, Robert Hamblin, Ricky Valentine, James Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregg Foutch (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Melvin Owens (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Martin Vitale, Lavern Ingram, Leroy Fryar, Alfred Ivers | |
| 05:54 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jed Brooks | 56-48 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 05:33 | American U. | The rebound goes to Lee Hill | 56-48 |
| 05:12 | American U. | Lee Hill is whistled for traveling | 56-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Ilia Vesely (SG), Ricky Valentine (SF), John Williams (C) Lee Hill, Karl Kehl, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:50 | Butler | Gregg Foutch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 04:48 | American U. | The rebound goes to Ilia Vesely | 56-48 |
| 04:42 | American U. | John Williams is hacked by Gregg Foutch - foul #2 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Karl Kehl (SF), Dennis Rosen (C) Benjamin Sessions, John Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), David Williams (PF) Brendan Gannon, Melvin Owens | |
| 04:26 | American U. | Karl Kehl comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Gregg Foutch - foul #3 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Benjamin Sessions (PF) Ricky Valentine | |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Hughes (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Dwayne Bowers, David Williams, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 04:26 | American U. | Karl Kehl misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:26 | American U. | Karl Kehl makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Gregg Foutch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 04:07 | American U. | Jed Brooks snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 03:44 | American U. | Jed Brooks can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ray Hughes - foul #1 on Ray Hughes, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Lee Hill (PG), Robert Hamblin (SF), Ricky Valentine (PF), John Williams (C) Ilia Vesely, Karl Kehl, Benjamin Sessions, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (SF) Ray Hughes | |
| 03:44 | American U. | Jed Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 03:44 | American U. | Jed Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Lee Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jed Brooks (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ricky Valentine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (tired) 19 pts. 3 pf. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 03:24 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 59-48 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Leroy Fryar is hacked by Ricky Valentine - foul #2 on Ricky Valentine, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Ilia Vesely (SG), Karl Kehl (SF), James Sylvestre (C) Lee Hill, Jed Brooks, Robert Hamblin, John Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Melvin Owens (PF) Gregg Foutch, Martin Vitale, Leroy Fryar | |
| 02:58 | Butler | James Sylvestre takes the ball from Brendan Gannon | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | American U. | Ilia Vesely connects on the 3 from straight away | 62-48 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Brendan Gannon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Sylvestre - foul #3 on James Sylvestre, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Lee Hill (PG), Jed Brooks (SG), Robert Hamblin (SF), Benjamin Sessions (PF), John Williams (C) Loren Platt, Ilia Vesely, Karl Kehl, Ricky Valentine, James Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), David Williams (C) Lavern Ingram, Alfred Ivers | |
| 02:30 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:01 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Brendan Gannon grabs the board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:54 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-49 |
| 01:53 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 01:33 | American U. | Jed Brooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Melvin Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers is fouled on the floor by Robert Hamblin - foul #2 on Robert Hamblin, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Ilia Vesely (SG), Karl Kehl (SF) Jed Brooks, Robert Hamblin | |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Brendan Gannon, David Williams | |
| 01:27 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:27 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 01:05 | American U. | Ilia Vesely misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Melvin Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers is called for traveling | 62-50 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregg Foutch (PG) Ray Hughes | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | American U. | Lee Hill comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 62-50 |
| 00:22 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions hits the follow up shot | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Butler | Martin Vitale is fouled in the backcourt by Ilia Vesely - foul #2 on Ilia Vesely, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Martin Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Martin Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Lee Hill runs out the clock | 64-52 |