| Lineup | Brown | PG - Randy Seeman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harley Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Albrecht (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Preston Prestridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Lund (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Yates (fresh) 3 reb. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | John Bieber inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Herman Grubbs scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-33 |
| 19:19 | Brown | Harley Simpson is denied on a layup by Jean Halvorsen | 30-33 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:13 | Butler | John Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Yates | 30-35 |
| 19:05 | Brown | Preston Prestridge buries a jumper in the paint set up by Randy Seeman | 32-35 |
| 18:42 | Butler | John Smith can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Seeman - foul #1 on Randy Seeman, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:42 | Butler | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:42 | Butler | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:29 | Brown | Frank Albrecht buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Eric Lund | 34-37 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:07 | Butler | John Bieber can't tip it in | 34-37 |
| 18:06 | Butler | John Bieber snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 17:37 | Brown | Randy Seeman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 17:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Luis Yates | 34-39 |
| 17:19 | Butler | John Smith buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jean Halvorsen | 34-41 |
| 16:57 | Brown | Randy Seeman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 16:55 | Brown | Eric Lund tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Luis Yates | 36-43 |
| 16:24 | Brown | Preston Prestridge is hacked by Jean Halvorsen - foul #2 on Jean Halvorsen, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Brown | Clarence Roy (PG), Matthew Glines (SG), Keith Carlson (SF), John Chandler (PF), Dale Rodrigues (C) Randy Seeman, Harley Simpson, Frank Albrecht, Preston Prestridge, Eric Lund | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Peter Willett (SG), Jeffrey Depuy (SF), Virgil Walsh (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) John Smith, Luis Yates, John Bieber, Jean Halvorsen, Herman Grubbs | |
| 16:04 | Brown | Clarence Roy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Chandler | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Clarence Roy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Glines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Rodrigues (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Willett (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Depuy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgil Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Cheesman (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Butler | Peter Willett clanks a jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 15:45 | Brown | Dale Rodrigues gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:24 | Brown | Clarence Roy clanks a shot from the right side | 38-43 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Roger Cheesman gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Chandler - foul #2 on John Chandler, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Brown | Preston Prestridge (PF), Eric Lund (C) John Chandler, Dale Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Luke Rollin (SG), Jean Halvorsen (PF), Herman Grubbs (C) Terry Brown, Peter Willett, Virgil Walsh, Roger Cheesman | |
| 15:02 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:02 | Brown | The rebound goes to Eric Lund | 38-44 |
| 14:56 | Brown | Matthew Glines is fouled on the floor by Herman Grubbs - foul #2 on Herman Grubbs, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 14:38 | Brown | Preston Prestridge hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 38-44 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Herman Grubbs loses the dribble to Eric Lund | 38-44 |
| 14:10 | Brown | Preston Prestridge misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Herman Grubbs - foul #3 on Herman Grubbs, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Brown | Randy Seeman (PG), Harley Simpson (SG), Frank Albrecht (SF) Clarence Roy, Matthew Glines, Keith Carlson | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bieber (SF) Jeffrey Depuy | |
| 14:10 | Brown | Preston Prestridge makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:10 | Brown | Preston Prestridge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen makes the jump hook near the basket set up by John Smith | 40-46 |
| 13:36 | Brown | Frank Albrecht misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-46 |
| 13:35 | Butler | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Lund - foul #2 on Eric Lund, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Brown | John Chandler (C) Eric Lund | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:23 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:23 | Brown | Harley Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:14 | Brown | Randy Seeman scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Preston Prestridge and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Brown | Dale Rodrigues (C) Preston Prestridge | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy (PF) Jean Halvorsen | |
| 13:14 | Brown | Randy Seeman makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy can't connect on a floater from the right block | 43-47 |
| 12:56 | Brown | Dale Rodrigues snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 12:51 | Brown | Randy Seeman loses the ball out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Brown | Matthew Glines (SG) Harley Simpson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:25 | Butler | John Chandler steals the ball from John Bieber | 43-47 |
| 12:14 | Brown | Randy Seeman drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Chandler | 46-47 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Herman Grubbs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 11:52 | Butler | John Bieber pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Randy Seeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Glines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Albrecht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Rodrigues (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luke Rollin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Bieber (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Herman Grubbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy jams it | 46-49 |
| 11:11 | Brown | John Chandler misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 11:10 | Brown | Matthew Glines tips it home | 48-49 |
| 10:58 | Butler | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy tips it home | 48-51 |
| 10:42 | Brown | Randy Seeman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Herman Grubbs snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 10:25 | Butler | John Smith makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Depuy | 48-53 |
| 10:11 | Brown | Frank Albrecht hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Seeman | 50-53 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Luke Rollin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 09:51 | Brown | Randy Seeman grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 09:32 | Brown | Frank Albrecht clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 09:30 | Butler | John Smith grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Bieber | 50-55 |
| 08:46 | Brown | Matthew Glines travels with the ball | 50-55 |
| Subs | Brown | Clarence Roy (PG), Harley Simpson (SG), Keith Carlson (SF), Preston Prestridge (PF), Eric Lund (C) Randy Seeman, Matthew Glines, Frank Albrecht, John Chandler, Dale Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), Virgil Walsh (SF), Jean Halvorsen (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, John Bieber, Jeffrey Depuy, Herman Grubbs | |
| 08:21 | Butler | Clarence Roy is called for the reach on Jean Halvorsen - foul #1 on Clarence Roy, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 08:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Cheesman | 50-55 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Terry Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 07:45 | Brown | Eric Lund pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Clarence Roy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harley Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Preston Prestridge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Lund (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Yates (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Virgil Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Roger Cheesman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Brown | Eric Lund loses the dribble to Luis Yates | 50-55 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Luis Yates hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-55 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen misses the tip | 50-55 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 06:58 | Brown | Harley Simpson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Luis Yates - foul #2 on Luis Yates, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG) Terry Brown | |
| 06:58 | Brown | Harley Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:58 | Brown | Harley Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jean Halvorsen | 51-57 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Luis Yates makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-60 |
| 06:23 | Brown | Keith Carlson is whistled for traveling | 51-60 |
| Subs | Brown | Randy Seeman (PG), Harold Rickert (SF) Clarence Roy, Keith Carlson | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (SG), John Bieber (SF), Herman Grubbs (C) Luis Yates, Virgil Walsh, Roger Cheesman | |
| 06:05 | Butler | John Bieber buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 05:44 | Brown | Harley Simpson loses the dribble to Herman Grubbs | 51-62 |
| 05:27 | Butler | John Bieber is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Bieber, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Brown | Matthew Glines (SG), John Chandler (PF), Dale Rodrigues (C) Harley Simpson, Preston Prestridge, Eric Lund | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy (SF), Samuel Fox (PF) John Bieber, Jean Halvorsen | |
| 05:19 | Brown | Harold Rickert hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Glines | 53-62 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy lays it in on a nice dish by John Smith | 53-64 |
| 04:39 | Brown | John Chandler misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Fox - foul #1 on Samuel Fox, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Brown | Clarence Roy (PG), Frank Albrecht (SF) Randy Seeman, Harold Rickert | |
| Subs | Butler | Peter Willett (PG), Luke Rollin (SG), Virgil Walsh (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) John Smith, Terry Brown, Samuel Fox, Herman Grubbs | |
| 04:39 | Brown | John Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:39 | Brown | John Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:19 | Butler | The short jumper by Jeffrey Depuy is denied by Dale Rodrigues | 55-64 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Roger Cheesman tips it home | 55-66 |
| 03:57 | Brown | Frank Albrecht comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Luke Rollin - foul #4 on Luke Rollin, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Brown | Preston Prestridge (PF), Eric Lund (C) John Chandler, Dale Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Jean Halvorsen (PF) Peter Willett, Jeffrey Depuy | |
| 03:57 | Brown | Frank Albrecht misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 03:57 | Brown | Frank Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Butler | Virgil Walsh buries a floater from the free throw line set up by John Smith | 56-68 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Clarence Roy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Glines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Albrecht (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Preston Prestridge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Lund (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Virgil Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - Roger Cheesman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Brown | Eric Lund travels with the ball | 56-68 |
| Subs | Brown | Harley Simpson (SG) Matthew Glines | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bieber (SF), Herman Grubbs (C) Virgil Walsh, Roger Cheesman | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Luke Rollin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-68 |
| Subs | Brown | Randy Seeman (PG), Keith Carlson (SF) Clarence Roy, Frank Albrecht | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:46 | Brown | Keith Carlson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Harley Simpson | 59-68 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Bieber | 59-71 |
| 02:08 | Brown | Randy Seeman knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Harley Simpson | 61-71 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Preston Prestridge is called for the reach on Herman Grubbs - foul #3 on Preston Prestridge, team foul #5 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Brown | Clarence Roy (PG), Matthew Glines (SG), John Chandler (PF), Dale Rodrigues (C) Randy Seeman, Harley Simpson, Preston Prestridge, Eric Lund | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), Jeffrey Depuy (SF), Virgil Walsh (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, John Bieber, Jean Halvorsen, Herman Grubbs | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Clarence Roy is called for the reach on Terry Brown - foul #2 on Clarence Roy, team foul #6 | 61-71 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Terry Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-71 |
| 00:53 | Brown | John Chandler grabs the board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Brown | John Chandler loses the dribble to Jeffrey Depuy | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Clarence Roy is called for the reach on Terry Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Roy, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Butler | Peter Willett (SG) Luis Yates | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Terry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Terry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:44 | Brown | Matthew Glines gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| 00:36 | Brown | John Chandler connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Clarence Roy | 63-72 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Brown | Randy Seeman (PG), Harley Simpson (SG), Frank Albrecht (SF), Preston Prestridge (PF), Eric Lund (C) Clarence Roy, Matthew Glines, Keith Carlson, John Chandler, Dale Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), John Bieber (SF), Jean Halvorsen (PF), Herman Grubbs (C) Peter Willett, Virgil Walsh, Jeffrey Depuy, Roger Cheesman | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Randy Seeman is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Seeman, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| 00:34 | Butler | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:34 | Butler | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:28 | Brown | Randy Seeman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-74 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Herman Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | John Smith runs out the clock | 63-74 |