| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Devin Lampkins (fresh) SG - Douglas Cooney (fresh) SF - Michael Peralta (fresh) PF - Bruce Eisen (fresh) C - Eddie Silvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) C - David Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Delaware | Eddie Silvey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Delaware | Devin Lampkins loses the dribble to David Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Butler | David Williams misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Delaware | Bruce Eisen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Delaware | Devin Lampkins drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Douglas Cooney steals the ball from David Williams | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Delaware | Douglas Cooney hits the finger roll | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Bruce Eisen picks off the pass by Leroy Fryar in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Delaware | Devin Lampkins misses long on a shot from the right side | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 17:54 | Delaware | Douglas Cooney can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | Delaware | Eddie Silvey gets the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | Delaware | Michael Peralta connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 8-0 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the follow up shot | 8-2 |
| 16:47 | Delaware | Eddie Silvey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-2 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Leroy Fryar is hacked by Bruce Eisen - foul #1 on Bruce Eisen, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Exley (PG), James Houltberg (SG), Johnny McCoskey (SF), Lane Engel (PF), Thomas Aguinaldo (C) Devin Lampkins, Douglas Cooney, Michael Peralta, Bruce Eisen, Eddie Silvey | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| 16:09 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses short on an open floater from the right block | 8-2 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Leroy Fryar tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 15:44 | Delaware | Martin Vitale is called for the reach on Johnny McCoskey - foul #1 on Martin Vitale, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (C) Leroy Fryar | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Robert Exley (fresh) SG - James Houltberg (fresh) SF - Johnny McCoskey (fresh) PF - Lane Engel (fresh) C - Thomas Aguinaldo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Vitale (fresh) PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) C - Melvin Owens (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Delaware | Lane Engel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-4 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Melvin Owens is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfred Ivers | 8-6 |
| 15:05 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey loses the ball out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Hughes (SF) Lavern Ingram | |
| 14:48 | Butler | Melvin Owens can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | Delaware | James Houltberg grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:34 | Delaware | James Houltberg comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Martin Vitale - foul #2 on Martin Vitale, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Delaware | Douglas Cooney (SG), Richard Waguespack (SF), Bruce Eisen (PF) Robert Exley, Johnny McCoskey, Thomas Aguinaldo | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG) Martin Vitale | |
| 14:34 | Delaware | James Houltberg misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:34 | Delaware | James Houltberg makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is fouled in the backcourt by James Houltberg - foul #1 on James Houltberg, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Delaware | Devin Lampkins (PG) James Houltberg | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF) Alfred Ivers | |
| 14:14 | Butler | Bruce Eisen is called for the reach on Leroy Fryar - foul #2 on Bruce Eisen, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Delaware | Eddie Silvey (C) Bruce Eisen | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF) Brendan Gannon, Ray Hughes | |
| 13:57 | Butler | Leroy Fryar knocks in the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Lane Engel - foul #1 on Lane Engel, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Williams (C) Melvin Owens | |
| 13:57 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:45 | Delaware | Douglas Cooney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Marsh - foul #1 on Joshua Marsh, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 13:45 | Delaware | Douglas Cooney makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:45 | Delaware | Douglas Cooney makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Leroy Fryar knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Williams | 11-11 |
| 13:20 | Delaware | Lane Engel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Devin Lampkins - foul #1 on Devin Lampkins, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Exley (PG), Johnny McCoskey (SF), Thomas Aguinaldo (PF) Devin Lampkins, Richard Waguespack, Lane Engel | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Lavern Ingram, Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| 13:06 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:06 | Delaware | Eddie Silvey snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:45 | Delaware | Eddie Silvey drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Exley | 13-12 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Delaware | James Houltberg (SG), Michael Peralta (SF) Douglas Cooney, Eddie Silvey | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (C) Leroy Fryar | |
| 12:19 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 12:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 13-12 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 11:57 | Delaware | Thomas Aguinaldo grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:40 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-12 |
| 11:39 | Delaware | Robert Exley hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Robert Exley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Houltberg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Peralta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Aguinaldo (fairly fresh) C - Johnny McCoskey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) C - Melvin Owens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:23 | Delaware | Thomas Aguinaldo pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:00 | Delaware | The short jumper by James Houltberg is denied by Alfred Ivers | 15-12 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Melvin Owens gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Melvin Owens travels with the ball | 15-12 |
| Subs | Delaware | Devin Lampkins (PG), Douglas Cooney (SG), Richard Waguespack (SF), Lane Engel (PF), Eddie Silvey (C) Robert Exley, James Houltberg, Michael Peralta, Thomas Aguinaldo, Johnny McCoskey | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), David Williams (C) Joshua Marsh, Ray Hughes, Alfred Ivers, Melvin Owens | |
| 10:39 | Delaware | Douglas Cooney hits the finger roll | 17-12 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Cooney - foul #1 on Douglas Cooney, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Richard Waguespack takes the ball from Leroy Fryar | 17-12 |
| 10:08 | Delaware | Lane Engel's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Bowers | 17-12 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Brendan Gannon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dwayne Bowers | 17-15 |
| 09:33 | Delaware | Douglas Cooney connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Devin Lampkins | 19-15 |
| 09:19 | Butler | David Williams is open but misses the lay-in | 19-15 |
| 09:18 | Delaware | Devin Lampkins pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:13 | Delaware | Douglas Cooney connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Devin Lampkins | 21-15 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Brendan Gannon drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 08:31 | Delaware | Eddie Silvey loses the dribble to Dwayne Bowers | 21-18 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Douglas Cooney is called for the reach on Leroy Fryar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Cooney, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Exley (PG), James Houltberg (SG), Michael Peralta (SF), Thomas Aguinaldo (PF) Devin Lampkins, Douglas Cooney, Richard Waguespack, Eddie Silvey | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Brendan Gannon, Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| 08:29 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:29 | Delaware | Thomas Aguinaldo snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:15 | Delaware | Michael Peralta is fouled on the floor by Ray Hughes - foul #1 on Ray Hughes, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey (C) Lane Engel | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (C) Leroy Fryar | |
| 08:05 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-18 |
| 08:04 | Delaware | Michael Peralta tips it back up and in | 23-18 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Melvin Owens scores on a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Johnny McCoskey - foul #1 on Johnny McCoskey, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Melvin Owens misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:48 | Delaware | Thomas Aguinaldo snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 07:32 | Delaware | Melvin Owens picks off the pass by James Houltberg | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Robert Exley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Houltberg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Peralta (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Aguinaldo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnny McCoskey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (tiring) SG - Joshua Marsh (fresh) SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Butler | Melvin Owens can't finish the uncontested layup | 23-20 |
| 07:18 | Butler | Ray Hughes tips it home | 23-22 |
| 06:57 | Delaware | Robert Exley is hacked by Melvin Owens - foul #1 on Melvin Owens, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Delaware | Devin Lampkins (PG), Eddie Silvey (C) James Houltberg, Johnny McCoskey | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), David Williams (C) Joshua Marsh, Ray Hughes, Melvin Owens | |
| 06:46 | Delaware | Michael Peralta drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Silvey and the foul's on Dwayne Bowers - foul #1 on Dwayne Bowers, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| 06:46 | Delaware | Michael Peralta makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Brendan Gannon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 06:23 | Delaware | Thomas Aguinaldo pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 06:07 | Delaware | Eddie Silvey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-22 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Lavern Ingram gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:44 | Butler | David Williams hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brendan Gannon and he's fouled by Eddie Silvey - foul #1 on Eddie Silvey, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Delaware | Lane Engel (PF) Eddie Silvey | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG), Melvin Owens (PF) Brendan Gannon, Alfred Ivers | |
| 05:44 | Butler | David Williams makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:21 | Delaware | Robert Exley scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Devin Lampkins | 29-25 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Lavern Ingram misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 05:08 | Delaware | Thomas Aguinaldo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:03 | Delaware | Robert Exley connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Devin Lampkins | 32-25 |
| 04:42 | Butler | David Williams knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Melvin Owens | 32-27 |
| 04:24 | Delaware | Melvin Owens is called for the reach on Lane Engel - foul #2 on Melvin Owens, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Delaware | James Houltberg (PG), Richard Waguespack (SG), Johnny McCoskey (SF), Eddie Silvey (C) Devin Lampkins, Robert Exley, Michael Peralta, Thomas Aguinaldo | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Joshua Marsh, Dwayne Bowers, Melvin Owens, David Williams | |
| 04:24 | Delaware | Lane Engel makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:24 | Delaware | Lane Engel misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 33-27 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Waguespack - foul #1 on Richard Waguespack, team foul #10 | 33-27 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:22 | Delaware | Eddie Silvey snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 04:04 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey is called for traveling | 33-28 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar banks in the layup | 33-30 |
| 03:20 | Delaware | Richard Waguespack misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Alfred Ivers grabs the board | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - James Houltberg (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Waguespack (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny McCoskey (fresh) PF - Lane Engel (tired) 1 pts. C - Eddie Silvey (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (tired) SG - Brendan Gannon (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Leroy Fryar comes up short on the runner from the left block | 33-30 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Alfred Ivers gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lane Engel - foul #2 on Lane Engel, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Delaware | Devin Lampkins (PG), Douglas Cooney (SG), Michael Peralta (SF), Bruce Eisen (PF) James Houltberg, Richard Waguespack, Lane Engel, Eddie Silvey | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG), Martin Vitale (SF), David Williams (C) Lavern Ingram, Ray Hughes, Alfred Ivers | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:59 | Delaware | Bruce Eisen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:45 | Delaware | Bruce Eisen clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 02:43 | Delaware | Michael Peralta pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:21 | Delaware | Brendan Gannon steals it from Devin Lampkins | 33-31 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 02:15 | Delaware | Bruce Eisen pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:59 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey knocks in the jumper near the basket | 35-31 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Martin Vitale knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 01:34 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 01:33 | Butler | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Martin Vitale lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Marsh | 35-36 |
| 01:09 | Delaware | Devin Lampkins misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 01:07 | Delaware | Bruce Eisen gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:48 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Leroy Fryar - foul #1 on Leroy Fryar, team foul #9 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Delaware | James Houltberg (PG), Thomas Aguinaldo (C) Devin Lampkins, Michael Peralta | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Melvin Owens (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Brendan Gannon, Joshua Marsh, Leroy Fryar, David Williams | |
| 00:48 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:48 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Douglas Cooney steals it from Lavern Ingram in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 00:44 | Delaware | Johnny McCoskey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Cooney | 38-36 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Douglas Cooney steps in front of the Lavern Ingram pass in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 00:25 | Delaware | Douglas Cooney can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 00:23 | Delaware | Bruce Eisen hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Lavern Ingram misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Johnny McCoskey - foul #2 on Johnny McCoskey, team foul #12 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Exley (PG), Richard Waguespack (SF) Douglas Cooney, Johnny McCoskey | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG) Martin Vitale | |
| 00:03 | Butler | Lavern Ingram misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Lavern Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Lavern Ingram makes the 3rd free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | Delaware | Richard Waguespack can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 40-38 |