| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ognjen Gapinski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ronald Cleaver (fresh) SF - Kofi Akre (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Kirkendall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sheng Xyong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Kofi Akre inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 20-24 |
| 19:37 | Butler | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the lay-in | 20-24 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Sheng Xyong | 20-24 |
| 18:47 | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Bowers - foul #1 on Dwayne Bowers, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| 18:21 | Nebraska | Brendan Gannon picks off the pass by Ognjen Gapinski | 20-24 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Brendan Gannon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-24 |
| 18:00 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 17:39 | Nebraska | Dwayne Bowers is called for the reach on Ronald Cleaver - foul #2 on Dwayne Bowers, team foul #2 | 20-24 |
| 17:14 | Nebraska | David Kirkendall hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 20-24 |
| 17:12 | Butler | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Brendan Gannon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 16:50 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Lavern Ingram | 20-24 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Ognjen Gapinski picks off the pass by Dwayne Bowers | 20-24 |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Kofi Akre misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-24 |
| 16:08 | Butler | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-24 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Lavern Ingram tips it in | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ognjen Gapinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ronald Cleaver (fresh) SF - Kofi Akre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Kirkendall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sheng Xyong (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski loses the ball out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jose Chavez (PG), Christian Turansky (SG), Andres Mendez (SF) Ognjen Gapinski, Ronald Cleaver, Kofi Akre | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| 15:02 | Butler | Leroy Fryar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-26 |
| 14:39 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jose Chavez | 22-26 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Kirkendall - foul #2 on David Kirkendall, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF) Martin Vitale | |
| 14:21 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 14:03 | Nebraska | Andres Mendez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-28 |
| 14:01 | Nebraska | David Kirkendall tips it but misses | 22-28 |
| 13:59 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong tips it in | 24-28 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Leroy Fryar hits the finger roll | 24-30 |
| 13:27 | Nebraska | Alfred Ivers swats the short shot by David Kirkendall | 24-30 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Lavern Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the shot from the left side | 24-30 |
| 13:11 | Nebraska | David Kirkendall grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lavern Ingram - foul #3 on Lavern Ingram, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Cleaver (SG), Kofi Akre (SF) Christian Turansky, Andres Mendez | |
| Subs | Butler | David Williams (C) Alfred Ivers | |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 12:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Williams | 25-30 |
| 12:31 | Butler | David Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kofi Akre - foul #2 on Kofi Akre, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski (PG) Jose Chavez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:31 | Butler | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 12:31 | Butler | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 12:08 | Nebraska | Kofi Akre makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers is hacked by David Kirkendall - foul #3 on David Kirkendall, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF) Dwayne Bowers, Leroy Fryar | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ognjen Gapinski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ronald Cleaver (fresh) SF - Kofi Akre (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Kirkendall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Sheng Xyong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Vitale (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) C - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 11:25 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 11:05 | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Brendan Gannon knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Martin Vitale | 30-34 |
| 10:27 | Nebraska | Kofi Akre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 10:25 | Butler | David Williams snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Martin Vitale clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 10:03 | Butler | David Williams gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Martin Vitale hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 09:40 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Sheng Xyong | 30-34 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong banks in the layup set up by Ronald Cleaver | 32-34 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Martin Vitale hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brendan Gannon | 32-37 |
| 09:05 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brendan Gannon - foul #2 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jose Chavez (SF), Andres Mendez (PF) Kofi Akre, David Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF) Lavern Ingram, David Williams | |
| 09:05 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 09:05 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Alfred Ivers gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 08:50 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 08:33 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Cleaver | 35-37 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers knocks in the floater in the paint | 35-39 |
| 08:09 | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Christian Turansky (SG), Adrian Sheppard (C) Ronald Cleaver, Sheng Xyong | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:58 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 07:57 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Bowers | 35-39 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Leroy Fryar slams it home on a great pass from Brendan Gannon | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ognjen Gapinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Christian Turansky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jose Chavez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andres Mendez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adrian Sheppard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez knocks in the floater from the right block | 37-41 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Leroy Fryar clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Andres Mendez - foul #1 on Andres Mendez, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kofi Akre (SF), David Kirkendall (PF) Ognjen Gapinski, Adrian Sheppard | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Joshua Marsh (SG), David Williams (C) Brendan Gannon, Martin Vitale, Alfred Ivers | |
| 07:01 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Andres Mendez | 37-42 |
| 06:40 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jose Chavez, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Cleaver (SG) Christian Turansky | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:29 | Butler | Joshua Marsh travels with the ball | 37-42 |
| 06:04 | Nebraska | David Williams swats the short shot by Jose Chavez | 37-42 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Leroy Fryar lays it up and in | 37-44 |
| 05:21 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 05:19 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Andres Mendez | 37-44 |
| 04:56 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Leroy Fryar - foul #3 on Leroy Fryar, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski (PG), Sheng Xyong (C) Kofi Akre, Andres Mendez | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Martin Vitale (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF) Joshua Marsh, Dwayne Bowers, Leroy Fryar | |
| 04:56 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 04:56 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Lavern Ingram makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 04:11 | Nebraska | Jose Chavez misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-47 |
| 04:09 | Nebraska | Ronald Cleaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 03:48 | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 03:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Williams | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ognjen Gapinski (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ronald Cleaver (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jose Chavez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Kirkendall (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Sheng Xyong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Vitale (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Brendan Gannon buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 03:08 | Butler | David Williams gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is hacked by Ognjen Gapinski - foul #2 on Ognjen Gapinski, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Christian Turansky (SG), Kofi Akre (SF), Andres Mendez (PF) Ronald Cleaver, Jose Chavez, David Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Melvin Owens (C) Lavern Ingram, Brendan Gannon, David Williams | |
| 02:19 | Butler | Melvin Owens hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 39-50 |
| 02:17 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 02:06 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong misses short on a floater in the paint | 39-50 |
| 02:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Owens | 39-50 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Martin Vitale hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 01:41 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Kofi Akre | 39-50 |
| 01:23 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Cleaver (SG), David Kirkendall (PF) Christian Turansky, Andres Mendez | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Brendan Gannon (SG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), David Williams (C) Martin Vitale, Joshua Marsh, Ray Hughes, Alfred Ivers, Melvin Owens | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Leroy Fryar is denied on a layup by David Kirkendall | 41-50 |
| 00:52 | Nebraska | David Kirkendall snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Nebraska | Brendan Gannon steals it from Kofi Akre | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is hacked by Ronald Cleaver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Cleaver, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (C) David Williams | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 00:45 | Nebraska | David Kirkendall snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 00:35 | Nebraska | Kofi Akre comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-50 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Lavern Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Lavern Ingram is hacked by Ronald Cleaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Cleaver, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Lavern Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Lavern Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 00:27 | Nebraska | Kofi Akre is hacked by Lavern Ingram - foul #4 on Lavern Ingram, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (PG), Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF) Lavern Ingram, Brendan Gannon, Dwayne Bowers, Leroy Fryar | |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Kofi Akre is fouled on the floor by Ray Hughes - foul #1 on Ray Hughes, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Kofi Akre makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Kofi Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Melvin Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cleaver - foul #3 on Ronald Cleaver, team foul #9 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Brendan Gannon (SG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF) Martin Vitale, Joshua Marsh, Ray Hughes, Alfred Ivers | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Melvin Owens misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | Sheng Xyong grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | Ognjen Gapinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Melvin Owens snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Melvin Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Ognjen Gapinski - foul #3 on Ognjen Gapinski, team foul #10 | 43-52 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Melvin Owens makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Melvin Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | David Kirkendall gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 00:11 | Nebraska | David Kirkendall misses the driving attempt near the basket | 43-53 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Melvin Owens grabs the board | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Lavern Ingram runs out the clock | 43-53 |