| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ezra Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wendell Nam (fresh) C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Ezra Fowler inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | Donald Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the right side | 28-29 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Lavern Ingram is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Wendell Nam clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Wendell Nam makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Wendell Nam misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:01 | Butler | David Williams snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers double dribbles | 29-32 |
| 18:26 | Denver | Donald Jenkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Jenkins, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Leroy Fryar is hacked by Wendell Nam - foul #2 on Wendell Nam, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 17:49 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:36 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi hits the finger roll | 31-32 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Leroy Fryar's layup is rejected by Wendell Nam | 31-32 |
| 17:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 31-32 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Wendell Nam comes up short on the jumper from close range | 31-32 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Ezra Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:26 | Denver | Donald Jenkins scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ezra Fowler | 33-32 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Leroy Fryar buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Lavern Ingram | 33-34 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Wendell Nam scores on a floater from the right side | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ezra Fowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wendell Nam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | Butler | Lavern Ingram is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Butler - foul #3 on Claude Butler, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Hector Lopez (SF), Matt Chandler (PF), Gino Ricci (C) Ezra Fowler, Wendell Nam, Dikembe Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| 15:40 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the floater in the lane | 35-36 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Claude Butler connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gino Ricci | 38-36 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Lavern Ingram can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-36 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Gino Ricci grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Gino Ricci blows the layup | 38-36 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Gino Ricci tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Leroy Fryar tips it in | 40-38 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Gino Ricci blows the layup but he's fouled by Alfred Ivers - foul #1 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Brandon Wille (SG) Donald Jenkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF), Melvin Owens (C) Martin Vitale, Leroy Fryar | |
| 13:54 | Denver | Gino Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Gino Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Lavern Ingram banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dwayne Bowers and he's fouled by Claude Butler - foul #4 on Claude Butler, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Hassan (PG), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (C) Claude Butler, Gino Ricci | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:33 | Butler | Lavern Ingram misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 41-40 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Brendan Gannon - foul #1 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Ezra Fowler (SF) Hector Lopez | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), David Williams (C) Lavern Ingram, Melvin Owens | |
| 13:22 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Ezra Fowler steps in front of the Dwayne Bowers pass | 43-40 |
| 12:51 | Denver | Ezra Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 12:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 43-40 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Hassan - foul #1 on Matthew Hassan, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Lamont Brooks (PF) Matt Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF) Alfred Ivers | |
| 12:33 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses the shot from the left block | 43-40 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Brendan Gannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brendan Gannon out of a doubleteam | 43-42 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi blows the layup but the foul's on Melvin Owens - foul #1 on Melvin Owens, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Jenkins (SG), Hector Lopez (SF), Wendell Nam (PF) Brandon Wille, Ezra Fowler, Lamont Brooks | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF) Martin Vitale, Melvin Owens | |
| 12:04 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:04 | Butler | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 11:46 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Hassan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hector Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wendell Nam (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 11:27 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Leroy Fryar drills a jump hook from close range | 46-44 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-44 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Leroy Fryar pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Lavern Ingram hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Matthew Hassan banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 48-47 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lavern Ingram | 48-49 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Donald Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 09:40 | Denver | Wendell Nam gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:18 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi's pass is intercepted by Lavern Ingram | 48-49 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Wendell Nam gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi is fouled on the floor by Brendan Gannon - foul #2 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Brandon Wille (PG), Charles Brown (SG), Ezra Fowler (SF), Matt Chandler (PF), Gino Ricci (C) Matthew Hassan, Donald Jenkins, Hector Lopez, Wendell Nam, Dikembe Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (PG), Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF), Melvin Owens (C) Lavern Ingram, Brendan Gannon, Dwayne Bowers, Leroy Fryar, David Williams | |
| 08:37 | Denver | Brandon Wille can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Melvin Owens gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Martin Vitale is hacked by Gino Ricci - foul #1 on Gino Ricci, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Martin Vitale can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 07:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gino Ricci | 48-49 |
| 07:40 | Denver | Charles Brown is hacked by Martin Vitale - foul #2 on Martin Vitale, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Claude Butler (PG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Wille (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ezra Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matt Chandler (fresh) C - Gino Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 5 reb. C - Melvin Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Denver | Brandon Wille is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 07:23 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Ezra Fowler | 48-49 |
| 07:18 | Denver | Ezra Fowler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 07:16 | Denver | Gino Ricci pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Brandon Wille misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Ray Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Matt Chandler blocks the short jumper by Melvin Owens | 48-49 |
| 06:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to Matt Chandler | 48-49 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Claude Butler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 06:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Owens | 48-49 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Melvin Owens loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Jenkins (SG), Hector Lopez (SF), Lamont Brooks (PF), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (C) Brandon Wille, Ezra Fowler, Matt Chandler, Gino Ricci | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Brendan Gannon (SG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF) Martin Vitale, Joshua Marsh, Ray Hughes, Melvin Owens | |
| 05:42 | Denver | Claude Butler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Leroy Fryar - foul #2 on Leroy Fryar, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Williams (C) Alfred Ivers | |
| 05:42 | Denver | Claude Butler makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Claude Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Brendan Gannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Wendell Nam (PF) Lamont Brooks | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:53 | Denver | Lavern Ingram takes the ball from Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 50-49 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Leroy Fryar slams it home set up by Lavern Ingram | 50-51 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Claude Butler is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Bowers - foul #3 on Dwayne Bowers, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Brandon Wille (SG), Ezra Fowler (SF) Donald Jenkins, Hector Lopez | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF), Melvin Owens (C) Dwayne Bowers, Leroy Fryar, David Williams | |
| 04:06 | Denver | Claude Butler misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Alfred Ivers grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 03:45 | Butler | A charge is called on Brendan Gannon - foul #3 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Wille (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ezra Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wendell Nam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Vitale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 6 reb. C - Melvin Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Denver | Wendell Nam misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Melvin Owens gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Martin Vitale comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ezra Fowler - foul #3 on Ezra Fowler, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Matt Chandler (PF) Wendell Nam | |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF) Lavern Ingram | |
| 03:06 | Butler | Martin Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Martin Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Ezra Fowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Jenkins (SG) Brandon Wille | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:53 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF), David Williams (C) Martin Vitale, Alfred Ivers, Melvin Owens | |
| 02:32 | Butler | David Williams's pass is intercepted by Ezra Fowler | 50-53 |
| 02:03 | Denver | Ezra Fowler misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Donald Jenkins steals the ball from Brendan Gannon | 50-53 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Donald Jenkins clanks a jumper from the left block | 50-53 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Donald Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Claude Butler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Claude Butler - foul #5 on Claude Butler, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Hassan (PG), Wendell Nam (PF) Claude Butler, Matt Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:40 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:40 | Butler | David Williams gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers is hacked by Ezra Fowler - foul #4 on Ezra Fowler, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Matthew Hassan double dribbles | 53-56 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF) Dwayne Bowers, Leroy Fryar | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is hacked by Matthew Hassan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Hassan, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Denver | Ezra Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Alfred Ivers snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Alfred Ivers runs out the clock | 53-57 |