| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eddie Nixon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Litwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Host (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 12 pts. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Cleveland State | William Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 31-38 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Leroy Fryar can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Litwin - foul #1 on Michael Litwin, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | David Williams steps in front of the Steven Davis pass | 31-40 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 18:46 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Lavern Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses short on a runner from close range | 31-40 |
| 18:14 | Butler | David Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits a floater from the left wing set up by Dwayne Bowers | 31-42 |
| 17:35 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:28 | Cleveland State | The jumper by Leroy Host is denied by David Williams | 31-42 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | Steven Davis tips it home | 33-42 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Leroy Host blocks the short jumper by Leroy Fryar | 33-42 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-42 |
| 16:46 | Cleveland State | Steven Davis gets the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 16:26 | Cleveland State | Dwayne Bowers is called for the reach on Michael Litwin - foul #2 on Dwayne Bowers, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Michael George (SG), Phil Pearson (SF), Lloyd Bonanno (PF), Johnny Canady (C) William Bell, Eddie Nixon, Michael Litwin, Leroy Host, Steven Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Johnny Canady is called for traveling | 33-42 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Brendan Gannon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-42 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Bonanno gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donnie Florez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael George (fresh) SF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Bonanno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Canady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Vitale (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Bonanno buries a runner from the baseline set up by Michael George | 35-42 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Canady - foul #2 on Johnny Canady, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin (SF) Phil Pearson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:14 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:56 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Bonanno's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Fryar | 35-44 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Alfred Ivers snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Lavern Ingram is whistled for a carry | 35-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon (SG), Leroy Host (PF) Michael George, Johnny Canady | |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF) Martin Vitale | |
| 14:30 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Bonanno hits the finger roll set up by Eddie Nixon | 37-44 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Leroy Fryar lays it in set up by Lavern Ingram | 37-46 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| 13:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Dwayne Bowers | 37-46 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Brendan Gannon's pass is intercepted by Donnie Florez | 37-46 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | Alfred Ivers is called for the reach on Donnie Florez - foul #2 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Michael George (SF), Steven Davis (C) Donnie Florez, Michael Litwin, Lloyd Bonanno | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), Melvin Owens (PF), David Williams (C) Lavern Ingram, Leroy Fryar, Alfred Ivers | |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | William Bell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael George | 40-46 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Brendan Gannon double dribbles | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson (SF), Johnny Canady (PF) Eddie Nixon, Leroy Host | |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Hughes (SF) Dwayne Bowers | |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| 12:25 | Butler | David Williams is fouled on the floor by William Bell - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Brendan Gannon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-46 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Melvin Owens can't tip it in | 43-46 |
| 12:04 | Cleveland State | Steven Davis gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | Steven Davis comes up short on the runner from the left block | 43-46 |
| 11:45 | Butler | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael George (fresh) SF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Canady (fresh) C - Steven Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:43 | Butler | William Bell takes the ball from Brendan Gannon in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 11:23 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ray Hughes - foul #1 on Ray Hughes, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon (SG), Leroy Host (PF) Michael George, Johnny Canady | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF) Brendan Gannon, Ray Hughes, Melvin Owens | |
| 11:23 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:23 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 11:00 | Butler | David Williams hits the follow up shot | 44-48 |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon's pass is intercepted by Alfred Ivers | 44-48 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Lavern Ingram | 44-50 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host hits the finger roll | 46-50 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Martin Vitale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Steven Davis grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:27 | Cleveland State | Alfred Ivers blocks the jumper by Phil Pearson | 46-50 |
| 09:25 | Butler | David Williams snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Alfred Ivers is hacked by Leroy Host - foul #1 on Leroy Host, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Michael Litwin (SF), Lloyd Bonanno (PF), Johnny Canady (C) William Bell, Phil Pearson, Leroy Host, Steven Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Leroy Fryar (PF) Martin Vitale, David Williams | |
| 09:04 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Brendan Gannon and he's hacked by Eddie Nixon - foul #1 on Eddie Nixon, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF) Lavern Ingram, Dwayne Bowers | |
| 09:04 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Leroy Fryar steps in front of the Donnie Florez pass | 46-53 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Marsh | 46-56 |
| 08:23 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Brendan Gannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael George (SG), Leroy Host (PF) Eddie Nixon, Johnny Canady | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Melvin Owens (C) Joshua Marsh, Ray Hughes, Alfred Ivers | |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | Michael George hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 07:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Owens | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donnie Florez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael George (fresh) SF - Michael Litwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Host (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Bonanno (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Owens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Butler | Donnie Florez is called for the reach on Lavern Ingram in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donnie Florez, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Leroy Fryar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-56 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Michael George grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Melvin Owens is called for the reach on Lloyd Bonanno - foul #2 on Melvin Owens, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Davis (C) Lloyd Bonanno | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Steven Davis can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Melvin Owens - foul #3 on Melvin Owens, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG) Donnie Florez | |
| Subs | Butler | David Williams (C) Melvin Owens | |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Steven Davis misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Steven Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Brendan Gannon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host misses long on a jumper from close range | 47-56 |
| 06:21 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host hits the follow up shot | 49-56 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits a 3 from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dwayne Bowers - foul #3 on Dwayne Bowers, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon (SG), Lloyd Bonanno (PF) Michael George, Leroy Host | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF) Lavern Ingram, Dwayne Bowers, Leroy Fryar | |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Alfred Ivers buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ray Hughes | 51-61 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-61 |
| 05:01 | Butler | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Martin Vitale buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Alfred Ivers | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:09 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin tips it home | 53-64 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Martin Vitale is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Martin Vitale, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Michael George (SF), Leroy Host (PF), Johnny Canady (C) William Bell, Michael Litwin, Lloyd Bonanno, Steven Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF) Brendan Gannon, Ray Hughes, David Williams | |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Michael George throws it down on a great pass from Leroy Host | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donnie Florez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Nixon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael George (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Host (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Canady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Leroy Fryar is fouled on the floor by Johnny Canady - foul #3 on Johnny Canady, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 03:21 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:54 | Butler | Alfred Ivers connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Martin Vitale | 57-66 |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Davis (C) Johnny Canady | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG) Martin Vitale | |
| 02:41 | Cleveland State | Steven Davis clanks a jumper from close range | 57-66 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Brendan Gannon snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:34 | Butler | Lavern Ingram's pass is intercepted by Eddie Nixon in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon can't finish the layup | 57-66 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Leroy Fryar pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is hacked by Eddie Nixon - foul #2 on Eddie Nixon, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Michael Litwin (SF) Donnie Florez, Michael George | |
| Subs | Butler | David Williams (C) Alfred Ivers | |
| 02:12 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon misses the easy layup | 57-68 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Leroy Host gets the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | William Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Brendan Gannon gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Leroy Fryar scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Lavern Ingram | 57-70 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Eddie Nixon is whistled for a carry | 57-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Michael George (SG), Phil Pearson (SF), Lloyd Bonanno (PF), Johnny Canady (C) William Bell, Eddie Nixon, Michael Litwin, Leroy Host, Steven Davis | |
| 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 | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Martin Vitale is hacked by Donnie Florez - foul #4 on Donnie Florez, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Martin Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Martin Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 (0) | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Bonanno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Martin Vitale runs out the clock | 57-72 |