| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kip Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Reza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Flaherty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Durr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is fouled on the floor by Christopher Flaherty - foul #3 on Christopher Flaherty, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Stevens (SF) Christopher Flaherty | |
| 19:22 | Butler | Brendan Gannon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | Youngstown State | Timothy Durr pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:08 | Youngstown State | Timothy Durr misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:07 | Butler | David Williams snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Lavern Ingram is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lavern Ingram, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:23 | Youngstown State | Kip Everett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Leroy Fryar banks in the layup on a great pass from Dwayne Bowers and he's fouled by Robert Evans - foul #2 on Robert Evans, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson (C) Timothy Durr | |
| 17:54 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:54 | Butler | David Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-30 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Leroy Fryar hits the follow up shot | 38-30 |
| 17:21 | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 17:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Dwayne Bowers | 38-30 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Leroy Fryar loses the ball out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax (SG), James Somerville (SF), Albert Smith (C) Ernest Reza, Kevin Stevens, Robert Evans | |
| 16:47 | Youngstown State | Albert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses long on a runner from the baseline | 38-30 |
| 16:32 | Youngstown State | James Somerville grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:15 | Youngstown State | Albert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Lavern Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Brendan Gannon scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lavern Ingram | 41-30 |
| 15:42 | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kip Everett | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kip Everett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Fairfax (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Somerville (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Somerville - foul #1 on James Somerville, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF), David Williams (C) Ray Hughes, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza (SG), Christopher Flaherty (SF), Robert Evans (PF), Timothy Durr (C) Kip Everett, James Somerville, Aaron Jackson, Albert Smith | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:12 | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 15:11 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ernest Reza - foul #3 on Ernest Reza, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:37 | Youngstown State | Robert Evans clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-32 |
| 14:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Williams | 45-32 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers is hacked by Robert Evans - foul #3 on Robert Evans, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Ivers (PF) Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 14:15 | Butler | David Williams comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Durr - foul #3 on Timothy Durr, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| 14:15 | Butler | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 14:15 | Butler | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza misses short on a shot from the right block | 47-32 |
| 14:01 | Butler | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 13:46 | Youngstown State | Robert Evans snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 13:40 | Youngstown State | Robert Evans comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-32 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Lavern Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-32 |
| 13:29 | Youngstown State | Timothy Durr snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 13:16 | Youngstown State | Timothy Durr clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-32 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Alfred Ivers grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Brendan Gannon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lavern Ingram | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:29 | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza lays it in and he's fouled by Alfred Ivers - foul #2 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF) Lavern Ingram, Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kip Everett (PG), James Somerville (SF), Kevin Stevens (PF), Aaron Jackson (C) Bobby Fairfax, Christopher Flaherty, Robert Evans, Timothy Durr | |
| 12:29 | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Leroy Fryar comes up short on the floater from close range | 50-35 |
| 12:06 | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:47 | Youngstown State | James Somerville connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kip Everett | 50-38 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Brendan Gannon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Alfred Ivers hits the follow up shot | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kip Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Reza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Somerville (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Stevens (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Youngstown State | Kip Everett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Melvin Owens (C) Brendan Gannon, Ray Hughes, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Christopher Flaherty (SF), Robert Evans (PF) Ernest Reza, Aaron Jackson | |
| 10:48 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the runner from the baseline | 54-38 |
| 10:31 | Youngstown State | Melvin Owens swats the shot by James Somerville | 54-38 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Martin Vitale grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Christopher Flaherty picks off the pass by Leroy Fryar | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:11 | Youngstown State | Christopher Flaherty misses the lay-in | 54-38 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Joshua Marsh grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Christopher Flaherty steals the ball from Melvin Owens | 54-38 |
| 09:47 | Youngstown State | Leroy Fryar picks off the pass by James Somerville | 54-38 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Leroy Fryar banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robert Evans - foul #4 on Robert Evans, team foul #7 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Brendan Gannon (SG), David Williams (C) Martin Vitale, Joshua Marsh, Melvin Owens | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza (SG), Aaron Jackson (PF), Timothy Durr (C) James Somerville, Robert Evans, Kevin Stevens | |
| 09:25 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the free throw | 57-38 |
| 09:13 | Youngstown State | Christopher Flaherty misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-38 |
| 09:12 | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza tips it in | 57-40 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is hacked by Timothy Durr - foul #4 on Timothy Durr, team foul #8 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF) Dwayne Bowers, Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax (PG), Ralph Lebron (SF), Albert Smith (C) Kip Everett, Christopher Flaherty, Timothy Durr | |
| 08:57 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 08:57 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 08:37 | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 08:35 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 08:19 | Youngstown State | Brendan Gannon is called for the reach on Albert Smith - foul #3 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF) Ray Hughes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 08:10 | Youngstown State | Ralph Lebron can't throw it down | 57-40 |
| 08:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 57-40 |
| 07:49 | Butler | David Williams misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Aaron Jackson - foul #3 on Aaron Jackson, team foul #9 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF) Martin Vitale | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kip Everett (PG), Christopher Flaherty (SF), Robert Evans (PF), Timothy Durr (C) Bobby Fairfax, Ralph Lebron, Aaron Jackson, Albert Smith | |
| 07:49 | Butler | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 07:49 | Butler | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 07:49 | Youngstown State | Timothy Durr grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 07:35 | Youngstown State | Robert Evans connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-43 |
| 07:22 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses badly on a floater from the right side | 58-43 |
| 07:20 | Youngstown State | Timothy Durr pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kip Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Reza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Flaherty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Durr (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Youngstown State | Christopher Flaherty misses the easy layup | 58-43 |
| 07:02 | Butler | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Lavern Ingram buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Brendan Gannon and he's fouled by Robert Evans - foul #5 on Robert Evans, team foul #10 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax (SG), Kevin Stevens (PF) Ernest Reza, Robert Evans | |
| 06:47 | Butler | Lavern Ingram misses the free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:47 | Youngstown State | Kevin Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:40 | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy Durr | 60-46 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Melvin Owens makes the fadeaway from the left block | 62-46 |
| 06:00 | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kip Everett | 62-48 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers loses the ball out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (PG), Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF) Lavern Ingram, Brendan Gannon, Dwayne Bowers, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Somerville (SF), Aaron Jackson (C) Christopher Flaherty, Timothy Durr | |
| 05:12 | Youngstown State | James Somerville's pass is intercepted by Leroy Fryar | 62-48 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Kip Everett is called for the reach on Melvin Owens - foul #2 on Kip Everett, team foul #11 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Butler | David Williams (C) Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ernest Reza (SG) Kip Everett | |
| 04:54 | Butler | Melvin Owens misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Melvin Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 04:38 | Youngstown State | Melvin Owens is called for the reach on Kevin Stevens - foul #2 on Melvin Owens, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF) Joshua Marsh, Melvin Owens | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 04:29 | Youngstown State | Kevin Stevens misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 04:28 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Stevens | 63-48 |
| 04:17 | Youngstown State | David Williams swats the layup by Bobby Fairfax | 63-48 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Brendan Gannon double dribbles | 63-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF) Martin Vitale, Ray Hughes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kip Everett (PG), Christopher Flaherty (SF), Timothy Durr (C) Bobby Fairfax, James Somerville, Kevin Stevens | |
| 03:38 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Leroy Fryar - foul #2 on Leroy Fryar, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (PG), Martin Vitale (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF), Melvin Owens (C) Lavern Ingram, Brendan Gannon, Dwayne Bowers, Leroy Fryar, David Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ralph Lebron (PG), Bobby Fairfax (SG), Kevin Stevens (SF), Albert Smith (C) Kip Everett, Ernest Reza, Christopher Flaherty, Timothy Durr | |
| 03:38 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:38 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:38 | Youngstown State | Kevin Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 03:26 | Youngstown State | Ralph Lebron misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-48 |
| 03:25 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 03:13 | Youngstown State | Kevin Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Somerville (PG) Aaron Jackson | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Owens (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - James Somerville (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Fairfax (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ralph Lebron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Stevens - foul #1 on Kevin Stevens, team foul #12 | 63-48 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Martin Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Martin Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 02:38 | Youngstown State | Ralph Lebron misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Alfred Ivers pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Melvin Owens can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 65-48 |
| 02:15 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Kevin Stevens | 65-48 |
| 01:57 | Youngstown State | James Somerville is whistled for a carry | 65-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson (PF) Ralph Lebron | |
| 01:30 | Butler | Melvin Owens banks in the layup set up by Ray Hughes and he's fouled by Aaron Jackson - foul #4 on Aaron Jackson, team foul #13 | 67-48 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Melvin Owens makes the free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:18 | Youngstown State | Bobby Fairfax misses the floater from just outside the lane | 68-48 |
| 01:16 | Youngstown State | Albert Smith grabs the offensive board | 68-48 |
| 00:53 | Youngstown State | James Somerville can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Owens - foul #3 on Melvin Owens, team foul #6 | 68-48 |
| 00:53 | Youngstown State | James Somerville makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:53 | Youngstown State | James Somerville misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Melvin Owens snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Kevin Stevens is called for the reach on Ray Hughes - foul #2 on Kevin Stevens, team foul #14 | 68-49 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Ray Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Ray Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 00:32 | Youngstown State | Albert Smith grabs the board | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Youngstown State | Aaron Jackson is whistled for traveling | 69-49 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Martin Vitale runs out the clock | 69-49 |