| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Oropeza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse McGuffee (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Lamkin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Money (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Dikembe Ali takes the ball from Anthony Oropeza | 28-41 |
| 19:14 | Denver | Robert Whetzel is wide open but clanks a shot near the basket | 28-41 |
| 19:13 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Petrella | 28-41 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Robert Whetzel hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Mario Taylor - foul #3 on Mario Taylor, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Anderson (PG), Eric Gautier (SG), Tracy Benito (PF), Darryl Bangert (C) Anthony Oropeza, Albert Schell, Mark Lamkin, Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Lefler (SF) Mario Taylor | |
| 18:46 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Michael Petrella grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Eric Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Demetrius Harrison (SF), Gerald Money (C) Jesse McGuffee, Darryl Bangert | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:13 | Butler | Tracy Benito's pass is intercepted by Michael Petrella | 29-43 |
| 18:00 | Denver | Michael Petrella is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Jack Anderson gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Demetrius Harrison hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Darryl Bangert (C) Eric Gautier, Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Denver | Frank Roloff (SF) Eric Brown | |
| 17:53 | Butler | Demetrius Harrison makes the free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:36 | Denver | Michael Petrella makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Darryl Bangert knocks in the runner in the paint | 34-46 |
| 17:07 | Denver | Frank Roloff hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 34-46 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Tracy Benito grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Darryl Bangert misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Michael Petrella - foul #3 on Michael Petrella, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Gautier (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF), Mark Lamkin (PF) Anthony Oropeza, Demetrius Harrison, Tracy Benito | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Michael Petrella, Dikembe Ali | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Darryl Bangert makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Darryl Bangert misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:45 | Denver | Kenneth Babb snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Andrei Zunich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Albert Schell (SG), Gerald Money (C) Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier, Darryl Bangert | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:24 | Butler | Mark Lamkin hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-46 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Lamkin - foul #1 on Mark Lamkin, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Anderson (PG), Eric Gautier (SG) Anthony Oropeza, Albert Schell | |
| Subs | Denver | David Hank (SG) Eugene Lefler | |
| 16:11 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Babb - foul #2 on Kenneth Babb, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Albert Schell (SG) Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Brown (SG), Mario Taylor (SF) David Hank, Kenneth Babb | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Oropeza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse McGuffee (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Mark Lamkin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Money (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Roloff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Enoch Shiminski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Denver | Eric Brown is fouled on the floor by Albert Schell - foul #1 on Albert Schell, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Anderson (PG), Eric Gautier (SG) Anthony Oropeza, Albert Schell | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Petrella (PF) Frank Roloff | |
| 15:27 | Denver | Andrei Zunich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Albert Schell (SG), Tracy Benito (PF) Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier, Mark Lamkin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:17 | Butler | Eric Brown picks off the pass by Jesse McGuffee | 39-48 |
| 14:59 | Denver | Gerald Money denies the turnaround by Andrei Zunich | 39-48 |
| 14:58 | Denver | Michael Petrella grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:48 | Denver | Anthony Oropeza picks off the pass by Mario Taylor | 39-48 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza jams it | 41-48 |
| 14:27 | Denver | Michael Petrella is fouled on the floor by Albert Schell - foul #2 on Albert Schell, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Anderson (PG), Eric Gautier (SG), Mark Lamkin (PF), Darryl Bangert (C) Anthony Oropeza, Albert Schell, Tracy Benito, Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Eugene Lefler (SG), Frank Roloff (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Andrei Zunich, Eric Brown, Michael Petrella, Enoch Shiminski | |
| 14:16 | Denver | Frank Roloff comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-48 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Darryl Bangert snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Darryl Bangert is whistled for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Albert Schell (SG), Gerald Money (C) Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier, Darryl Bangert | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:30 | Denver | Frank Roloff buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Taylor and he's hacked by Gerald Money - foul #2 on Gerald Money, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Demetrius Harrison (SF), Tracy Benito (C) Jesse McGuffee, Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:30 | Denver | Frank Roloff misses the free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Mark Lamkin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Tracy Benito buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 12:58 | Denver | Mario Taylor can't finish the layup | 43-50 |
| 12:57 | Denver | Dikembe Ali hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Tracy Benito makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Anthony Oropeza | 45-52 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Robert Whetzel is hacked by Demetrius Harrison - foul #1 on Demetrius Harrison, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Anderson (PG), Eric Gautier (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF), Gerald Money (C) Anthony Oropeza, Albert Schell, Demetrius Harrison, Mark Lamkin | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Brown (SG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Michael Petrella (PF) Eugene Lefler, Mario Taylor, Frank Roloff | |
| 12:26 | Denver | Robert Whetzel comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 12:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tracy Benito | 45-52 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Robert Whetzel steals the ball from Gerald Money | 45-52 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Eric Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Whetzel | 45-54 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Gerald Money's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Petrella | 45-54 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Gerald Money tips it in | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jack Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Gautier (fresh) SF - Jesse McGuffee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Tracy Benito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Money (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Babb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Denver | Robert Whetzel is hacked by Jack Anderson - foul #2 on Jack Anderson, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Albert Schell (SG), Mark Lamkin (PF), Darryl Bangert (C) Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier, Tracy Benito, Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eugene Lefler (SG), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Eric Brown, Dikembe Ali | |
| 10:56 | Denver | Michael Petrella shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 10:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jesse McGuffee | 47-54 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Albert Schell | 49-54 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Eugene Lefler loses the dribble to Albert Schell | 49-54 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Darryl Bangert is hacked by Enoch Shiminski - foul #1 on Enoch Shiminski, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Anderson (PG), Eric Gautier (SG), Demetrius Harrison (SF), Tracy Benito (PF), Gerald Money (C) Anthony Oropeza, Albert Schell, Jesse McGuffee, Mark Lamkin, Darryl Bangert | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Mario Taylor (SF), Frank Roloff (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Andrei Zunich, Eugene Lefler, Kenneth Babb, Michael Petrella, Enoch Shiminski | |
| 09:27 | Butler | Gerald Money knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Tracy Benito and the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Jesse McGuffee (SF) Eric Gautier, Demetrius Harrison | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:27 | Butler | Gerald Money makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Mario Taylor can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Tracy Benito - foul #3 on Tracy Benito, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Demetrius Harrison (SF) Jesse McGuffee | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:20 | Denver | Mario Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Mario Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Demetrius Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF) Jack Anderson, Demetrius Harrison | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:56 | Denver | Robert Whetzel makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 08:27 | Denver | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Jesse McGuffee swats the shot by Mario Taylor | 52-57 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Tracy Benito gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:54 | Butler | The short jumper by Tracy Benito is denied by Dikembe Ali | 52-57 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 07:37 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by Eric Brown is blocked by Tracy Benito | 52-57 |
| 07:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gerald Money | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Oropeza (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse McGuffee (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Benito (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Money (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Roloff (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee misses long on a runner in the paint | 52-57 |
| 07:22 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee tips it but misses | 52-57 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee misses the dunk but he's fouled by Mario Taylor - foul #4 on Mario Taylor, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Anderson (PG), Eric Gautier (SG), Mark Lamkin (PF) Anthony Oropeza, Albert Schell, Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), David Hank (SG), Eugene Lefler (SF), Michael Petrella (PF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Eric Brown, Mario Taylor, Frank Roloff, Dikembe Ali | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:16 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Eric Gautier is called for the reach on Andrei Zunich - foul #2 on Eric Gautier, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Demetrius Harrison (SF), Darryl Bangert (C) Jesse McGuffee, Tracy Benito | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Babb (SF) David Hank | |
| 07:02 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Demetrius Harrison's floater is tipped away by Michael Petrella | 53-59 |
| 06:49 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Kenneth Babb misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-59 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Michael Petrella can't tip it in | 53-59 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Kenneth Babb pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Andrei Zunich misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Mark Lamkin grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Enoch Shiminski blocks the short jumper by Mark Lamkin | 53-59 |
| 05:50 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Babb | 53-59 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski is fouled on the floor by Darryl Bangert - foul #3 on Darryl Bangert, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Albert Schell (SG), Jesse McGuffee (SF), Gerald Money (C) Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier, Demetrius Harrison, Darryl Bangert | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Mario Taylor (SF) Andrei Zunich, Kenneth Babb | |
| 05:43 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Albert Schell is hacked by Eugene Lefler - foul #1 on Eugene Lefler, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Tracy Benito (PF) Mark Lamkin | |
| Subs | Denver | Dikembe Ali (C) Enoch Shiminski | |
| 05:17 | Butler | Albert Schell makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Albert Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Michael Petrella is fouled on the floor by Gerald Money as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Gerald Money, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Anderson (SG) Albert Schell | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (SG) Eugene Lefler | |
| 05:04 | Denver | Michael Petrella makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Michael Petrella makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee dunks the ball | 57-63 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Michael Petrella is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Mario Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 04:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gerald Money | 57-63 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee misses the driving attempt from the right block | 57-63 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Jack Anderson hits the follow up shot | 59-63 |
| 03:36 | Denver | Anthony Oropeza steals it from Michael Petrella out of a doubleteam | 59-63 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza blows the layup | 59-63 |
| 03:31 | Denver | Michael Petrella gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Oropeza (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse McGuffee (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Benito (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Money (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Petrella (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Denver | Andrei Zunich clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-63 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Gerald Money snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza makes the 3 from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Tracy Benito grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee connects on the turnaround from the right block | 64-63 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Mario Taylor banks in the layup set up by Robert Whetzel and the foul's on Gerald Money - foul #4 on Gerald Money, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (SG), Mark Lamkin (PF) Jack Anderson, Tracy Benito | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Brown (SG) Andrei Zunich | |
| 01:59 | Denver | Mario Taylor misses the free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Gerald Money pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Jesse McGuffee makes the turnaround in the paint | 66-65 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Dikembe Ali is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Mark Lamkin drills a fadeaway from the right side | 68-67 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Anthony Oropeza takes the ball from Eric Brown | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Whetzel - foul #2 on Robert Whetzel, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:28 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Robert Whetzel is hacked by Anthony Oropeza - foul #1 on Anthony Oropeza, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Robert Whetzel makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Robert Whetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Mark Lamkin misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 68-69 |