| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Renda (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Ketterer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Boland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hawkin (fresh) SF - Sam Threatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Troia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Sam Threatt inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Terry Boland is fouled on the floor by John Richardson - foul #2 on John Richardson, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Wayne Troia loses the ball out of bounds | 41-25 |
| 19:07 | Wake Forest | Chad Renda scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Richardson | 44-25 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Edward Wallace steals the ball from Tony Cook | 44-25 |
| 18:30 | Wake Forest | Pete Woods misses short on a jumper from the left block | 44-25 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Wayne Troia pulls down the rebound | 44-25 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Tony Cook clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-25 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Richardson | 44-25 |
| 18:13 | Wake Forest | William Ketterer is whistled for traveling | 44-25 |
| 18:01 | Butler | William Ketterer swats the shot by William Hawkin | 44-25 |
| 18:00 | Wake Forest | Pete Woods grabs the board | 44-25 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Chad Renda clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 44-25 |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Chad Renda tips it back up and in | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:16 | Butler | Terry Boland is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Terry Boland, team foul #1 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Tarr (PF), Stephen Williamson (C) William Ketterer, Pete Woods | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Small (C) Tony Cook | |
| 16:55 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace is hacked by William Hawkin - foul #3 on William Hawkin, team foul #2 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash (SG), Warren Shine (SF) Edward Wallace, Chad Renda | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Jefcoat (PG), Fred Walker (SG), Rodney Carpenter (SF), Robert Love (PF) Terry Boland, William Hawkin, Sam Threatt, Wayne Troia | |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | Fred Walker takes the ball from William Tarr | 46-25 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Matthew Jefcoat misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stephen Williamson - foul #3 on Stephen Williamson, team foul #2 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Grounds (PG) John Richardson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:22 | Butler | Matthew Jefcoat makes the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Matthew Jefcoat makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| 16:06 | Wake Forest | William Tarr misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Rodney Carpenter - foul #2 on Rodney Carpenter, team foul #3 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Pete Woods (C) Stephen Williamson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:06 | Wake Forest | William Tarr makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 16:06 | Wake Forest | William Tarr makes the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Robert Love drills a shot in the lane | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Matthew Grounds (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Overcash (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Warren Shine (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Tarr (fresh) 9 pts. C - Pete Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Jefcoat (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Fred Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Love (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Small (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Wake Forest | William Tarr can't connect on a shot in the paint | 48-29 |
| 15:38 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter snags the defensive board | 48-29 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Fred Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-29 |
| 15:27 | Wake Forest | Warren Shine gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Warren Shine | 50-29 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Robert Love hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Small | 50-32 |
| 14:44 | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Warren Shine | 52-32 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Robert Small hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Walker and he's fouled by William Tarr - foul #2 on William Tarr, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Richardson (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Chad Renda (SF), William Ketterer (PF) Matthew Grounds, Gordon Overcash, Warren Shine, William Tarr | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Boland (PG), William Hawkin (SG), Sam Threatt (SF), Wayne Troia (PF) Matthew Jefcoat, Fred Walker, Rodney Carpenter, Robert Love | |
| 14:35 | Butler | Robert Small makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:16 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Sam Threatt grabs the board | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:10 | Butler | Terry Boland hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Hawkin | 52-37 |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Sam Threatt - foul #3 on Sam Threatt, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stephen Williamson (C) Pete Woods | |
| Subs | Butler | Tony Cook (C) Robert Small | |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Sam Threatt hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Boland | 53-39 |
| 13:16 | Wake Forest | John Richardson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Wayne Troia comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 13:10 | Butler | Wayne Troia tips it back up and in | 53-41 |
| 12:59 | Wake Forest | William Ketterer hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 55-41 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Wayne Troia misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on William Ketterer - foul #2 on William Ketterer, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 12:19 | Wake Forest | Stephen Williamson connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 57-43 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Sam Threatt buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Richardson - foul #3 on John Richardson, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash (SF), William Tarr (PF), Pete Woods (C) Chad Renda, William Ketterer, Stephen Williamson | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Love (PF) Wayne Troia | |
| 11:54 | Butler | Sam Threatt makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:25 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace is hacked by Robert Love - foul #2 on Robert Love, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Grounds (PG), Warren Shine (SF) John Richardson, Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Jefcoat (PG), Fred Walker (SG), Rodney Carpenter (SF), Colin Greenwell (C) Terry Boland, William Hawkin, Sam Threatt, Tony Cook | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Matthew Grounds (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Overcash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Warren Shine (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Tarr (fresh) 9 pts. C - Pete Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Jefcoat (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Fred Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Love (fresh) 9 pts. C - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Wake Forest | William Tarr drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gordon Overcash | 60-46 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Robert Love buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Walker | 60-48 |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | Colin Greenwell is called for the reach on Matthew Grounds - foul #4 on Colin Greenwell, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Richardson (PG), Chad Renda (SF), William Ketterer (PF) Matthew Grounds, Warren Shine, William Tarr | |
| Subs | Butler | Wayne Troia (PF), Robert Small (C) Robert Love, Colin Greenwell | |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | William Ketterer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-48 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | Pete Woods gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by William Ketterer is blocked by Wayne Troia | 60-48 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | Chad Renda hits the follow up shot | 62-48 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Wayne Troia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace (SG), Stephen Williamson (C) Gordon Overcash, Pete Woods | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Boland (PG), William Hawkin (SG), Sam Threatt (SF), Tony Cook (C) Matthew Jefcoat, Fred Walker, Rodney Carpenter, Robert Small | |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | Tony Cook is called for the reach on William Ketterer - foul #2 on Tony Cook, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | William Ketterer makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | William Ketterer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Sam Threatt snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Tony Cook buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Troia | 63-50 |
| 08:44 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Richardson | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Tony Cook misses short on a floater in the paint | 65-50 |
| 08:24 | Wake Forest | Chad Renda grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 08:17 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace is whistled for a carry | 65-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Grounds (PG), Gordon Overcash (SF), William Tarr (PF), Pete Woods (C) John Richardson, Chad Renda, William Ketterer, Stephen Williamson | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Love (PF) Wayne Troia | |
| 08:05 | Butler | William Hawkin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-50 |
| 08:03 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Pete Woods | 65-50 |
| 07:50 | Wake Forest | Pete Woods buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Grounds | 67-50 |
| 07:25 | Butler | William Hawkin misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Wallace - foul #3 on Edward Wallace, team foul #6 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Greenwell (C) Tony Cook | |
| 07:25 | Butler | William Hawkin makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 07:25 | Butler | William Hawkin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Matthew Grounds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Overcash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Tarr (fresh) 12 pts. C - Pete Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Boland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hawkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Threatt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Love (fresh) 11 pts. C - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-52 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Sam Threatt grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Pete Woods swats the layup by Sam Threatt | 67-52 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Colin Greenwell can't tip it in | 67-52 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | William Tarr knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Grounds | 69-52 |
| 06:17 | Butler | William Tarr is called for the reach on William Hawkin - foul #3 on William Tarr, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Richardson (PG), Chad Renda (SF), William Ketterer (PF), Stephen Williamson (C) Matthew Grounds, Edward Wallace, William Tarr, Pete Woods | |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Walker (PG), Rodney Carpenter (SF), Wayne Troia (PF) Terry Boland, Sam Threatt, Robert Love | |
| 06:17 | Butler | William Hawkin misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Stephen Williamson snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 06:03 | Wake Forest | Chad Renda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-52 |
| 06:02 | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:43 | Wake Forest | William Hawkin is called for the reach on Gordon Overcash - foul #4 on William Hawkin, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Jefcoat (PG) William Hawkin | |
| 05:43 | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Colin Greenwell gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Chad Renda steals it from Rodney Carpenter | 69-52 |
| 05:33 | Wake Forest | Chad Renda throws it down | 71-52 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Fred Walker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 71-52 |
| 05:23 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Stephen Williamson | 71-52 |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Chad Renda's pass is intercepted by Matthew Jefcoat | 71-52 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Chad Renda takes the ball from Wayne Troia | 71-52 |
| 04:36 | Wake Forest | John Richardson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 71-52 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Matthew Jefcoat snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Stephen Williamson swats the shot by Wayne Troia | 71-52 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Wayne Troia tips it but misses | 71-52 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Colin Greenwell tips it in | 71-54 |
| 03:48 | Wake Forest | John Richardson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Jefcoat - foul #1 on Matthew Jefcoat, team foul #9 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Wallace (SG), William Tarr (PF), Pete Woods (C) Gordon Overcash, William Ketterer, Stephen Williamson | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Boland (PG), William Hawkin (SG), Sam Threatt (SF), Tony Cook (C) Matthew Jefcoat, Fred Walker, Rodney Carpenter, Colin Greenwell | |
| 03:48 | Wake Forest | John Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 03:48 | Wake Forest | John Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Wayne Troia drills a driving attempt from the left block | 73-56 |
| 03:17 | Wake Forest | Pete Woods misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Tony Cook - foul #3 on Tony Cook, team foul #10 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Grounds (PG), Gordon Overcash (SG), Warren Shine (SF) John Richardson, Edward Wallace, Chad Renda | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Matthew Jefcoat (SG), Rodney Carpenter (SF), Robert Love (PF), Robert Small (C) Terry Boland, William Hawkin, Sam Threatt, Wayne Troia, Tony Cook | |
| 03:17 | Wake Forest | Pete Woods misses the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 03:17 | Wake Forest | Pete Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Matthew Grounds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Overcash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Warren Shine (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Tarr (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. C - Pete Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Jefcoat (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rodney Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Love (fresh) 11 pts. C - Robert Small (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:09 | Butler | Robert Small comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Pete Woods - foul #2 on Pete Woods, team foul #8 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Ayers (C) Pete Woods | |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Walker (SG) Dennis Smith | |
| 03:09 | Butler | Robert Small makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Robert Small makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Robert Love steps in front of the Gordon Overcash pass | 74-58 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Fred Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-58 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Robert Love grabs the offensive board | 74-58 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Matthew Jefcoat scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 02:01 | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Grounds | 76-60 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Fred Walker is fouled on the floor by Gordon Overcash - foul #1 on Gordon Overcash, team foul #9 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stephen Williamson (C) Christopher Ayers | |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Greenwell (C) Robert Small | |
| 01:53 | Butler | Fred Walker makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Fred Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Stephen Williamson scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Warren Shine | 78-62 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Fred Walker hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Love | 78-64 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Fred Walker - foul #3 on Fred Walker, team foul #11 | 78-64 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash misses the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash misses the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Robert Love gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Matthew Jefcoat clanks a shot from the right block | 78-64 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to William Tarr | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | William Tarr misses long on a shot in the lane | 78-64 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Stephen Williamson hits the follow up shot | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Robert Love loses the dribble to Warren Shine | 80-64 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | Warren Shine comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 80-64 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Gordon Overcash tips it but misses | 80-64 |
| 00:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Fred Walker | 80-64 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Fred Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-64 |