| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Roy O'Brian (fresh) SG - Robert Mayweather (fresh) SF - Leroy Thrash (fresh) PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) C - Gerald Roose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Vidrine (fresh) SG - Peter Willett (fresh) SF - Kenneth Pooley (fresh) PF - Shawn Blue (fresh) C - Roger Cheesman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charleston | Gerald Roose wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Charleston | A charge is called on Roy O'Brian - foul #1 on Roy O'Brian, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Gregory Vidrine clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Charleston | Leroy Thrash pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Charleston | Kevin Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Charleston | Robert Mayweather pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Charleston | Gerald Roose misses the floater near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Charleston | Robert Mayweather is fouled on the floor by Shawn Blue - foul #1 on Shawn Blue, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Charleston | Roy O'Brian can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Shawn Blue misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 17:28 | Charleston | Leroy Thrash snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:11 | Charleston | Gerald Roose buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Peter Willett is wide open but clanks a runner near the basket | 2-0 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Roger Cheesman gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Gregory Vidrine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 16:38 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Willett | 2-0 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Peter Willett connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Shawn Blue | 2-2 |
| 16:19 | Charleston | Robert Mayweather misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 16:18 | Charleston | Kevin Williams tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Gregory Vidrine is hacked by Roy O'Brian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy O'Brian, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Charleston | Jeremy Stennett (PG), Edward Davis (SG), Gerald Seaman (SF), David Strickland (PF), Dan Swasey (C) Roy O'Brian, Robert Mayweather, Leroy Thrash, Kevin Williams, Gerald Roose | |
| Subs | Butler | John Jennings (PG), Christopher Saulsbury (PF) Gregory Vidrine, Shawn Blue | |
| 15:58 | Butler | Jeremy Stennett picks off the pass by Roger Cheesman | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Jeremy Stennett (fresh) SG - Edward Davis (fresh) SF - Gerald Seaman (fresh) PF - David Strickland (fresh) C - Dan Swasey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Jennings (fresh) SG - Peter Willett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Pooley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Saulsbury (fresh) C - Roger Cheesman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Charleston | Roger Cheesman steps in front of the David Strickland pass | 4-2 |
| 15:35 | Butler | Roger Cheesman connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 4-4 |
| 15:13 | Charleston | Jeremy Stennett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Cheesman - foul #1 on Roger Cheesman, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 15:13 | Charleston | Jeremy Stennett misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:13 | Charleston | Jeremy Stennett makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Dan Swasey denies the turnaround by Peter Willett | 5-4 |
| 14:47 | Charleston | Jeremy Stennett grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:32 | Charleston | Edward Davis misses the floater from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Roger Cheesman snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 14:26 | Butler | John Jennings can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 14:24 | Charleston | David Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:05 | Charleston | David Strickland's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Cheesman | 5-4 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 13:54 | Butler | John Jennings is called for 10 seconds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Charleston | Robert Mayweather (SG), Leroy Thrash (SF), Herbert Chaffin (PF), Gerald Roose (C) Edward Davis, Gerald Seaman, David Strickland, Dan Swasey | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Vidrine (PG), Shawn Blue (PF) John Jennings, Christopher Saulsbury | |
| 13:43 | Charleston | Robert Mayweather misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Gregory Vidrine is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Vidrine, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Charleston | Kevin Williams (PF) Herbert Chaffin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:29 | Charleston | Leroy Thrash can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 13:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Peter Willett | 5-4 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Peter Willett is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Pooley | 5-7 |
| 12:58 | Charleston | Robert Mayweather misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Vidrine - foul #2 on Gregory Vidrine, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Butler | Sean Vasques (PG) Gregory Vidrine | |
| 12:58 | Charleston | Robert Mayweather misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 12:58 | Charleston | Robert Mayweather makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Shawn Blue comes up short on the floater in the paint | 6-7 |
| 12:30 | Charleston | Leroy Thrash snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 12:13 | Charleston | Kevin Williams clanks a turnaround in the paint | 6-7 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Roger Cheesman grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 12:06 | Charleston | Gerald Roose snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 11:45 | Charleston | Kevin Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Peter Willett pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Jeremy Stennett (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Robert Mayweather (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leroy Thrash (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Roose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Sean Vasques (fresh) SG - Peter Willett (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Pooley (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Shawn Blue (fairly fresh) C - Roger Cheesman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Peter Willett drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Pooley | 6-10 |
| 11:12 | Charleston | Gerald Roose misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Sean Vasques - foul #1 on Sean Vasques, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Charleston | Edward Davis (PG), Gerald Seaman (SF), David Strickland (PF) Jeremy Stennett, Leroy Thrash, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | John Jennings (PG), Christopher Saulsbury (PF) Sean Vasques, Shawn Blue | |
| 11:12 | Charleston | Gerald Roose makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:12 | Charleston | Gerald Roose makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Peter Willett is hacked by Robert Mayweather in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mayweather, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Charleston | Dan Swasey (C) Gerald Roose | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| 10:36 | Charleston | Edward Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 10:34 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to David Strickland | 8-10 |
| 10:29 | Charleston | Christopher Saulsbury is called for the reach on David Strickland - foul #1 on Christopher Saulsbury, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| 10:07 | Charleston | Christopher Saulsbury is called for the reach on David Strickland - foul #2 on Christopher Saulsbury, team foul #7 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Gunter (PF) Christopher Saulsbury | |
| 10:07 | Charleston | David Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:07 | Charleston | David Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:07 | Charleston | Gerald Seaman snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 09:54 | Charleston | Dan Swasey lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kenneth Pooley - foul #1 on Kenneth Pooley, team foul #8 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Fogle (PG) John Jennings | |
| 09:54 | Charleston | Dan Swasey makes the free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Peter Willett loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 09:35 | Charleston | David Strickland scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Gerald Seaman blocks the short jumper by Kyle Gunter | 15-10 |
| 09:26 | Charleston | Robert Mayweather snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:08 | Charleston | Edward Davis connects on the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Andre Fogle - foul #1 on Andre Fogle, team foul #9 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Charleston | Leroy Thrash (SF), Herbert Chaffin (PF), Gerald Roose (C) Gerald Seaman, David Strickland, Dan Swasey | |
| Subs | Butler | Sean Vasques (PG) Andre Fogle | |
| 09:08 | Charleston | Edward Davis makes the free throw | 18-10 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Peter Willett comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Mayweather - foul #2 on Robert Mayweather, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Charleston | Jeremy Stennett (PG) Robert Mayweather | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:52 | Butler | Peter Willett makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Peter Willett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 08:52 | Charleston | Herbert Chaffin pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 08:32 | Charleston | Gerald Roose knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Leroy Thrash | 20-11 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-11 |
| Subs | Charleston | Gerald Seaman (PG), Kevin Williams (PF) Edward Davis, Herbert Chaffin | |
| Subs | Butler | John Jennings (PG), Shawn Blue (PF) Sean Vasques, Kyle Gunter | |
| 08:11 | Butler | Roger Cheesman is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-11 |
| 08:10 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Blue | 20-11 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Peter Willett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-11 |
| 08:01 | Charleston | Gerald Roose grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 07:48 | Charleston | Leroy Thrash dunks the ball | 22-11 |
| 07:34 | Butler | John Jennings comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-11 |
| 07:33 | Charleston | Kevin Williams snags the defensive board | 22-11 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Gerald Seaman (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Stennett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leroy Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Roose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Jennings (fresh) SG - Peter Willett (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Pooley (tired) 4 reb. PF - Shawn Blue (fairly fresh) C - Roger Cheesman (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Charleston | Leroy Thrash scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Roose | 25-11 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-11 |
| 06:49 | Charleston | Jeremy Stennett gets the rebound | 25-11 |
| 06:29 | Charleston | Gerald Seaman is hacked by John Jennings - foul #1 on John Jennings, team foul #10 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Charleston | Edward Davis (PG), David Strickland (PF), Dan Swasey (C) Leroy Thrash, Kevin Williams, Gerald Roose | |
| Subs | Butler | Sean Vasques (PG), Kyle Gunter (PF) John Jennings, Shawn Blue | |
| 06:29 | Charleston | Gerald Seaman makes the 1st free throw | 26-11 |
| 06:29 | Charleston | Gerald Seaman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-11 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-14 |
| 05:51 | Charleston | Dan Swasey misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Willett - foul #1 on Peter Willett, team foul #11 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Charleston | Leroy Thrash (SF) Gerald Seaman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:51 | Charleston | Dan Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 05:51 | Charleston | Dan Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Edward Davis picks off the pass by Peter Willett in the backcourt | 29-14 |
| 05:41 | Charleston | Edward Davis can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 29-14 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Kyle Gunter pulls down the rebound | 29-14 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Jeremy Stennett steps in front of the Roger Cheesman pass | 29-14 |
| 04:58 | Charleston | Jeremy Stennett's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Cheesman | 29-14 |
| 04:57 | Charleston | David Strickland tips it back up and in | 31-14 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Sean Vasques comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-14 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Kyle Gunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-14 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Peter Willett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-14 |
| 04:21 | Charleston | The rebound goes to David Strickland | 31-14 |
| 04:06 | Charleston | Jeremy Stennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-14 |
| Subs | Charleston | Herbert Chaffin (PF), Gerald Roose (C) David Strickland, Dan Swasey | |
| Subs | Butler | John Jennings (PG), David Brown (PF) Sean Vasques, Kyle Gunter | |
| 03:46 | Butler | John Jennings misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-14 |
| 03:44 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Jennings | 31-14 |
| 03:35 | Butler | David Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-14 |
| 03:34 | Charleston | Herbert Chaffin grabs the board | 31-14 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Stennett (tired) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Thrash (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Chaffin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Roose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Jennings (fresh) SG - Peter Willett (tired) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Pooley (very tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Roger Cheesman (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Charleston | Edward Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #5 | 31-14 |
| Subs | Charleston | Roy O'Brian (PG), Robert Mayweather (SG), Kevin Williams (PF) Edward Davis, Jeremy Stennett, Herbert Chaffin | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Vidrine (PG), Christopher Saulsbury (PF) John Jennings, David Brown | |
| 03:00 | Butler | Gregory Vidrine is called for 3 seconds | 31-14 |
| Subs | Charleston | Gerald Seaman (SF) Leroy Thrash | |
| Subs | Butler | Shawn Blue (PF) Christopher Saulsbury | |
| 02:41 | Charleston | Roy O'Brian misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-14 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Peter Willett grabs the board | 31-14 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Peter Willett is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-14 |
| 02:14 | Charleston | Roy O'Brian drills a turnaround from close range set up by Kevin Williams | 33-14 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Peter Willett scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-16 |
| 01:29 | Charleston | Roy O'Brian is hacked by Gregory Vidrine - foul #3 on Gregory Vidrine, team foul #12 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Charleston | David Strickland (SF), Herbert Chaffin (PF), Dan Swasey (C) Gerald Seaman, Kevin Williams, Gerald Roose | |
| Subs | Butler | John Jennings (PG), Christopher Saulsbury (PF) Gregory Vidrine, Shawn Blue | |
| 01:29 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-16 |
| 01:29 | Charleston | Roy O'Brian misses the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 01:29 | Charleston | Roy O'Brian misses the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 01:29 | Charleston | Dan Swasey pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-16 |
| 01:19 | Charleston | John Jennings steals it from Dan Swasey | 33-16 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Roger Cheesman lays it up and in and he's fouled by Dan Swasey - foul #1 on Dan Swasey, team foul #6 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Charleston | Edward Davis (PG), Leroy Thrash (SF) Roy O'Brian, Herbert Chaffin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:02 | Butler | Roger Cheesman misses the free throw | 33-18 |
| 01:02 | Charleston | David Strickland gets the rebound | 33-18 |
| 00:43 | Charleston | Leroy Thrash double dribbles | 33-18 |
| Subs | Charleston | Kevin Williams (PF) Leroy Thrash | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:30 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley is denied on a layup by Dan Swasey | 33-18 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Christopher Saulsbury gets the offensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 00:03 | Butler | The jump hook by Roger Cheesman is blocked by David Strickland | 33-18 |
| 00:02 | Butler | John Jennings grabs the offensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 33-18 |