| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:58 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| 19:45 | Butler | Richard Thorpe evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Richard Thorpe grabs the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Frank Brown misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Gregory Wallace - foul #1 on Gregory Wallace, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Eddie Winner grabs the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-26 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Richard Patrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Eddie Winner knocks in the 3 from straight away | 20-29 |
| 18:27 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 18:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Thorpe | 20-29 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the lay-in | 20-29 |
| 18:03 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 17:42 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Wallace - foul #2 on Gregory Wallace, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux (C) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:17 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 16:59 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (SG), Coy Acuna (PF) Charles Mayeski, Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 16:59 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 16:59 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Coy Acuna steals it from William Westbrook | 23-30 |
| 16:11 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 23-30 |
| 16:09 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux grabs the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Samuel Lazenby | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Lazenby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Coy Acuna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. C - Michael Primeaux (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) C - William Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 15:16 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 14:52 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna's pass is intercepted by David Zelkin | 26-30 |
| 14:49 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the easy layup | 26-30 |
| 14:48 | Butler | David Zelkin gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 14:27 | Butler | William Westbrook misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Coy Acuna - foul #2 on Coy Acuna, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SG), Mark Hopkins (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Jose Trevino, Samuel Lazenby, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Lester Ivy | |
| 14:27 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 14:27 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 14:00 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 13:59 | Butler | William Westbrook gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Steve Stafford hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Brown | 26-34 |
| 13:30 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG), Stanley Peterson (C) David Zelkin, William Westbrook | |
| 13:05 | Butler | Richard Thorpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino (PG) Coy Acuna | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:40 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Eddie Winner - foul #1 on Eddie Winner, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 12:40 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 12:40 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Mark Hopkins steps in front of the Eddie Winner pass | 28-34 |
| 11:55 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Frank Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Hopkins - foul #3 on Mark Hopkins, team foul #4 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (SG), Gregory Wallace (SF), Coy Acuna (PF) Charles Mayeski, Michael Primeaux, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), David Zelkin (SG) Steve Stafford, Eddie Winner | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Lazenby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Coy Acuna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. C - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 28-36 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 10:48 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 10:42 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is whistled for a carry | 28-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin (C) Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (PF) Frank Brown | |
| 10:21 | Butler | Richard Thorpe drills a jump hook from close range | 28-38 |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | Lester Ivy is called for the reach on Jose Trevino - foul #2 on Lester Ivy, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SG), Michael Primeaux (C) Samuel Lazenby, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), William Westbrook (C) Richard Thorpe, Stanley Peterson | |
| 09:36 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 09:35 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux can't tip it in | 28-38 |
| 09:33 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 09:13 | Butler | William Westbrook can't connect on a shot from the right side | 30-38 |
| 09:11 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lester Ivy - foul #3 on Lester Ivy, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Jose Trevino, Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG), Frank Brown (PF) David Zelkin, Lester Ivy | |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 3rd free throw | 33-38 |
| 08:25 | Butler | William Westbrook knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 08:03 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Eddie Winner's pass is intercepted by Charles Mayeski | 36-40 |
| 07:14 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Coy Acuna (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 3 pf. C - Scott Hamlin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Butler | Richard Patrick lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Stafford and the foul's on Mark Hopkins - foul #4 on Mark Hopkins, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino (PG), Samuel Lazenby (SG), Michael Primeaux (C) Charles Mayeski, Gregory Wallace, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, William Westbrook | |
| 06:57 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 06:34 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Lazenby | 40-43 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Richard Thorpe tips it in | 40-45 |
| 05:52 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins makes the floater from the right wing set up by Jose Trevino | 42-45 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Richard Thorpe drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Peterson | 42-47 |
| 05:28 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SG), Gregory Wallace (SF), Scott Hamlin (C) Samuel Lazenby, Mark Hopkins, Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Lester Ivy (PF) Richard Patrick, Frank Brown | |
| 04:53 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Coy Acuna | 44-47 |
| 04:30 | Butler | David Zelkin can't finish the layup | 44-47 |
| 04:29 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:06 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace is hacked by David Zelkin - foul #2 on David Zelkin, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux (C) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), William Westbrook (C) Eddie Winner, Stanley Peterson | |
| 03:46 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino is called for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (SG), Mark Hopkins (PF) Charles Mayeski, Coy Acuna | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:24 | Butler | William Westbrook's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Hopkins | 44-47 |
| 03:22 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 02:53 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 02:51 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 02:51 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SG), Scott Hamlin (C) Samuel Lazenby, Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Winner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:34 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| 02:34 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 02:34 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Richard Patrick is fouled on the floor by Scott Hamlin - foul #2 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Mark Hopkins steps in front of the David Zelkin pass | 46-47 |
| 01:34 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 46-47 |
| 01:32 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 01:13 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF) David Zelkin | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Peterson and he's fouled by Charles Mayeski - foul #1 on Charles Mayeski, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Richard Thorpe snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Jose Trevino is called for the reach on Richard Thorpe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Trevino, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 00:14 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Hamlin | 46-50 |
| 00:10 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Hopkins | 49-50 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Eddie Winner is hacked by Jose Trevino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Trevino, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace is fouled on the floor by Richard Thorpe - foul #2 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Patrick runs out the clock | 51-52 |