| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Gregory Miers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Stoudt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Thorpe inbounds the ball | 30-15 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Eddie Winner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-15 |
| 19:40 | North Texas | Willie Wright snags the defensive board | 30-15 |
| 19:15 | North Texas | George Stoudt misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 30-15 |
| 19:14 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Wright | 30-15 |
| 18:45 | North Texas | Willie Wright banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Miers | 32-15 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Eddie Winner drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-18 |
| 18:05 | North Texas | George Stoudt clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Eddie Winner - foul #3 on Eddie Winner, team foul #1 | 32-18 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG) Eddie Winner | |
| 18:05 | North Texas | George Stoudt misses the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 18:05 | North Texas | George Stoudt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 17:44 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the jumper from the left side | 33-18 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Lester Ivy hits the follow up shot | 33-20 |
| 17:13 | North Texas | Wayne Grant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 17:12 | North Texas | Willie Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 16:56 | North Texas | Willie Wright is fouled on the floor by Lester Ivy - foul #2 on Lester Ivy, team foul #2 | 33-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Sol Pearson (SG), Chad Meador (PF), Michael Williams (C) Wayne Grant, George Stoudt, Willie Wright | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), William Westbrook (C) Richard Thorpe, Stanley Peterson | |
| 16:36 | North Texas | Andrew Beckham blows the layup but he's fouled by William Westbrook - foul #1 on William Westbrook, team foul #3 | 33-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Elton Nims (PF) Richard Patrick, Lester Ivy | |
| 16:36 | North Texas | Andrew Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 16:36 | North Texas | Andrew Beckham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 16:07 | Butler | William Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson (PG), Theodore Miller (SF) Gregory Miers, Andrew Beckham | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:07 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 16:07 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 15:44 | North Texas | Chad Meador's layup is rejected by William Westbrook | 35-22 |
| 15:43 | Butler | William Westbrook gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jeffery Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sol Pearson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Meador (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elton Nims (fresh) C - William Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Butler | William Westbrook can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-22 |
| 15:23 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to William Westbrook | 35-22 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Elton Nims hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-22 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Elton Nims hits the follow up shot | 35-24 |
| 14:37 | North Texas | Chad Meador connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Theodore Miller | 37-24 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Michael Williams steals the ball from David Zelkin | 37-24 |
| 14:02 | North Texas | Sol Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by David Zelkin - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #4 | 37-24 |
| Subs | North Texas | Gregory Miers (PG), Andrew Beckham (SF), George Stoudt (PF), Willie Wright (C) Jeffery Thompson, Theodore Miller, Chad Meador, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin, Elton Nims, William Westbrook | |
| 14:02 | North Texas | Sol Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 14:02 | North Texas | Sol Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 14:02 | North Texas | Sol Pearson makes the 3rd free throw | 39-24 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-24 |
| 13:37 | North Texas | Willie Wright grabs the board | 39-24 |
| 13:10 | North Texas | Frank Brown steals the ball from Andrew Beckham | 39-24 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Andrew Beckham is called for the reach on Frank Brown - foul #2 on Andrew Beckham, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | North Texas | Wayne Grant (SG) Sol Pearson | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG) Richard Thorpe | |
| 12:40 | Butler | Richard Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-24 |
| 12:24 | North Texas | Andrew Beckham knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Miers | 41-24 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a floater from the right side | 41-26 |
| 11:37 | North Texas | George Stoudt knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Miers | 43-26 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Gregory Miers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Beckham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Stoudt (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-26 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Richard Patrick gets the offensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 43-29 |
| 11:05 | North Texas | Wayne Grant makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Miers | 46-29 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-29 |
| 10:41 | North Texas | George Stoudt pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 10:20 | North Texas | Wayne Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-29 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson (PG), Sol Pearson (SF), Chad Meador (PF), Michael Williams (C) Gregory Miers, Andrew Beckham, George Stoudt, Willie Wright | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Richard Patrick, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 09:57 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-29 |
| 09:55 | North Texas | Chad Meador grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 09:28 | North Texas | Wayne Grant drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Williams and the foul's on Eddie Winner - foul #4 on Eddie Winner, team foul #5 | 48-29 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG) Eddie Winner | |
| 09:28 | North Texas | Wayne Grant makes the free throw | 49-29 |
| 09:02 | Butler | David Zelkin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-29 |
| 09:01 | North Texas | Sol Pearson snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 08:41 | North Texas | Sol Pearson's pass is intercepted by Lester Ivy | 49-29 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a jumper from the right side | 49-31 |
| 08:05 | North Texas | Michael Williams can't connect on a shot in the paint | 49-31 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Lester Ivy gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 07:22 | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Williams | 51-33 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jeffery Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sol Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Meador (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Butler | David Zelkin blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffery Thompson, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | North Texas | Gregory Miers (PG), Andrew Beckham (SG), George Stoudt (SF), Willie Wright (C) Jeffery Thompson, Wayne Grant, Sol Pearson, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Eddie Winner (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Patrick, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| 07:03 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 07:03 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 06:41 | North Texas | Andrew Beckham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 06:40 | North Texas | Chad Meador tips it in | 53-35 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Steve Stafford lays it in set up by Stanley Peterson | 53-37 |
| 05:47 | North Texas | Andrew Beckham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 05:29 | Butler | David Zelkin's layup is rejected by George Stoudt | 53-37 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Frank Brown tips it back up and in | 53-39 |
| 05:00 | North Texas | Willie Wright hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 53-39 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 04:34 | Butler | David Zelkin buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Steve Stafford | 53-41 |
| 04:10 | North Texas | Gregory Miers makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Stoudt | 56-41 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Eddie Winner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson (PG), Sol Pearson (SG), Theodore Miller (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Gregory Miers, Andrew Beckham, George Stoudt, Willie Wright | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Eddie Winner, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 03:18 | North Texas | William Westbrook picks off the pass by Michael Williams | 56-41 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jeffery Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sol Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Meador (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Patrick (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:52 | Butler | David Zelkin hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 56-43 |
| 02:31 | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Stafford - foul #3 on Steve Stafford, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF) Richard Patrick | |
| 02:31 | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 02:31 | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 02:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Lester Ivy | 57-43 |
| 02:11 | Butler | William Westbrook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| 01:45 | North Texas | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by William Westbrook - foul #2 on William Westbrook, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| 01:45 | North Texas | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:45 | North Texas | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:45 | Butler | William Westbrook snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 01:27 | Butler | David Zelkin buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Steve Stafford | 58-45 |
| 01:00 | North Texas | William Westbrook blocks the short jumper by Chad Meador | 58-45 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Lester Ivy snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Butler | David Zelkin's floater is tipped away by Michael Williams | 58-45 |
| 00:53 | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | North Texas | Michael Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-45 |
| 00:25 | North Texas | Michael Williams tips it in | 60-45 |
| 00:19 | Butler | David Zelkin knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 60-47 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson runs out the clock | 60-47 |