| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffery Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alexander Koehler (fresh) SF - Randy Norman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Floyd Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Randy Norman inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Ryan | 23-25 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 18:59 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Sanders | 26-28 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Milton Ryan is called for the reach on Frank Brown - foul #3 on Milton Ryan, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leroy Wilder (C) Milton Ryan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:20 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Richard Patrick tips it home | 26-30 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Richard Thorpe blocks the jumper by Jeffery Sanders | 26-30 |
| 17:59 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler can't tip it in | 26-30 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Eddie Winner connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Thorpe | 26-33 |
| 17:26 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 17:24 | Montana State | Randy Norman grabs the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Randy Norman is called for the reach on Richard Thorpe - foul #2 on Randy Norman, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 16:30 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | David Zelkin steps in front of the Randy Norman pass | 26-35 |
| 15:49 | Butler | David Zelkin travels with the ball | 26-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Tim Blair (SF), Milton Ryan (C) Jeffery Sanders, Alexander Koehler, Randy Norman, Floyd Pugh | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Church (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tim Blair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Wilder (fresh) C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) C - William Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Montana State | Milton Ryan blows the layup | 26-35 |
| 15:35 | Butler | William Westbrook gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:06 | Butler | William Westbrook comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:44 | Montana State | Tim Blair hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 26-35 |
| 14:42 | Butler | William Westbrook snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 14:19 | Butler | The jump hook by David Zelkin is blocked by Milton Ryan | 26-35 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | Tim Blair snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 14:09 | Butler | William Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Richard Thorpe blows the layup | 26-35 |
| 13:39 | Butler | William Westbrook tips it home | 26-37 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Tim Blair can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 13:18 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 12:57 | Montana State | Milton Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 12:55 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 12:27 | Montana State | Milton Ryan misses the tip | 26-37 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Lester Ivy grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 12:19 | Butler | William Westbrook is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Westbrook, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders (PG), Alexander Koehler (SG), Randy Norman (SF), Floyd Pugh (PF) Walter Church, Clarence Anderson, Tim Blair, Leroy Wilder | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 26-37 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 11:43 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Floyd Pugh | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffery Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Koehler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Norman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Floyd Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Alexander Koehler | 28-37 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Eddie Winner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | Milton Ryan grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 10:34 | Montana State | Randy Norman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Richard Thorpe knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Peterson | 28-39 |
| 09:48 | Montana State | Milton Ryan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 09:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 28-39 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Richard Patrick connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 09:16 | Montana State | Randy Norman knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jeffery Sanders | 30-41 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Alexander Koehler steals the ball from Eddie Winner | 30-41 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler hits the finger roll | 32-41 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Eddie Winner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Peterson | 32-44 |
| 08:09 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Floyd Pugh | 35-44 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Eddie Winner drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffery Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Koehler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Norman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Floyd Pugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh is called for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Tim Blair (SF), Leroy Wilder (PF), Charles Ainsworth (C) Jeffery Sanders, Alexander Koehler, Randy Norman, Floyd Pugh, Milton Ryan | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Richard Patrick, Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 07:22 | Butler | David Zelkin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 07:20 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Leroy Wilder | 35-47 |
| 07:00 | Montana State | David Zelkin is called for the reach on Clarence Anderson - foul #3 on David Zelkin, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| 06:41 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Lester Ivy - foul #2 on Lester Ivy, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| 06:41 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 06:41 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Tim Blair takes the ball from Eddie Winner | 37-47 |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Lester Ivy picks off the pass by Clarence Anderson | 37-47 |
| 05:46 | Butler | David Zelkin connects on the shot from the left side | 37-49 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders (PG), Alexander Koehler (SG), Randy Norman (SF), Floyd Pugh (PF), Milton Ryan (C) Walter Church, Clarence Anderson, Tim Blair, Leroy Wilder, Charles Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Eddie Winner, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jeffery Sanders and the foul's on Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Milton Ryan - foul #4 on Milton Ryan, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 05:12 | Montana State | Milton Ryan lays it up and in | 42-51 |
| 04:43 | Butler | David Zelkin scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Steve Stafford and he's hacked by Jeffery Sanders - foul #2 on Jeffery Sanders, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| 04:43 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the free throw | 42-53 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Milton Ryan snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 04:34 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 04:32 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh tips it back up and in | 44-53 |
| 04:16 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the shot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 04:15 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 03:58 | Montana State | Randy Norman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 03:56 | Montana State | Milton Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler tips it home | 46-53 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Frank Brown scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffery Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Koehler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Norman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Floyd Pugh (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Patrick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Sanders | 48-55 |
| 02:53 | Butler | David Zelkin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler grabs the board | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 02:35 | Butler | David Zelkin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin | |
| 02:12 | Butler | Frank Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffery Sanders, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Randy Norman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits a floater from the left side | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Randy Norman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Butler | Frank Brown is hacked by Jeffery Sanders in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Sanders, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Lester Ivy (C) Richard Patrick, Stanley Peterson | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Jeffery Sanders is called for the reach on Lester Ivy - foul #5 on Jeffery Sanders, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG) Jeffery Sanders | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Lester Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Milton Ryan snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh is whistled for a carry | 51-57 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Eddie Winner is hacked by Walter Church in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Church, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Floyd Pugh | 51-57 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-57 |
| 00:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Steve Stafford | 51-57 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Walter Church is called for the reach on Steve Stafford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Church, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Lester Ivy grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Lester Ivy is fouled on the floor by Milton Ryan - foul #5 on Milton Ryan, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leroy Wilder (C) Milton Ryan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Lester Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Lester Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Lester Ivy | |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Walter Church hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Floyd Pugh | 54-59 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Eddie Winner is hacked by Walter Church in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Church, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Lester Ivy (C) Richard Patrick, Stanley Peterson | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Randy Norman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Pugh | 54-61 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Lester Ivy | |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder is fouled on the floor by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |