| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | William Perry is called for 3 seconds | 27-32 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Stanley Peterson double dribbles | 27-32 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | William Perry clanks a shot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood tips it in | 29-32 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Richard Thorpe tips it home | 29-34 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Eddie Winner takes the ball from Carlos Finnegan | 29-34 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:18 | Butler | William Perry steals the ball from Richard Thorpe | 29-34 |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan is hacked by Richard Thorpe - foul #2 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Christopher Acuff, Barry Presswood | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan tips it but misses | 29-34 |
| 16:48 | Butler | William Westbrook grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Eddie Winner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-34 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 16:08 | Butler | William Westbrook gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mullenax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | John Mullenax can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Lester Ivy grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Lester Ivy tips it home | 29-36 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | William Perry knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Clifford Zuehlke | 31-36 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Eddie Winner buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-39 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke misses the easy layup | 31-39 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Lester Ivy pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Richard Patrick's pass is intercepted by William Perry in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Perry | 33-39 |
| 13:16 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-39 |
| 13:15 | Butler | William Westbrook snags the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 12:55 | Butler | David Zelkin is fouled on the floor by John Mullenax - foul #2 on John Mullenax, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF), Barry Presswood (C) William Perry, John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Clifford Zuehlke, Donald Karcher | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Patrick, David Zelkin, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| 12:29 | Butler | Richard Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-39 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Barry Presswood | 33-39 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff loses the ball out of bounds | 33-39 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Jerry Clark steps in front of the Stanley Peterson pass | 33-39 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark lays it up and in | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Darron Coker (fresh) SG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Gragg (fresh) PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Butler | Frank Brown blows the dunk but he's hacked by Clyde Gragg - foul #2 on Clyde Gragg, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Darron Coker | 37-41 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Eddie Winner is fouled on the floor by Barry Presswood - foul #2 on Barry Presswood, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG) Clyde Gragg | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG) Eddie Winner | |
| 10:09 | Butler | William Perry is called for the reach on Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on William Perry, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG), David Queen (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Darron Coker, Jerry Clark, Christopher Acuff, Barry Presswood | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 09:54 | Butler | David Zelkin hits a floater from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher is whistled for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan (SF) David Queen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:08 | Butler | Lester Ivy is fouled on the floor by Clifford Zuehlke - foul #2 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Richard Thorpe lays it in | 37-45 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | William Perry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-45 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke tips it but misses | 37-45 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Richard Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Richard Thorpe clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 08:09 | Butler | William Westbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 07:43 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Patrick | 37-47 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | William Perry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 07:21 | Butler | William Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Zuehlke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Westbrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Finnegan - foul #2 on Carlos Finnegan, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF), Barry Presswood (C) William Perry, John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Clifford Zuehlke, Donald Karcher | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) David Zelkin, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| 07:00 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff banks in the layup set up by Darron Coker and the foul's on Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG) Richard Patrick | |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff misses the free throw | 39-49 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Eddie Winner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-49 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Darron Coker grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Darron Coker scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Acuff | 45-49 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Eddie Winner drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 45-52 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF) Darron Coker, Jerry Clark, Clyde Gragg | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), David Zelkin (SG) Steve Stafford, Richard Thorpe | |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | David Zelkin steals it from Christopher Acuff | 45-52 |
| 04:49 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the dunk attempt | 45-52 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan throws it down set up by John Mullenax and the foul's on David Zelkin - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Richard Patrick is hacked by William Perry in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Perry, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | William Perry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 04:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 47-52 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke (PF) Christopher Acuff | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-52 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | William Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | John Mullenax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Karcher (C) Barry Presswood | |
| Subs | Butler | William Westbrook (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| 02:40 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff (PF), Barry Presswood (C) Clifford Zuehlke, Donald Karcher | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin, William Westbrook | |
| 02:25 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Barry Presswood | 47-52 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 47-52 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Richard Patrick pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Carlos Finnegan - foul #3 on Carlos Finnegan, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | William Perry is hacked by Eddie Winner - foul #3 on Eddie Winner, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff lays it in | 49-54 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Richard Thorpe hits a turnaround from the left block | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | William Perry clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Eddie Winner pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Eddie Winner is fouled in the backcourt by John Mullenax - foul #3 on John Mullenax, team foul #9 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Lester Ivy (C) Richard Patrick, Stanley Peterson | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | John Mullenax hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | John Mullenax misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-58 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Lester Ivy pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo 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) | |
| 00:20 | Butler | William Perry is called for the reach on Frank Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Perry, team foul #10 | 49-58 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-60 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | William Perry grabs the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | John Mullenax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (PF), Donald Karcher (C) William Perry, John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Christopher Acuff, Barry Presswood | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), William Westbrook (C) Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Steve Stafford runs out the clock | 49-60 |