| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fresh) SG - John Church (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Oropeza (fresh) SG - Gene Scott (fresh) SF - Eric Gautier (fresh) PF - Allan Bobo (fresh) C - George Curry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Dayton | John Church buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Pendleton | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza connects on the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Johnson | 5-3 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Eric Gautier connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Curry | 5-6 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton can't finish the layup | 5-6 |
| 18:45 | Butler | George Curry grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Eric Gautier hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Curry | 5-9 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton is fouled on the floor by Allan Bobo - foul #1 on Allan Bobo, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Cromwell (SG), Clay Cleveland (C) John Church, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), Gerald Money (PF), Mark Lamkin (C) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Eric Gautier, Allan Bobo, George Curry | |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland loses the dribble to Albert Schell | 5-9 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Gerald Money misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 5-9 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Gerald Money snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Jack Anderson connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Mark Lamkin | 5-11 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | John Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Mark Lamkin gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Mark Lamkin blows the layup but he's hacked by John Cromwell - foul #1 on John Cromwell, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), John Church (SG), Tony Podwoski (SF), Jim Ward (PF), Waldo Sanford (C) Randall Herring, John Cromwell, John Johnson, Keith Pendleton, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:22 | Butler | Mark Lamkin makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Mark Lamkin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 5-13 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Gerald Money grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Albert Schell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-16 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Johnathan Alter (fresh) SG - John Church (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Podwoski (fresh) PF - Jim Ward (fresh) C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Albert Schell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) PF - Gerald Money (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Lamkin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-16 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Gerald Money snags the defensive board | 5-16 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Mark Lamkin hits the finger roll | 5-18 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Jim Ward buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Waldo Sanford | 7-18 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Jack Anderson is hacked by Tony Podwoski - foul #1 on Tony Podwoski, team foul #2 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Randall Herring (PG), John Johnson (SF), Keith Pendleton (PF), Clay Cleveland (C) Johnathan Alter, Tony Podwoski, Jim Ward, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Eric Gautier (SF), George Curry (C) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Johnny Hood, Mark Lamkin | |
| 14:25 | Butler | George Curry blows the layup but the foul's on Keith Pendleton - foul #1 on Keith Pendleton, team foul #3 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Cromwell (SG) John Church | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:25 | Butler | George Curry makes the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 14:25 | Butler | George Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 7-20 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Gerald Money is called for the reach on Keith Pendleton - foul #1 on Gerald Money, team foul #2 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Lamkin (C) George Curry | |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses long on a shot in the lane | 7-20 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland tips it but misses | 7-20 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton tips it but misses | 7-20 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Mark Lamkin gets the rebound | 7-20 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Eric Gautier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-20 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | John Cromwell snags the defensive board | 7-20 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Church (SG), Waldo Sanford (C) John Cromwell, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Butler | Darryl Bangert (PF), George Curry (C) Gerald Money, Mark Lamkin | |
| 12:48 | Butler | Darryl Bangert is called for traveling | 7-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG) Randall Herring | |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Gerald Money (PF), Mark Lamkin (C) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Darryl Bangert, George Curry | |
| 12:39 | Dayton | John Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-20 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Jack Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-20 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Albert Schell is fouled on the floor by Keith Pendleton - foul #2 on Keith Pendleton, team foul #4 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jim Ward (PF) Keith Pendleton | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), Darryl Bangert (PF), George Curry (C) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier, Gerald Money, Mark Lamkin | |
| 12:10 | Butler | John Johnson is called for the reach on Anthony Oropeza - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Podwoski (SF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Gautier (SF), Gerald Money (PF), Mark Lamkin (C) Johnny Hood, Darryl Bangert, George Curry | |
| 11:53 | Butler | Gerald Money misses the easy layup | 7-20 |
| 11:51 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford pulls down the rebound | 7-20 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Jim Ward's pass is intercepted by Gene Scott | 7-20 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Johnathan Alter (fresh) SG - John Church (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Podwoski (fresh) PF - Jim Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Oropeza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gene Scott (fresh) SF - Eric Gautier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Money (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Lamkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Gerald Money loses the dribble to Johnathan Alter | 7-20 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Johnathan Alter blows the dunk | 7-20 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Eric Gautier pulls down the rebound | 7-20 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-20 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Waldo Sanford | 7-20 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Eric Gautier steals the ball from Johnathan Alter | 7-20 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Gene Scott misses the easy layup | 7-20 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Jim Ward snags the defensive board | 7-20 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Jim Ward makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Waldo Sanford | 9-20 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Tony Podwoski steals the ball from Gerald Money | 9-20 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford is fouled on the floor by Gene Scott - foul #1 on Gene Scott, team foul #3 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Randall Herring (PG), John Cromwell (SG), John Johnson (SF), Clay Cleveland (C) Johnathan Alter, John Church, Tony Podwoski, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), Darryl Bangert (PF), George Curry (C) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Eric Gautier, Gerald Money, Mark Lamkin | |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darryl Bangert - foul #1 on Darryl Bangert, team foul #4 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Hopper (PF) Jim Ward | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:44 | Butler | George Curry misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-20 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Albert Schell tips it in | 11-22 |
| 09:27 | Dayton | The jumper by John Johnson is denied by Darryl Bangert | 11-22 |
| 09:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jack Anderson | 11-22 |
| 08:56 | Butler | George Curry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Money (PF) Darryl Bangert | |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Albert Schell - foul #1 on Albert Schell, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jim Ward (PF) Ronnie Hopper | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Eric Gautier (SF), Mark Lamkin (C) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Johnny Hood, George Curry | |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Gene Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-22 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Jim Ward blows the layup but he's hacked by Gerald Money - foul #2 on Gerald Money, team foul #6 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Church (SG) John Cromwell | |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), Allan Bobo (PF), George Curry (C) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Eric Gautier, Gerald Money, Mark Lamkin | |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Jim Ward misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Jim Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Johnny Hood is called for traveling | 13-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Waldo Sanford (C) Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Butler | Darryl Bangert (PF) Allan Bobo | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford can't finish the layup | 13-22 |
| 07:29 | Dayton | John Johnson tips it but misses | 13-22 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Darryl Bangert pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fairly fresh) SG - John Church (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Jim Ward (fresh) 5 pts. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Albert Schell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) PF - Darryl Bangert (fresh) C - George Curry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Butler | John Church is called for the reach on Jack Anderson - foul #1 on John Church, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), Tony Podwoski (SF) Randall Herring, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Eric Gautier (SF), Allan Bobo (PF), Mark Lamkin (C) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Johnny Hood, Darryl Bangert, George Curry | |
| 07:08 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 07:06 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Allan Bobo blocks the jumper by Tony Podwoski | 13-22 |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski gets the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | John Church can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski tips it in | 15-22 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Eric Gautier tips it in | 15-24 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Jim Ward misses long on a shot near the basket | 15-24 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Eric Gautier snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Mark Lamkin's layup is rejected by Jim Ward | 15-24 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Church | 15-24 |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Johnathan Alter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Eric Gautier grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Mark Lamkin scores on a jumper near the basket | 15-26 |
| 04:37 | Dayton | Mark Lamkin steals the ball from Tony Podwoski | 15-26 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Mark Lamkin is hacked by Waldo Sanford - foul #1 on Waldo Sanford, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Randall Herring (PG), John Cromwell (SG), John Johnson (SF), Keith Pendleton (PF), Clay Cleveland (C) Johnathan Alter, John Church, Tony Podwoski, Jim Ward, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), George Curry (C) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Eric Gautier, Allan Bobo | |
| 04:21 | Butler | Mark Lamkin makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Mark Lamkin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Randall Herring misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Albert Schell - foul #2 on Albert Schell, team foul #7 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Hughes (PG), Darryl Bangert (PF) Albert Schell, Mark Lamkin | |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Randall Herring misses the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Randall Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Jack Anderson drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Hood | 16-30 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Gerald Money (PF) John Hughes, Darryl Bangert | |
| 03:30 | Butler | George Curry makes the jumpshot from the right side | 16-32 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | John Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Herring | 19-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cromwell (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) C - Clay Cleveland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Albert Schell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gerald Money (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Curry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Jack Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Randall Herring - foul #1 on Randall Herring, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Jack Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Jack Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | John Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Randall Herring | 22-33 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Jack Anderson is hacked by John Cromwell - foul #2 on John Cromwell, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Gautier (SF), Mark Lamkin (C) Johnny Hood, George Curry | |
| 02:23 | Butler | Jack Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Jack Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Johnson | 24-35 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Gerald Money misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Cromwell | 26-35 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Clay Cleveland denies the turnaround by Mark Lamkin | 26-35 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), John Church (SG), Tony Podwoski (SF), Jim Ward (PF), Waldo Sanford (C) Randall Herring, John Cromwell, John Johnson, Keith Pendleton, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), George Curry (C) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier, Mark Lamkin | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Gerald Money connects on the shot from the left block and the foul's on John Church - foul #2 on John Church, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Gerald Money makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | John Church misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 00:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Johnny Hood | 26-38 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Gerald Money hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Oropeza | 26-40 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Gene Scott is called for the reach on John Church - foul #2 on Gene Scott, team foul #8 | 26-40 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | John Church makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | John Church makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Gerald Money misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jim Ward pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |