| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Luke Slaughter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Ruffin (fresh) PF - Daniel Whitton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Bell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Jacques (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dahl (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pat Mahaffey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddie King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | Luke Slaughter is hacked by Pat Mahaffey - foul #2 on Pat Mahaffey, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| 19:26 | Butler | James Johnson connects on the open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Ruffin | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Johnny Bell gets the rebound | 36-20 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Johnny Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Israel Seitz (C) Johnny Bell | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), Kevin Sams (PF), Jim Prettyman (C) Don Jacques, Pat Mahaffey, Freddie King | |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Kevin Sams misses the dunk | 36-20 |
| 18:44 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman gets the offensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-20 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Israel Seitz snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| 18:25 | Butler | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-20 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Marcelino Russo (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), James Kessler (PF) James Johnson, Luke Slaughter, Joseph Ruffin, Daniel Whitton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin makes the free throw | 36-23 |
| 18:05 | Butler | James Kessler is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Israel Seitz | 38-23 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses the fadeaway near the basket | 38-23 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin tips it home | 38-25 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Jerry Gustin is called for the reach on Paul Bieber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnny Bell (C) Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (SG), Aaron Capozzi (PF), Freddie King (C) James Bui, Kevin Sams, Jim Prettyman | |
| 17:33 | Butler | George Dahl picks off the pass by Clinton Whitfield | 38-25 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | George Dahl throws it down | 38-27 |
| 17:08 | Butler | George Dahl picks off the pass by Paul Bieber | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-27 |
| 16:40 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Marcelino Russo misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Gustin - foul #3 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Joseph Ruffin (SF), Daniel Whitton (PF) Paul Bieber, Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Don Jacques (SG), Pat Mahaffey (PF) Jerry Gustin, Thomas Gillette, Aaron Capozzi | |
| 16:36 | Butler | Marcelino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Marcelino Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:36 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Don Jacques misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-27 |
| 16:07 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Mahaffey | 39-27 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Don Jacques is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ruffin - foul #1 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Slaughter (SG), Israel Seitz (C) Marcelino Russo, Johnny Bell | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SF), Kevin Sams (PF), Jim Prettyman (C) George Dahl, Pat Mahaffey, Freddie King | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Luke Slaughter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Ruffin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Whitton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Israel Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Jacques (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bui (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Sams (fresh) C - Jim Prettyman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Kevin Sams jams it set up by James Bui | 39-29 |
| 15:22 | Butler | James Johnson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Daniel Whitton tips it back up and in | 41-29 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | Don Jacques is fouled on the floor by Daniel Whitton - foul #2 on Daniel Whitton, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Johnny Bell (C) Joseph Ruffin, Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), George Dahl (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Robert Taylor, Don Jacques, James Bui, Kevin Sams, Jim Prettyman | |
| 14:40 | UNLV | George Dahl comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Freddie King tips it in | 41-31 |
| 14:28 | Butler | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by George Dahl - foul #3 on George Dahl, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Don Jacques (SG) Thomas Gillette | |
| 14:22 | Butler | Jerry Gustin is called for the reach on Paul Bieber - foul #4 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Butler | James Kessler (PF) Daniel Whitton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Jim Prettyman (C) Jerry Gustin, Freddie King | |
| 14:06 | Butler | Pat Mahaffey is called for the reach on Olufemi Abdulla - foul #3 on Pat Mahaffey, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SF), Israel Seitz (C) Olufemi Abdulla, Johnny Bell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Sams (SF) George Dahl | |
| 13:46 | Butler | James Kessler hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Israel Seitz | 43-31 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Kevin Sams misses the dunk but he's hacked by Clinton Whitfield - foul #1 on Clinton Whitfield, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Joseph Ruffin (SF), Daniel Whitton (PF) Paul Bieber, Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), Aaron Capozzi (C) Don Jacques, Jim Prettyman | |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Kevin Sams makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Kevin Sams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:13 | Butler | James Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnny Bell (C) Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (PG), George Dahl (SF), Freddie King (C) Robert Taylor, Kevin Sams, Pat Mahaffey | |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Freddie King lays it in set up by George Dahl | 43-35 |
| 12:24 | Butler | James Johnson is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Ruffin | 45-35 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | James Bui is fouled in the backcourt by Luke Slaughter - foul #2 on Luke Slaughter, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Marcelino Russo (SG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Clinton Whitfield (PF), Israel Seitz (C) James Johnson, Luke Slaughter, Joseph Ruffin, Daniel Whitton, Johnny Bell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Don Jacques (SG), Kevin Sams (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF) Thomas Gillette, James Bui, George Dahl, Aaron Capozzi | |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Olufemi Abdulla - foul #1 on Olufemi Abdulla, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jim Prettyman (C) Freddie King | |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Don Jacques is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 45-35 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Israel Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Marcelino Russo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Olufemi Abdulla (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Israel Seitz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Jacques (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Sams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Pat Mahaffey (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Prettyman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 11:30 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Pat Mahaffey | 45-35 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Israel Seitz steals the ball from Jim Prettyman | 45-35 |
| 10:43 | Butler | Marcelino Russo misses the floater from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Clinton Whitfield - foul #2 on Clinton Whitfield, team foul #7 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Luke Slaughter (SG), Joseph Ruffin (SF), James Kessler (PF), Johnny Bell (C) Paul Bieber, Marcelino Russo, Olufemi Abdulla, Clinton Whitfield, Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (PG), James Bui (SG), George Dahl (SF), Freddie King (C) Robert Taylor, Don Jacques, Kevin Sams, Jim Prettyman | |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Luke Slaughter's layup is rejected by Pat Mahaffey | 45-37 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Luke Slaughter drills a shot from the right block | 47-37 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Johnny Bell is called for the reach on Freddie King - foul #1 on Johnny Bell, team foul #8 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi (PF) Pat Mahaffey | |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Freddie King misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:27 | Butler | James Kessler pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:21 | Butler | James Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Freddie King gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | George Dahl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Luke Slaughter scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Ruffin | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:45 | UNLV | James Johnson steals it from George Dahl | 49-38 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Freddie King is called for the reach on Johnny Bell - foul #1 on Freddie King, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Whitton (PF) James Kessler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Sams (PF) Aaron Capozzi | |
| 08:40 | Butler | Johnny Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Johnny Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:30 | UNLV | James Bui misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Kevin Sams tips it but misses | 51-38 |
| 08:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Daniel Whitton | 51-38 |
| 08:23 | Butler | James Johnson clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by George Dahl - foul #4 on George Dahl, team foul #8 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Don Jacques (SG), Jim Prettyman (C) Thomas Gillette, George Dahl, Freddie King | |
| 08:23 | Butler | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:23 | Butler | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Joseph Ruffin steps in front of the Robert Taylor pass in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Luke Slaughter is hacked by Jim Prettyman - foul #3 on Jim Prettyman, team foul #9 | 52-38 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Johnny Bell is called for the reach on Jim Prettyman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Bell, team foul #9 | 54-38 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Daniel Whitton snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 07:53 | Butler | James Johnson drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Luke Slaughter | 56-38 |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Don Jacques hits a jumpshot from the left side | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (tiring) 19 pts. SG - Luke Slaughter (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ruffin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Daniel Whitton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Johnny Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Don Jacques (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bui (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Sams (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jim Prettyman (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Butler | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #10 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG), Israel Seitz (C) Luke Slaughter, Johnny Bell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), George Dahl (SF), Freddie King (C) Robert Taylor, James Bui, Jim Prettyman | |
| 07:36 | Butler | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:36 | Butler | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Freddie King's layup is rejected by Daniel Whitton | 58-40 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Israel Seitz snags the defensive board | 58-40 |
| 07:18 | Butler | Don Jacques is called for the reach on Marcelino Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Jacques, team foul #11 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (SG), Aaron Capozzi (PF) Don Jacques, Kevin Sams | |
| 07:18 | Butler | Marcelino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:18 | Butler | Marcelino Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | George Dahl scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Gustin | 59-42 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Paul Bieber is hacked by Jerry Gustin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #12 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG) Jerry Gustin | |
| 07:05 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Bui | 60-44 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Bieber | 62-44 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi blows the layup | 62-44 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Marcelino Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 06:22 | Butler | James Bui takes the ball from Joseph Ruffin | 62-44 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | George Dahl tips it home | 62-46 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Marcelino Russo is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 65-46 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | George Dahl clanks a floater from the left side | 65-46 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Daniel Whitton snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Israel Seitz is hacked by Freddie King - foul #2 on Freddie King, team foul #13 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Luke Slaughter (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), James Kessler (PF) Paul Bieber, Marcelino Russo, Joseph Ruffin, Daniel Whitton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Don Jacques (SG), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Jim Prettyman (C) Thomas Gillette, James Bui, Aaron Capozzi, Freddie King | |
| 05:40 | Butler | Israel Seitz misses the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Israel Seitz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Don Jacques connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Pat Mahaffey | 66-49 |
| 04:53 | Butler | James Johnson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Luke Slaughter | 68-49 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Johnny Bell (C) James Johnson, Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Sams (SF) George Dahl | |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Kevin Sams is hacked by Clinton Whitfield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clinton Whitfield, team foul #10 | 68-49 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Kevin Sams misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Kevin Sams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Dahl (SF) Pat Mahaffey | |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Kevin Sams drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 68-52 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Luke Slaughter is fouled on the floor by Don Jacques - foul #3 on Don Jacques, team foul #14 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Daniel Whitton (PF) Paul Bieber, Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (SG), Freddie King (C) Don Jacques, Jim Prettyman | |
| 03:58 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Kevin Sams gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | George Dahl scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Sams | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:44 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by George Dahl - foul #5 on George Dahl, team foul #15 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), Pat Mahaffey (PF) Robert Taylor, George Dahl | |
| 03:44 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Freddie King connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Bui | 70-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 23 pts. SG - Luke Slaughter (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Olufemi Abdulla (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Whitton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Johnny Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Thomas Gillette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Bui (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Sams (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Mahaffey (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddie King (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Butler | James Bui is called for the reach on Luke Slaughter in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bui, team foul #16 | 70-56 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:30 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Whitton | 71-56 |
| 03:15 | Butler | James Johnson connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | James Bui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Marcelino Russo (SG), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) James Johnson, Luke Slaughter, Daniel Whitton, Johnny Bell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jim Prettyman (C) Freddie King | |
| 03:03 | Butler | Marcelino Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-56 |
| 03:02 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the offensive board | 73-56 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Israel Seitz misses long on an open turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Sams - foul #3 on Kevin Sams, team foul #17 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SF) Olufemi Abdulla | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Don Jacques (SG), Aaron Capozzi (PF) Thomas Gillette, Kevin Sams, Pat Mahaffey | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Israel Seitz misses the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Israel Seitz misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:32 | UNLV | James Bui hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 73-56 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Don Jacques misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-56 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi grabs the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | James Bui can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-56 |
| 02:01 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Paul Bieber clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-56 |
| 01:37 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 73-56 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | James Bui drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-59 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Paul Bieber scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Kessler | 75-59 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Robert Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Sams (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) James Bui, Aaron Capozzi, Jim Prettyman | |
| 00:48 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #18 | 75-59 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey grabs the board | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | James Kessler steals it from Freddie King | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Marcelino Russo scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Bieber | 78-59 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Don Jacques is fouled in the backcourt by James Kessler - foul #3 on James Kessler, team foul #11 | 78-59 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Don Jacques makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Don Jacques misses the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Marcelino Russo gets the rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Paul Bieber runs out the clock | 78-60 |