| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (fresh) SG - Nathan Gies (fresh) SF - Larry Major (fresh) PF - William Hurtt (fresh) C - Everette Luebke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Luke Slaughter (fresh) SF - Joseph Ruffin (fresh) PF - Daniel Whitton (fresh) C - Johnny Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Daniel Whitton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Luke Slaughter is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Daniel Whitton grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Luke Slaughter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Luke Slaughter tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Furman | Nathan Gies is hacked by Luke Slaughter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luke Slaughter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Furman | Thomas Hodges misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Johnny Bell gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Butler | James Johnson makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Furman | Nathan Gies hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Furman | William Hurtt tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Butler | James Johnson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on William Hurtt - foul #1 on William Hurtt, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Butler | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Butler | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Furman | Everette Luebke pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Furman | Everette Luebke hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Furman | Nathan Gies hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Luke Slaughter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Gies - foul #1 on Nathan Gies, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Daniel Whitton, Johnny Bell | |
| 17:34 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:32 | Furman | Joseph Ruffin steals the ball from Nathan Gies in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 17:30 | Butler | James Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Ruffin | 4-9 |
| 17:10 | Furman | Thomas Hodges hits a fadeaway from the right side | 6-9 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Everette Luebke takes the ball from Joseph Ruffin | 6-9 |
| 16:53 | Furman | Israel Seitz steps in front of the Larry Major pass in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Nathan Gies steals the ball from Luke Slaughter | 6-9 |
| 16:14 | Furman | Everette Luebke misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Israel Seitz - foul #1 on Israel Seitz, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Furman | Richard Brookes (SG), John Reed (SF), John Casavant (C) Nathan Gies, Larry Major, William Hurtt | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Marcelino Russo (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), Daniel Whitton (PF), Johnny Bell (C) James Johnson, Luke Slaughter, Joseph Ruffin, James Kessler, Israel Seitz | |
| 16:14 | Furman | Everette Luebke makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:14 | Furman | Everette Luebke makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Marcelino Russo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-9 |
| 15:59 | Furman | The rebound goes to Everette Luebke | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Brookes (fresh) SF - John Reed (fresh) PF - Everette Luebke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Casavant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (fresh) SG - Marcelino Russo (fresh) SF - Clinton Whitfield (fresh) PF - Daniel Whitton (fresh) C - Johnny Bell (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Furman | Everette Luebke drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Hodges | 10-9 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Daniel Whitton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:41 | Furman | Everette Luebke snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:21 | Furman | Thomas Hodges misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Johnny Bell misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 10-9 |
| 15:11 | Furman | The rebound goes to John Casavant | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Furman | Everette Luebke lays it in | 12-9 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Richard Brookes is called for the reach on Clinton Whitfield - foul #1 on Richard Brookes, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Furman | Nathan Gies (SG), Quincy Wilson (SF), William Hurtt (PF), Timothy Carlisle (C) Richard Brookes, John Reed, Everette Luebke, John Casavant | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Luke Slaughter (SG), Joseph Ruffin (SF), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Paul Bieber, Marcelino Russo, Clinton Whitfield, Daniel Whitton, Johnny Bell | |
| 14:09 | Butler | James Johnson scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Kessler | 12-11 |
| 13:51 | Furman | William Hurtt's pass is intercepted by Israel Seitz | 12-11 |
| 13:24 | Butler | James Johnson is hacked by Thomas Hodges - foul #1 on Thomas Hodges, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Furman | Larry Major (SF), John Casavant (PF) Quincy Wilson, William Hurtt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:13 | Butler | Luke Slaughter can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:11 | Furman | The rebound goes to John Casavant | 12-11 |
| 12:46 | Furman | Larry Major blows the layup | 12-11 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-11 |
| 12:37 | Furman | John Casavant snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:34 | Furman | Larry Major is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Ruffin - foul #1 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Furman | Richard Brookes (SG), William Hurtt (PF) Nathan Gies, Timothy Carlisle | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Marcelino Russo (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), Daniel Whitton (PF), Johnny Bell (C) James Johnson, Luke Slaughter, Joseph Ruffin, James Kessler, Israel Seitz | |
| 12:21 | Furman | Thomas Hodges is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Brookes | 15-11 |
| 12:06 | Butler | A charge is called on Marcelino Russo - foul #1 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Furman | John Reed (SF), Everette Luebke (C) Thomas Hodges, John Casavant | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:47 | Furman | Larry Major is hacked by Marcelino Russo - foul #2 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Furman | Thomas Hodges (PG) Larry Major | |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Slaughter (SG) Marcelino Russo | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brookes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Reed (fresh) PF - William Hurtt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Everette Luebke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (fresh) SG - Luke Slaughter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clinton Whitfield (fresh) PF - Daniel Whitton (fresh) C - Johnny Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Furman | Thomas Hodges scores on a 3 from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Richard Brookes is called for the reach on Luke Slaughter - foul #2 on Richard Brookes, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Furman | Nathan Gies (SG) Richard Brookes | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SF) Clinton Whitfield | |
| 10:59 | Butler | Luke Slaughter knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 18-13 |
| 10:38 | Furman | John Reed is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ruffin - foul #2 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Furman | Quincy Wilson (SF), John Casavant (PF), Timothy Carlisle (C) John Reed, William Hurtt, Everette Luebke | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Paul Bieber, Joseph Ruffin, Daniel Whitton, Johnny Bell | |
| 10:22 | Furman | Thomas Hodges knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-13 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Luke Slaughter lays it up and in set up by Israel Seitz and he's fouled by Quincy Wilson - foul #1 on Quincy Wilson, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Furman | Larry Major (SF) Quincy Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:58 | Furman | Thomas Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 09:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Olufemi Abdulla | 21-16 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Luke Slaughter buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Olufemi Abdulla | 21-18 |
| 09:19 | Furman | Luke Slaughter picks off the pass by Timothy Carlisle | 21-18 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Luke Slaughter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 09:07 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:55 | Butler | Luke Slaughter loses the ball out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Furman | Quincy Wilson (SF), William Hurtt (PF), Everette Luebke (C) Nathan Gies, John Casavant, Timothy Carlisle | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), Daniel Whitton (PF), Johnny Bell (C) James Johnson, Olufemi Abdulla, James Kessler, Israel Seitz | |
| 08:53 | Furman | Thomas Hodges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield misses long on a floater from the right side | 21-18 |
| 08:36 | Furman | Quincy Wilson gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:23 | Furman | Daniel Whitton steals the ball from Thomas Hodges | 21-18 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Luke Slaughter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 21-18 |
| 08:18 | Furman | Quincy Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:58 | Furman | Everette Luebke comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 21-18 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Paul Bieber snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Luke Slaughter blows the layup over the doubleteam | 21-18 |
| 07:38 | Furman | Everette Luebke gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Major (fairly fresh) SF - Quincy Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Hurtt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Everette Luebke (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (fresh) SG - Luke Slaughter (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Clinton Whitfield (fresh) PF - Daniel Whitton (fresh) C - Johnny Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Furman | Quincy Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| Subs | Furman | Nathan Gies (SG), John Reed (SF), John Casavant (PF), Timothy Carlisle (C) Larry Major, Quincy Wilson, William Hurtt, Everette Luebke | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG) Paul Bieber | |
| 07:21 | Butler | Luke Slaughter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Daniel Whitton tips it back up and in | 21-20 |
| 07:16 | Furman | Thomas Hodges is fouled in the backcourt by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF), James Kessler (PF) Clinton Whitfield, Daniel Whitton | |
| 07:16 | Furman | Thomas Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:16 | Furman | Thomas Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Luke Slaughter is hacked by John Reed during a doubleteam - foul #1 on John Reed, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Johnny Bell grabs the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 06:49 | Butler | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Reed - foul #2 on John Reed, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Furman | Quincy Wilson (SF), William Hurtt (PF) John Reed, Timothy Carlisle | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:49 | Butler | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:49 | Furman | William Hurtt grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:46 | Furman | Nathan Gies throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Quincy Wilson is called for the reach on James Kessler - foul #2 on Quincy Wilson, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Furman | Larry Major (SF) Quincy Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SF), Israel Seitz (C) Olufemi Abdulla, Johnny Bell | |
| 06:36 | Butler | James Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:36 | Furman | John Casavant gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:11 | Furman | Thomas Hodges connects on the jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 06:01 | Butler | James Johnson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 25-20 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses short on a floater from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Luke Slaughter tips it home | 25-22 |
| 05:15 | Furman | Luke Slaughter picks off the pass by Nathan Gies | 25-22 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Luke Slaughter is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 25-22 |
| Subs | Furman | Timothy Carlisle (C) John Casavant | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Daniel Whitton (PF), Johnny Bell (C) James Johnson, Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler, Israel Seitz | |
| 04:44 | Furman | Thomas Hodges drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 04:31 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Daniel Whitton | 28-22 |
| Subs | Furman | Everette Luebke (C) William Hurtt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:16 | Furman | Thomas Hodges misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-22 |
| 04:15 | Furman | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Carlisle | 28-22 |
| 03:55 | Furman | Thomas Hodges misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Johnny Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Luke Slaughter scores on a shot from the left side | 28-24 |
| 03:42 | Furman | Johnny Bell takes the ball from Nathan Gies in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Luke Slaughter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 03:26 | Furman | The rebound goes to Nathan Gies | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Gies (tired) 2 pts. SF - Larry Major (tiring) PF - Timothy Carlisle (fresh) C - Everette Luebke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (fresh) SG - Luke Slaughter (tired) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Olufemi Abdulla (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Whitton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Bell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Furman | Nathan Gies can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 03:19 | Furman | Everette Luebke gets the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 03:09 | Furman | Everette Luebke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-24 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Paul Bieber can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-24 |
| 02:53 | Furman | The rebound goes to Thomas Hodges | 28-24 |
| 02:48 | Furman | Thomas Hodges is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bieber - foul #1 on Paul Bieber, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Furman | Richard Brookes (SG), John Reed (SF), William Hurtt (PF), John Casavant (C) Nathan Gies, Larry Major, Timothy Carlisle, Everette Luebke | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Marcelino Russo (SG), Joseph Ruffin (SF), Israel Seitz (C) Paul Bieber, Luke Slaughter, Olufemi Abdulla, Johnny Bell | |
| 02:48 | Furman | Thomas Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:48 | Furman | Thomas Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:27 | Butler | James Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block | 30-24 |
| 02:26 | Furman | John Casavant snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 02:14 | Furman | Richard Brookes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (PF) Daniel Whitton | |
| 02:03 | Butler | James Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marcelino Russo | 30-26 |
| 01:34 | Furman | William Hurtt's floater is knocked away by Israel Seitz | 30-26 |
| 01:32 | Furman | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Brookes | 30-26 |
| 01:20 | Furman | Marcelino Russo takes the ball from Thomas Hodges | 30-26 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Marcelino Russo throws it down | 30-28 |
| 00:53 | Furman | William Hurtt buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 00:43 | Butler | James Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Hurtt - foul #2 on William Hurtt, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Furman | Nathan Gies (SG), Quincy Wilson (SF), Timothy Carlisle (PF), Everette Luebke (C) Thomas Hodges, John Reed, William Hurtt, John Casavant | |
| Subs | Butler | James Kessler (PF), Johnny Bell (C) Clinton Whitfield, Israel Seitz | |
| 00:43 | Butler | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:43 | Butler | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:43 | Furman | Quincy Wilson snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 00:15 | Furman | Nathan Gies hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Everette Luebke | 35-28 |
| 00:03 | Butler | James Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | Furman | Quincy Wilson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-30 |