| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arthur Little (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Prinz (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Franklin Colangelo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Darnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Casey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Oliver (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Allen inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Butler | Casey Hall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Johnson | 38-38 |
| 19:04 | Western Carolina | Arthur Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Casey Hall snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Casey Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Joe Thompson hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 18:35 | Western Carolina | David Prinz misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 18:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tony Oliver | 38-40 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Casey Hall is whistled for traveling | 38-40 |
| 17:54 | Western Carolina | Arthur Little's pass is intercepted by Casey Hall | 38-40 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Casey Hall misses the easy layup | 38-40 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Tony Oliver hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 17:30 | Western Carolina | James Johnson is called for the reach on Arthur Little - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell (SG), Mark Leonard (SF), Scott Hunter (PF), Andrew Benson (C) David Prinz, Franklin Colangelo, Gregory Nagel, George Darnell | |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (PG), John Cornelius (SF), Brian Winders (PF), Richard Arrington (C) James Johnson, Richard Allen, Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| 17:22 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 17:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brian Winders | 38-42 |
| 16:57 | Butler | John Cornelius misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Little - foul #2 on Arthur Little, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Byford (SG) Arthur Little | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:57 | Butler | John Cornelius makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:57 | Butler | John Cornelius misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:57 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:41 | Western Carolina | Michael Byford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Jason Darnell picks off the pass by Brian Winders | 38-43 |
| 16:26 | Western Carolina | Michael Byford banks in the layup set up by Jason Darnell | 40-43 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Casey Hall clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Scott Hunter - foul #2 on Scott Hunter, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arthur Little (PG), David Prinz (SG), Franklin Colangelo (SF), George Darnell (C) Jason Darnell, Michael Byford, Mark Leonard, Andrew Benson | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Richard Allen (SF) Brian Winders, Richard Arrington | |
| 16:09 | Butler | Casey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Casey Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:09 | Western Carolina | George Darnell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 15:49 | Butler | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arthur Little (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Prinz (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Franklin Colangelo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Darnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Tedesco (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Cornelius (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Butler | John Cornelius hits the finger roll | 40-46 |
| 15:11 | Western Carolina | James Tedesco is called for the reach on Franklin Colangelo - foul #2 on James Tedesco, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel (PF) Scott Hunter | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Joe Thompson (PF), Tony Oliver (C) Casey Hall, James Tedesco, John Cornelius | |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Arthur Little comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Richard Allen grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Gregory Nagel swats the shot by Tony Oliver | 40-46 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Richard Allen snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Danny Brant clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 14:24 | Western Carolina | George Darnell grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Allen - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell (PG), Michael Byford (SG), Scott Hunter (C) Arthur Little, David Prinz, George Darnell | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (SG), James Tedesco (SF) James Johnson, Richard Allen | |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Casey Hall scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Tedesco | 41-48 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | Michael Byford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-48 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Joe Thompson gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Danny Brant scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tony Oliver | 41-51 |
| 13:07 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Tedesco - foul #3 on James Tedesco, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arthur Little (PG), Mark Leonard (C) Michael Byford, Gregory Nagel | |
| Subs | Butler | John Cornelius (PF), Richard Arrington (C) Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| 13:07 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 13:07 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:55 | Butler | James Tedesco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Casey Hall steals it from Jason Darnell | 43-51 |
| 12:43 | Butler | James Tedesco lays it up and in on a nice dish by Casey Hall | 43-53 |
| 12:35 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-53 |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard grabs the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 12:11 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 12:09 | Butler | James Tedesco gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Casey Hall connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arthur Little (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Darnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Franklin Colangelo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Casey Hall (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Tedesco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Cornelius (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Arrington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Little | 46-56 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Casey Hall is fouled on the floor by Scott Hunter - foul #3 on Scott Hunter, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Vrooman (PG), David Prinz (SG), Andrew Benson (PF), George Darnell (C) Arthur Little, Jason Darnell, Franklin Colangelo, Scott Hunter | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (SG), Richard Allen (SF), Joe Thompson (PF), Tony Oliver (C) Casey Hall, James Tedesco, John Cornelius, Richard Arrington | |
| 10:51 | Butler | David Prinz is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on David Prinz, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel (PF) Mark Leonard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:39 | Butler | Tony Oliver connects on the runner near the basket set up by Richard Allen | 46-58 |
| 10:26 | Western Carolina | David Prinz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 10:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joe Thompson | 46-58 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Danny Brant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 10:02 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Richard Allen steals it from David Prinz | 46-58 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Benson - foul #1 on Andrew Benson, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arthur Little (PG), Mark Leonard (SF), Scott Hunter (PF) Jerry Vrooman, Andrew Benson, Gregory Nagel | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (SG), James Tedesco (PF), John Cornelius (C) Danny Brant, Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| 09:20 | Butler | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:20 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 09:06 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter is hacked by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell (SG) David Prinz | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Arrington (C) James Johnson | |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | Arthur Little is fouled on the floor by Richard Arrington - foul #1 on Richard Arrington, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Winders (PF) Richard Allen | |
| 08:35 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-59 |
| 08:34 | Butler | James Tedesco snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Brian Winders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 08:12 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Hall | 46-59 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Casey Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 07:56 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 07:34 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Richard Arrington grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arthur Little (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Darnell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Darnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Tedesco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Casey Hall (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cornelius (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Winders (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Arrington (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Butler | Brian Winders travels with the ball | 46-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Prinz (SG), Franklin Colangelo (SF), Gregory Nagel (PF), Andrew Benson (C) Jason Darnell, Mark Leonard, Scott Hunter, George Darnell | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), James Johnson (SG), Richard Allen (SF), Joe Thompson (PF), Tony Oliver (C) James Tedesco, Casey Hall, John Cornelius, Brian Winders, Richard Arrington | |
| 06:57 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Prinz and the foul's on Joe Thompson - foul #2 on Joe Thompson, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 06:57 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel misses the free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Danny Brant misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-59 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Richard Allen hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| 06:30 | Western Carolina | Danny Brant takes the ball from Gregory Nagel | 48-61 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Richard Allen can't throw it down | 48-61 |
| 06:05 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 05:53 | Western Carolina | Arthur Little makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Franklin Colangelo | 50-61 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Danny Brant misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 05:15 | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson gets the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell (PG), Michael Byford (SG), George Darnell (C) Arthur Little, David Prinz, Andrew Benson | |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (PG), Casey Hall (SG), John Cornelius (SF), Brian Winders (PF), Richard Arrington (C) Danny Brant, James Johnson, Richard Allen, Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:54 | Butler | James Tedesco can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-61 |
| 04:52 | Butler | James Tedesco grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Michael Byford is called for the reach on Casey Hall - foul #2 on Michael Byford, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard (SF), Scott Hunter (PF) Franklin Colangelo, Gregory Nagel | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:26 | Butler | Scott Hunter takes the ball from Richard Arrington | 52-61 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-61 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Richard Arrington gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Butler | John Cornelius slams it home | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Tedesco - foul #4 on James Tedesco, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Prinz (SG) Michael Byford | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Richard Allen (SF) John Cornelius, Brian Winders | |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:35 | Butler | James Tedesco pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Scott Hunter steals it from James Johnson | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jason Darnell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Prinz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Darnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Hall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tedesco (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Arrington (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Western Carolina | George Darnell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-63 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | George Darnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arthur Little (PG), Franklin Colangelo (SF), Gregory Nagel (PF) Jason Darnell, Mark Leonard, Scott Hunter | |
| Subs | Butler | Joe Thompson (PF), Tony Oliver (C) Casey Hall, Richard Arrington | |
| 02:40 | Western Carolina | Joe Thompson steals the ball from David Prinz | 52-63 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG) James Tedesco | |
| 02:11 | Butler | Joe Thompson can't finish the layup | 52-63 |
| 02:09 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | George Darnell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Allen - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #10 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell (PG), Michael Byford (SG), Mark Leonard (SF), Scott Hunter (PF) Arthur Little, David Prinz, Franklin Colangelo, Gregory Nagel | |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (SG), John Cornelius (SF), Brian Winders (PF), Richard Arrington (C) Danny Brant, Richard Allen, Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | George Darnell misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | George Darnell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brian Winders | 52-63 |
| 01:38 | Butler | John Cornelius can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Mark Leonard - foul #1 on Mark Leonard, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson (C) George Darnell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:38 | Butler | John Cornelius makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:38 | Butler | John Cornelius misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 01:20 | Western Carolina | Michael Byford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 01:19 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell grabs the offensive board | 52-64 |
| 01:07 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-64 |
| 01:06 | Butler | James Tedesco grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:51 | Butler | James Tedesco scores on a floater from close range | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Darnell and he's fouled by Richard Arrington - foul #2 on Richard Arrington, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina 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 (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Butler | James Tedesco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 55-66 |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | Michael Byford gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on James Tedesco - foul #5 on James Tedesco, team foul #12 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Butler | Marvin Peace (SF) James Tedesco | |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:00 | Butler | James Johnson runs out the clock | 57-66 |