| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Casey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Allen inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Butler | Richard Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Allen - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (SF) Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Casey Hall buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | James Tedesco steals the ball from Swietomierz Fijalkowski | 37-43 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Danny Brant hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Eugene Baker drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 39-45 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Tony Oliver connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Danny Brant and he's fouled by Marijan Zupan - foul #1 on Marijan Zupan, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Tony Oliver makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Eugene Baker knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 42-47 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Casey Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Brian Winders (PF), Richard Arrington (C) Danny Brant, Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (PF), David Bradley (C) Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Marijan Zupan | |
| 17:23 | Kent State | David Bradley misses long on a runner from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 17:22 | Butler | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Casey Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | James Johnson picks off the pass by Larry Stokes in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 16:35 | Butler | James Tedesco makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Casey Hall | 48-47 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Larry Stokes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Arrington - foul #1 on Richard Arrington, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Marvin Peace (SF) Casey Hall, James Tedesco | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, David Bradley | |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Richard Arrington can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Adam Hollis gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Marvin Peace (fresh) PF - Brian Winders (fresh) C - Richard Arrington (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:58 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong is fouled on the floor by Danny Brant - foul #3 on Danny Brant, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Allen (SF), Joe Thompson (PF), Tony Oliver (C) Marvin Peace, Brian Winders, Richard Arrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Adam Hollis | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Eugene Baker drills a shot from close range set up by Larry Stokes | 48-51 |
| 15:38 | Butler | Danny Brant makes the 3 from straight away | 51-51 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Danny Brant is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (SG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Bradley (C) Marijan Zupan | |
| 15:09 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong is hacked by Danny Brant - foul #4 on Danny Brant, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Butler | John Cornelius (SG) Danny Brant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Eugene Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 14:59 | Butler | James Tedesco gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 14:47 | Butler | John Cornelius lays it up and in | 53-51 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | David Bradley buries a jump hook in the lane set up by He-ping Xiong and he's hacked by Joe Thompson - foul #2 on Joe Thompson, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (SG) Joe Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF) He-ping Xiong, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| 14:31 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Casey Hall misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Adam Hollis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Allen - foul #4 on Richard Allen, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Richard Arrington (C) Richard Allen, Tony Oliver | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (C) David Bradley | |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Richard Arrington gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 13:35 | Butler | James Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Winders (PF) James Tedesco | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG) Larry Stokes | |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Casey Hall is fouled on the floor by Luke Hughes - foul #2 on Luke Hughes, team foul #2 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Marvin Peace (SF), Joe Thompson (PF) John Cornelius, Brian Winders | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis | |
| 12:46 | Butler | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-56 |
| 12:45 | Butler | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Richard Arrington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Luke Hughes pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | James Johnson is called for the reach on Harvey Treiber - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (PG), Tony Oliver (C) James Johnson, Richard Arrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), David Bradley (C) Luke Hughes, Marijan Zupan | |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Joe Thompson gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Joe Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Treiber | 53-56 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | David Bradley snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Tedesco (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SG - Casey Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Peace (fresh) PF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 9 pts. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Tony Oliver gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Joe Thompson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Marvin Peace grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 11:04 | Butler | James Tedesco can't connect on a shot from the right side | 53-56 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Joe Thompson tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | David Bradley banks in the layup on a great pass from Harvey Treiber | 55-58 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Joe Thompson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harvey Treiber | 55-58 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Eugene Baker's floater is tipped away by Tony Oliver | 55-58 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 10:09 | Butler | James Tedesco snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Marvin Peace misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | David Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | David Bradley is denied on a layup by Joe Thompson | 55-58 |
| 09:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Tedesco | 55-58 |
| 09:16 | Butler | James Tedesco misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Marvin Peace snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Tony Oliver's pass is intercepted by Eugene Baker | 55-58 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Baker | 55-60 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Casey Hall is denied on a layup by Eugene Baker | 55-60 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Marvin Peace grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:14 | Butler | James Tedesco misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Joe Thompson tips it home | 57-60 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-60 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Tony Oliver snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 07:48 | Butler | James Tedesco makes the turnaround from the left block | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Tedesco (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. SG - Casey Hall (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Peace (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe Thompson (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Oliver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - He-ping Xiong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong is called for a charge - foul #2 on He-ping Xiong, team foul #3 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), James Johnson (SG), Richard Allen (SF), John Cornelius (PF), Richard Arrington (C) James Tedesco, Casey Hall, Marvin Peace, Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Harvey Treiber, He-ping Xiong, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, David Bradley | |
| 07:18 | Butler | John Cornelius clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Larry Stokes scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Luke Hughes | 59-62 |
| 06:56 | Butler | John Cornelius clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Larry Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses short on a shot from the left side | 59-62 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Richard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Danny Brant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Adam Hollis snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Larry Stokes | 59-64 |
| 06:05 | Butler | John Cornelius is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on John Cornelius, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Adam Hollis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-64 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Danny Brant drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-64 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea is hacked by John Cornelius - foul #5 on John Cornelius, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Winders (PF) John Cornelius | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Richard Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Adam Hollis gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Luke Hughes clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:29 | Butler | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (SG), Marvin Peace (SF), James Tedesco (C) James Johnson, Richard Allen, Richard Arrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Luke Hughes, Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis, Marijan Zupan | |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Eugene Baker scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Swietomierz Fijalkowski | 61-67 |
| 04:07 | Butler | James Tedesco can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Arthur Cox - foul #1 on Arthur Cox, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| 04:07 | Butler | James Tedesco misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:07 | Butler | James Tedesco makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Danny Brant steps in front of the Arthur Cox pass | 62-67 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Danny Brant lays it up and in | 64-67 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Arthur Cox misses the floater in the paint | 64-67 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Larry Stokes snags the offensive board | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Casey Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Peace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Winders (fresh) C - James Tedesco (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Arthur Cox makes the runner near the basket set up by He-ping Xiong | 64-69 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Marvin Peace loses the dribble to Eugene Baker | 64-69 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Arthur Cox connects on the floater from the left wing set up by He-ping Xiong | 64-71 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Richard Allen (SF), Joe Thompson (PF), Tony Oliver (C) Danny Brant, Casey Hall, Marvin Peace, Brian Winders | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) He-ping Xiong, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Arthur Cox | |
| 02:41 | Butler | The short jumper by Joe Thompson is denied by Marijan Zupan | 64-71 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG) James Tedesco | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Danny Brant - foul #5 on Danny Brant, team foul #11 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (SG) Danny Brant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea makes the free throw | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Richard Allen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Alicea - foul #1 on Christopher Alicea, team foul #5 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SF) Christopher Alicea | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Eugene Baker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 66-74 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Tony Oliver gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Tony Oliver connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Johnson | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Larry Stokes drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Luke Hughes and he's fouled by Joe Thompson - foul #3 on Joe Thompson, team foul #12 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Adam Hollis | |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the free throw | 68-77 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Joe Thompson misses the floater near the basket | 68-77 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Luke Hughes pulls down the rebound | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is denied on a layup by Richard Allen | 68-77 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Richard Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-77 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the offensive board | 68-77 |
| 00:33 | Butler | James Johnson is hacked by Larry Stokes - foul #1 on Larry Stokes, team foul #6 | 68-77 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Richard Allen scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | James Johnson is called for the reach on Larry Stokes in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #13 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (PF) Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Richard Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-78 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Luke Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is hacked by Casey Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Casey Hall, team foul #14 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Adam Hollis | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Luke Hughes takes the ball from Richard Allen | 71-79 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Luke Hughes dunks the ball | 71-81 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Richard Allen misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Eugene Baker - foul #1 on Eugene Baker, team foul #7 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (SG), Brian Winders (PF), Richard Arrington (C) Casey Hall, Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), He-ping Xiong (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Marijan Zupan | |
| 00:05 | Butler | Richard Allen misses the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber runs out the clock | 72-81 |