| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Krout (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Norton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Poyner (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Casey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Allen inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Casey Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-31 |
| 19:20 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Casey Hall - foul #1 on Casey Hall, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 19:20 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:20 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Tony Oliver pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 19:02 | Butler | James Poyner is called for the reach on Danny Brant - foul #1 on James Poyner, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Richard Allen misses long on a shot in the paint | 43-31 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Richard Allen tips it in | 43-33 |
| 18:42 | Wright State | Casey Hall is called for the reach on Ernest Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Casey Hall, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 18:16 | Wright State | William Norton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-33 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Casey Hall pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Richard Allen scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Casey Hall | 43-35 |
| 17:43 | Wright State | Mark Lee misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-35 |
| 17:42 | Wright State | James Poyner gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:35 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-35 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Danny Brant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli (SG), Craig Witt (SF) Kenneth Krout, William Norton | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), James Tedesco (SF), John Cornelius (PF), Richard Arrington (C) Danny Brant, Richard Allen, Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| 17:01 | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Wright State | Jeffrey Koepp (C) James Poyner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:49 | Butler | James Tedesco can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-35 |
| 16:48 | Butler | James Johnson tips it in | 43-37 |
| 16:29 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Lee | 46-37 |
| 16:12 | Butler | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 16:11 | Wright State | Jeffrey Koepp snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 15:49 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 15:47 | Butler | John Cornelius pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Ernest Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wyatt Pauli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Koepp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tedesco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cornelius (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Arrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Butler | John Cornelius loses the dribble to Wyatt Pauli | 46-37 |
| 15:25 | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli hits the finger roll | 48-37 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Casey Hall misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-37 |
| 15:02 | Butler | John Cornelius can't tip it in | 48-37 |
| 15:00 | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 14:44 | Wright State | Richard Arrington denies the turnaround by Mark Lee | 48-37 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Richard Arrington pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Richard Arrington slams it home | 48-39 |
| 14:11 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 14:09 | Wright State | Craig Witt gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:55 | Wright State | James Tedesco steps in front of the Mark Lee pass | 48-39 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Richard Arrington lays it up and in | 48-41 |
| 13:16 | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 13:15 | Wright State | Jeffrey Koepp tips it in | 50-41 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Casey Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 12:54 | Wright State | Jeffrey Koepp snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:32 | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli loses the ball out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Wright State | Kenneth Miller (PG), Kenneth Krout (SG), William Norton (SF), Frank Clark (PF), James Poyner (C) Ernest Johnson, Wyatt Pauli, Craig Witt, Mark Lee, Jeffrey Koepp | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Richard Allen (SF), Joe Thompson (PF), Tony Oliver (C) James Johnson, James Tedesco, John Cornelius, Richard Arrington | |
| 12:17 | Butler | Danny Brant makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Casey Hall | 50-44 |
| 11:58 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Miller and he's fouled by Casey Hall - foul #3 on Casey Hall, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| 11:58 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tony Oliver | 52-44 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Casey Hall misses the runner near the basket | 52-44 |
| 11:41 | Wright State | Kenneth Miller snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Kenneth Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Krout (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Norton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Poyner (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Casey Hall (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Wright State | William Norton is hacked by Joe Thompson - foul #1 on Joe Thompson, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| 11:14 | Wright State | Kenneth Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Kenneth Krout takes the ball from Richard Allen | 52-44 |
| 10:46 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout clanks a floater from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Tony Oliver comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Poyner - foul #2 on James Poyner, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli (PG), Jeffrey Koepp (PF) Kenneth Miller, Frank Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (SG) Casey Hall | |
| 10:29 | Butler | Tony Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Tony Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:29 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Koepp | 52-45 |
| 10:12 | Wright State | James Poyner misses badly on a shot near the basket | 52-45 |
| 10:10 | Butler | James Tedesco grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 09:50 | Butler | James Tedesco banks in the layup | 52-47 |
| 09:41 | Wright State | Jeffrey Koepp misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Joe Thompson gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Joe Thompson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-47 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Tony Oliver tips it in | 52-49 |
| 08:58 | Wright State | William Norton buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Krout | 54-49 |
| 08:54 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by James Tedesco is blocked by Jeffrey Koepp | 54-49 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Tony Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Richard Allen drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 08:11 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout is whistled for a carry | 54-51 |
| Subs | Wright State | Ernest Johnson (PG), Craig Witt (SF), Mark Lee (PF), Frank Clark (C) Kenneth Krout, William Norton, Jeffrey Koepp, James Poyner | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (SG), John Cornelius (SF), Brian Winders (PF), Richard Arrington (C) James Tedesco, Richard Allen, Joe Thompson, Tony Oliver | |
| 07:49 | Butler | Brian Winders blows the layup but the foul's on Wyatt Pauli - foul #1 on Wyatt Pauli, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Wright State | Kenneth Miller (SG) Wyatt Pauli | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:49 | Butler | Brian Winders makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Brian Winders makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:33 | Wright State | Mark Lee is hacked by Danny Brant - foul #2 on Danny Brant, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cornelius (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Winders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Arrington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Wright State | Brian Winders steals it from Kenneth Miller | 54-53 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Danny Brant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 06:37 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson is hacked by Danny Brant - foul #3 on Danny Brant, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli (SG), Jeffrey Koepp (C) Kenneth Miller, Frank Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (SG), James Tedesco (SF) Danny Brant, Brian Winders | |
| 06:20 | Wright State | Mark Lee buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on John Cornelius - foul #1 on John Cornelius, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Wright State | James Poyner (C) Jeffrey Koepp | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:20 | Wright State | Mark Lee misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Richard Arrington pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Casey Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Johnson - foul #2 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Winders (PF) John Cornelius | |
| 06:03 | Butler | Casey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Casey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:43 | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli hits a runner from close range set up by Ernest Johnson and the foul's on James Tedesco - foul #2 on James Tedesco, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Wright State | Kenneth Krout (SG), Kenneth Miller (SF) Ernest Johnson, Craig Witt | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Allen (SF) Brian Winders | |
| 05:43 | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Richard Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Johnson | 59-60 |
| 05:15 | Wright State | James Tedesco denies the turnaround by Wyatt Pauli | 59-60 |
| 05:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 59-60 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Richard Arrington misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Poyner - foul #3 on James Poyner, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Wright State | Ernest Johnson (PG), William Norton (SF), Jeffrey Koepp (PF) Wyatt Pauli, Kenneth Miller, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Joe Thompson (PF) James Johnson, Casey Hall | |
| 05:01 | Butler | Richard Arrington misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Richard Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:32 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson is hacked by Danny Brant - foul #4 on Danny Brant, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Cornelius (SG), Tony Oliver (C) James Tedesco, Richard Arrington | |
| 04:32 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:32 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Tony Oliver pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:15 | Butler | John Cornelius can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:13 | Wright State | Jeffrey Koepp snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 04:00 | Wright State | Joe Thompson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Koepp - foul #2 on Joe Thompson, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli (SG), Mark Lee (PF) Kenneth Krout, James Poyner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:00 | Wright State | Jeffrey Koepp misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:00 | Wright State | Jeffrey Koepp misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 60-61 |
| 03:38 | Butler | The jump hook by Richard Allen is blocked by Jeffrey Koepp | 60-61 |
| 03:37 | Wright State | Wyatt Pauli gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:31 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wyatt Pauli | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wyatt Pauli (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Norton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Koepp (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Cornelius (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Butler | Danny Brant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Danny Brant connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 02:56 | Wright State | Wright State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Wright State | Kenneth Krout (SG), James Poyner (C) Wyatt Pauli, Jeffrey Koepp | |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Casey Hall (SG) Danny Brant, John Cornelius | |
| 02:37 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by William Norton | 65-64 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Casey Hall buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Johnson | 65-66 |
| 02:10 | Wright State | James Poyner is fouled on the floor by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (SF) Richard Allen | |
| 02:10 | Wright State | James Poyner misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:10 | Wright State | James Poyner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Casey Hall | 65-66 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 01:51 | Butler | James Tedesco is hacked by Ernest Johnson - foul #3 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Richard Allen (SF) James Johnson, James Tedesco | |
| 01:43 | Butler | Tony Oliver hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Brant | 65-68 |
| 01:38 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Casey Hall - foul #4 on Casey Hall, team foul #12 | 65-68 |
| 01:38 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:38 | Wright State | Kenneth Krout makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Joe Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Casey Hall | 67-71 |
| 01:05 | Wright State | Mark Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Johnson | 69-71 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Richard Allen misses the lay-in | 69-71 |
| 00:48 | Wright State | The rebound goes to James Poyner | 69-71 |
| 00:42 | Wright State | Joe Thompson blocks the short jumper by Mark Lee | 69-71 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Casey Hall grabs the board | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Richard Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | Wright State | Mark Lee gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:02 | Wright State | Ernest Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Allen runs out the clock | 69-71 |