| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Herman Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Neese (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Winfred Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grady Pantoja (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Vince Burg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Threatt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Troia (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tony Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Sam Threatt inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Tony Cook clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 19:48 | Wright State | Vince Burg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:44 | Wright State | Timothy Neese comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Tony Cook gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Richard Moore is hacked by Winfred Sanders - foul #2 on Winfred Sanders, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Herman Thompson steps in front of the Richard Moore pass | 35-37 |
| 19:08 | Wright State | Winfred Sanders clanks a floater near the basket | 35-37 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Sam Threatt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Tony Cook comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Neese - foul #2 on Timothy Neese, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Tony Cook makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Tony Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:39 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja lays it up and in | 37-39 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Wayne Troia is whistled for a carry | 37-39 |
| 18:13 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja can't connect on a shot from the right block | 37-39 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Sam Threatt gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Richard Moore can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Vince Burg - foul #3 on Vince Burg, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Wright State | Walter Bridgers (C) Vince Burg | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:49 | Butler | Richard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Richard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:37 | Wright State | Tony Cook steals it from Walter Bridgers | 37-41 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Sam Threatt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Winfred Sanders - foul #3 on Winfred Sanders, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Wright State | Daniel Johnson (SF) Winfred Sanders | |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Greenwell (C) Tony Cook | |
| 17:25 | Butler | Sam Threatt misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Sam Threatt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:07 | Wright State | Timothy Neese is fouled on the floor by Glen Knight - foul #2 on Glen Knight, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley (SG) Timothy Neese | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Boland (SG) Glen Knight | |
| 16:45 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Colin Greenwell snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Sam Threatt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 16:35 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:18 | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Sam Threatt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Colin Greenwell comes up short on the shot in the paint | 37-42 |
| 15:51 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Threatt | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Herman Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Huguley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Grady Pantoja (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Bridgers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Boland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sam Threatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Troia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Terry Boland lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Moore and he's hacked by Lawrence Huguley - foul #1 on Lawrence Huguley, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Wright State | Timothy Neese (SG), Winfred Sanders (SF), Vince Burg (C) Herman Thompson, Grady Pantoja, Walter Bridgers | |
| Subs | Butler | Glen Knight (SG), Robert Love (SF), Tony Cook (C) Richard Moore, Sam Threatt, Wayne Troia | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Terry Boland misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:32 | Wright State | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:13 | Wright State | Glen Knight picks off the pass by Winfred Sanders | 37-44 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Glen Knight scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tony Cook | 37-47 |
| 14:32 | Wright State | Vince Burg misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Tony Cook grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Terry Boland buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 13:54 | Wright State | Vince Burg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Neese | 40-50 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Vince Burg blocks the short jumper by Tony Cook | 40-50 |
| 13:35 | Wright State | Vince Burg grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 13:18 | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Terry Boland misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Huguley - foul #2 on Lawrence Huguley, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Wright State | Herman Thompson (PG), Eddie Ruvalcaba (SG), Grady Pantoja (PF) Lawrence Huguley, Timothy Neese, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG), Sam Threatt (SF), Wayne Troia (PF), Tim Jarvis (C) Glen Knight, Robert Love, Colin Greenwell, Tony Cook | |
| 12:59 | Butler | Terry Boland makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Terry Boland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:34 | Wright State | Vince Burg connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Herman Thompson | 45-52 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Richard Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Boland | 45-55 |
| 11:53 | Wright State | Eddie Ruvalcaba makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herman Thompson | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Herman Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eddie Ruvalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Winfred Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Grady Pantoja (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Vince Burg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Boland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Threatt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Troia (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tim Jarvis (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Vince Burg steals the ball from Tim Jarvis | 47-55 |
| 11:25 | Wright State | Winfred Sanders knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 49-55 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Terry Boland clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Sam Threatt tips it in | 49-57 |
| 10:47 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Herman Thompson and the foul's on Wayne Troia - foul #2 on Wayne Troia, team foul #2 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Wright State | Timothy Neese (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Walter Bridgers (C) Eddie Ruvalcaba, Winfred Sanders, Vince Burg | |
| Subs | Butler | Glen Knight (SG), Tony Cook (C) Terry Boland, Tim Jarvis | |
| 10:47 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Sam Threatt is hacked by Timothy Neese - foul #3 on Timothy Neese, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Sam Threatt makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Sam Threatt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:18 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja hits a floater from the left block set up by Timothy Neese | 54-59 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Wayne Troia misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 09:52 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Grady Pantoja | 54-59 |
| 09:30 | Wright State | Daniel Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Thompson and the foul's on Sam Threatt - foul #3 on Sam Threatt, team foul #3 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley (PG), David Dombrosky (PF) Herman Thompson, Grady Pantoja | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Seamons (PG), Robert Love (SF), Colin Greenwell (PF) Richard Moore, Sam Threatt, Wayne Troia | |
| 09:30 | Wright State | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Charles Seamons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 08:57 | Wright State | David Dombrosky is whistled for a carry | 57-62 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Charles Seamons loses the dribble to David Dombrosky | 57-62 |
| 08:37 | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley's pass is intercepted by Charles Seamons in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Timothy Neese is called for the reach on Glen Knight - foul #4 on Timothy Neese, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Wright State | Herman Thompson (PG), Winfred Sanders (SF), Grady Pantoja (PF), Vince Burg (C) Timothy Neese, Daniel Johnson, David Dombrosky, Walter Bridgers | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG), Sam Threatt (SF), Wayne Troia (PF) Charles Seamons, Robert Love, Colin Greenwell | |
| 08:24 | Butler | Glen Knight makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Glen Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:12 | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley is fouled on the floor by Glen Knight - foul #3 on Glen Knight, team foul #4 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Greenwell (C) Tony Cook | |
| 08:05 | Wright State | Vince Burg hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Winfred Sanders | 59-64 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Glen Knight misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Colin Greenwell tips it home | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Herman Thompson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Huguley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Winfred Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Grady Pantoja (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Vince Burg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Knight (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Threatt (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Troia (fresh) 5 pts. C - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Wright State | Winfred Sanders lays it in | 61-66 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Richard Moore clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Herman Thompson - foul #1 on Herman Thompson, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Wright State | Timothy Neese (SG) Lawrence Huguley | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Boland (SG) Glen Knight | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Richard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Richard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 07:00 | Wright State | Herman Thompson is hacked by Richard Moore - foul #2 on Richard Moore, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tony Cook (C) Colin Greenwell | |
| 06:38 | Wright State | Vince Burg misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Tony Cook - foul #3 on Tony Cook, team foul #6 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Wright State | Daniel Johnson (PF) Grady Pantoja | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Seamons (SG) Richard Moore | |
| 06:38 | Wright State | Vince Burg makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 06:38 | Wright State | Vince Burg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Terry Boland misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Charles Seamons snags the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Sam Threatt makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Seamons | 63-70 |
| 05:55 | Wright State | Timothy Neese clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-70 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Wayne Troia gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Sam Threatt clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 63-70 |
| 05:33 | Wright State | Winfred Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 05:14 | Wright State | Timothy Neese misses the floater from just outside the lane | 63-70 |
| 05:12 | Wright State | Vince Burg hits the follow up shot | 65-70 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Charles Seamons hits a 3 from the right corner | 65-73 |
| 04:33 | Wright State | The jump hook by Herman Thompson is blocked by Wayne Troia | 65-73 |
| 04:31 | Wright State | Daniel Johnson can't tip it in | 65-73 |
| 04:29 | Wright State | Daniel Johnson tips it back up and in | 67-73 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Wright State | Grady Pantoja (PF), Walter Bridgers (C) Daniel Johnson, Vince Burg | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG), Glen Knight (SG) Terry Boland, Charles Seamons | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Wayne Troia misses short on a runner from the baseline | 67-73 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Glen Knight gets the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Wayne Troia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-73 |
| 04:05 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Cook | 67-73 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Tony Cook connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-75 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Herman Thompson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Timothy Neese (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Winfred Sanders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Grady Pantoja (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Bridgers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Threatt (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Troia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Wright State | Timothy Neese buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Thompson | 70-75 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Glen Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-75 |
| Subs | Wright State | Daniel Johnson (SF), Vince Burg (C) Winfred Sanders, Walter Bridgers | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Seamons (SF), Robert Love (PF), Colin Greenwell (C) Sam Threatt, Wayne Troia, Tony Cook | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:02 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vince Burg | 72-75 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Wright State | Winfred Sanders (SF) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Sam Threatt (SF), Wayne Troia (PF), Tony Cook (C) Charles Seamons, Robert Love, Colin Greenwell | |
| 02:47 | Butler | Richard Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Moore, team foul #7 | 72-75 |
| 02:32 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Wayne Troia - foul #3 on Wayne Troia, team foul #8 | 72-75 |
| 02:32 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:32 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Glen Knight clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 02:08 | Wright State | Grady Pantoja gets the rebound | 73-75 |
| 01:48 | Wright State | The short jumper by Vince Burg is denied by Wayne Troia | 73-75 |
| 01:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Sam Threatt | 73-75 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Tony Cook clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Neese - foul #5 on Timothy Neese, team foul #10 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley (SG) Timothy Neese | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:40 | Butler | Tony Cook makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Tony Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 01:24 | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Glen Knight - foul #4 on Glen Knight, team foul #9 | 73-77 |
| 01:24 | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:24 | Wright State | Lawrence Huguley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Wayne Troia pulls down the rebound | 74-77 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Glen Knight misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-77 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Tony Cook gets the offensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Tony Cook misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 74-77 |
| 00:46 | Wright State | Vince Burg pulls down the rebound | 74-77 |
| 00:33 | Wright State | Herman Thompson knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Lawrence Huguley and he's hacked by Sam Threatt - foul #4 on Sam Threatt, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| 00:33 | Wright State | Herman Thompson makes the free throw | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Wayne Troia can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lawrence Huguley - foul #3 on Lawrence Huguley, team foul #11 | 77-77 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:01 | Wright State | Herman Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 77-79 |
| 00:00 | Wright State | The clock runs out | 77-79 |