| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Thorpe inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-28 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Babineau | 23-28 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-28 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Stanley Peterson pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Richard Thorpe's layup is rejected by Clifford Zuehlke | 23-28 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Frank Brown tips it in | 23-30 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Babineau | 25-30 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Frank Brown swats the short shot by Clifford Zuehlke | 25-30 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff tips it home | 27-30 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Christopher Acuff is called for the reach on Richard Thorpe - foul #1 on Christopher Acuff, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (PG), Olin Zand (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Joseph Babineau, Christopher Acuff, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Robert Joe (SF) Richard Patrick, Richard Thorpe | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Eddie Winner buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-33 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Steve Stafford takes the ball from John Mullenax | 27-33 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Frank Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Olin Zand - foul #2 on Olin Zand, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Spears (PG), Clyde Gragg (SF) John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG) Eddie Winner | |
| 16:17 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Spears | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gregory Spears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clyde Gragg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Olin Zand (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Butler | David Zelkin misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Spears - foul #1 on Gregory Spears, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Olin Zand, Donald Karcher | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF) Steve Stafford, Robert Joe | |
| 15:40 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:40 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg is hacked by Richard Thorpe - foul #2 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF) Gregory Spears, Clyde Gragg | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan is fouled on the floor by David Zelkin - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau (PG) Jerry Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Frank Brown takes the ball from Carlos Finnegan | 29-36 |
| 14:35 | Butler | David Zelkin can't connect on a floater from the left side | 29-36 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | John Mullenax is fouled on the floor by David Zelkin - foul #2 on David Zelkin, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG) David Zelkin | |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Frank Brown picks off the pass by Christopher Acuff | 29-36 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Eddie Winner grabs the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | John Mullenax snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff hits a jump hook in the lane | 31-36 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Frank Brown is hacked by John Mullenax - foul #1 on John Mullenax, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Spears (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Olin Zand (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Joseph Babineau, John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Christopher Acuff, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Robert Joe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), Elton Nims (C) Richard Patrick, Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 12:51 | Butler | Clyde Gragg takes the ball from Lester Ivy | 31-36 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Elton Nims pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Olin Zand | 31-36 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Spears | 33-36 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Lester Ivy loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF) Gregory Spears, Clyde Gragg | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG) Steve Stafford | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Olin Zand (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elton Nims (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan's layup is rejected by Elton Nims | 33-36 |
| 11:27 | Butler | Lester Ivy snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Eddie Winner buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Patrick | 33-39 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Olin Zand misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-39 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Elton Nims snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Robert Joe can't connect on a floater in the lane | 33-39 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Olin Zand snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | Olin Zand misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Olin Zand hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Lester Ivy connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Joe | 35-41 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Elton Nims takes the ball from Olin Zand | 35-41 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Elton Nims is hacked by John Mullenax - foul #2 on John Mullenax, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau (PG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Jerry Clark, Carlos Finnegan, Olin Zand, Donald Karcher | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Robert Joe, Lester Ivy, Elton Nims | |
| 08:14 | Butler | David Zelkin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Stafford and he's fouled by Clyde Gragg - foul #1 on Clyde Gragg, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Queen (SF) John Mullenax | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:14 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:14 | Buffalo | David Queen pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | David Queen buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Babineau | 37-43 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Steve Stafford is fouled on the floor by Clifford Zuehlke - foul #3 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #7 | 37-43 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Gragg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Queen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-45 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 06:59 | Butler | David Zelkin scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke is fouled on the floor by Frank Brown - foul #2 on Frank Brown, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF) Clyde Gragg, David Queen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke misses the lay-in | 39-47 |
| 06:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 39-47 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Richard Thorpe loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (PG), Donald Karcher (PF) Joseph Babineau, Christopher Acuff | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin | |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke hits a driving attempt in the lane | 41-47 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Patrick | 41-50 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | John Mullenax scores on a shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Frank Brown drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Eddie Winner | 43-52 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-52 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Mullenax - foul #3 on John Mullenax, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau (PG), Christopher Acuff (PF), Olin Zand (C) Jerry Clark, Donald Karcher, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:35 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | John Mullenax comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Eddie Winner grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 03:46 | Butler | Frank Brown misses short on a jumper in the lane | 45-53 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Frank Brown gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Olin Zand gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Babineau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Olin Zand (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Peterson (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Olin Zand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Spears (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF) Joseph Babineau, John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Lester Ivy (C) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe, Stanley Peterson | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Christopher Acuff picks off the pass by David Zelkin | 45-53 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau (PG), John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Gregory Spears, Jerry Clark, Clyde Gragg, Olin Zand | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin, Lester Ivy | |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | John Mullenax clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Joseph Babineau is called for the reach on Richard Patrick - foul #2 on Joseph Babineau, team foul #9 | 45-53 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Joe - foul #1 on Robert Joe, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:07 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Acuff - foul #2 on Christopher Acuff, team foul #10 | 47-53 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke is called for 3 seconds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF) Robert Joe | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Butler | Eddie Winner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Thorpe | 47-58 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan tips it home | 49-58 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-58 |
| 00:43 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | Stanley Peterson is fouled on the floor by Clifford Zuehlke - foul #4 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Stanley Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Stanley Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau is whistled for a carry | 49-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Spears (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Olin Zand (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Joseph Babineau, John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Christopher Acuff, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Elton Nims (PF), Lester Ivy (C) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo 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 (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Butler | Steve Stafford's fadeaway is rejected by Olin Zand | 49-59 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Lester Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |