| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Zierk (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Oscar Gilbert (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Paladino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eliseo Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vule Zachman (fresh) PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pruett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 19:45 | Butler | Paul Pruett pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Vule Zachman makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Richmond and he's hacked by Oscar Gilbert - foul #3 on Oscar Gilbert, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Vule Zachman makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Alfonso Gonzalez swats the short shot by David Green | 41-37 |
| 19:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Richmond | 41-37 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Oscar Gilbert | 43-37 |
| 19:02 | Butler | David Green picks off the pass by Eliseo Yazzie in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 18:44 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Vule Zachman - foul #2 on Vule Zachman, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Millette (C) David Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Newton (SF), George Anderson (C) Vule Zachman, Paul Pruett | |
| 18:44 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:44 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie buries a fadeaway from close range | 45-39 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk is hacked by Eliseo Yazzie - foul #3 on Eliseo Yazzie, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), Joseph Ellender (SF), Jerry Buser (PF) Ronald Peyton, Raymond Zierk, Peter Paladino | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG), Daniel Gordon (SG), Henry Raap (PF) Kenneth Richmond, Eliseo Yazzie, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| 17:58 | UNLV | George Huck misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 17:57 | Butler | George Anderson pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 17:34 | Butler | George Anderson loses the dribble to Oscar Gilbert | 45-39 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | George Huck can't finish the layup | 45-39 |
| 17:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newton | 45-39 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Jerry Buser swats the shot by Daniel Gordon | 45-39 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Kenneth Newton can't tip it in | 45-39 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | George Huck pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:58 | UNLV | George Huck double dribbles | 45-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Raymond Zierk (SG), Peter Paladino (PF), David Green (C) George Huck, Joseph Ellender, Jerry Buser, David Millette | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), James Monroe (SG), Vule Zachman (SF), Paul Pruett (C) Jon Blackmon, Daniel Gordon, Kenneth Newton, George Anderson | |
| 16:56 | Butler | Paul Pruett is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Zierk - foul #1 on Raymond Zierk, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vule Zachman | 45-42 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Gilbert and the foul's on James Monroe - foul #2 on James Monroe, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez (PF) Henry Raap | |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Vule Zachman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Vule Zachman misses the runner from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Peter Paladino | 48-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Zierk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Oscar Gilbert (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Peter Paladino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Monroe (fresh) SF - Vule Zachman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Pruett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Gilbert | 51-42 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Vule Zachman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Oscar Gilbert - foul #4 on Oscar Gilbert, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), Jerry Buser (SF), Jack Baillargeon (PF), David Millette (C) Raymond Zierk, Oscar Gilbert, Peter Paladino, David Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG), Eliseo Yazzie (SG) Kenneth Richmond, James Monroe | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Vule Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Vule Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | David Millette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Mathers (SF), Henry Raap (PF) Vule Zachman, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| 15:16 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie misses the lay-in | 51-44 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Paul Pruett is called for the reach on David Millette - foul #2 on Paul Pruett, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Ellender (SF) Jack Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Newton (SF), George Anderson (C) Richard Mathers, Paul Pruett | |
| 14:59 | UNLV | George Huck is hacked by Eliseo Yazzie - foul #4 on Eliseo Yazzie, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Hill (SG) George Huck | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Gordon (SG) Eliseo Yazzie | |
| 14:48 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hill | 53-44 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Kenneth Newton is hacked by Jerry Buser - foul #1 on Jerry Buser, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (SG), William Creager (SF), Jack Baillargeon (PF), David Green (C) Robert Hill, Joseph Ellender, Jerry Buser, David Millette | |
| Subs | Butler | James Monroe (SG), Richard Mathers (SF) Jon Blackmon, Henry Raap | |
| 14:23 | Butler | Richard Mathers misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Creager - foul #1 on William Creager, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Paladino (PF) Jack Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Alfonso Gonzalez (PF), Paul Pruett (C) James Monroe, Kenneth Newton, George Anderson | |
| 14:23 | Butler | Richard Mathers makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Richard Mathers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Green | 53-45 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Alfonso Gonzalez denies the turnaround by Raymond Zierk | 53-45 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Raymond Zierk is called for the reach on Daniel Gordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Zierk, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Richard Mathers lays it up and in set up by Paul Pruett and he's fouled by William Creager - foul #2 on William Creager, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Richard Mathers misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Peter Paladino grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Peter Paladino is whistled for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), Jack Baillargeon (C) Ronald Peyton, David Green | |
| Subs | Butler | James Monroe (SG) Daniel Gordon | |
| 13:42 | Butler | James Monroe is hacked by George Huck in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Huck, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG) Raymond Zierk | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:42 | Butler | James Monroe misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Peter Paladino grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Peter Paladino tips it home | 55-47 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Richard Mathers is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Paladino - foul #3 on Peter Paladino, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert (SF), David Millette (C) William Creager, Peter Paladino | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG), Henry Raap (PF), George Anderson (C) Kenneth Richmond, Alfonso Gonzalez, Paul Pruett | |
| 13:13 | Butler | Richard Mathers makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Richard Mathers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | David Millette grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon scores on a jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Richard Mathers loses the ball out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (SG), Joseph Ellender (SF), Jerry Buser (PF) Ronald Peyton, George Huck, Jack Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Butler | Vule Zachman (SF) Richard Mathers | |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Gilbert | 59-48 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Jon Blackmon hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Vule Zachman | 59-51 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | David Millette misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 59-51 |
| 11:57 | Butler | George Anderson gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Oscar Gilbert (tiring) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Zierk (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Joseph Ellender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Buser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Millette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jon Blackmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Monroe (fairly fresh) SF - Vule Zachman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Raap (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Butler | Vule Zachman's pass is intercepted by Jerry Buser | 59-51 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | David Millette misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | David Millette tips it home | 61-51 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Jon Blackmon steps out of bounds on the baseline | 61-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Robert Hill (SG), William Creager (SF), Peter Paladino (PF), David Green (C) Oscar Gilbert, Raymond Zierk, Joseph Ellender, Jerry Buser, David Millette | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Daniel Gordon (SG), Kenneth Newton (SF), Alfonso Gonzalez (PF), Paul Pruett (C) Jon Blackmon, James Monroe, Vule Zachman, Henry Raap, George Anderson | |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Kenneth Richmond steals the ball from Ronald Peyton in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond misses the easy layup | 61-51 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Gordon | 61-53 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | David Green is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Richmond - foul #2 on Kenneth Richmond, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), Oscar Gilbert (SF) Robert Hill, William Creager | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:30 | UNLV | David Green scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 63-53 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez can't finish the layup | 63-53 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Paul Pruett tips it back up and in | 63-55 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton drills a fadeaway from the right block | 65-55 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Oscar Gilbert steals it from Kenneth Newton | 65-55 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Alfonso Gonzalez is called for the reach on Ronald Peyton - foul #2 on Alfonso Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (SG), Jerry Buser (PF), Jack Baillargeon (C) George Huck, Peter Paladino, David Green | |
| Subs | Butler | James Monroe (SG), Richard Mathers (SF) Daniel Gordon, Kenneth Newton | |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Mathers | 66-55 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Jerry Buser misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 66-55 |
| 09:21 | Butler | The rebound goes to Paul Pruett | 66-55 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Paul Pruett misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 66-55 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Richard Mathers gets the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez is hacked by Jerry Buser - foul #2 on Jerry Buser, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Creager (SF), David Millette (C) Oscar Gilbert, Jerry Buser | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG), Henry Raap (PF) Kenneth Richmond, Paul Pruett | |
| 08:56 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Henry Raap snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Richard Mathers misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Baillargeon - foul #1 on Jack Baillargeon, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), Peter Paladino (PF) Raymond Zierk, Jack Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Gordon (SG), George Anderson (C) James Monroe, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| 08:14 | Butler | Richard Mathers makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Richard Mathers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | David Millette makes the jumper from the left side | 68-58 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Huck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Creager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Paladino (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Millette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jon Blackmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Gordon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mathers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Raap (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Butler | Henry Raap banks in the layup set up by Daniel Gordon | 68-60 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | George Huck buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Peyton | 71-60 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Richard Mathers blows the layup | 71-60 |
| 07:04 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Peter Paladino | 71-60 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | David Millette can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Anderson - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert (PG), Raymond Zierk (SG), Joseph Ellender (SF), Jerry Buser (PF) Ronald Peyton, George Huck, William Creager, Peter Paladino | |
| Subs | Butler | James Monroe (PG), Eliseo Yazzie (SG), Vule Zachman (SF), Kenneth Newton (PF), Paul Pruett (C) Jon Blackmon, Daniel Gordon, Richard Mathers, Henry Raap, George Anderson | |
| 06:58 | UNLV | David Millette makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | David Millette makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie is hacked by Raymond Zierk - foul #3 on Raymond Zierk, team foul #12 | 73-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Green (C) David Millette | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG) James Monroe | |
| 06:44 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 06:20 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 75-62 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Kenneth Newton misses the fadeaway in the lane | 75-62 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | David Green grabs the board | 75-62 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk blows the layup | 75-62 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Paul Pruett pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Butler | Joseph Ellender is called for the reach on Eliseo Yazzie - foul #3 on Joseph Ellender, team foul #13 | 75-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Jack Baillargeon (PF) Oscar Gilbert, Raymond Zierk, Jerry Buser | |
| Subs | Butler | James Monroe (PG), Alfonso Gonzalez (PF) Kenneth Richmond, Vule Zachman | |
| 05:45 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | David Green is fouled on the floor by James Monroe - foul #3 on James Monroe, team foul #9 | 75-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Paladino (PF) Jack Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Vule Zachman (SF) Eliseo Yazzie, Kenneth Newton | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | David Green misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 05:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfonso Gonzalez | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Butler | The short jumper by Vule Zachman is denied by Peter Paladino | 75-63 |
| 05:22 | Butler | James Monroe snags the offensive board | 75-63 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond misses the 3 from the right wing | 75-63 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | David Green gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Peter Paladino travels with the ball | 75-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (PG), Jerry Buser (SF), David Millette (C) Ronald Peyton, Joseph Ellender, David Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Raap (PF), George Anderson (C) Alfonso Gonzalez, Paul Pruett | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:31 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Millette - foul #3 on David Millette, team foul #14 | 75-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG), Jack Baillargeon (PF) Robert Hill, Peter Paladino | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:31 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk is hacked by Vule Zachman - foul #3 on Vule Zachman, team foul #10 | 75-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG), Eliseo Yazzie (SG) Kenneth Richmond, James Monroe | |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 04:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vule Zachman | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:18 | Butler | George Huck steps in front of the Vule Zachman pass in the backcourt | 76-65 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | David Millette makes the runner near the basket | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Butler | David Millette swats the shot by Eliseo Yazzie | 78-65 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | David Millette snags the defensive board | 78-65 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Raymond Zierk (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Huck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Buser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Baillargeon (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Millette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jon Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eliseo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Vule Zachman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Raap (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - George Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Vule Zachman - foul #4 on Vule Zachman, team foul #11 | 78-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Oscar Gilbert (SF), Peter Paladino (PF) Raymond Zierk, George Huck, Jerry Buser, David Millette | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Mathers (SF), Kenneth Newton (PF), Alfonso Gonzalez (C) Vule Zachman, Henry Raap, George Anderson | |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Jon Blackmon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-65 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert loses the dribble to Richard Mathers | 80-65 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Richard Mathers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 80-65 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Jon Blackmon tips it home | 80-67 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Robert Hill drills a fadeaway in the paint | 82-67 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Jack Baillargeon steps in front of the Eliseo Yazzie pass in the backcourt | 82-67 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG), George Huck (SG), Jerry Buser (SF), David Green (C) Ronald Peyton, Robert Hill, Oscar Gilbert, Jack Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Henry Raap (PF), George Anderson (C) Jon Blackmon, Richard Mathers, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| 02:47 | UNLV | David Green double dribbles | 82-67 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Henry Raap misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 82-67 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Peter Paladino gets the rebound | 82-67 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Peter Paladino connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Buser | 84-67 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie travels with the ball | 84-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Hill (SG), William Creager (SF), Jack Baillargeon (PF), David Millette (C) Raymond Zierk, Jerry Buser, Peter Paladino, David Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG), Daniel Gordon (SG) Kenneth Richmond, Eliseo Yazzie | |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Daniel Gordon takes the ball from Robert Hill | 84-67 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Kenneth Newton misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #15 | 84-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Ellender (SF), Jerry Buser (PF) William Creager, Jack Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Kenneth Newton makes the 1st free throw | 84-68 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Kenneth Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Jon Blackmon picks off the pass by David Millette | 84-69 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Daniel Gordon can't finish the layup | 84-69 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Jerry Buser grabs the defensive rebound | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Robert Hill misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jon Blackmon - foul #1 on Jon Blackmon, team foul #12 | 84-69 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Robert Hill misses the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Robert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Butler | George Anderson misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Ellender - foul #4 on Joseph Ellender, team foul #16 | 85-69 |
| 00:50 | Butler | George Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 85-70 |
| 00:50 | Butler | George Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | David Millette misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Anderson - foul #4 on George Anderson, team foul #13 | 85-71 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | David Millette makes the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | David Millette makes the 2nd free throw | 87-71 |
| 00:18 | Butler | George Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 87-71 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Joseph Ellender pulls down the rebound | 87-71 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | George Huck runs out the clock | 87-71 |