| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - David Peeler (fresh) SG - Aaron Cunningham (fresh) SF - Gary Crabtree (fresh) PF - Andy Krakowski (fresh) C - Allen Morgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina A&T | Andy Krakowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | North Carolina A&T | David Peeler loses the dribble to Richard Thorpe | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Patrick | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina A&T | David Peeler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina A&T | Frank Brown takes the ball from David Peeler | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Andy Krakowski | 5-0 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina A&T | Andy Krakowski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Eddie Winner - foul #1 on Eddie Winner, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison (PG), Stephen Jackson (SG), Jeffrey Lindell (SF), Harry Smith (C) David Peeler, Aaron Cunningham, Gary Crabtree, Allen Morgan | |
| 17:59 | North Carolina A&T | Andy Krakowski makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina A&T | Andy Krakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas McCorrison - foul #1 on Thomas McCorrison, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Joe (SF) Richard Thorpe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Giles (SG) Andy Krakowski | |
| 17:32 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina A&T | Jeffrey Lindell misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 7-2 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina A&T | John Giles can't tip it in | 7-2 |
| 17:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 7-2 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Frank Brown's pass is intercepted by Harry Smith | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Giles and he's fouled by Eddie Winner - foul #2 on Eddie Winner, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Gary Crabtree (SF) Jeffrey Lindell | |
| 16:43 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Frank Brown is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Peterson | 9-5 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Joe swats the layup by Gary Crabtree | 9-5 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina A&T | John Giles can't tip it in | 9-5 |
| 16:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Joe | 9-5 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Frank Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Stafford | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) SF - Robert Joe (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Stephen Jackson (fairly fresh) SG - John Giles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Crabtree (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas McCorrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:13 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 11-5 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson grabs the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina A&T | Gary Crabtree travels with the ball | 11-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), Elton Nims (C) Steve Stafford, Robert Joe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Peeler (PG), Aaron Cunningham (SG), Jeffrey Lindell (SF), Andy Krakowski (PF), Allen Morgan (C) Stephen Jackson, John Giles, Gary Crabtree, Thomas McCorrison, Harry Smith | |
| 14:28 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lindell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lindell, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Lindell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lindell, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG) David Zelkin | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Gary Crabtree (SF) Jeffrey Lindell | |
| 14:12 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina A&T | Richard Thorpe is called for the reach on Gary Crabtree - foul #1 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina A&T | Steve Stafford steals it from Aaron Cunningham | 13-5 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Lester Ivy lays it up and in set up by Steve Stafford | 15-5 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Cunningham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-5 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Elton Nims pulls down the rebound | 15-5 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is hacked by David Peeler in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Peeler, team foul #4 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Brown (PF) Elton Nims | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stan Moore (SG) Aaron Cunningham | |
| 12:59 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stan Moore - foul #1 on Stan Moore, team foul #5 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 12:59 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 17-5 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina A&T | Gary Crabtree connects on the jumper from the left block | 17-7 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses long on a shot from the left side | 17-7 |
| 12:02 | Butler | David Zelkin gets the offensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Richard Patrick is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-7 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Stan Moore | 17-7 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina A&T | David Peeler misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 17-7 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Richard Patrick grabs the board | 17-7 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Brown (tiring) 4 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - David Peeler (tiring) SG - Stan Moore (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Crabtree (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Andy Krakowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Morgan (tiring) | |
| 11:04 | Butler | Richard Thorpe hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Zelkin | 19-7 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina A&T | Richard Thorpe denies the turnaround by Andy Krakowski | 19-7 |
| 10:50 | North Carolina A&T | Andy Krakowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-7 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina A&T | Stanley Peterson picks off the pass by Andy Krakowski | 19-7 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Stanley Peterson jams it on a nice dish by Richard Thorpe and he's fouled by David Peeler - foul #2 on David Peeler, team foul #6 | 21-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Robert Joe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF) David Zelkin, Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Giles (PG), Aaron Cunningham (SG), Stephen Jackson (SF), Thomas McCorrison (PF), Harry Smith (C) David Peeler, Stan Moore, Gary Crabtree, Andy Krakowski, Allen Morgan | |
| 10:20 | Butler | Stanley Peterson misses the free throw | 21-7 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina A&T | Harry Smith grabs the board | 21-7 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 21-7 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Steve Stafford pulls down the rebound | 21-7 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Joe | 23-7 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Joe - foul #1 on Robert Joe, team foul #4 | 23-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Elton Nims (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andy Krakowski (PF) John Giles | |
| 09:31 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison makes the 1st free throw | 23-8 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison makes the 2nd free throw | 23-9 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 25-9 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina A&T | Andy Krakowski is called for traveling | 25-9 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG) Richard Patrick | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 08:42 | Butler | Steve Stafford is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jackson - foul #1 on Stephen Jackson, team foul #7 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Giles (SG), Gary Crabtree (SF) Aaron Cunningham, Harry Smith | |
| 08:42 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 25-9 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison grabs the board | 25-9 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina A&T | John Giles buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Jackson and he's hacked by David Zelkin - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #5 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF) Robert Joe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Cunningham (SG) Stephen Jackson | |
| 08:20 | North Carolina A&T | John Giles makes the free throw | 25-12 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Elton Nims can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 25-12 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina A&T | Andy Krakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-12 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison is whistled for a carry | 25-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (SG), Frank Brown (PF) David Zelkin, Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Harry Smith (PF), Allen Morgan (C) Gary Crabtree, Andy Krakowski | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Elton Nims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - John Giles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Aaron Cunningham (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas McCorrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harry Smith (fresh) C - Allen Morgan (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Thomas McCorrison steps in front of the Richard Patrick pass in the backcourt | 25-12 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Cunningham misses the dunk attempt | 25-12 |
| 07:22 | Butler | Steve Stafford snags the defensive board | 25-12 |
| 07:19 | Butler | John Giles is called for the reach on Steve Stafford in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Giles, team foul #8 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson (PG) Aaron Cunningham | |
| 07:19 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-12 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Joe (SF) Richard Thorpe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Cunningham (SG) John Giles | |
| 07:01 | Butler | Steve Stafford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-12 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina A&T | Harry Smith hits a turnaround in the paint | 27-14 |
| 06:18 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Richard Patrick is blocked by Harry Smith | 27-14 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison grabs the board | 27-14 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-14 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Robert Joe, Elton Nims | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stan Moore (SG), Gary Crabtree (SF), Andy Krakowski (PF) Stephen Jackson, Aaron Cunningham, Harry Smith | |
| 05:50 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't connect on a floater from the right side | 27-14 |
| 05:49 | Butler | David Zelkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the floater from just outside the lane | 29-14 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina A&T | Stan Moore is fouled on the floor by Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #6 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (PF) Frank Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Giles (PG), Aaron Cunningham (SG) Thomas McCorrison, Stan Moore | |
| 05:13 | North Carolina A&T | The jumper by Aaron Cunningham is denied by Richard Patrick | 29-14 |
| 05:12 | Butler | David Zelkin grabs the board | 29-14 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Richard Patrick is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Crabtree - foul #1 on Gary Crabtree, team foul #9 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Joe (SF) Richard Thorpe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson (PG) Aaron Cunningham | |
| 05:10 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 30-14 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina A&T | Allen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 30-14 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina A&T | Lester Ivy denies the turnaround by Gary Crabtree | 30-14 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina A&T | Gary Crabtree hits the follow up shot | 30-16 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-16 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Lester Ivy hits the follow up shot | 32-16 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Patrick - foul #1 on Richard Patrick, team foul #7 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Elton Nims (C) Richard Patrick, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison (SF), Harry Smith (C) Gary Crabtree, Allen Morgan | |
| 04:18 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Elton Nims comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas McCorrison - foul #2 on Thomas McCorrison, team foul #10 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF) David Zelkin, Robert Joe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Peeler (PG), Stan Moore (SG), Jeffrey Lindell (SF) Stephen Jackson, John Giles, Thomas McCorrison | |
| 03:49 | Butler | Elton Nims makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Elton Nims makes the 2nd free throw | 34-18 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina A&T | David Peeler misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-18 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Elton Nims grabs the board | 34-18 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Elton Nims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Ivy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - David Peeler (fairly fresh) SG - Stan Moore (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Lindell (fresh) PF - Andy Krakowski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is open and scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Steve Stafford | 36-18 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina A&T | Stan Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-18 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina A&T | Harry Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-18 |
| 03:08 | North Carolina A&T | Stan Moore misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-18 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Richard Thorpe gets the rebound | 36-18 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Eddie Winner buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Elton Nims | 39-18 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina A&T | Stan Moore is fouled on the floor by Steve Stafford - foul #1 on Steve Stafford, team foul #8 | 39-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Joe (SF), Frank Brown (PF) Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson (PG), Gary Crabtree (SF), Thomas McCorrison (PF) David Peeler, Andy Krakowski, Harry Smith | |
| 02:34 | North Carolina A&T | Stan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 39-19 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina A&T | Stan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Elton Nims connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Joe | 41-20 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Joe picks off the pass by Stephen Jackson | 41-20 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Robert Joe can't finish the layup | 41-20 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lindell | 41-20 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison drills a turnaround in the paint | 41-22 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Robert Joe is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Robert Joe, Elton Nims | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Giles (PG), Aaron Cunningham (SG), Allen Morgan (C) Stephen Jackson, Stan Moore, Jeffrey Lindell | |
| 01:21 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Aaron Cunningham | 41-24 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Stanley Peterson hits the follow up shot | 43-24 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Cunningham can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-24 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-24 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Eddie Winner is hacked by Aaron Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Cunningham, team foul #11 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (PF) Frank Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Peeler (PG), Andy Krakowski (PF) Aaron Cunningham, Allen Morgan | |
| 00:43 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-24 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina A&T | John Giles is fouled on the floor by Stanley Peterson - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #9 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Joe (SF), Elton Nims (C) Richard Thorpe, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Jackson (SF), Harry Smith (C) Gary Crabtree, Thomas McCorrison | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina A&T | John Giles makes the 1st free throw | 45-25 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina A&T | John Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Joe and he's hacked by David Peeler - foul #3 on David Peeler, team foul #12 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Cunningham (SG), Thomas McCorrison (SF) David Peeler, John Giles | |
| 00:05 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the free throw | 48-26 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas McCorrison misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-26 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Elton Nims | 48-26 |