| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Oropeza (fresh) SG - Gene Scott (fresh) SF - Eric Gautier (fresh) PF - Allan Bobo (fresh) C - George Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Cullen (fresh) SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) SF - Harold Benjamin (fresh) PF - Michael Starr (fresh) C - Arnold Wicklund (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Montana | Giovanni Rossi's pass is intercepted by George Curry | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Butler | Giovanni Rossi picks off the pass by Gene Scott in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Montana | Mark Cullen banks in the layup set up by Giovanni Rossi | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Gene Scott is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Giovanni Rossi misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Cullen | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Montana | Allan Bobo denies the turnaround by Michael Starr | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Montana | Mark Cullen tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Montana | Giovanni Rossi snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Montana | George Curry is called for the reach on Arnold Wicklund - foul #1 on George Curry, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Starr and the foul's on George Curry - foul #2 on George Curry, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), Gerald Money (PF), Mark Lamkin (C) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Eric Gautier, Allan Bobo, George Curry | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Costa (PG), Alfred Ganz (SG), Nathaniel Collins (SF), Brice Drumm (PF) Mark Cullen, Giovanni Rossi, Harold Benjamin, Michael Starr | |
| 17:41 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Albert Schell buries a 3 from straight away | 3-7 |
| 16:56 | Montana | Jules Costa hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Arnold Wicklund | 3-9 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Gerald Money clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Brice Drumm - foul #1 on Brice Drumm, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Michael Starr (PF), Otto Rollins (C) Nathaniel Collins, Brice Drumm, Arnold Wicklund | |
| 16:33 | Butler | Gerald Money misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Gerald Money makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:05 | Montana | Otto Rollins comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 4-9 |
| 16:03 | Montana | Alfred Ganz can't tip it in | 4-9 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Gerald Money gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Albert Schell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Anderson (fresh) SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) PF - Gerald Money (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Lamkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jules Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Ganz (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) PF - Michael Starr (fresh) C - Otto Rollins (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Butler | Gerald Money throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Eric Gautier (SF) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Johnny Hood | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Harold Benjamin (SF) Jules Costa, Alfred Ganz, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 15:21 | Montana | Michael Starr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Gerald Money drills a floater from the right block set up by Anthony Oropeza | 6-9 |
| 14:57 | Montana | Michael Starr misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Mark Lamkin gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Mark Lamkin drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Gautier | 8-9 |
| 14:19 | Montana | Harold Benjamin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerald Money - foul #1 on Gerald Money, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Johnny Hood (SF) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Eric Gautier | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Costa (PG), Nathaniel Collins (SG), Brice Drumm (PF), Arnold Wicklund (C) Mark Cullen, Giovanni Rossi, Michael Starr, Otto Rollins | |
| 14:19 | Montana | Harold Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:19 | Montana | Harold Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Mark Lamkin grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Jules Costa is called for the reach on Johnny Hood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jules Costa, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Montana | Alfred Ganz (SG) Harold Benjamin | |
| 13:57 | Butler | Gerald Money's fadeaway is rejected by Brice Drumm | 8-10 |
| 13:56 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Brice Drumm hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Anderson - foul #1 on Jack Anderson, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Brice Drumm makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Brice Drumm misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Gerald Money grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Gerald Money clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 8-11 |
| 13:16 | Montana | Alfred Ganz pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:48 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund loses the dribble to Mark Lamkin | 8-11 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Johnny Hood's pass is intercepted by Jules Costa in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 12:29 | Montana | Mark Lamkin blocks the short jumper by Nathaniel Collins | 8-11 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Johnny Hood grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Johnny Hood misses the lay-in | 8-11 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Jack Anderson tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 11:59 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Albert Schell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Hood (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Money (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Lamkin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jules Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Ganz (fairly fresh) SF - Nathaniel Collins (fairly fresh) PF - Brice Drumm (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Arnold Wicklund (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Nathaniel Collins | 8-13 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Gerald Money is whistled for a carry | 8-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Eric Gautier (SF), Darryl Bangert (PF) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Johnny Hood, Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Harold Benjamin (SF), Michael Starr (PF), Otto Rollins (C) Jules Costa, Alfred Ganz, Nathaniel Collins, Brice Drumm, Arnold Wicklund | |
| 11:05 | Montana | Harold Benjamin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Lamkin - foul #1 on Mark Lamkin, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Money (PF) Mark Lamkin | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:05 | Montana | Harold Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:05 | Montana | Harold Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Eric Gautier drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Oropeza | 11-15 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Otto Rollins misses short on a floater from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 10:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Darryl Bangert | 11-15 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Gerald Money drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Oropeza | 13-15 |
| 09:57 | Montana | Harold Benjamin's floater is knocked away by Darryl Bangert | 13-15 |
| 09:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gerald Money | 13-15 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza is hacked by Mark Cullen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Cullen, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Lamkin (C) Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye (SF) Harold Benjamin | |
| 09:44 | Butler | Eric Gautier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Darryl Bangert grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-15 |
| 09:23 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 09:07 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye travels with the ball | 13-15 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Montana | Brice Drumm (PF), Arnold Wicklund (C) Michael Starr, Otto Rollins | |
| 08:49 | Butler | Darryl Bangert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Oropeza | 15-15 |
| 08:27 | Montana | Brice Drumm misses long on a jumper from close range | 15-15 |
| 08:25 | Montana | Brice Drumm snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:03 | Montana | Mark Lamkin denies the turnaround by Brice Drumm | 15-15 |
| 08:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Darryl Bangert | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Oropeza (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gene Scott (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Gautier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darryl Bangert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Lamkin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Cullen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) PF - Brice Drumm (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arnold Wicklund (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Butler | Eric Gautier misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 07:48 | Montana | Brice Drumm snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 07:25 | Montana | Brice Drumm makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Darryl Bangert - foul #1 on Darryl Bangert, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), Gerald Money (PF) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Eric Gautier, Mark Lamkin | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Costa (PG), Alfred Ganz (SG), Harold Benjamin (SF), Michael Starr (PF) Mark Cullen, Giovanni Rossi, Dikembe Akinyooye, Arnold Wicklund | |
| 07:25 | Montana | Brice Drumm makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Jules Costa steps in front of the Gerald Money pass in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 06:55 | Montana | Brice Drumm connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Jules Costa and he's fouled by Darryl Bangert - foul #2 on Darryl Bangert, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Lamkin (C) Darryl Bangert | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:55 | Montana | Brice Drumm makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Michael Starr swats the short shot by Mark Lamkin | 15-21 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Brice Drumm snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 06:12 | Montana | Harold Benjamin loses the ball out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Gautier (SF), Allan Bobo (PF) Johnny Hood, Mark Lamkin | |
| Subs | Montana | Otto Rollins (C) Brice Drumm | |
| 06:03 | Butler | Eric Gautier clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 06:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Anderson | 15-21 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Gerald Money misses the jumper from the left side | 15-21 |
| 05:41 | Montana | Otto Rollins snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 05:34 | Montana | Alfred Ganz drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Starr | 15-23 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Jack Anderson is hacked by Harold Benjamin - foul #1 on Harold Benjamin, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), Mark Lamkin (C) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier, Allan Bobo | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Nathaniel Collins (SF), Dikembe Akinyooye (PF), Arnold Wicklund (C) Jules Costa, Alfred Ganz, Harold Benjamin, Michael Starr, Otto Rollins | |
| 04:52 | Butler | Mark Lamkin blows the layup but he's fouled by Arnold Wicklund - foul #1 on Arnold Wicklund, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Gautier (SF) Johnny Hood | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 04:52 | Butler | Mark Lamkin makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Mark Lamkin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:38 | Montana | Anthony Oropeza is called for the reach on Mark Cullen - foul #1 on Anthony Oropeza, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| 04:38 | Montana | Mark Cullen misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Mark Lamkin grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Lamkin | 20-23 |
| 03:48 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins is hacked by Gerald Money - foul #2 on Gerald Money, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), Darryl Bangert (PF), George Curry (C) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Eric Gautier, Gerald Money, Mark Lamkin | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Costa (PG), Alfred Ganz (SG), Michael Starr (PF), Otto Rollins (C) Mark Cullen, Giovanni Rossi, Dikembe Akinyooye, Arnold Wicklund | |
| 03:48 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:48 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Albert Schell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Anderson (fresh) SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) PF - Darryl Bangert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jules Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Ganz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Starr (fresh) C - Otto Rollins (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Darryl Bangert connects on the open floater in the lane | 22-25 |
| 03:17 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-27 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Albert Schell drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Darryl Bangert | 25-27 |
| 02:49 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-29 |
| 02:34 | Butler | George Curry is whistled for traveling | 25-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Eric Gautier (SF), Gerald Money (PF) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Johnny Hood, Darryl Bangert | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Harold Benjamin (SF), Brice Drumm (C) Jules Costa, Alfred Ganz, Nathaniel Collins, Otto Rollins | |
| 02:12 | Montana | Brice Drumm knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Mark Cullen | 25-31 |
| 02:05 | Butler | George Curry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on George Curry, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Lamkin (C) George Curry | |
| Subs | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye (PF) Michael Starr | |
| 01:45 | Montana | Brice Drumm misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eric Gautier - foul #1 on Eric Gautier, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Allan Bobo (PF) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Costa (PG), Arnold Wicklund (C) Mark Cullen, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 01:45 | Montana | Brice Drumm makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:45 | Montana | Brice Drumm makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Albert Schell is hacked by Giovanni Rossi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #6 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Money (PF) Allan Bobo | |
| Subs | Montana | Alfred Ganz (SG) Giovanni Rossi | |
| 01:25 | Butler | Gerald Money makes the turnaround in the paint | 27-33 |
| 01:05 | Montana | Harold Benjamin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Oropeza (PG), Gene Scott (SG), Johnny Hood (SF), Allan Bobo (PF) Albert Schell, Jack Anderson, Eric Gautier, Gerald Money | |
| Subs | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye (SF) Harold Benjamin | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza is fouled on the floor by Alfred Ganz - foul #1 on Alfred Ganz, team foul #7 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Money (PF) Allan Bobo | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Michael Starr (PF) Jules Costa, Alfred Ganz, Brice Drumm | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Anthony Oropeza makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:09 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund is whistled for a carry | 29-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Schell (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Eric Gautier (SF), Allan Bobo (PF), Darryl Bangert (C) Anthony Oropeza, Gene Scott, Johnny Hood, Gerald Money, Mark Lamkin | |
| Subs | Montana | Harold Benjamin (SF), Otto Rollins (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Arnold Wicklund | |
| 00:07 | Butler | Albert Schell is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Cullen - foul #2 on Mark Cullen, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Albert Schell misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:07 | Montana | Michael Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Harold Benjamin loses the ball out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Lamkin (C) Darryl Bangert | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Costa (PG), Alfred Ganz (SG) Mark Cullen, Giovanni Rossi | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Eric Gautier misses the halfcourt shot | 29-33 |