| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Thorpe inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Butler | Eddie Winner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-30 |
| 19:45 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Richard Thorpe is called for the reach on Corey Howard - foul #1 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana State | John Cornett clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the tip | 36-30 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Richard Thorpe grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 18:52 | Butler | The short jumper by Richard Patrick is denied by Marko Stazenski | 36-30 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana State | Stanley Peterson is called for the reach on Thomas Bender - foul #3 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| 18:11 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Richard Thorpe snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Richard Thorpe's fadeaway is rejected by Marko Stazenski | 36-30 |
| 17:54 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender banks in the layup | 38-30 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Richard Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler (PF) Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Joe (SF) Richard Thorpe | |
| 17:14 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Cornett | 41-30 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-30 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Eddie Winner tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 16:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 41-32 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Eddie Winner is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Robert Joe, Lester Ivy | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:09 | Butler | Stanley Smith picks off the pass by David Zelkin | 41-32 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith loses the dribble to Frank Brown | 41-32 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Richard Thorpe buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 41-34 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-34 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler tips it back up and in | 43-34 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Marko Stazenski picks off the pass by Frank Brown | 43-34 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Stanley Peterson snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:02 | Butler | David Zelkin misses long on a floater from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Steve Stafford gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Richard Thorpe clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 11:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ivan Filipski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Bibler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Richard Thorpe travels with the ball | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Thomas Bender (C) William Carter, Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin, Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown | |
| 11:00 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 10:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 43-34 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Thomas Bender blocks the jumper by Robert Joe | 43-34 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Stanley Peterson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Bender | 43-34 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Richard Patrick's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Bender | 43-34 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana State | Lester Ivy steps in front of the Robert Guerrier pass | 43-34 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Eddie Winner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Joe - foul #1 on Robert Joe, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (C) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Elton Nims (C) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Robert Joe, Lester Ivy, Stanley Peterson | |
| 07:57 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 07:37 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is fouled on the floor by Marko Stazenski - foul #1 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Elton Nims (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 43-36 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ivan Filipski | 45-36 |
| 06:44 | Butler | David Zelkin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Bibler - foul #2 on Robert Bibler, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG), Lester Ivy (C) Steve Stafford, Elton Nims | |
| 06:44 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:44 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana State | David Zelkin is called for the reach on John Cornett - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG) David Zelkin | |
| 05:56 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Guerrier | 48-37 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Lester Ivy clanks a floater from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Eddie Winner snags the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Frank Brown misses long on a shot from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | William Carter grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Frank Brown picks off the pass by Robert Guerrier | 48-37 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Lester Ivy travels with the ball | 48-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, William Carter, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Joe (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown | |
| 04:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender scores on a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Stanley Peterson - foul #4 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Elton Nims (PF) Eddie Winner, Lester Ivy | |
| 04:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Richard Patrick is whistled for traveling | 51-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Lester Ivy (C) Richard Patrick, Stanley Peterson | |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | Steve Stafford takes the ball from Stanley Smith in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| 03:59 | Butler | David Zelkin scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Steve Stafford | 51-39 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender can't throw it down | 51-39 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler tips it but misses | 51-39 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Elton Nims snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Elton Nims misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Ivan Filipski (PF) Robert Guerrier, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Elton Nims misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Elton Nims misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Ivan Filipski | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elton Nims (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lester Ivy (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | John Cornett snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | The pull-up jumper by John Cornett is blocked by Elton Nims | 51-39 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Robert Joe pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 02:29 | Butler | David Zelkin hits a jumper in the paint | 51-41 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Cornett and he's fouled by Lester Ivy - foul #1 on Lester Ivy, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Elton Nims grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Elton Nims is hacked by Ivan Filipski - foul #2 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:33 | Butler | Elton Nims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Elton Nims pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:05 | Butler | David Zelkin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-41 |
| 01:03 | Butler | David Zelkin tips it home | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is hacked by David Zelkin - foul #2 on David Zelkin, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is fouled on the floor by Elton Nims - foul #1 on Elton Nims, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Elton Nims snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Elton Nims's dunk attempt is rejected by Marko Stazenski | 54-43 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Lester Ivy swats the short shot by Thomas Bender | 54-43 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Lester Ivy grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Elton Nims hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-43 |
| 00:17 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Ivy | 54-43 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Lester Ivy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-43 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | John Cornett runs out the clock | 54-43 |