| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Don Jacques (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Dahl (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Prettyman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Freddie King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ruffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Whitfield (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Israel Seitz (fresh) C - James Kessler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Butler | Israel Seitz is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Israel Seitz, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:49 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 19:46 | Butler | Paul Bieber is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | George Dahl loses the dribble to Paul Bieber | 35-40 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield lays it up and in set up by Paul Bieber | 35-42 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman is called for traveling | 35-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey (PF), Aaron Capozzi (C) Jim Prettyman, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF) Clinton Whitfield | |
| 18:53 | Butler | James Kessler comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 35-42 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Paul Bieber loses the dribble to Aaron Capozzi | 35-42 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Don Jacques misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Bieber - foul #3 on Paul Bieber, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jim Prettyman (PF), Freddie King (C) Pat Mahaffey, Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (PG), Clinton Whitfield (SF) Paul Bieber, Olufemi Abdulla | |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Don Jacques makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Don Jacques makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Marcelino Russo connects on the open floater from the right side | 37-44 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Freddie King connects on the open driving attempt in the paint | 39-44 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clinton Whitfield | 39-46 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Dahl | 42-46 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | George Dahl snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses the floater from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman tips it back up and in | 44-46 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Israel Seitz is hacked by Don Jacques in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Jacques, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), James Bui (SG), Brad Talbert (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Aaron Capozzi (C) Jerry Gustin, Don Jacques, George Dahl, Jim Prettyman, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Thomas Strecker (PF) Clinton Whitfield, Israel Seitz | |
| 16:02 | Butler | James Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Freddie King (C) Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Robert Taylor double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG) Marcelino Russo | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bui (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Talbert (fresh) PF - Pat Mahaffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie King (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Ruffin (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olufemi Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Strecker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kessler (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Butler | James Kessler connects on the jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Freddie King misses long on an open jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Kessler - foul #2 on James Kessler, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), George Dahl (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF) Robert Taylor, James Bui, Brad Talbert, Pat Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF), Israel Seitz (PF) Joseph Ruffin, Olufemi Abdulla, James Kessler | |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Freddie King misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Thomas Strecker misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | George Dahl pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette is fouled on the floor by Marcelino Russo - foul #3 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi (C) Freddie King | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:32 | UNLV | George Dahl misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Israel Seitz gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Thomas Strecker lays it up and in | 45-50 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Gustin | 48-50 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Marcelino Russo | 48-52 |
| 13:48 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Don Jacques (SG), James Bui (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Jerry Gustin, Thomas Gillette, George Dahl, Jim Prettyman, Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), James Kessler (C) Marcelino Russo, Jeremy Turcotte, Thomas Strecker | |
| 13:39 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin misses the wide open shot from close range | 48-52 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Israel Seitz misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 13:37 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 48-52 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Joseph Ruffin steps in front of the Don Jacques pass in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Paul Bieber can't finish the layup | 48-52 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Robert Taylor is hacked by James Kessler in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Kessler, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | James Bui steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brad Talbert (SF) James Bui | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Strecker (PF) Israel Seitz | |
| 13:01 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield misses the easy layup | 48-52 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Freddie King hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Brad Talbert | 50-52 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-52 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 11:53 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Don Jacques | 52-52 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), James Bui (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF), Aaron Capozzi (C) Robert Taylor, Don Jacques, Brad Talbert, Pat Mahaffey, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Israel Seitz (PF) Clinton Whitfield, Thomas Strecker | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Gillette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Bui (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Prettyman (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Capozzi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Ruffin (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olufemi Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Israel Seitz (tired) 2 reb. C - James Kessler (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Paul Bieber connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Israel Seitz | 52-55 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-55 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 11:01 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi can't finish the layup | 52-55 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi tips it back up and in | 54-55 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Paul Bieber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 10:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Aaron Capozzi | 54-55 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Don Jacques (SG), George Dahl (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Thomas Gillette, James Bui, Jim Prettyman, Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF), Thomas Strecker (C) Joseph Ruffin, Olufemi Abdulla, James Kessler | |
| 10:17 | Butler | Paul Bieber is fouled on the floor by Jerry Gustin - foul #3 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| 10:03 | Butler | George Dahl is called for the reach on Thomas Strecker - foul #3 on George Dahl, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Marcelino Russo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Freddie King pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Don Jacques misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Don Jacques tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Paul Bieber is hacked by Don Jacques in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Jacques, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), James Bui (SG), Brad Talbert (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF), Aaron Capozzi (C) Jerry Gustin, Don Jacques, George Dahl, Pat Mahaffey, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), James Kessler (C) Paul Bieber, Jeremy Turcotte, Israel Seitz | |
| 09:07 | Butler | Brad Talbert blocks the short jumper by James Kessler | 56-55 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Thomas Strecker snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield lays it in uncontested | 56-57 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi is fouled in the backcourt by James Kessler - foul #4 on James Kessler, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Dahl (SF) Brad Talbert | |
| Subs | Butler | Israel Seitz (PF) James Kessler | |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Bui | 58-57 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-57 |
| 08:23 | UNLV | George Dahl pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | James Bui is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ruffin - foul #3 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (PG), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Robert Taylor, Jim Prettyman, Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG) Joseph Ruffin | |
| 08:10 | UNLV | James Bui makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | James Bui makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Paul Bieber is fouled in the backcourt by George Dahl - foul #4 on George Dahl, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Brad Talbert (SF) James Bui, George Dahl | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:48 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Paul Bieber | 60-59 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Gillette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brad Talbert (fairly fresh) PF - Pat Mahaffey (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddie King (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcelino Russo (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clinton Whitfield (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Israel Seitz (very tired) 2 reb. C - Thomas Strecker (very tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Freddie King misses short on an open shot from close range | 60-59 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Israel Seitz snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Paul Bieber travels with the ball | 60-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Don Jacques (SG), George Dahl (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF) Thomas Gillette, Brad Talbert, Pat Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), James Kessler (C) Marcelino Russo, Clinton Whitfield, Thomas Strecker | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman tips it but misses | 60-59 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | George Dahl grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG) Jerry Gustin, Don Jacques | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Israel Seitz swats the dunk try by Freddie King | 60-59 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | George Dahl can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Paul Bieber snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Robert Taylor steps in front of the Israel Seitz pass | 60-59 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Robert Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bieber - foul #4 on Paul Bieber, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey (C) Freddie King | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Paul Bieber can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-59 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | George Dahl gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | George Dahl can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Mahaffey | 60-59 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | George Dahl misses badly on a shot in the lane | 60-59 |
| 06:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Olufemi Abdulla | 60-59 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Paul Bieber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Thomas Gillette - foul #4 on Thomas Gillette, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Don Jacques (SG), Brad Talbert (SF), Aaron Capozzi (PF), Freddie King (C) Robert Taylor, Thomas Gillette, George Dahl, Jim Prettyman, Pat Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF) Joseph Ruffin, Olufemi Abdulla | |
| 05:57 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Don Jacques is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Talbert | 63-62 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Paul Bieber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-62 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 04:58 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin double dribbles | 63-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SF), Pat Mahaffey (C) Brad Talbert, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF) Paul Bieber, Jeremy Turcotte | |
| 04:38 | Butler | Marcelino Russo clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Jerry Gustin - foul #4 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Dahl (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF) Don Jacques, Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:38 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-62 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Marcelino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Marcelino Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Marcelino Russo makes the 3rd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Ruffin - foul #4 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (SG) George Dahl | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF) Marcelino Russo, Joseph Ruffin | |
| 04:19 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Israel Seitz gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Paul Bieber connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Bui | 66-68 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Gillette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Bui (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jim Prettyman (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Pat Mahaffey (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clinton Whitfield (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Olufemi Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Israel Seitz (very tired) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kessler (very tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Butler | James Kessler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Gillette - foul #5 on Thomas Gillette, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Don Jacques (SG), Brad Talbert (SF), Aaron Capozzi (PF), Freddie King (C) Jerry Gustin, Thomas Gillette, James Bui, Jim Prettyman, Pat Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF), Thomas Strecker (PF) Clinton Whitfield, Olufemi Abdulla, Israel Seitz | |
| 03:34 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:34 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Don Jacques knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 69-70 |
| 03:15 | Butler | The short jumper by James Kessler is denied by Aaron Capozzi | 69-70 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Don Jacques snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Freddie King knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 71-70 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (PG) Paul Bieber | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Thomas Strecker hits a floater in the paint | 71-72 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), George Dahl (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF) Don Jacques, Brad Talbert, Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Israel Seitz (PF) Joseph Ruffin, Jeremy Turcotte, James Kessler | |
| 02:27 | UNLV | James Bui makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Dahl | 74-72 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Thomas Strecker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 74-72 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | George Dahl grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Clinton Whitfield steals it from Jim Prettyman in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Pat Mahaffey (PF) Robert Taylor, Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), James Kessler (C) Marcelino Russo, Thomas Strecker | |
| 02:07 | Butler | Paul Bieber can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 74-72 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | The rebound goes to George Dahl | 74-72 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin is open and buries a floater from the left wing set up by George Dahl | 76-72 |
| 01:37 | Butler | The jumper by James Kessler is denied by Pat Mahaffey | 76-72 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey grabs the board | 76-72 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 76-72 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla grabs the board | 76-72 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Paul Bieber buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Whitfield | 76-74 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Freddie King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 76-74 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 00:50 | Butler | James Kessler's pass is intercepted by Jerry Gustin in the backcourt | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Bui | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield is whistled for traveling | 78-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Don Jacques (SG), Jim Prettyman (PF) James Bui, Pat Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SG) Olufemi Abdulla | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Paul Bieber is called for the reach on Don Jacques in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Bieber, team foul #10 | 78-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (PG) Paul Bieber | |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Don Jacques makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Don Jacques makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Jerry Gustin steals the ball from Joseph Ruffin in the backcourt | 80-74 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | George Dahl lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Gustin | 82-74 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Don Jacques picks off the pass by Marcelino Russo in the backcourt | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | George Dahl is hacked by Israel Seitz - foul #3 on Israel Seitz, team foul #11 | 82-74 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | George Dahl makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | George Dahl misses the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:13 | Butler | James Kessler pulls down the rebound | 83-74 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Marcelino Russo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-74 |
| 00:04 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Ruffin | 83-74 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Jim Prettyman is called for the reach on Marcelino Russo - foul #2 on Jim Prettyman, team foul #10 | 83-74 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Marcelino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Marcelino Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin runs out the clock | 83-76 |