| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (fresh) SG - Joseph Ruffin (fresh) SF - Clinton Whitfield (fresh) PF - James Kessler (fresh) C - Israel Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Towner (fresh) SG - Cecil Baird (fresh) SF - Alan Bowers (fresh) PF - Levi Monaghan (fresh) C - Stephen Ang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Israel Seitz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:55 | Butler | Cecil Baird is called for the reach on Joseph Ruffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Baird, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Butler | James Kessler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Levi Monaghan - foul #1 on Levi Monaghan, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Butler | James Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas State | James Kessler is called for the reach on Cecil Baird in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Kessler, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Butler | James Kessler gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin is hacked by Cecil Baird - foul #2 on Cecil Baird, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski (SG) Cecil Baird | |
| 18:53 | Butler | James Kessler clanks a jump hook in the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-0 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Stephen Ang | 1-0 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Orville Towner picks off the pass by Israel Seitz in the backcourt | 1-3 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner misses the easy layup | 1-3 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Israel Seitz grabs the board | 1-3 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Paul Bieber is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Ruffin | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang tips it but misses | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Bowers | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas State | Israel Seitz steals it from Orville Towner | 3-3 |
| 17:22 | Butler | James Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Strecker (C) Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs (PG), Charles Spahr (SG), Richard White (SF), Gary Hatton (PF), Brian Vergara (C) Orville Towner, Randy Prondzinski, Alan Bowers, Levi Monaghan, Stephen Ang | |
| 17:11 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara's floater is tipped away by James Kessler | 3-3 |
| 17:10 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Paul Bieber connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Ruffin | 6-3 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Clinton Whitfield takes the ball from Richard White in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Thomas Strecker misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 6-3 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Richard White is called for the reach on James Kessler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard White, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (PG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Fred Haislip (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Paul Bieber, Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler, Thomas Strecker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG), Randy Prondzinski (SG), Bradford Anderson (SF), Levi Monaghan (PF), Stephen Ang (C) Willie Boggs, Charles Spahr, Richard White, Gary Hatton, Brian Vergara | |
| 16:13 | Butler | Marcelino Russo hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Ruffin | 9-6 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bradford Anderson | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Marcelino Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Ruffin (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Olufemi Abdulla (fresh) PF - Fred Haislip (fairly fresh) C - Israel Seitz (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Towner (fairly fresh) SG - Randy Prondzinski (fairly fresh) SF - Bradford Anderson (fresh) PF - Levi Monaghan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Ang (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Bradford Anderson takes the ball from Israel Seitz | 9-8 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradford Anderson | 9-10 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ruffin in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin lays it up and in | 11-10 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas State | Marcelino Russo is called for the reach on Bradford Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF), James Kessler (PF) Joseph Ruffin, Olufemi Abdulla, Fred Haislip | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs (SG), Alan Bowers (SF), Gary Hatton (C) Randy Prondzinski, Bradford Anderson, Stephen Ang | |
| 15:13 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Bowers | 11-13 |
| 15:11 | Butler | Marcelino Russo loses the dribble to Willie Boggs in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs banks in the layup | 11-15 |
| 15:03 | Butler | James Kessler misses the easy layup | 11-15 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Israel Seitz snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 14:43 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Bieber | 11-15 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Israel Seitz's pass is intercepted by Orville Towner | 11-15 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-15 |
| 13:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jeremy Turcotte | 11-15 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte is hacked by Willie Boggs - foul #1 on Willie Boggs, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), Thomas Strecker (PF) Marcelino Russo, Jeremy Turcotte, James Kessler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (PG), Randy Prondzinski (SG), Richard White (PF), Brian Vergara (C) Orville Towner, Willie Boggs, Levi Monaghan, Gary Hatton | |
| 13:42 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Strecker | 13-15 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski drills a jumper from the right side set up by Alan Bowers | 13-17 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Thomas Strecker lays it in uncontested set up by Paul Bieber | 15-17 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr is hacked by Thomas Strecker - foul #1 on Thomas Strecker, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Butler | James Kessler (C) Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang (C) Brian Vergara | |
| 13:04 | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ruffin - foul #1 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG), Levi Monaghan (PF) Charles Spahr, Richard White | |
| 12:51 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Ruffin - foul #2 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF) Joseph Ruffin, Clinton Whitfield | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:51 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Stephen Ang swats the shot by James Kessler | 15-19 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-19 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Paul Bieber gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Marcelino Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SG), Fred Haislip (C) Marcelino Russo, James Kessler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (SG), Richard White (SF), Bradford Anderson (PF), Brian Vergara (C) Randy Prondzinski, Alan Bowers, Levi Monaghan, Stephen Ang | |
| 11:55 | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr misses the wide open shot near the basket | 15-19 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Thomas Strecker gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Whitfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Olufemi Abdulla (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Strecker (tiring) 2 pts. C - Fred Haislip (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Towner (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Spahr (fresh) SF - Richard White (fresh) PF - Bradford Anderson (fresh) C - Brian Vergara (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Thomas Strecker misses the tip | 15-19 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Olufemi Abdulla, Thomas Strecker, Fred Haislip | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs (SF), Levi Monaghan (PF), Gary Hatton (C) Richard White, Bradford Anderson, Brian Vergara | |
| 11:13 | Butler | Marcelino Russo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | Gary Hatton gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Orville Towner | 15-21 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte (SF), Fred Haislip (C) Paul Bieber, Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard White (SF), Brian Vergara (C) Orville Towner, Levi Monaghan | |
| 10:41 | Butler | Marcelino Russo drills a shot from the left side set up by Fred Haislip | 17-21 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Richard White clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jeremy Turcotte - foul #1 on Jeremy Turcotte, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Thomas Strecker (PF) Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski (PG), Bradford Anderson (PF) Charles Spahr, Gary Hatton | |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Richard White makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Richard White makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 17-23 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Thomas Strecker gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Paul Bieber knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marcelino Russo and he's hacked by Randy Prondzinski - foul #1 on Randy Prondzinski, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Israel Seitz (C) Marcelino Russo, Jeremy Turcotte, Fred Haislip | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG), Alan Bowers (SF), Levi Monaghan (PF), Gary Hatton (C) Willie Boggs, Richard White, Bradford Anderson, Brian Vergara | |
| 09:54 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses the free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Israel Seitz grabs the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Paul Bieber comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Thomas Strecker tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Israel Seitz tips it home | 21-23 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Alan Bowers is called for the reach on Olufemi Abdulla in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Bowers, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Butler | James Kessler (PF) Thomas Strecker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:28 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas State | Gary Hatton snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Orville Towner | 21-26 |
| 08:58 | Butler | The jump hook by Israel Seitz is blocked by Levi Monaghan | 21-26 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers is called for traveling | 21-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG) Olufemi Abdulla | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (PG), Willie Boggs (SG), Stephen Ang (C) Orville Towner, Randy Prondzinski, Gary Hatton | |
| 08:31 | Butler | James Kessler lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Bieber | 23-26 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang hits the easy wide open finger roll | 23-28 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Paul Bieber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Strecker (PF) James Kessler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bradford Anderson (SF) Alan Bowers | |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Israel Seitz is called for the reach on Levi Monaghan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Israel Seitz, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Levi Monaghan denies the turnaround by Paul Bieber | 23-30 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Israel Seitz snags the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses short on a floater from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Thomas Strecker pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcelino Russo (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Whitfield (tired) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Strecker (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Israel Seitz (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Spahr (fairly fresh) SG - Willie Boggs (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Bradford Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Levi Monaghan (tiring) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Stephen Ang (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Butler | Paul Bieber hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 07:11 | Arkansas State | Bradford Anderson is fouled on the floor by Clinton Whitfield - foul #1 on Clinton Whitfield, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte (SF), James Kessler (PF), Fred Haislip (C) Clinton Whitfield, Thomas Strecker, Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG), Randy Prondzinski (SG), Richard White (PF), Gary Hatton (C) Charles Spahr, Willie Boggs, Levi Monaghan, Stephen Ang | |
| 07:11 | Arkansas State | Bradford Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 07:11 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Paul Bieber is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Bieber, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers (SF) Bradford Anderson | |
| 06:56 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner can't finish the layup | 23-30 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas State | Fred Haislip takes the ball from Alan Bowers | 23-30 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte is fouled in the backcourt by Orville Towner - foul #1 on Orville Towner, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara (C) Richard White | |
| 06:42 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas State | Gary Hatton gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner is hacked by Paul Bieber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bieber, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF) Paul Bieber, Jeremy Turcotte | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 06:38 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 06:23 | Butler | The jumper by Marcelino Russo is denied by Gary Hatton | 24-32 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas State | Gary Hatton grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski connects on the open jumper from the right side | 24-34 |
| 05:30 | Butler | James Kessler can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Hatton - foul #1 on Gary Hatton, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Israel Seitz (C) Fred Haislip | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (SG), Richard White (SF), Levi Monaghan (PF) Randy Prondzinski, Alan Bowers, Gary Hatton | |
| 05:30 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 05:30 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan misses the easy open layup | 26-34 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara knocks in the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Clinton Whitfield - foul #2 on Clinton Whitfield, team foul #11 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF), Thomas Strecker (PF) Clinton Whitfield, Olufemi Abdulla, James Kessler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs (SG) Orville Towner | |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara misses the free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte is hacked by Richard White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard White, team foul #10 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF) Joseph Ruffin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers (SF), Stephen Ang (C) Richard White, Brian Vergara | |
| 05:01 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (SG) Olufemi Abdulla | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bradford Anderson (SF) Alan Bowers | |
| 04:18 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs grabs the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Strecker - foul #2 on Thomas Strecker, team foul #12 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF), James Kessler (PF), Fred Haislip (C) Jeremy Turcotte, Thomas Strecker, Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG), Alan Bowers (SF), Gary Hatton (C) Charles Spahr, Bradford Anderson, Stephen Ang | |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-38 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner is fouled in the backcourt by James Kessler - foul #2 on James Kessler, team foul #13 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (PG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), Thomas Strecker (PF) Marcelino Russo, Olufemi Abdulla, James Kessler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird (SG), Richard White (SF) Willie Boggs, Alan Bowers | |
| 03:39 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Bieber (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clinton Whitfield (tired) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Strecker (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Haislip (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Towner (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Baird (fresh) SF - Richard White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Levi Monaghan (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Hatton (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas State | Gary Hatton gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas State | Joseph Ruffin steps in front of the Levi Monaghan pass | 30-39 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte (SF), Israel Seitz (C) Clinton Whitfield, Fred Haislip | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski (PG), Bradford Anderson (PF), Brian Vergara (C) Orville Towner, Levi Monaghan, Gary Hatton | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Paul Bieber is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Joseph Ruffin takes the ball from Randy Prondzinski | 30-39 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Thomas Strecker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SF), James Kessler (PF) Jeremy Turcotte, Thomas Strecker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers (SF), Gary Hatton (C) Bradford Anderson, Brian Vergara | |
| 02:26 | Arkansas State | Richard White comes up short on the floater near the basket | 30-39 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers tips it back up and in | 30-41 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin travels in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan (PF) Richard White | |
| 02:09 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird is called for traveling | 30-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF) Clinton Whitfield | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG), Stephen Ang (C) Randy Prondzinski, Gary Hatton | |
| 01:52 | Butler | Paul Bieber loses the ball out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Haislip (C) Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan buries a runner from the left block and he's hacked by James Kessler - foul #3 on James Kessler, team foul #14 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Strecker (PF) James Kessler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (PG), Richard White (SF), Brian Vergara (C) Orville Towner, Alan Bowers, Stephen Ang | |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan misses the free throw | 30-43 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Fred Haislip gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Thomas Strecker comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cecil Baird - foul #3 on Cecil Baird, team foul #11 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SF) Olufemi Abdulla | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski (SG) Cecil Baird | |
| 01:23 | Butler | Thomas Strecker makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Thomas Strecker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-43 |
| 00:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clinton Whitfield | 32-43 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-43 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Fred Haislip denies the turnaround by Levi Monaghan | 32-43 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Fred Haislip grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin loses the dribble to Richard White in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan is alone and drills a floater from the right side | 32-45 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-45 |