| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Frank Keele (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Byers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Grady Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Cobb (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-37 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Lester Ivy pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 19:28 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Keele - foul #3 on Frank Keele, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna (PG) Frank Keele | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:28 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:28 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:28 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Grady Jordan | 22-38 |
| 19:07 | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Troy Cobb | 25-38 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 18:47 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Grady Jordan | 25-38 |
| 18:26 | Youngstown State | Richard Patrick steals it from Dominick Davis | 25-38 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Eddie Winner lays it in on a great pass from Richard Patrick | 25-40 |
| 18:08 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| 18:08 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:08 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:08 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Cobb | 26-40 |
| 17:47 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Patrick - foul #1 on Richard Patrick, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| 17:47 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:47 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Harry Hanna steals it from Lester Ivy | 27-40 |
| 17:04 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Grady Jordan, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Delbert Young (PG), Robert Tyndall (SF), Joel Linscott (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Dominick Davis, Joseph Byers, Grady Jordan, Troy Cobb | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Elton Nims (C) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy | |
| 16:41 | Butler | Joel Linscott takes the ball from Frank Brown | 27-40 |
| 16:14 | Youngstown State | Daniel Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 27-40 |
| 16:13 | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna gets the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:01 | Youngstown State | Steve Stafford is called for the reach on Joel Linscott - foul #3 on Steve Stafford, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dominick Davis (SG), Grady Jordan (PF) Harry Hanna, Robert Tyndall | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG), Lester Ivy (C) Steve Stafford, Elton Nims | |
| 15:47 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Eddie Winner gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Delbert Young (fresh) SG - Dominick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joel Linscott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Grady Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Butler | David Zelkin misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 27-40 |
| 15:23 | Butler | David Zelkin tips it home | 27-42 |
| 15:05 | Youngstown State | Joel Linscott is hacked by Lester Ivy - foul #1 on Lester Ivy, team foul #4 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Keele (PG), Joseph Byers (SF), Troy Cobb (C) Delbert Young, Joel Linscott, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) David Zelkin, Robert Joe, Lester Ivy | |
| 14:57 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 14:55 | Youngstown State | Troy Cobb grabs the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 14:37 | Youngstown State | Dominick Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley Peterson - foul #4 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #5 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| 14:37 | Youngstown State | Dominick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:37 | Youngstown State | Dominick Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 28-42 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Richard Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Grady Jordan - foul #3 on Grady Jordan, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna (SG) Dominick Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:19 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan blows the dunk | 28-44 |
| 14:01 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 13:45 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan connects on the runner from the baseline | 30-44 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #6 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joel Linscott (PF) Grady Jordan | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Elton Nims (C) Eddie Winner, Frank Brown | |
| 13:23 | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Elton Nims can't finish the layup | 33-44 |
| 13:12 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Frank Keele | 33-44 |
| 13:05 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Lester Ivy grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Richard Patrick is called for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dominick Davis (SG), Daniel Smith (PF) Harry Hanna, Joseph Byers | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Joe (SF) Richard Thorpe | |
| 12:38 | Youngstown State | David Zelkin is called for the reach on Joel Linscott - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #7 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Brown (PF) Lester Ivy | |
| 12:38 | Youngstown State | Joel Linscott misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Elton Nims grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:25 | Butler | A charge is called on Elton Nims - foul #2 on Elton Nims, team foul #8 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan (PF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG) David Zelkin | |
| 12:15 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Elton Nims grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Frank Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 12:02 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Joel Linscott | 33-44 |
| 12:00 | Youngstown State | Richard Patrick picks off the pass by Frank Keele in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Troy Cobb - foul #1 on Troy Cobb, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Daniel Smith (C) Troy Cobb | |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (C) Elton Nims | |
| 11:46 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Frank Keele (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joel Linscott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Grady Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Youngstown State | Daniel Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers (SF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG) Richard Patrick | |
| 11:23 | Butler | Eddie Winner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 11:22 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 11:06 | Youngstown State | Joel Linscott double dribbles | 33-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna (PG) Frank Keele | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Elton Nims (C) Robert Joe, Frank Brown | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Eddie Winner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Steve Stafford grabs the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Joseph Byers is called for the reach on Elton Nims - foul #2 on Joseph Byers, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Tyndall (SG), Brian Gorman (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Dominick Davis, Grady Jordan, Joel Linscott | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG) Eddie Winner | |
| 10:10 | Butler | Elton Nims is fouled on the floor by Robert Tyndall - foul #1 on Robert Tyndall, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Keele (PG), Troy Cobb (C) Joseph Byers, Brian Gorman | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Brown (PF) Lester Ivy | |
| 10:04 | Butler | Steve Stafford is hacked by Harry Hanna - foul #2 on Harry Hanna, team foul #7 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (SG) David Zelkin | |
| 10:04 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 10:04 | Youngstown State | Troy Cobb pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:56 | Youngstown State | Daniel Smith connects on the 3 from straight away | 36-46 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Robert Tyndall takes the ball from Richard Thorpe | 36-46 |
| 09:30 | Youngstown State | Robert Tyndall loses the dribble to Steve Stafford | 36-46 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Richard Patrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-48 |
| 08:49 | Youngstown State | Frank Brown steals it from Robert Tyndall | 36-48 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Elton Nims misses the lay-in but the foul's on Troy Cobb - foul #2 on Troy Cobb, team foul #8 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dominick Davis (SG), Joseph Byers (SF), Grady Jordan (PF) Harry Hanna, Robert Tyndall, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Lester Ivy (C) Steve Stafford, Richard Patrick, Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown | |
| 08:34 | Butler | Elton Nims misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Elton Nims makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 08:18 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers is denied on a layup by Robert Joe | 36-49 |
| 08:17 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers grabs the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:07 | Youngstown State | Troy Cobb clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 08:05 | Youngstown State | Dominick Davis misses the tip | 36-49 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Lester Ivy snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Grady Jordan steals it from Eddie Winner | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Frank Keele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Grady Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Troy Cobb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Elton Nims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Youngstown State | Eddie Winner steals it from Joseph Byers | 36-49 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Elton Nims drills a turnaround from the left block set up by David Zelkin | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:12 | Youngstown State | Joseph Byers makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dominick Davis | 38-51 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Lester Ivy scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Winner | 38-53 |
| 06:37 | Youngstown State | Lester Ivy picks off the pass by Troy Cobb | 38-53 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Dominick Davis is called for the reach on Eddie Winner - foul #2 on Dominick Davis, team foul #9 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna (PG), Joel Linscott (SF), Daniel Smith (C) Frank Keele, Joseph Byers, Troy Cobb | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) David Zelkin, Robert Joe, Elton Nims, Lester Ivy | |
| 06:16 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:16 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 05:57 | Youngstown State | Daniel Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Eddie Winner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Richard Patrick knocks in the runner near the basket | 38-55 |
| 05:22 | Youngstown State | Dominick Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 05:20 | Youngstown State | Grady Jordan tips it in | 40-55 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Harry Hanna - foul #3 on Harry Hanna, team foul #10 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Keele (PG), Joseph Byers (SF) Dominick Davis, Grady Jordan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:51 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 3rd free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:36 | Youngstown State | Frank Keele knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Byers | 43-58 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 04:09 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Frank Keele | 43-58 |
| 03:52 | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Frank Brown - foul #2 on Frank Brown, team foul #9 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Delbert Young (PG), Robert Tyndall (SF) Frank Keele, Joseph Byers | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), Elton Nims (C) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 03:52 | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 03:52 | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Elton Nims misses the easy layup | 45-58 |
| 03:29 | Butler | David Zelkin hits the follow up shot | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Delbert Young (fresh) SG - Harry Hanna (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tyndall (fresh) PF - Joel Linscott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Elton Nims (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Youngstown State | Daniel Smith blows the layup | 45-60 |
| 03:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Elton Nims | 45-60 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Elton Nims misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Tyndall - foul #2 on Robert Tyndall, team foul #11 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Manuel Ford (SF), Brian Gorman (PF) Harry Hanna, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:50 | Butler | Elton Nims makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Elton Nims makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 02:43 | Youngstown State | Delbert Young is hacked by Lester Ivy - foul #2 on Lester Ivy, team foul #10 | 45-62 |
| 02:43 | Youngstown State | Delbert Young makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 02:43 | Youngstown State | Delbert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Elton Nims buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Zelkin | 47-64 |
| 02:12 | Youngstown State | Robert Tyndall drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-64 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Elton Nims hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 49-66 |
| 01:48 | Youngstown State | Joel Linscott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Harry Hanna (SG), Daniel Smith (C) Manuel Ford, Brian Gorman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Elton Nims hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 49-68 |
| 00:58 | Youngstown State | Elton Nims takes the ball from Delbert Young | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | The jump hook by Elton Nims is blocked by Daniel Smith | 49-68 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Elton Nims misses the tip | 49-68 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Lester Ivy can't tip it in | 49-68 |
| 00:27 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Stafford | 49-68 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Steve Stafford runs out the clock | 49-68 |