| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Patrick Haynes (fresh) SG - Danny Mazowieski (fresh) SF - Robert Ballenger (fresh) PF - Daniel Wynn (fresh) C - Douglas Nee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Ruffin (fresh) SG - Paul Bieber (fresh) SF - Clinton Whitfield (fresh) PF - James Kessler (fresh) C - Israel Seitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Douglas Nee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn is open and scores on a jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Daniel Wynn steps in front of the Clinton Whitfield pass | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Colorado | Douglas Nee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Israel Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Daniel Wynn denies the turnaround by Paul Bieber | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn hits the finger roll | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Danny Mazowieski - foul #1 on Danny Mazowieski, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Butler | James Kessler gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Patrick Haynes steals the ball from Joseph Ruffin | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski slams it home set up by Patrick Haynes | 6-2 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Paul Bieber travels with the ball | 6-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Zentgraf (SG), Donald Watkins (SF), Robert Lee (C) Danny Mazowieski, Robert Ballenger, Douglas Nee | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:55 | Colorado | Howard Zentgraf's dunk attempt is rejected by James Kessler | 6-2 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Paul Bieber gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:37 | Butler | James Kessler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Clinton Whitfield | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | Colorado | Joseph Ruffin is called for the reach on Donald Watkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 16:20 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn loses the dribble to Paul Bieber | 6-4 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield throws it down set up by Paul Bieber | 6-6 |
| 16:00 | Colorado | Robert Lee can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 6-6 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Paul Bieber gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Patrick Haynes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Zentgraf (fresh) SF - Donald Watkins (fresh) PF - Daniel Wynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Ruffin (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Bieber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Whitfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Israel Seitz (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin loses the dribble to Patrick Haynes in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 15:42 | Colorado | Robert Lee can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Israel Seitz - foul #1 on Israel Seitz, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski (SG), Douglas Nee (C) Howard Zentgraf, Donald Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:42 | Colorado | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:42 | Colorado | Robert Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Israel Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | Butler | James Kessler is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on James Kessler, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Zentgraf (PG), Robert Ballenger (SF) Patrick Haynes, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Strecker (C) Israel Seitz | |
| 14:58 | Colorado | Robert Ballenger buries a shot from close range set up by Danny Mazowieski | 9-6 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield is fouled on the floor by Howard Zentgraf - foul #1 on Howard Zentgraf, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Lee (PF), Basil Hill (C) Daniel Wynn, Douglas Nee | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Fred Haislip (PF) Paul Bieber, Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler | |
| 14:21 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marcelino Russo and he's hacked by Howard Zentgraf - foul #2 on Howard Zentgraf, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | Patrick Haynes (PG), Donald Watkins (SF) Howard Zentgraf, Robert Ballenger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:21 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:19 | Colorado | Basil Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Marcelino Russo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Thomas Strecker hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 13:32 | Colorado | Donald Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Ballenger (SF), Daniel Wynn (PF) Danny Mazowieski, Basil Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), Israel Seitz (C) Joseph Ruffin, Olufemi Abdulla, Thomas Strecker | |
| 13:12 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield is hacked by Robert Ballenger - foul #1 on Robert Ballenger, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Douglas Nee (C) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Butler | James Kessler (PF) Fred Haislip | |
| 12:57 | Butler | Paul Bieber knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:55 | Colorado | Donald Watkins loses the dribble to Clinton Whitfield in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Paul Bieber buries a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Ballenger - foul #2 on Robert Ballenger, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski (SG), Basil Hill (PF) Donald Watkins, Robert Ballenger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:39 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:18 | Colorado | Douglas Nee misses the floater from the left block | 9-17 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Douglas Nee tips it in | 11-17 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Marcelino Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Paul Bieber gets the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Patrick Haynes (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Mazowieski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Wynn (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Basil Hill (fresh) C - Douglas Nee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Marcelino Russo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Bieber (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Whitfield (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Kessler (tiring) 2 pts. C - Israel Seitz (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Wynn - foul #1 on Daniel Wynn, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Lee (PF) Douglas Nee | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (PG), Olufemi Abdulla (C) Paul Bieber, Israel Seitz | |
| 11:52 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:30 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn is called for traveling | 11-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Douglas Nee (C) Basil Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Haislip (PF), Thomas Strecker (C) Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler | |
| 11:01 | Butler | Thomas Strecker drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Ruffin | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Colorado | Patrick Haynes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 10:36 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn gets the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Olufemi Abdulla - foul #1 on Olufemi Abdulla, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Watkins (SF), Basil Hill (C) Robert Lee, Douglas Nee | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (SG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Marcelino Russo, Olufemi Abdulla, Fred Haislip, Thomas Strecker | |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:16 | Butler | James Kessler gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 09:56 | Colorado | Basil Hill gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:51 | Colorado | Donald Watkins misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 09:50 | Butler | James Kessler gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Danny Mazowieski picks off the pass by Joseph Ruffin in the backcourt | 12-20 |
| 09:29 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn clanks a jumper from the left block | 12-20 |
| 09:27 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn tips it back up and in | 14-20 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Turcotte | 14-22 |
| 08:44 | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Paul Bieber - foul #1 on Paul Bieber, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Lee (PF), Douglas Nee (C) Daniel Wynn, Basil Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SF), Thomas Strecker (PF), Olufemi Abdulla (C) Jeremy Turcotte, James Kessler, Israel Seitz | |
| 08:44 | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:44 | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:44 | Colorado | Douglas Nee grabs the offensive board | 15-22 |
| 08:21 | Colorado | Douglas Nee knocks in the jumper in the lane | 17-22 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Thomas Strecker misses the easy layup | 17-22 |
| 08:05 | Colorado | Robert Lee gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:02 | Colorado | Paul Bieber is called for the reach on Danny Mazowieski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bieber, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Wynn (SF) Donald Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG) Paul Bieber | |
| 07:42 | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Haislip (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Thomas Strecker, Olufemi Abdulla | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Patrick Haynes (tired) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Mazowieski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Wynn (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lee (tiring) 1 pts. C - Douglas Nee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Ruffin (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcelino Russo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clinton Whitfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Haislip (fresh) C - Israel Seitz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Butler | Israel Seitz comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 07:32 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 07:03 | Colorado | Douglas Nee double dribbles | 17-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Basil Hill (PF) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:42 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Clinton Whitfield | 17-24 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 06:17 | Colorado | Basil Hill snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:04 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 19-24 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Marcelino Russo loses the dribble to Patrick Haynes | 19-24 |
| 05:56 | Colorado | Patrick Haynes hits the finger roll | 21-24 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Marcelino Russo drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 05:17 | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski blows the layup but he's hacked by Marcelino Russo - foul #1 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Zentgraf (PG), Robert Ballenger (SF), Robert Lee (PF) Patrick Haynes, Daniel Wynn, Basil Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF), James Kessler (PF), Thomas Strecker (C) Clinton Whitfield, Fred Haislip, Israel Seitz | |
| 05:17 | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:17 | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Thomas Strecker misses the wide open jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Watkins (SG) Danny Mazowieski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:59 | Butler | Thomas Strecker makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Thomas Strecker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | Robert Ballenger is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 04:43 | Butler | James Kessler is hacked by Douglas Nee - foul #1 on Douglas Nee, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| 04:43 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:43 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:25 | Colorado | Robert Lee connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Marcelino Russo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 04:19 | Colorado | Howard Zentgraf snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 03:50 | Colorado | Douglas Nee is open but comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Strecker - foul #1 on Thomas Strecker, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (SG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF), Israel Seitz (C) Marcelino Russo, Olufemi Abdulla, Thomas Strecker | |
| 03:50 | Colorado | Douglas Nee makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:50 | Colorado | Douglas Nee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Howard Zentgraf - foul #3 on Howard Zentgraf, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Danny Mazowieski (SG), Daniel Wynn (PF), Basil Hill (C) Howard Zentgraf, Robert Lee, Douglas Nee | |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SF) Jeremy Turcotte | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Donald Watkins (fresh) SG - Danny Mazowieski (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ballenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Wynn (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Basil Hill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Ruffin (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bieber (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Whitfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kessler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Israel Seitz (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Colorado | Robert Ballenger comes up short on the floater from the left side | 27-33 |
| 03:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Paul Bieber | 27-33 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Robert Ballenger steps in front of the Joseph Ruffin pass | 27-33 |
| 02:40 | Colorado | Joseph Ruffin is called for the reach on Donald Watkins - foul #2 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (PG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Thomas Strecker (C) Joseph Ruffin, Clinton Whitfield, Israel Seitz | |
| 02:40 | Colorado | Donald Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:40 | Colorado | Donald Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:40 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Marcelino Russo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-33 |
| 02:34 | Butler | James Kessler tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Basil Hill gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Daniel Wynn blows the layup | 28-33 |
| 02:27 | Colorado | Basil Hill tips it home | 30-33 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Thomas Strecker is open and lays it up and in set up by Paul Bieber | 30-35 |
| 01:45 | Colorado | Olufemi Abdulla swats the short shot by Daniel Wynn | 30-35 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 01:38 | Butler | James Kessler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Wynn - foul #2 on Daniel Wynn, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Patrick Haynes (PG), Robert Lee (PF), Douglas Nee (C) Donald Watkins, Daniel Wynn, Basil Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (PG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), Israel Seitz (C) Marcelino Russo, Olufemi Abdulla, Thomas Strecker | |
| 01:38 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:38 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:19 | Colorado | Douglas Nee lays it in | 32-37 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Israel Seitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Douglas Nee blocks the jumper by Paul Bieber | 32-37 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:31 | Butler | James Kessler is hacked by Robert Lee - foul #2 on Robert Lee, team foul #11 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Wynn (PF) Douglas Nee | |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Thomas Strecker (C) Joseph Ruffin, Israel Seitz | |
| 00:31 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:31 | Butler | James Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Patrick Haynes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-39 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Paul Bieber snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 00:01 | Butler | James Kessler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Robert Lee | 32-39 |