| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Colin Haar (fresh) SF - Eddie Winner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Poplawski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Getchell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Eddie Winner inbounds the ball | 18-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-24 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Colin Haar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell clanks a jump hook in the paint | 18-24 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco hits the follow up shot | 18-26 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Stanley Peterson misses the floater from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-26 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses the tip | 18-26 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Colin Haar - foul #1 on Colin Haar, team foul #1 | 18-26 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Eddie Winner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-28 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco is hacked by Stanley Peterson - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #2 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Joseph Middendorf (SG), Robert Joe (SF) Steve Stafford, Colin Haar, Eddie Winner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), William Gowin (PF) Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Middendorf (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Poplawski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Getchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski misses the tip | 18-28 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis gets the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | William Gowin tips it in | 18-30 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Frank Brown scores on a shot from the baseline | 20-30 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Stanley Peterson snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Frank Brown scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 22-30 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | William Gowin buries a shot from close range and the foul's on David Zelkin - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #3 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Eddie Winner (SF) David Zelkin, Robert Joe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG) Eric Nellis | |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | William Gowin misses the free throw | 22-32 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Frank Brown misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Willie Poplawski - foul #2 on Willie Poplawski, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Willie Poplawski, William Gowin | |
| 13:00 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Frank Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-32 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Stanley Peterson hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gary Defrancisco | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Middendorf (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Eddie Winner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Getchell (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Butler | Stanley Peterson scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Eddie Winner out of the doubleteam | 28-35 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Stanley Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 28-37 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is fouled on the floor by Joseph Middendorf as he's doubleteamed - foul #4 on Joseph Middendorf, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Haar (SG), Robert Joe (PF), Chester Anderson (C) Joseph Middendorf, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski (SF) Stephen Getchell | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Eddie Winner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Harold Willoughby (PF) Steve Stafford, Eddie Winner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (SG), William Gowin (PF) Robert McConaghy, Gary Defrancisco | |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis is called for traveling | 28-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Mae (C) Kenneth Walker | |
| 08:37 | Butler | Robert Mae swats the shot by Chester Anderson | 28-39 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Harold Willoughby gets the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 08:25 | Butler | David Zelkin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Joe and the foul's on Todd Reilly - foul #1 on Todd Reilly, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SG) Todd Reilly | |
| 08:25 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the baseline | 31-39 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | William Gowin snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Robert Joe | 31-39 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Robert Joe hits the finger roll | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Colin Haar (fresh) SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Willoughby (fresh) C - Chester Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Poplawski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mae (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Colin Haar - foul #2 on Colin Haar, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Joseph Middendorf (SG), Eddie Winner (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) David Zelkin, Colin Haar, Robert Joe, Harold Willoughby, Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Stephen Getchell (C) Eric Nellis, William Gowin, Robert Mae | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Eddie Winner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steve Stafford | 36-40 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Reilly | 36-43 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell is fouled on the floor by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (SG), Kenneth Walker (SF) Robert McConaghy, Willie Poplawski | |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is whistled for a carry | 36-43 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Gary Defrancisco is called for the reach on Steve Stafford - foul #1 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Chester Anderson (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:51 | Butler | Chester Anderson connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Steve Stafford and he's hacked by Stephen Getchell - foul #3 on Stephen Getchell, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Haar (SG) Joseph Middendorf | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Mae (C) Stephen Getchell | |
| 03:51 | Butler | Chester Anderson makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Robert Mae throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Robert Joe (SF) Steve Stafford, Eddie Winner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SG), William Gowin (PF) Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Colin Haar (fresh) SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Chester Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) PF - William Gowin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mae (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Butler | Frank Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Gowin - foul #2 on William Gowin, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Stanley Peterson (C) Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:10 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Nellis | 40-46 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Joseph Middendorf (SG), Eddie Winner (SF) David Zelkin, Colin Haar, Robert Joe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG), Willie Poplawski (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Stephen Getchell (C) Eric Nellis, Kenneth Walker, William Gowin, Robert Mae | |
| 02:29 | Butler | Eddie Winner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Todd Reilly | 43-48 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Frank Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 43-48 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Eddie Winner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses the tip | 46-48 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Eddie Winner evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Brown | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco can't throw it down but the foul's on Joseph Middendorf - foul #5 on Joseph Middendorf, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Haar (SG) Joseph Middendorf | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Frank Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses long on a halfcourt shot | 48-49 |