| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Erich Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hollander (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Berdy Zeherquist (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Feltman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Middendorf (fresh) SF - Eddie Winner (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Gilberto Gallo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Frank Brown - foul #2 on Frank Brown, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Gilberto Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Gilberto Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gilberto Gallo - foul #3 on Gilberto Gallo, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:54 | Colorado | George Hollander buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Erich Larson | 40-28 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Eddie Winner drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 18:23 | Colorado | Gilberto Gallo drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Erich Larson | 42-31 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Joseph Middendorf is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Gallo - foul #4 on Gilberto Gallo, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Goff (PG), Jack Bartkowski (SG), Hans Ziebarth (SF), Jonathan Mannion (PF) Erich Larson, George Hollander, Berdy Zeherquist, Gilberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Colin Haar (SG), Robert Joe (SF) Steve Stafford, Joseph Middendorf, Eddie Winner | |
| 17:51 | Butler | Stanley Peterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 17:31 | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jack Bartkowski | 44-31 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Stanley Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 44-31 |
| 17:03 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Jonathan Mannion | 44-31 |
| 16:44 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Robert Joe grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Dennis Goff picks off the pass by David Zelkin in the backcourt | 44-31 |
| 16:19 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Erich Larson (PG), Berdy Zeherquist (SF), Kevin Bolduc (PF) Dennis Goff, Hans Ziebarth, Jonathan Mannion | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Joseph Middendorf (SG), Eddie Winner (SF) David Zelkin, Colin Haar, Robert Joe | |
| 16:19 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 16:19 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Steve Stafford knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kevin Bolduc - foul #1 on Kevin Bolduc, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | George Hollander (SG) Jack Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:59 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses the free throw | 46-33 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Kevin Bolduc snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Erich Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Hollander (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Berdy Zeherquist (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) C - Dennis Feltman (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Middendorf (fresh) SF - Eddie Winner (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Colorado | Erich Larson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Middendorf - foul #1 on Joseph Middendorf, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Chester Anderson (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| 15:43 | Colorado | Erich Larson makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:43 | Colorado | Erich Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:28 | Butler | Frank Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Chester Anderson tips it back up and in | 48-35 |
| 15:10 | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist misses the layup against the doubleteam | 48-35 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Eddie Winner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Eddie Winner scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Frank Brown | 48-38 |
| 14:36 | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist scores on a runner from close range set up by Kevin Bolduc | 50-38 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Eddie Winner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 14:05 | Colorado | Kevin Bolduc snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 13:41 | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Feltman | 53-38 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Frank Brown clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 53-38 |
| 13:20 | Colorado | George Hollander pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:56 | Colorado | George Hollander makes the 3pt shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Chester Anderson - foul #2 on Chester Anderson, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Goff (PG), Hans Ziebarth (SF), Gilberto Gallo (PF), Jonathan Mannion (C) Erich Larson, Berdy Zeherquist, Kevin Bolduc, Dennis Feltman | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Colin Haar (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Harold Willoughby (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Joseph Middendorf, Eddie Winner, Frank Brown, Chester Anderson | |
| 12:56 | Colorado | George Hollander makes the free throw | 57-38 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Stanley Peterson misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathan Mannion - foul #1 on Jonathan Mannion, team foul #4 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski (SG) George Hollander | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:30 | Butler | Stanley Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Stanley Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 12:30 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 12:13 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski makes the floater from the baseline set up by Dennis Goff | 59-39 |
| 11:48 | Butler | David Zelkin hits a jumper from the right wing | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Bartkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Ziebarth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Mannion (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Haar (fresh) SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Willoughby (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Colorado | Dennis Goff can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-41 |
| 11:25 | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion can't tip it in | 59-41 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Robert Joe grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Stanley Peterson makes the driving attempt near the basket | 59-43 |
| 11:05 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth lays it up and in | 61-43 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Stanley Peterson is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 10:37 | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 10:15 | Colorado | Harold Willoughby steals it from Jack Bartkowski | 61-43 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Stanley Peterson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Mannion - foul #2 on Jonathan Mannion, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Erich Larson (PG), George Hollander (SG), Berdy Zeherquist (SF), Dennis Feltman (C) Dennis Goff, Jack Bartkowski, Hans Ziebarth, Jonathan Mannion | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Joseph Middendorf (SG), Eddie Winner (SF), Chester Anderson (PF) David Zelkin, Colin Haar, Robert Joe, Harold Willoughby | |
| 09:54 | Butler | Stanley Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Stanley Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 09:30 | Colorado | Dennis Feltman is whistled for a carry | 61-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Brown (PF) Stanley Peterson | |
| 09:28 | Butler | Joseph Middendorf's pass is intercepted by George Hollander in the backcourt | 61-45 |
| 09:06 | Colorado | George Hollander is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Berdy Zeherquist | 63-45 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-45 |
| 08:43 | Colorado | George Hollander gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 08:37 | Colorado | George Hollander can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-45 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Chester Anderson pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Chester Anderson connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 63-47 |
| 07:54 | Colorado | George Hollander is hacked by Chester Anderson - foul #3 on Chester Anderson, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski (SG), Hans Ziebarth (SF), Jonathan Mannion (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) George Hollander, Berdy Zeherquist, Gilberto Gallo, Dennis Feltman | |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Haar (SG), Harold Willoughby (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Joseph Middendorf, Frank Brown, Chester Anderson | |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Erich Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Erich Larson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jack Bartkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Ziebarth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Mannion (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colin Haar (fresh) SF - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Harold Willoughby (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Eddie Winner is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Hans Ziebarth | 65-50 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Jack Bartkowski is called for the reach on Harold Willoughby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Bartkowski, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Goff (PG), George Hollander (SG) Erich Larson, Jack Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Robert Joe (SF), Frank Brown (PF) Steve Stafford, Eddie Winner, Harold Willoughby | |
| 06:31 | Butler | Stanley Peterson drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Joe | 65-52 |
| 06:14 | Colorado | Dennis Goff misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Colin Haar gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Frank Brown's pass is intercepted by George Hollander | 65-52 |
| 05:36 | Colorado | George Hollander misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Stanley Peterson hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Zelkin | 65-54 |
| 05:12 | Colorado | George Hollander clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-54 |
| 05:11 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth grabs the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:47 | Colorado | Dennis Goff makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by George Hollander | 67-54 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Stanley Peterson drills a floater from the left side set up by Colin Haar | 67-56 |
| 04:07 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth is hacked by Colin Haar - foul #1 on Colin Haar, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Erich Larson (PG), Jack Bartkowski (SG), Berdy Zeherquist (PF), Dennis Feltman (C) Dennis Goff, George Hollander, Jonathan Mannion, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Joseph Middendorf (SG), Eddie Winner (SF), Harold Willoughby (PF), Chester Anderson (C) David Zelkin, Colin Haar, Robert Joe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 04:07 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:07 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Chester Anderson snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Steve Stafford is open and buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Harold Willoughby | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Erich Larson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jack Bartkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Ziebarth (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Berdy Zeherquist (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. C - Dennis Feltman (very tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Middendorf (fresh) SF - Eddie Winner (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Harold Willoughby (fresh) C - Chester Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski scores on a jumper from the left side | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:53 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 70-58 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Berdy Zeherquist | 70-58 |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski is fouled on the floor by Chester Anderson - foul #4 on Chester Anderson, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gilberto Gallo (PF) Hans Ziebarth | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Dennis Feltman is called for the reach on Joseph Middendorf - foul #2 on Dennis Feltman, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Robert Joe (SF) Steve Stafford, Eddie Winner | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Joseph Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Joseph Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:21 | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by Erich Larson | 74-60 |
| 02:08 | Butler | David Zelkin loses the ball out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Haar (SG) Joseph Middendorf | |
| 01:42 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Harold Willoughby snags the defensive board | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:37 | Butler | David Zelkin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-60 |
| Subs | Colorado | George Hollander (SG) Jack Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:28 | Colorado | George Hollander is hacked by Colin Haar - foul #2 on Colin Haar, team foul #9 | 74-60 |
| 01:28 | Colorado | George Hollander misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Harold Willoughby grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Chester Anderson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-60 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Harold Willoughby grabs the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:52 | Butler | David Zelkin loses the ball out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Colorado | Erich Larson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 74-60 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Gilberto Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Erich Larson runs out the clock | 74-60 |