| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin McClellon (fresh) SG - Boris Osentowski (fresh) SF - Thomas Bombard (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) C - Steven Verrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) SG - Joseph Middendorf (fresh) SF - Eddie Winner (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | Murray State | Steve Stafford steals the ball from Justin McClellon | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Steven Verrill | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Joseph Middendorf pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Joseph Middendorf is hacked by Justin McClellon - foul #1 on Justin McClellon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Eddie Winner connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Frank Brown | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Frank Brown gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Eddie Winner is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 17:51 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Boris Osentowski steals the ball from Steve Stafford in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski is hacked by Stanley Peterson - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Justin McClellon | 5-3 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Steven Verrill | 5-3 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:48 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi tips it back up and in | 7-3 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Stanley Peterson's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdi | 7-3 |
| 16:11 | Murray State | Steven Verrill misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Gentry (PG) Justin McClellon | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Colin Haar (SG), Robert Joe (SF) Steve Stafford, Joseph Middendorf, Eddie Winner | |
| 16:11 | Murray State | Steven Verrill makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:11 | Murray State | Steven Verrill misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Stanley Peterson is denied on a layup by Thomas Bombard | 8-3 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Robert Joe pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Robert Gentry (fresh) SG - Boris Osentowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Bombard (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Verrill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) SG - Colin Haar (fresh) SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Stanley Peterson can't throw it down | 8-3 |
| 15:24 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:13 | Murray State | Robert Gentry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdi | 8-3 |
| 15:06 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Brown - foul #2 on Frank Brown, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SF) Frank Brown | |
| 15:06 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:06 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 8-3 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Stanley Peterson knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Steven Verrill - foul #1 on Steven Verrill, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Joseph Middendorf (SG) David Zelkin, Colin Haar | |
| 14:43 | Butler | Stanley Peterson misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:43 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Steven Verrill | 8-5 |
| 14:28 | Murray State | Eddie Winner steals it from Steven Verrill | 8-5 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Stanley Peterson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 8-7 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard double dribbles | 8-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin McClellon (PG), William McKale (SF), James Buckle (PF), Michael Polchinski (C) Robert Gentry, Thomas Bombard, Dikembe Abdi, Steven Verrill | |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Haar (SF), Chester Anderson (PF) Eddie Winner, Robert Joe | |
| 13:20 | Butler | Stanley Peterson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Steve Stafford grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Steve Stafford scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Chester Anderson | 8-9 |
| 12:58 | Murray State | Justin McClellon hits a wide open floater from the left wing set up by Boris Osentowski out of the doubleteam | 10-9 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Stanley Peterson hits the follow up shot | 10-11 |
| 12:22 | Murray State | Justin McClellon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-11 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Chester Anderson snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Stanley Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Polchinski - foul #1 on Michael Polchinski, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Harris (SG), Thomas Bombard (SF), Dikembe Abdi (PF), Steven Verrill (C) Boris Osentowski, William McKale, James Buckle, Michael Polchinski | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Eddie Winner (SF), Robert Joe (PF) Steve Stafford, Joseph Middendorf, Chester Anderson | |
| 11:56 | Butler | Stanley Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Stanley Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:44 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Justin McClellon and he's fouled by Robert Joe - foul #1 on Robert Joe, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| 11:44 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin McClellon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) SF - Thomas Bombard (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Verrill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) SG - Colin Haar (fresh) SF - Eddie Winner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Joe (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Butler | Robert Joe makes the runner from the right block | 13-15 |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Justin McClellon makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Bombard | 16-15 |
| 10:43 | Butler | William Harris picks off the pass by Eddie Winner | 16-15 |
| 10:33 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Gentry (PG), Boris Osentowski (SG) Justin McClellon, William Harris | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Chester Anderson (C) Colin Haar, Stanley Peterson | |
| 10:33 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:33 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Robert Joe grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Eddie Winner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 10:12 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:51 | Murray State | Steven Verrill makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Bombard and the foul's on Chester Anderson - foul #1 on Chester Anderson, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Middendorf (SG), Harold Willoughby (PF) David Zelkin, Robert Joe | |
| 09:51 | Murray State | Steven Verrill makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi can't tip it in | 19-18 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Chester Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Steve Stafford misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 08:39 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski loses the dribble to Eddie Winner | 19-18 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Steve Stafford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eddie Winner | 19-20 |
| 08:12 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Joseph Middendorf - foul #1 on Joseph Middendorf, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin McClellon (PG), William McKale (SF), James Buckle (PF), Michael Polchinski (C) Robert Gentry, Thomas Bombard, Dikembe Abdi, Steven Verrill | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Colin Haar (SG), Robert Joe (SF) Steve Stafford, Joseph Middendorf, Eddie Winner | |
| 08:12 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:12 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:50 | Butler | David Zelkin is hacked by Justin McClellon - foul #2 on Justin McClellon, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Gentry (PG), William Harris (SG) Justin McClellon, Boris Osentowski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Chester Anderson buries a floater in the paint set up by David Zelkin | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Robert Gentry (fresh) SG - William Harris (fresh) SF - William McKale (fresh) PF - James Buckle (fresh) C - Michael Polchinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Colin Haar (fresh) SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Willoughby (fresh) C - Chester Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Murray State | Robert Gentry is fouled on the floor by David Zelkin - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Middendorf (SG) Harold Willoughby | |
| 07:12 | Murray State | Robert Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:12 | Murray State | Robert Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:12 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to James Buckle | 22-22 |
| 07:03 | Murray State | James Buckle misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Joe - foul #2 on Robert Joe, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Willoughby (PF) Robert Joe | |
| 07:03 | Murray State | James Buckle makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:03 | Murray State | James Buckle makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:43 | Butler | David Zelkin comes up short on the runner in the lane | 24-22 |
| 06:42 | Murray State | William McKale gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:28 | Murray State | William Harris is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Boris Osentowski (SG), Steven Verrill (C) William Harris, Michael Polchinski | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Eddie Winner (SF) David Zelkin, Colin Haar | |
| 06:04 | Butler | Eddie Winner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chester Anderson | 24-25 |
| 05:46 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to James Buckle | 24-25 |
| 05:38 | Murray State | Steven Verrill can't finish the layup | 24-25 |
| 05:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Harold Willoughby | 24-25 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Steve Stafford knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Eddie Winner and the foul's on Robert Gentry - foul #1 on Robert Gentry, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Bombard (SF), Dikembe Abdi (PF) William McKale, James Buckle | |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Haar (SG) Joseph Middendorf | |
| 05:13 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:54 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdi out of the doubleteam | 27-28 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Eddie Winner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 04:32 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Steven Verrill | 27-28 |
| 04:27 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Chester Anderson snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Eddie Winner is hacked by Dikembe Abdi - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Buckle (C) Steven Verrill | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG) Steve Stafford | |
| 04:10 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:10 | Murray State | The rebound goes to James Buckle | 27-28 |
| 03:57 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 03:55 | Murray State | James Buckle tips it in | 29-28 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Chester Anderson throws it down on a nice dish by David Zelkin | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Robert Gentry (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Boris Osentowski (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bombard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Buckle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Colin Haar (fresh) SF - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harold Willoughby (fairly fresh) C - Chester Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Gentry | 32-30 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:50 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the baseline | 32-30 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Harold Willoughby pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Chester Anderson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Gentry - foul #2 on Robert Gentry, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin McClellon (PG), William Harris (SG), William McKale (SF), Steven Verrill (C) Robert Gentry, Boris Osentowski, Thomas Bombard, James Buckle | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Joseph Middendorf (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Frank Brown (PF) David Zelkin, Colin Haar, Eddie Winner, Harold Willoughby | |
| 02:29 | Butler | Chester Anderson makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert Joe | 32-33 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Steve Stafford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 01:38 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Justin McClellon knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Harris | 35-33 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Chester Anderson is hacked by Steven Verrill - foul #2 on Steven Verrill, team foul #9 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Bombard (SF), James Buckle (PF) William McKale, Dikembe Abdi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:07 | Butler | Chester Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Chester Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Steven Verrill drills a floater from the left block | 37-35 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Steve Stafford buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Joe | 37-37 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | James Buckle lays it in | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joseph Middendorf comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-37 |