| Lineup | Marist | PG - Arthur Toney (fresh) SG - Kelly Davis (fresh) SF - Tommie Ridgeway (fresh) PF - Richard Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Tuohy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fresh) SG - Casey Hall (fresh) SF - John Williams (fresh) PF - John Cornelius (fresh) C - Tony Oliver (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Tony Oliver wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | Tony Oliver misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Marist | Raymond Tuohy grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Marist | Richard Jones knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Toney and he's hacked by Danny Brant - foul #1 on Danny Brant, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Marist | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Casey Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Marist | Arthur Toney snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Marist | Arthur Toney is hacked by Danny Brant - foul #2 on Danny Brant, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Sheely (PG) Danny Brant | |
| 18:34 | Marist | Raymond Tuohy connects on the turnaround near the basket | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Casey Hall misses the 3 from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Marist | Tommie Ridgeway grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:10 | Marist | Kelly Davis hits the finger roll set up by Richard Jones | 7-0 |
| 17:59 | Butler | John Cornelius misses the driving attempt from the left block | 7-0 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Casey Hall snags the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Casey Hall buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:20 | Marist | Richard Jones is denied on a layup by John Cornelius | 7-2 |
| 17:19 | Butler | John Cornelius grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Casey Hall knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Kelly Davis - foul #1 on Kelly Davis, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (PF) John Cornelius | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Casey Hall misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:57 | Marist | Raymond Tuohy snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:47 | Marist | Tommie Ridgeway scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-4 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Arthur Toney takes the ball from Robert Sheely | 10-4 |
| 16:10 | Marist | Arthur Toney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Tommie Ridgeway | 13-4 |
| 15:59 | Butler | John Williams steps out of bounds on the sideline | 13-4 |
| Subs | Marist | William Pittman (PG), Laverne Carter (SG), Kenneth Boyd (SF), James Peterson (C) Arthur Toney, Kelly Davis, Tommie Ridgeway, Raymond Tuohy | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Pitt (SG), Marvin Peace (SF), Brian Winders (PF), Richard Arrington (C) Robert Sheely, Casey Hall, John Williams, Tony Oliver | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - William Pittman (fresh) SG - Laverne Carter (fresh) SF - Kenneth Boyd (fresh) PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Tedesco (fresh) SG - Jerry Pitt (fresh) SF - Marvin Peace (fresh) PF - Brian Winders (fresh) C - Richard Arrington (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Marist | Kenneth Boyd is called for traveling | 13-4 |
| Subs | Marist | Aaron Bradway (C) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | John Cornelius (PF) Richard Arrington | |
| 15:15 | Butler | Brian Winders hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Aaron Bradway - foul #1 on Aaron Bradway, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Brian Winders makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Brian Winders makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:58 | Marist | James Peterson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Laverne Carter | 16-6 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Brian Winders is fouled on the floor by William Pittman - foul #1 on William Pittman, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Marist | Arthur Toney (PG), Richard Jones (PF) William Pittman, Aaron Bradway | |
| Subs | Butler | Tony Oliver (C) Brian Winders | |
| 14:25 | Butler | John Cornelius comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-6 |
| 14:24 | Butler | James Tedesco tips it home | 16-8 |
| 14:05 | Marist | Richard Jones is whistled for a carry | 16-8 |
| Subs | Marist | Kelly Davis (SG), Tommie Ridgeway (SF) Laverne Carter, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Sheely (PG), Casey Hall (SG), John Williams (SF), Brian Winders (PF) James Tedesco, Jerry Pitt, Marvin Peace, John Cornelius | |
| 13:44 | Butler | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 13:43 | Marist | The rebound goes to Kenneth Boyd | 16-8 |
| 13:24 | Marist | Arthur Toney knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-8 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Casey Hall is whistled for a carry | 18-8 |
| Subs | Marist | Raymond Tuohy (C) Kenneth Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:58 | Marist | Tommie Ridgeway misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Sheely - foul #1 on Robert Sheely, team foul #3 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Arrington (C) Tony Oliver | |
| 12:58 | Marist | Tommie Ridgeway makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:58 | Marist | Tommie Ridgeway makes the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Casey Hall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 12:29 | Marist | Kelly Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-11 |
| 12:28 | Marist | Raymond Tuohy tips it in | 22-11 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Arthur Toney blocks the jumper by John Williams | 22-11 |
| 12:03 | Marist | Raymond Tuohy gets the rebound | 22-11 |
| 11:57 | Marist | Kelly Davis is whistled for traveling | 22-11 |
| Subs | Marist | William Pittman (PG), Laverne Carter (SG), Kenneth Boyd (SF), James Peterson (PF) Arthur Toney, Kelly Davis, Tommie Ridgeway, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (PG), Jerry Pitt (SG), Marvin Peace (SF), John Cornelius (PF), Tony Oliver (C) Robert Sheely, Casey Hall, John Williams, Brian Winders, Richard Arrington | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - William Pittman (fresh) SG - Laverne Carter (fresh) SF - Kenneth Boyd (fresh) PF - James Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Tuohy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Tedesco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Pitt (fresh) SF - Marvin Peace (fresh) PF - John Cornelius (fresh) C - Tony Oliver (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Kenneth Boyd steps in front of the John Cornelius pass | 22-11 |
| 11:41 | Marist | Laverne Carter lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Boyd | 24-11 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Marvin Peace connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Tony Oliver | 24-13 |
| 11:06 | Marist | William Pittman is hacked by James Tedesco - foul #1 on James Tedesco, team foul #4 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Marist | Aaron Bradway (C) Raymond Tuohy | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:53 | Marist | Kenneth Boyd double dribbles | 24-13 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Tony Oliver misses short on a shot from the right block | 24-13 |
| 10:33 | Marist | The rebound goes to James Peterson | 24-13 |
| 10:20 | Marist | Aaron Bradway misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Cornelius - foul #1 on John Cornelius, team foul #5 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Marist | Arthur Toney (PG), Richard Jones (PF) William Pittman, Kenneth Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Sheely (PG), Casey Hall (SG), John Williams (SF), Brian Winders (C) Jerry Pitt, Marvin Peace, John Cornelius, Tony Oliver | |
| 10:20 | Marist | Aaron Bradway makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 10:20 | Marist | Aaron Bradway makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Robert Sheely misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-13 |
| 10:00 | Marist | Aaron Bradway grabs the defensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 09:47 | Marist | Arthur Toney misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Marist | Kelly Davis (SG), Tommie Ridgeway (SF) Laverne Carter, Aaron Bradway | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:47 | Marist | Arthur Toney makes the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 09:47 | Marist | Arthur Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-13 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Robert Sheely misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-13 |
| 09:29 | Marist | James Peterson grabs the board | 28-13 |
| 09:20 | Marist | Brian Winders takes the ball from Tommie Ridgeway | 28-13 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Casey Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-13 |
| 09:01 | Marist | Kelly Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-13 |
| 08:48 | Marist | Richard Jones can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 28-13 |
| 08:47 | Butler | James Tedesco snags the defensive board | 28-13 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Richard Jones blocks the short jumper by John Williams | 28-13 |
| 08:27 | Butler | John Williams tips it in | 28-15 |
| 08:10 | Marist | Casey Hall is called for the reach on Kelly Davis - foul #1 on Casey Hall, team foul #7 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Marist | William Pittman (PG), Kenneth Boyd (SF), John Pepper (PF), Raymond Tuohy (C) Arthur Toney, Tommie Ridgeway, Richard Jones, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Butler | Marvin Peace (PG), Jerry Pitt (SG), John Cornelius (PF), Tony Oliver (C) Robert Sheely, Casey Hall, James Tedesco, Brian Winders | |
| 08:10 | Marist | Kelly Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 08:10 | Marist | Kelly Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Marvin Peace misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on William Pittman - foul #2 on William Pittman, team foul #4 | 30-15 |
| Subs | Marist | Arthur Toney (PG), Laverne Carter (SG) William Pittman, Kelly Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:48 | Butler | Marvin Peace misses the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Marvin Peace makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Arthur Toney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Laverne Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Boyd (fresh) PF - John Pepper (fresh) C - Raymond Tuohy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Marvin Peace (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Pitt (fresh) SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cornelius (fresh) C - Tony Oliver (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Marist | Raymond Tuohy is fouled on the floor by Marvin Peace - foul #1 on Marvin Peace, team foul #8 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Sheely (PG) John Williams | |
| 07:34 | Marist | Raymond Tuohy misses the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Tony Oliver pulls down the rebound | 30-16 |
| 07:08 | Butler | John Cornelius's pass is intercepted by Raymond Tuohy | 30-16 |
| 06:49 | Marist | Arthur Toney is whistled for traveling | 30-16 |
| Subs | Marist | Richard Jones (PF) John Pepper | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:31 | Butler | Kenneth Boyd is called for the reach on Tony Oliver - foul #1 on Kenneth Boyd, team foul #5 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Marist | Tommie Ridgeway (SF) Arthur Toney | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (SG) Robert Sheely | |
| 06:20 | Butler | John Cornelius clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-16 |
| 06:19 | Marist | Kenneth Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 30-16 |
| 06:12 | Marist | Tommie Ridgeway drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Boyd and the foul's on Jerry Pitt - foul #1 on Jerry Pitt, team foul #9 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (PF) John Cornelius | |
| 06:12 | Marist | Tommie Ridgeway makes the free throw | 33-16 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Tony Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-16 |
| Subs | Marist | James Peterson (C) Raymond Tuohy | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Winders (PF) Jerry Pitt | |
| 05:40 | Marist | Laverne Carter misses the floater from just outside the lane | 33-16 |
| 05:39 | Marist | Laverne Carter tips it back up and in | 35-16 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Brian Winders's layup is rejected by James Peterson | 35-16 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Marvin Peace hits the follow up shot | 35-18 |
| 05:10 | Marist | James Peterson misses the floater from the left side | 35-18 |
| 05:09 | Marist | Richard Jones tips it home | 37-18 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Brian Winders buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Tedesco | 37-20 |
| 04:35 | Marist | Richard Jones can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 37-20 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Tony Oliver snags the defensive board | 37-20 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Tony Oliver travels with the ball | 37-20 |
| Subs | Marist | Arthur Toney (PG), Kelly Davis (SG), Raymond Tuohy (C) Kenneth Boyd, Laverne Carter, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Sheely (PG), Jerry Pitt (SG), John Williams (SF), John Cornelius (PF), Richard Arrington (C) James Tedesco, Casey Hall, Marvin Peace, Brian Winders, Tony Oliver | |
| 04:01 | Marist | Raymond Tuohy makes the runner near the basket set up by Richard Jones and he's fouled by Richard Arrington - foul #1 on Richard Arrington, team foul #10 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Marist | John Pepper (PF) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:01 | Marist | Raymond Tuohy makes the free throw | 40-20 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Kelly Davis is called for the reach on Jerry Pitt - foul #2 on Kelly Davis, team foul #6 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG) Robert Sheely | |
| 03:29 | Butler | John Cornelius clanks a shot from the baseline | 40-20 |
| 03:28 | Butler | John Cornelius grabs the offensive rebound | 40-20 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Arthur Toney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tommie Ridgeway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Pepper (fresh) C - Raymond Tuohy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fresh) SG - Jerry Pitt (fresh) SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cornelius (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Arrington (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Butler | John Williams misses the fadeaway in the lane | 40-20 |
| 03:16 | Marist | John Pepper gets the rebound | 40-20 |
| 03:01 | Marist | Arthur Toney buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Tommie Ridgeway | 43-20 |
| 02:40 | Butler | John Cornelius misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tommie Ridgeway - foul #1 on Tommie Ridgeway, team foul #7 | 43-20 |
| Subs | Marist | James Peterson (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Aaron Bradway (C) Tommie Ridgeway, John Pepper, Raymond Tuohy | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (SG), James Tedesco (C) Jerry Pitt, Richard Arrington | |
| 02:40 | Butler | John Cornelius misses the 1st free throw | 43-20 |
| 02:40 | Butler | John Cornelius misses the 2nd free throw | 43-20 |
| 02:40 | Marist | James Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-20 |
| 02:28 | Marist | Aaron Bradway connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Peterson | 45-20 |
| 02:09 | Butler | John Williams is whistled for a carry | 45-20 |
| Subs | Marist | Laverne Carter (SG), Kenneth Boyd (SF) Kelly Davis, Aaron Bradway | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Winders (PF), Tony Oliver (C) John Williams, John Cornelius | |
| 01:53 | Marist | Arthur Toney connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Jones | 47-20 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Tony Oliver drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-22 |
| 01:14 | Marist | Arthur Toney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-22 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Casey Hall pulls down the rebound | 47-22 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Danny Brant travels with the ball | 47-22 |
| Subs | Marist | William Pittman (PG), Raymond Tuohy (C) Arthur Toney, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Sheely (PG), Jerry Pitt (SG), John Williams (SF) Danny Brant, Casey Hall, James Tedesco | |
| 00:29 | Marist | William Pittman's pass is intercepted by John Williams | 47-22 |
| 00:03 | Butler | John Williams scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Pitt | 47-24 |
| 00:00 | Marist | Laverne Carter misses long on a halfcourt shot | 47-24 |