| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mladen Kakowski (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Wilfredo Silva (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Abraham Beavers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Felipe Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glen Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Love (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Cook (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Silva inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 31-27 |
| 19:48 | Southern Cal | Abraham Beavers tips it home | 33-27 |
| 19:24 | Butler | Glen Knight hits a 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Silva makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Felipe Gonzales | 36-30 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Colin Greenwell travels with the ball | 36-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall (SG), Russell Spinella (SF), Scott Barber (PF), Aleksandar Horodyski (C) Mladen Kakowski, Wilfredo Silva, Abraham Beavers, Felipe Gonzales | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Robert Love drills a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Moore - foul #2 on Richard Moore, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mladen Kakowski (SG), Wilfredo Silva (SF) Tyrone Kuykendall, Russell Spinella | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Love | 40-33 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Aleksandar Horodyski denies the turnaround by Glen Knight | 40-33 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Tony Cook gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Richard Moore buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Glen Knight | 40-36 |
| 16:34 | Southern Cal | Robert Curtis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Colin Greenwell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Robert Love grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Wilfredo Silva steals the ball from Colin Greenwell | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mladen Kakowski (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Wilfredo Silva (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Barber (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aleksandar Horodyski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Love (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Colin Greenwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Cook (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Mladen Kakowski | 45-36 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Tony Cook is whistled for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Stamp (PG), Tyrone Kuykendall (SG), Russell Spinella (SF), Abraham Beavers (PF), Felipe Gonzales (C) Robert Curtis, Mladen Kakowski, Wilfredo Silva, Scott Barber, Aleksandar Horodyski | |
| Subs | Butler | Wade Aronson (PG), Terry Boland (SG), Dennis Ripple (SF), Tim Jarvis (PF), Gary Kamm (C) Richard Moore, Glen Knight, Robert Love, Colin Greenwell, Tony Cook | |
| 14:43 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Gary Kamm - foul #1 on Gary Kamm, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Curtis (PG) David Stamp | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:23 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Curtis | 47-36 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Dennis Ripple misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-36 |
| 13:53 | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 13:26 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gary Kamm - foul #2 on Gary Kamm, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Stamp (PG), Mladen Kakowski (SG), Wilfredo Silva (SF) Robert Curtis, Tyrone Kuykendall, Russell Spinella | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG) Wade Aronson | |
| 13:26 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:26 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Terry Boland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-36 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Dennis Ripple tips it in | 49-38 |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales drills a floater from the left block set up by David Stamp | 51-38 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Terry Boland hits a shot from the left wing set up by Gary Kamm | 51-40 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Silva comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-40 |
| 12:14 | Southern Cal | David Stamp grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Abraham Beavers is hacked by Tim Jarvis - foul #2 on Tim Jarvis, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Curtis (PG), Tyrone Kuykendall (SG), Aleksandar Horodyski (C) David Stamp, Mladen Kakowski, Felipe Gonzales | |
| Subs | Butler | Glen Knight (SG), Robert Love (SF), Colin Greenwell (PF), Tony Cook (C) Terry Boland, Dennis Ripple, Tim Jarvis, Gary Kamm | |
| 11:30 | Southern Cal | Robert Love steals the ball from Robert Curtis | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyrone Kuykendall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilfredo Silva (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Abraham Beavers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Aleksandar Horodyski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Love (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Cook (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Glen Knight comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | Abraham Beavers grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Silva clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Tony Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Glen Knight can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Abraham Beavers | 51-40 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Aleksandar Horodyski's pass is intercepted by Colin Greenwell | 51-40 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Tony Cook misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-40 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:38 | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Robert Love grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Glen Knight hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Moore | 51-43 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | Robert Love steals the ball from Tyrone Kuykendall | 51-43 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Glen Knight blows the layup | 51-43 |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Horodyski | 51-43 |
| 08:39 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Silva misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Robert Curtis grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Aleksandar Horodyski is called for the reach on Tony Cook - foul #3 on Aleksandar Horodyski, team foul #1 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mladen Kakowski (SG), Russell Spinella (SF), Felipe Gonzales (C) Tyrone Kuykendall, Wilfredo Silva, Aleksandar Horodyski | |
| Subs | Butler | Wade Aronson (PG), Terry Boland (SG), Dennis Ripple (SF), Tim Jarvis (PF), Gary Kamm (C) Richard Moore, Glen Knight, Robert Love, Colin Greenwell, Tony Cook | |
| 08:03 | Butler | Russell Spinella steals it from Terry Boland | 54-43 |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales blows the layup | 54-43 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Tim Jarvis grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Terry Boland clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 07:12 | Southern Cal | Abraham Beavers grabs the board | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mladen Kakowski (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Spinella (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Beavers (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Felipe Gonzales (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wade Aronson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Boland (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dennis Ripple (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Jarvis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Kamm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella clanks a jump hook from close range | 54-43 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Terry Boland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Felipe Gonzales swats the short shot by Gary Kamm | 54-43 |
| 06:37 | Southern Cal | Robert Curtis grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 06:32 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 54-43 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales tips it back up and in | 56-43 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Dennis Ripple scores on a 3 from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Robert Curtis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Tim Jarvis grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Stamp (PG), Wilfredo Silva (SF), Aleksandar Horodyski (C) Robert Curtis, Russell Spinella, Felipe Gonzales | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG), Glen Knight (SG), Robert Love (SF), Colin Greenwell (PF), Tony Cook (C) Wade Aronson, Terry Boland, Dennis Ripple, Tim Jarvis, Gary Kamm | |
| 05:28 | Butler | Glen Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 56-46 |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | David Stamp scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Glen Knight drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Mladen Kakowski is hacked by Robert Love - foul #3 on Robert Love, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Curtis (PG), Russell Spinella (C) David Stamp, Aleksandar Horodyski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella drills a jump hook in the paint | 60-49 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Glen Knight hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella's floater is knocked away by Colin Greenwell | 60-52 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Glen Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Richard Moore buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Robert Curtis - foul #2 on Robert Curtis, team foul #2 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Aleksandar Horodyski (C) Wilfredo Silva | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Richard Moore misses the free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Aleksandar Horodyski snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Glen Knight grabs the board | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mladen Kakowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Spinella (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Abraham Beavers (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Aleksandar Horodyski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Knight (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Love (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Cook (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Butler | Robert Love misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Richard Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Abraham Beavers is called for the reach on Colin Greenwell - foul #1 on Abraham Beavers, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Silva (SF), Scott Barber (PF), Felipe Gonzales (C) Russell Spinella, Abraham Beavers, Aleksandar Horodyski | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Boland (SG), Dennis Ripple (SF), Tim Jarvis (PF), Gary Kamm (C) Glen Knight, Robert Love, Colin Greenwell, Tony Cook | |
| 02:13 | Butler | Terry Boland can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:12 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 01:52 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Silva scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Felipe Gonzales | 63-54 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Abraham Beavers (PF) Scott Barber | |
| Subs | Butler | Glen Knight (SG), Robert Love (SF), Colin Greenwell (PF), Tony Cook (C) Terry Boland, Dennis Ripple, Tim Jarvis, Gary Kamm | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | Butler | Richard Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales misses badly on a shot in the paint | 63-54 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Robert Love grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Mladen Kakowski steps in front of the Glen Knight pass | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Mladen Kakowski is hacked by Glen Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Knight, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Stamp (PG), Tyrone Kuykendall (SF), Russell Spinella (PF) Robert Curtis, Wilfredo Silva, Abraham Beavers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella is hacked by Richard Moore - foul #3 on Richard Moore, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Glen Knight grabs the board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Glen Knight can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella is fouled on the floor by Colin Greenwell - foul #3 on Colin Greenwell, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Scott Barber (PF), Aleksandar Horodyski (C) Mladen Kakowski, Felipe Gonzales | |
| Subs | Butler | Wade Aronson (PG), Terry Boland (SG), Dennis Ripple (SF), Tim Jarvis (PF), Gary Kamm (C) Richard Moore, Glen Knight, Robert Love, Colin Greenwell, Tony Cook | |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Gary Kamm grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Terry Boland is fouled on the floor by Aleksandar Horodyski - foul #4 on Aleksandar Horodyski, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Gary Kamm buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-57 |