| Lineup | Yale | PG - Joseph Baker (fresh) SG - Stephen Conklin (fresh) SF - Nathan Pelletier (fresh) PF - Jamie Butler (fresh) C - Gerald Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Bryant (fresh) SG - Robert Hill (fresh) SF - Gary Steadman (fresh) PF - William McGillen (fresh) C - Jonathan Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gary Steadman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Robert Hill misses the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Yale | Stephen Conklin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Yale | Gerald Garrett grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Hill | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Adam Bryant blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Baker - foul #1 on Joseph Baker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Adam Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Adam Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Yale | Joseph Baker buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Conklin | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Gerald Garrett - foul #1 on Gerald Garrett, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Yale | Stephen Conklin is hacked by Jonathan Hawkins - foul #1 on Jonathan Hawkins, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | Yale | Joseph Baker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Robert Hill misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jamie Butler - foul #1 on Jamie Butler, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Robert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Robert Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Yale | Jamie Butler gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:09 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:07 | Butler | William McGillen grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:43 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to William McGillen | 3-4 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Adam Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:31 | Yale | Jamie Butler grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:10 | Yale | Gerald Garrett's pass is intercepted by William McGillen | 3-4 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Adam Bryant loses the dribble to Joseph Baker | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Joseph Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Conklin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Pelletier (fresh) PF - Jamie Butler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Steadman (fairly fresh) PF - William McGillen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Hawkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Yale | Jamie Butler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:36 | Yale | Gerald Garrett tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Adam Bryant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 15:29 | Yale | Gerald Garrett grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:02 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Adam Bryant - foul #1 on Adam Bryant, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Hogue (PG), John Williamson (SG), Greg Jenkins (PF), Thomas Confer (C) Joseph Baker, Stephen Conklin, Jamie Butler, Gerald Garrett | |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (SG), John Dewall (SF), David Pinckney (PF), Ronald Inouye (C) Robert Hill, Gary Steadman, William McGillen, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| 15:02 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:02 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:46 | Butler | David Pinckney can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 7-4 |
| 14:44 | Yale | The rebound goes to Greg Jenkins | 7-4 |
| 14:17 | Yale | Walter Hogue hits a floater from the left side | 9-4 |
| 13:54 | Butler | John Dewall is called for 3 seconds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Yale | Joseph Baker (PG), Steven Galeano (SF), Gerald Garrett (C) Walter Hogue, Nathan Pelletier, Thomas Confer | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Stevenson (SG) Adam Bryant | |
| 13:38 | Yale | Steven Galeano knocks in the runner from close range | 11-4 |
| 13:20 | Butler | John Dewall misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 11-4 |
| 13:19 | Yale | Greg Jenkins snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 12:50 | Yale | Greg Jenkins makes the turnaround in the lane | 13-4 |
| 12:34 | Butler | John Dewall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Ronald Inouye snags the offensive board | 13-4 |
| 12:21 | Butler | David Pinckney lays it in | 13-6 |
| 12:01 | Yale | Gerald Garrett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 11:59 | Yale | Gerald Garrett snags the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 11:36 | Yale | Greg Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Ronald Inouye snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Joseph Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Williamson (fresh) SF - Steven Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Majersky (fresh) SG - Terry Stevenson (fresh) SF - John Dewall (fairly fresh) PF - David Pinckney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Inouye (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | David Majersky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-6 |
| 11:26 | Butler | John Dewall hits the follow up shot | 13-8 |
| 11:11 | Yale | Greg Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Hogue (PG), Stephen Conklin (SG), Nathan Pelletier (SF), Jamie Butler (PF), Thomas Confer (C) Joseph Baker, John Williamson, Steven Galeano, Greg Jenkins, Gerald Garrett | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Bryant (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Gary Steadman (SF), William McGillen (PF), Jonathan Hawkins (C) David Majersky, Terry Stevenson, John Dewall, David Pinckney, Ronald Inouye | |
| 10:52 | Butler | Robert Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 10:51 | Yale | Thomas Confer gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 10:32 | Yale | Walter Hogue makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jamie Butler | 15-8 |
| 10:14 | Butler | William McGillen connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Hill | 15-10 |
| 09:56 | Yale | Stephen Conklin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 09:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Bryant | 15-10 |
| 09:30 | Butler | William McGillen's layup is rejected by Thomas Confer | 15-10 |
| 09:28 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 09:24 | Yale | Walter Hogue misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 09:23 | Butler | William McGillen snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Robert Hill can't finish the layup | 15-10 |
| 08:59 | Yale | Thomas Confer snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 08:35 | Yale | Stephen Conklin scores on a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Yale | Joseph Baker (PG), Gerald Garrett (C) Walter Hogue, Thomas Confer | |
| Subs | Butler | David Pinckney (C) Jonathan Hawkins | |
| 08:35 | Yale | Stephen Conklin misses the free throw | 17-10 |
| 08:35 | Butler | William McGillen gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 08:11 | Butler | William McGillen is fouled on the floor by Stephen Conklin - foul #1 on Stephen Conklin, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Yale | John Williamson (SG), Greg Jenkins (PF) Stephen Conklin, Jamie Butler | |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (SG) Robert Hill | |
| 08:06 | Butler | Adam Bryant buries a floater from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 07:37 | Yale | Gary Steadman steps in front of the Joseph Baker pass | 17-12 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Adam Bryant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Steadman | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Joseph Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Williamson (fresh) SF - Nathan Pelletier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Majersky (fresh) SF - Gary Steadman (fairly fresh) PF - William McGillen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Pinckney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Yale | Gerald Garrett's pass is intercepted by Adam Bryant | 17-14 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Gary Steadman misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Nathan Pelletier - foul #1 on Nathan Pelletier, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Conklin (SG), Steven Galeano (SF) John Williamson, Nathan Pelletier | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Hill (SG), John Dewall (C) David Majersky, William McGillen | |
| 07:03 | Butler | Gary Steadman makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Gary Steadman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:38 | Yale | Greg Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 06:36 | Yale | Gerald Garrett can't tip it in | 17-16 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Robert Hill gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Adam Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 06:09 | Yale | Greg Jenkins grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 05:53 | Yale | Stephen Conklin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Yale | Jamie Butler (PF) Greg Jenkins | |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (PG), Terry Stevenson (SG), Jonathan Hawkins (C) Adam Bryant, Robert Hill, Gary Steadman | |
| 05:53 | Yale | Stephen Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:53 | Yale | Stephen Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 05:36 | Butler | David Pinckney grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Terry Stevenson drills a floater from the left side | 19-18 |
| 05:04 | Yale | Steven Galeano is fouled on the floor by Terry Stevenson - foul #1 on Terry Stevenson, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Hogue (PG), John Williamson (SG), Nathan Pelletier (SF), Greg Jenkins (C) Joseph Baker, Stephen Conklin, Steven Galeano, Gerald Garrett | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Bryant (PG), William McGillen (PF) Terry Stevenson, David Pinckney | |
| 04:46 | Yale | Greg Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins is denied on a layup by Jamie Butler | 19-18 |
| 04:28 | Yale | Jamie Butler grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 04:04 | Yale | John Williamson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 22-18 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 22-18 |
| 03:48 | Yale | The rebound goes to Greg Jenkins | 22-18 |
| 03:43 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Dewall - foul #1 on John Dewall, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Joseph Baker (PG), Stephen Conklin (SG), Gerald Garrett (C) Walter Hogue, John Williamson, Greg Jenkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Hill (SG), Gary Steadman (SF), David Pinckney (C) David Majersky, John Dewall, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| 03:43 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 03:43 | Yale | Nathan Pelletier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 03:28 | Butler | David Pinckney is hacked by Jamie Butler - foul #2 on Jamie Butler, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Confer (PF) Jamie Butler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Joseph Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Conklin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Pelletier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Confer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Steadman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William McGillen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Pinckney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Robert Hill hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Steadman | 23-21 |
| 03:12 | Yale | Gerald Garrett can't connect on a floater in the paint | 23-21 |
| 03:11 | Yale | Gerald Garrett tips it home | 25-21 |
| 02:57 | Butler | David Pinckney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| 02:41 | Yale | Stephen Conklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 02:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to William McGillen | 25-21 |
| 02:20 | Butler | David Pinckney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Yale | John Williamson (SG), Greg Jenkins (PF) Stephen Conklin, Thomas Confer | |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (PG), John Dewall (C) Adam Bryant, William McGillen | |
| 02:09 | Yale | Greg Jenkins is hacked by David Pinckney - foul #1 on David Pinckney, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Galeano (SF), Jamie Butler (PF) Nathan Pelletier, Gerald Garrett | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:09 | Yale | Greg Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:09 | Yale | Greg Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 01:55 | Butler | David Majersky knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 01:40 | Yale | Jamie Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Hogue (PG) Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Inouye (PF), Jonathan Hawkins (C) Gary Steadman, David Pinckney | |
| 01:28 | Butler | David Majersky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 01:27 | Yale | Greg Jenkins snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 01:02 | Yale | Walter Hogue misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Majersky - foul #1 on David Majersky, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Conklin (SG), Nathan Pelletier (SF), Gerald Garrett (C) John Williamson, Steven Galeano, Greg Jenkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Bryant (PG), William McGillen (PF) David Majersky, Ronald Inouye | |
| 01:02 | Yale | Walter Hogue makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:02 | Yale | Walter Hogue makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 00:53 | Butler | John Dewall clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 00:51 | Yale | Jamie Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 00:36 | Yale | Robert Hill takes the ball from Jamie Butler | 29-24 |
| 00:17 | Butler | John Dewall is fouled on the floor by Stephen Conklin - foul #2 on Stephen Conklin, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Joseph Baker (PG), Greg Jenkins (PF) Walter Hogue, Jamie Butler | |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (SG), David Pinckney (C) Robert Hill, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| 00:17 | Butler | John Dewall makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:17 | Butler | John Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Greg Jenkins hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Adam Bryant misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-26 |