| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Raymond Godbey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lionel Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Broadwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Stacey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Odell Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Ronny White inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Ronny White is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ronny White, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:26 | The Citadel | Ronny White is called for the reach on Raymond Godbey - foul #3 on Ronny White, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SF) Ronny White | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 19:12 | The Citadel | George Broadwell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on George Broadwell, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Lambert (SF) George Broadwell | |
| 18:49 | Butler | Bryan Bennett is called for traveling | 32-32 |
| 18:32 | The Citadel | David Lambert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 18:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Ward | 32-32 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Ronald Hartley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Lionel Finn - foul #2 on Lionel Finn, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Ronald Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Ronald Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:59 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey double dribbles | 34-32 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Ronald Hartley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Wolf | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Lionel Finn | 36-34 |
| 16:55 | Butler | David Wolf is called for a backcourt violation | 36-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (SG), David Cantrell (SF), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) David Wolf, Bryan Bennett, John Ward, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ron Justice (SG), James Kulick (SF), Terry Michaels (PF), Lorenzo Reyes (C) Raymond Godbey, Lionel Finn, Thomas Stacey, Odell Hairston | |
| 16:42 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels misses the fadeaway from the left block | 36-34 |
| 16:40 | Butler | David Cantrell snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Ronald Hughes scores on a shot near the basket set up by David Cantrell | 38-34 |
| 15:56 | The Citadel | James Kulick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 15:55 | The Citadel | David Lambert hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 2 stl. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) PF - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - David Lambert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ron Justice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kulick (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Michaels (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lorenzo Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Butler | Ron Justice steals the ball from Manuel Hooten | 38-36 |
| 15:32 | The Citadel | Ron Justice dunks the ball | 38-38 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Manuel Hooten comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 15:10 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:03 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ron Justice | 38-40 |
| 14:44 | Butler | David Cantrell is whistled for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF), John Ward (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, Manuel Hooten, David Cantrell, Jayson Clarke, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Raymond Godbey (PG), Lionel Finn (SG), Matthew Dewey (SF), Thomas Stacey (PF), Odell Hairston (C) David Lambert, Ron Justice, James Kulick, Terry Michaels, Lorenzo Reyes | |
| 14:26 | The Citadel | David Wolf steals it from Thomas Stacey | 38-40 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Ronny White travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| 14:06 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey comes up short on the runner from the left block | 38-40 |
| 14:05 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:57 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronny White - foul #4 on Ronny White, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Butler | David Cantrell (SF) Ronny White | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 13:57 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:57 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Bryan Bennett scores on a floater in the paint | 40-41 |
| 13:28 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Lionel Finn | 40-43 |
| 13:16 | Butler | David Cantrell scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bryan Bennett | 42-43 |
| 13:00 | The Citadel | Raymond Godbey misses the shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 12:58 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:45 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Bryan Bennett - foul #1 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Jayson Clarke (C) David Wolf, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Michaels (PF) Thomas Stacey | |
| 12:45 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:45 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:27 | Butler | John Ward scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Cantrell | 45-45 |
| 12:09 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Lionel Finn | 45-47 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Karl Dubin knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Bennett | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Raymond Godbey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lionel Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Dewey (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Terry Michaels (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Odell Hairston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:44 | The Citadel | Raymond Godbey misses the floater from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 11:42 | Butler | David Cantrell grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 11:14 | Butler | John Ward misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 11:12 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 10:56 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Godbey | 48-49 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Jayson Clarke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-49 |
| 10:49 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 10:42 | The Citadel | Raymond Godbey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Karl Dubin - foul #2 on Karl Dubin, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), David Wolf (SG), Anthony Saiz (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, Bryan Bennett, David Cantrell, John Ward | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ron Justice (SG), George Broadwell (SF), Thomas Stacey (PF) Lionel Finn, Matthew Dewey, Odell Hairston | |
| 10:42 | The Citadel | Raymond Godbey misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:42 | The Citadel | Raymond Godbey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:42 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:24 | The Citadel | George Broadwell clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Saiz - foul #1 on Anthony Saiz, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Lambert (PG) Raymond Godbey | |
| 10:24 | The Citadel | George Broadwell makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:24 | The Citadel | George Broadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Ronald Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Jayson Clarke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 09:54 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to David Lambert | 48-50 |
| 09:48 | The Citadel | David Lambert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Ronald Hartley pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:34 | Butler | David Wolf comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on David Lambert - foul #1 on David Lambert, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Ronald Hughes (PF) Manuel Hooten, Jayson Clarke | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 09:34 | Butler | David Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:34 | Butler | David Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:34 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:10 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Hartley - foul #3 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Butler | John Ward (PF) Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lionel Finn (SG) David Lambert | |
| 09:10 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:10 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:55 | Butler | David Wolf buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Dubin | 51-52 |
| 08:41 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey (SF), Lorenzo Reyes (C) George Broadwell, Terry Michaels | |
| 08:14 | Butler | David Wolf scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Saiz | 53-52 |
| 07:51 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey loses the dribble to John Ward | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wolf (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Saiz (fresh) PF - John Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lionel Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Dewey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Stacey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lorenzo Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Anthony Saiz comes up short on the runner from close range | 53-52 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Ronald Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Karl Dubin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Saiz | 56-52 |
| 07:04 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 07:02 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Anthony Saiz grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Ronald Hughes is called for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), Manuel Hooten (SG), Ronny White (SF), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, David Wolf, Anthony Saiz, John Ward, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Raymond Godbey (PG), George Broadwell (SG), David Lambert (SF), Terry Michaels (PF), Odell Hairston (C) Ron Justice, Lionel Finn, Matthew Dewey, Thomas Stacey, Lorenzo Reyes | |
| 06:12 | The Citadel | Manuel Hooten steps in front of the Terry Michaels pass | 56-52 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Ronny White loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| 05:44 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels misses long on a shot from the right side | 56-52 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Ronny White pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Bryan Bennett buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Hooten | 59-52 |
| 05:13 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 59-52 |
| 05:11 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Michaels | 59-52 |
| 05:03 | The Citadel | David Lambert scores on a 3 from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Bryan Bennett knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-55 |
| 04:19 | The Citadel | David Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-55 |
| 04:17 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 04:17 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), David Wolf (SG), John Ward (PF) Bryan Bennett, Manuel Hooten, Jayson Clarke | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lionel Finn (SG), Matthew Dewey (SF), Thomas Stacey (PF) George Broadwell, David Lambert, Terry Michaels | |
| 04:05 | The Citadel | Odell Hairston loses the dribble to John Ward | 62-55 |
| 03:49 | Butler | John Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 03:47 | Butler | John Ward gets the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Raymond Godbey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lionel Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Dewey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Stacey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Odell Hairston (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Butler | Karl Dubin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Wolf | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:24 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-55 |
| 03:22 | Butler | David Wolf pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Butler | David Wolf misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 02:51 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 02:43 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronny White - foul #5 on Ronny White, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SF), Jayson Clarke (C) Ronny White, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 02:43 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:43 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Bryan Bennett is hacked by Matthew Dewey - foul #4 on Matthew Dewey, team foul #4 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Hartley (C) Jayson Clarke | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 02:06 | Butler | John Ward drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Karl Dubin | 68-56 |
| 01:51 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Ward - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (SG), David Cantrell (SF), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) Karl Dubin, David Wolf, John Ward, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Lambert (PG), Ron Justice (SG), George Broadwell (SF), Terry Michaels (C) Raymond Godbey, Lionel Finn, Matthew Dewey, Odell Hairston | |
| 01:51 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:51 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:30 | Butler | David Cantrell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jayson Clarke | 71-57 |
| 01:21 | The Citadel | George Broadwell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-57 |
| 01:20 | The Citadel | George Broadwell gets the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:08 | The Citadel | George Broadwell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 71-57 |
| 01:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ronald Hughes | 71-57 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Bryan Bennett clanks a turnaround in the lane | 71-57 |
| 00:45 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | Terry Michaels hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 00:36 | Butler | David Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | David Cantrell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Cantrell, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lorenzo Reyes (C) Thomas Stacey | |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | Bryan Bennett is called for the reach on David Lambert - foul #2 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #11 | 71-57 |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | David Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | David Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Bryan Bennett runs out the clock | 71-59 |