| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bobby Flagg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scotti (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Mashburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Beard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Mark Barnette (fresh) SG - John Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Teddy Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jayson Laurent (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | Alvin Steele inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Duquesne | Jayson Laurent's pass is intercepted by James Mashburn | 40-27 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Larry Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Mashburn | 42-27 |
| 19:22 | Duquesne | Teddy Hendricks misses the easy layup | 42-27 |
| 19:21 | Butler | James Mashburn grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 18:59 | Butler | James Mashburn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 18:57 | Duquesne | Teddy Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:29 | Duquesne | Teddy Hendricks drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Glover | 42-29 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Bobby Flagg buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Scotti | 45-29 |
| 17:48 | Duquesne | Larry Smith steps in front of the John Glover pass | 45-29 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by John Glover - foul #2 on John Glover, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Oren Forman (SF), Kevin Chevez (PF) James Mashburn, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Michael Milner (SF), Daniel Rose (C) Alvin Steele, Jayson Laurent | |
| 17:16 | Butler | Oren Forman knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-29 |
| 17:00 | Duquesne | John Glover makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Teddy Hendricks | 47-32 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Mark Barnette is called for the reach on Bobby Flagg - foul #2 on Mark Barnette, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Marc Morford (PG), Vernon Hinnant (SG), Kevin Reynolds (C) Bobby Flagg, William Scotti, Christopher Beard | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jerry Pinckney (PG), William Lenski (SG), Jayson Laurent (C) Mark Barnette, John Glover, Teddy Hendricks | |
| 16:31 | Butler | Oren Forman misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 16:30 | Duquesne | Jayson Laurent grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 16:13 | Duquesne | Daniel Rose misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Vernon Hinnant grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Marc Morford scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Chevez and he's hacked by Jerry Pinckney - foul #1 on Jerry Pinckney, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PF) Kevin Chevez | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Alvin Steele (SF) Jayson Laurent | |
| 16:05 | Butler | Marc Morford makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| 15:46 | Duquesne | William Lenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Bobby Flagg (PG), James Mashburn (SF), Christopher Beard (C) Vernon Hinnant, Oren Forman, Kevin Reynolds | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Glover (SG), Jack Bell (PF) William Lenski, Michael Milner | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bobby Flagg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marc Morford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mashburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Beard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Jerry Pinckney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvin Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Rose (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Butler | Christopher Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-32 |
| Subs | Butler | William Scotti (SG) Marc Morford | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Mark Barnette (PG) Jerry Pinckney | |
| 15:19 | Duquesne | Christopher Beard swats the layup by Alvin Steele | 50-32 |
| 15:17 | Duquesne | Daniel Rose misses the tip | 50-32 |
| 15:16 | Butler | James Mashburn snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 15:08 | Butler | William Scotti is hacked by John Glover - foul #3 on John Glover, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Michael Milner (C) Daniel Rose | |
| 14:57 | Butler | James Mashburn drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Bobby Flagg and he's hacked by Mark Barnette - foul #3 on Mark Barnette, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Oren Forman (PF) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Teddy Hendricks (PF), Jayson Laurent (C) Alvin Steele, Jack Bell | |
| 14:57 | Butler | James Mashburn makes the free throw | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:44 | Duquesne | Michael Milner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:26 | Butler | James Mashburn is called for a backcourt violation | 53-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Chevez (PF) James Mashburn | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 14:06 | Duquesne | Teddy Hendricks buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:57 | Butler | Oren Forman is whistled for traveling | 53-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Reynolds (C) Christopher Beard | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 13:42 | Duquesne | The short jumper by Teddy Hendricks is denied by Oren Forman | 53-35 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds gets the rebound | 53-35 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Kevin Chevez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-35 |
| 13:22 | Duquesne | Michael Milner grabs the board | 53-35 |
| 13:18 | Duquesne | Mark Barnette travels with the ball | 53-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Marc Morford (PG), Vernon Hinnant (SG), Larry Smith (PF) Bobby Flagg, William Scotti, Kevin Chevez | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jerry Pinckney (PG), William Lenski (SG), Alvin Steele (SF), Jack Bell (PF), Daniel Rose (C) Mark Barnette, John Glover, Michael Milner, Teddy Hendricks, Jayson Laurent | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:01 | Butler | Larry Smith travels with the ball | 53-35 |
| Subs | Butler | James Mashburn (SF) Kevin Reynolds | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 12:43 | Duquesne | Daniel Rose misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-35 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Vernon Hinnant grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Marc Morford makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oren Forman | 55-35 |
| 12:06 | Duquesne | William Lenski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Vernon Hinnant pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| 11:50 | Butler | Oren Forman drills a shot from the right block set up by Vernon Hinnant and he's fouled by Jerry Pinckney - foul #2 on Jerry Pinckney, team foul #6 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Bobby Flagg (PG), William Scotti (SG), Christopher Beard (C) Marc Morford, Vernon Hinnant, James Mashburn | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Mark Barnette (PG), John Glover (SG), Teddy Hendricks (PF), Jayson Laurent (C) Jerry Pinckney, William Lenski, Jack Bell, Daniel Rose | |
| 11:50 | Butler | Oren Forman makes the free throw | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bobby Flagg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scotti (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Forman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Beard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Mark Barnette (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Teddy Hendricks (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jayson Laurent (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Duquesne | Jayson Laurent knocks in the runner from close range and he's hacked by Christopher Beard - foul #2 on Christopher Beard, team foul #1 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Vernon Hinnant (SF), Kevin Chevez (PF) Oren Forman, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Michael Milner (SF) Alvin Steele | |
| 11:31 | Duquesne | Jayson Laurent makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| 11:10 | Butler | William Scotti can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Christopher Beard tips it back up and in | 60-38 |
| 10:51 | Duquesne | Christopher Beard steals the ball from Michael Milner | 60-38 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Teddy Hendricks is called for the reach on William Scotti - foul #1 on Teddy Hendricks, team foul #7 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Butler | James Mashburn (SF), Larry Smith (PF) Vernon Hinnant, Kevin Chevez | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Alvin Steele (SF), Jack Bell (PF), Daniel Rose (C) Michael Milner, Teddy Hendricks, Jayson Laurent | |
| 10:24 | Butler | William Scotti makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 10:24 | Butler | William Scotti misses the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 10:24 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Alvin Steele | 61-38 |
| 10:09 | Duquesne | Daniel Rose is whistled for a carry | 61-38 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Larry Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-38 |
| 09:40 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Alvin Steele | 61-38 |
| 09:35 | Duquesne | Jack Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-38 |
| 09:33 | Duquesne | Daniel Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 09:28 | Duquesne | Mark Barnette is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #2 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Marc Morford (SG) William Scotti | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jerry Pinckney (PG) Mark Barnette | |
| 09:12 | Duquesne | Daniel Rose is hacked by Bobby Flagg - foul #3 on Bobby Flagg, team foul #3 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Vernon Hinnant (SG), Oren Forman (PF) Bobby Flagg, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Duquesne | William Lenski (SG), Michael Milner (SF), Teddy Hendricks (PF) John Glover, Alvin Steele, Daniel Rose | |
| 08:56 | Duquesne | Jerry Pinckney connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Marc Morford's pass is intercepted by Jerry Pinckney | 61-41 |
| 08:27 | Duquesne | Jerry Pinckney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 08:25 | Duquesne | Teddy Hendricks hits the follow up shot | 61-43 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Michael Milner steps in front of the Christopher Beard pass | 61-43 |
| 07:49 | Duquesne | Teddy Hendricks is hacked by Oren Forman - foul #1 on Oren Forman, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Bobby Flagg (PG), William Scotti (SG), Larry Smith (PF), Kevin Reynolds (C) Marc Morford, Vernon Hinnant, James Mashburn, Christopher Beard | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Mark Barnette (PG), John Glover (SG), Alvin Steele (SF), Jayson Laurent (C) Jerry Pinckney, William Lenski, Michael Milner, Jack Bell | |
| 07:36 | Duquesne | John Glover misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Bobby Flagg grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bobby Flagg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Scotti (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Forman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Mark Barnette (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Teddy Hendricks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jayson Laurent (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Oren Forman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Scotti | 63-43 |
| 07:07 | Duquesne | John Glover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 07:05 | Duquesne | The offensive rebound goes to Teddy Hendricks | 63-43 |
| 06:56 | Duquesne | John Glover misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Larry Smith snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Bobby Flagg is hacked by Mark Barnette - foul #4 on Mark Barnette, team foul #8 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jack Bell (PF) Teddy Hendricks | |
| 06:40 | Butler | Bobby Flagg makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Bobby Flagg makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:28 | Duquesne | Jack Bell blows the layup | 65-43 |
| 06:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Oren Forman | 65-43 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Glover - foul #4 on John Glover, team foul #9 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Vernon Hinnant (SF), Kevin Chevez (PF) Oren Forman, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Michael Milner (SF) Alvin Steele | |
| 06:12 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 05:46 | Duquesne | John Glover misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-43 |
| 05:44 | Duquesne | Jack Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 67-43 |
| 05:27 | Duquesne | Kevin Reynolds blocks the short jumper by Jayson Laurent | 67-43 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Bobby Flagg snags the defensive board | 67-43 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Kevin Chevez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Marc Morford (PG), Oren Forman (SF), Daniel Snowden (C) Bobby Flagg, William Scotti, Kevin Reynolds | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jerry Pinckney (PG), William Lenski (SG), Daniel Rose (C) Mark Barnette, John Glover, Jayson Laurent | |
| 05:00 | Duquesne | Daniel Rose comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-43 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Kevin Chevez gets the rebound | 67-43 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Marc Morford is fouled on the floor by William Lenski - foul #1 on William Lenski, team foul #10 | 67-43 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Marc Morford misses the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Marc Morford makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 04:18 | Duquesne | Jerry Pinckney clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-43 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Oren Forman snags the defensive board | 68-43 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Vernon Hinnant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-43 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Kevin Chevez snags the offensive board | 68-43 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Oren Forman is hacked by Michael Milner - foul #1 on Michael Milner, team foul #11 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Bates (SG), Kevin Reynolds (C) Vernon Hinnant, Kevin Chevez | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Eric Montford (SF) Jack Bell | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Oren Forman makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Oren Forman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| 03:31 | Duquesne | William Lenski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Marc Morford (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Bates (fresh) SF - Oren Forman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Snowden (fresh) C - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Jerry Pinckney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Lenski (fresh) SF - Eric Montford (fresh) PF - Daniel Rose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Milner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Duquesne | Daniel Snowden is called for the reach on Daniel Rose - foul #2 on Daniel Snowden, team foul #5 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jack Bell (C) Michael Milner | |
| 02:59 | Duquesne | Daniel Rose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-43 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Daniel Snowden pulls down the rebound | 69-43 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Marc Morford drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-43 |
| 02:26 | Duquesne | Jerry Pinckney is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jerry Pinckney, team foul #12 | 72-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Chevez (PF) Daniel Snowden | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Kevin Kincaid (PG) William Lenski | |
| 02:05 | Butler | Jack Bell swats the short shot by Kevin Reynolds | 72-43 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds tips it home | 74-43 |
| 01:56 | Duquesne | Eric Montford double dribbles | 74-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Vernon Hinnant (SG) Rex Bates | |
| Subs | Duquesne | William Lenski (SG), Michael Milner (SF) Kevin Kincaid, Eric Montford | |
| 01:33 | Butler | Daniel Rose swats the layup by Marc Morford | 74-43 |
| 01:31 | Duquesne | Michael Milner pulls down the rebound | 74-43 |
| 01:14 | Duquesne | Michael Milner hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Pinckney | 74-45 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Kevin Chevez misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jack Bell - foul #4 on Jack Bell, team foul #13 | 74-45 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Kevin Chevez makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Kevin Chevez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Duquesne | Jack Bell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Vernon Hinnant - foul #2 on Vernon Hinnant, team foul #6 | 76-47 |
| 00:43 | Duquesne | Jack Bell makes the free throw | 76-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Marc Morford misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 76-48 |
| 00:18 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Morford | 76-48 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Marc Morford runs out the clock | 76-48 |