| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Micheal Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lattin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Muse (fresh) C - Everett Krzeczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bobby Flagg (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Scotti (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mashburn (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Beard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | James Mashburn inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | James Mashburn scores on a shot from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 19:11 | Youngstown State | Thomas Muse misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Bobby Flagg grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:47 | Butler | James Mashburn scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Flagg | 32-44 |
| 18:35 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 18:33 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills gets the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:13 | Youngstown State | Ernest Lattin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Larry Smith gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:07 | Butler | William Scotti hits the finger roll | 32-46 |
| 17:43 | Youngstown State | Ernest Lattin is hacked by James Mashburn - foul #3 on James Mashburn, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Hunt (SF), Florentino Greco (PF) Thomas Williams, Thomas Muse | |
| Subs | Butler | Oren Forman (SF), Kevin Chevez (PF) James Mashburn, Larry Smith | |
| 17:30 | Youngstown State | Everett Krzeczkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Erik Carpenter (SG), John Mosher (C) Ernest Lattin, Everett Krzeczkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:16 | Butler | Kevin Chevez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 17:15 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to John Hunt | 32-46 |
| 17:10 | Youngstown State | The pull-up jumper by Micheal Mills is blocked by Christopher Beard | 32-46 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Bobby Flagg snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Kevin Chevez misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Florentino Greco - foul #1 on Florentino Greco, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Prince Ashbrook (PG) Micheal Mills | |
| Subs | Butler | Marc Morford (SG), Kevin Reynolds (C) William Scotti, Christopher Beard | |
| 16:53 | Butler | Kevin Chevez misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Kevin Chevez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:29 | Youngstown State | John Hunt loses the ball out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Williams (SF), Thomas Muse (PF), Everett Krzeczkowski (C) Prince Ashbrook, Florentino Greco, John Mosher | |
| Subs | Butler | Vernon Hinnant (SG), Larry Smith (PF) Bobby Flagg, Kevin Chevez | |
| 16:04 | Butler | Thomas Muse steps in front of the Kevin Reynolds pass | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Erik Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Muse (fresh) 2 stl. C - Everett Krzeczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Marc Morford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Hinnant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oren Forman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Youngstown State | John Hunt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 15:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Larry Smith | 32-47 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Oren Forman lays it up and in set up by Marc Morford | 32-49 |
| 14:48 | Youngstown State | Thomas Williams makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Erik Carpenter | 35-49 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Vernon Hinnant clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Larry Smith can't tip it in | 35-49 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Vernon Hinnant tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 14:11 | Youngstown State | John Hunt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Hunt, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills (PG), Ernest Lattin (SG), Morgan Ellenburg (SF), Florentino Greco (PF), John Mosher (C) Erik Carpenter, John Hunt, Thomas Williams, Thomas Muse, Everett Krzeczkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Bobby Flagg (PG), William Scotti (SG), James Mashburn (SF), Kevin Chevez (PF), Christopher Beard (C) Marc Morford, Vernon Hinnant, Oren Forman, Larry Smith, Kevin Reynolds | |
| 13:55 | Butler | Christopher Beard clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Mosher - foul #1 on John Mosher, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Christopher Beard makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Christopher Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 13:55 | Youngstown State | Ernest Lattin pulls down the rebound | 35-52 |
| 13:42 | Youngstown State | John Mosher steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-52 |
| 13:21 | Butler | William Scotti clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Micheal Mills - foul #3 on Micheal Mills, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| 13:21 | Butler | William Scotti makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 13:21 | Butler | William Scotti misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 13:21 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Florentino Greco | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:06 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Mashburn - foul #4 on James Mashburn, team foul #2 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Oren Forman (SF) James Mashburn | |
| 13:06 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 13:06 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Florentino Greco blocks the short jumper by Oren Forman | 37-53 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Christopher Beard tips it in | 37-55 |
| 12:38 | Youngstown State | Morgan Ellenburg can't finish the layup | 37-55 |
| 12:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Beard | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:18 | Butler | Bobby Flagg misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-55 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Christopher Beard tips it back up and in | 37-57 |
| 11:58 | Youngstown State | Ernest Lattin buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Morgan Ellenburg and he's fouled by Kevin Chevez - foul #2 on Kevin Chevez, team foul #3 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Williams (SF), Thomas Muse (PF), Everett Krzeczkowski (C) Morgan Ellenburg, Florentino Greco, John Mosher | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PF) Kevin Chevez | |
| 11:58 | Youngstown State | Ernest Lattin makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Micheal Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Lattin (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Muse (fresh) 2 stl. C - Everett Krzeczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bobby Flagg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scotti (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Forman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Beard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Oren Forman hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Muse - foul #2 on Thomas Muse, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Erik Carpenter (SG) Ernest Lattin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Oren Forman makes the free throw | 40-60 |
| 11:24 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills hits the finger roll on a great pass from Erik Carpenter | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:04 | Butler | William Scotti makes the fadeaway from close range | 42-62 |
| 10:51 | Youngstown State | Thomas Muse's pass is intercepted by William Scotti | 42-62 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Thomas Williams steals it from William Scotti | 42-62 |
| 10:16 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Beard - foul #1 on Christopher Beard, team foul #4 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ernest Lattin (SG), John Hunt (SF) Erik Carpenter, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Marc Morford (PG), Rex Bates (SG), Vernon Hinnant (SF), Kevin Chevez (PF), Kevin Reynolds (C) Bobby Flagg, William Scotti, Oren Forman, Larry Smith, Christopher Beard | |
| 10:16 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 10:16 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds gets the rebound | 43-62 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Marc Morford hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-64 |
| 09:38 | Youngstown State | John Hunt drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ernest Lattin | 45-64 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds comes up short on the runner from the left block | 45-64 |
| 09:12 | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 08:52 | Youngstown State | The short jumper by John Hunt is denied by Vernon Hinnant | 45-64 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Kevin Chevez pulls down the rebound | 45-64 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Rex Bates and he's fouled by Micheal Mills - foul #4 on Micheal Mills, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Erik Carpenter (PG), Thomas Williams (SF), Florentino Greco (PF), John Mosher (C) Micheal Mills, Ernest Lattin, Thomas Muse, Everett Krzeczkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Bobby Flagg (PG), William Scotti (SG), Oren Forman (SF), Larry Smith (PF) Marc Morford, Rex Bates, Vernon Hinnant, Kevin Chevez | |
| 08:22 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds misses the free throw | 45-66 |
| 08:22 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Florentino Greco | 45-66 |
| 08:04 | Youngstown State | John Hunt clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 08:02 | Youngstown State | John Mosher misses the tip | 45-66 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Larry Smith gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Erik Carpenter steals the ball from Bobby Flagg | 45-66 |
| 07:39 | Youngstown State | Erik Carpenter misses the lay-in | 45-66 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Larry Smith grabs the board | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Erik Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Florentino Greco (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Mosher (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bobby Flagg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scotti (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Forman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Butler | William Scotti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Prince Ashbrook (PG) John Hunt | |
| Subs | Butler | James Mashburn (SF), Christopher Beard (C) Oren Forman, Kevin Reynolds | |
| 07:17 | Youngstown State | Florentino Greco misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-66 |
| 07:16 | Youngstown State | Florentino Greco grabs the offensive board | 45-66 |
| 07:11 | Youngstown State | John Mosher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-66 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Christopher Beard misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Florentino Greco - foul #2 on Florentino Greco, team foul #7 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ernest Lattin (SG) Prince Ashbrook | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:46 | Butler | Christopher Beard misses the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Christopher Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 06:32 | Youngstown State | Florentino Greco clanks a turnaround in the lane | 45-67 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Larry Smith gets the rebound | 45-67 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Florentino Greco is called for the reach on William Scotti - foul #3 on Florentino Greco, team foul #8 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Prince Ashbrook (PG) Erik Carpenter | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:17 | Butler | William Scotti misses the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 06:17 | Youngstown State | John Mosher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 06:10 | Youngstown State | Prince Ashbrook is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #3 on Larry Smith, team foul #5 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Micheal Mills (PG), John Hunt (SF), John Shaw (PF) Prince Ashbrook, Thomas Williams, Florentino Greco | |
| Subs | Butler | Oren Forman (PF) Larry Smith | |
| 05:43 | Youngstown State | John Mosher hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ernest Lattin | 47-67 |
| 05:27 | Butler | William Scotti misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-67 |
| 05:25 | Youngstown State | Ernest Lattin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 05:04 | Youngstown State | John Mosher blows the layup | 47-67 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Bobby Flagg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 04:45 | Butler | James Mashburn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oren Forman and the foul's on John Mosher - foul #2 on John Mosher, team foul #9 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Prince Ashbrook (PG), Erik Carpenter (SG), Florentino Greco (PF) Micheal Mills, Ernest Lattin, John Mosher | |
| Subs | Butler | Marc Morford (PG), Vernon Hinnant (SG), Kevin Reynolds (C) Bobby Flagg, William Scotti, Christopher Beard | |
| 04:45 | Butler | James Mashburn makes the free throw | 47-70 |
| 04:31 | Youngstown State | Florentino Greco misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-70 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds snags the defensive board | 47-70 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Oren Forman can't finish the layup | 47-70 |
| 04:13 | Youngstown State | John Shaw snags the defensive board | 47-70 |
| 04:03 | Youngstown State | John Shaw drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Oren Forman - foul #2 on Oren Forman, team foul #6 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Morgan Ellenburg (SF) John Hunt | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Chevez (PF) James Mashburn | |
| 04:03 | Youngstown State | John Shaw makes the free throw | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Butler | Marc Morford lays it in on a great pass from Oren Forman | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Youngstown State | Vernon Hinnant steals the ball from Morgan Ellenburg | 50-72 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Prince Ashbrook (fresh) SG - Erik Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morgan Ellenburg (fresh) PF - John Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Florentino Greco (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Marc Morford (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Hinnant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oren Forman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Chevez (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Butler | Vernon Hinnant drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kevin Chevez | 50-75 |
| 02:53 | Youngstown State | Florentino Greco comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Oren Forman - foul #3 on Oren Forman, team foul #7 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Hunt (PF) John Shaw | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Bates (SG) Oren Forman | |
| 02:53 | Youngstown State | Florentino Greco misses the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:53 | Youngstown State | Florentino Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Rex Bates gets the rebound | 50-75 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Kevin Chevez knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marc Morford | 50-77 |
| 02:22 | Youngstown State | Florentino Greco misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-77 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Marc Morford pulls down the rebound | 50-77 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds misses short on a jumper in the paint | 50-77 |
| 01:51 | Youngstown State | John Hunt gets the rebound | 50-77 |
| 01:30 | Youngstown State | Morgan Ellenburg is hacked by Kevin Reynolds - foul #1 on Kevin Reynolds, team foul #8 | 50-77 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Mosher (C) Prince Ashbrook | |
| Subs | Butler | Oren Forman (SF) Rex Bates | |
| 01:30 | Youngstown State | Morgan Ellenburg makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 01:30 | Youngstown State | Morgan Ellenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Kevin Chevez makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Vernon Hinnant | 52-79 |
| 00:49 | Youngstown State | John Hunt buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Kevin Chevez misses long on a runner from close range | 54-79 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Kevin Reynolds snags the offensive board | 54-79 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Marc Morford runs out the clock | 54-79 |