| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Samuel Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmo Henslee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Abbott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Ronny White inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:47 | Youngstown State | Erik Abbott pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:38 | Youngstown State | Erik Abbott can't throw it down | 36-34 |
| 19:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Wolf | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | Butler | David Wolf scores on a jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:56 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Elmo Henslee | 38-36 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Erik Abbott picks off the pass by Ronald Hartley | 38-36 |
| 18:35 | Youngstown State | David Wolf steals it from Elmo Henslee | 38-36 |
| 18:32 | Butler | David Wolf hits the finger roll | 40-36 |
| 18:08 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee is fouled on the floor by David Wolf - foul #1 on David Wolf, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 17:44 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Jayson Clarke (C) Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza (SF), Ronald Smith (C) Elmo Henslee, Erik Abbott | |
| 17:26 | Butler | John Ward is fouled on the floor by Gary Johnson - foul #1 on Gary Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (SG), Ronald Hughes (C) David Wolf, John Ward | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Antonio Quillen (SG) Brandon Lineberry | |
| 17:13 | Butler | Samuel Preston is called for the reach on Karl Dubin - foul #2 on Samuel Preston, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Saiz (SF) Ronny White | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Roe (SG) Samuel Preston | |
| 17:01 | Butler | Anthony Saiz misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 16:59 | Youngstown State | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:53 | Youngstown State | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Karl Dubin - foul #3 on Karl Dubin, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rollins (PG) Karl Dubin | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 16:34 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson misses short on a shot from the right block | 40-36 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Ronald Hughes pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Jayson Clarke is denied on a layup by Gary Johnson | 40-36 |
| 16:24 | Youngstown State | William Roe grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 16:19 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gary Johnson | 40-39 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Manuel Hooten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF), John Ward (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Thomas Rollins, Manuel Hooten, Anthony Saiz, Jayson Clarke, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow (PG), Brandon Lineberry (SG), Elmo Henslee (SF), Erik Abbott (PF) Antonio Quillen, William Roe, Richard Loaiza, Gary Johnson | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Stephen Goodlow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmo Henslee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erik Abbott (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Ronald Hartley pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:28 | Butler | Karl Dubin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Hartley | 43-39 |
| 15:08 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Ronald Hartley snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Elmo Henslee takes the ball from David Wolf | 43-39 |
| 14:47 | Youngstown State | Erik Abbott is denied on a dunk by John Ward | 43-39 |
| 14:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Wolf | 43-39 |
| 14:27 | Butler | David Wolf clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 14:26 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Stephen Goodlow | 43-39 |
| 14:07 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Elmo Henslee | 43-42 |
| 13:49 | Butler | John Ward misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Elmo Henslee - foul #1 on Elmo Henslee, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (SG), Bryan Bennett (SF), Jayson Clarke (C) David Wolf, Ronny White, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson (PF), Richard Loaiza (C) Erik Abbott, Ronald Smith | |
| 13:49 | Butler | John Ward makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:49 | Butler | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:30 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 13:29 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza tips it in | 45-44 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Manuel Hooten comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 13:19 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:05 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Karl Dubin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Bryan Bennett drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 12:34 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Richard Loaiza | 48-46 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Stephen Goodlow steps in front of the Karl Dubin pass in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 12:28 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow hits the finger roll | 48-48 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Manuel Hooten scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Karl Dubin | 51-48 |
| 11:49 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Stephen Goodlow | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Ward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Stephen Goodlow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmo Henslee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Loaiza (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Karl Dubin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Bryan Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Bryan Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 11:07 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:57 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 10:55 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 10:54 | Butler | John Ward pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Jayson Clarke makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Karl Dubin | 53-50 |
| 10:17 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 10:16 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Lineberry | 53-50 |
| 10:00 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow is called for a charge - foul #4 on Stephen Goodlow, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rollins (PG), David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF), Ronald Hughes (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, Manuel Hooten, Bryan Bennett, John Ward, Jayson Clarke | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston (PG), Antonio Quillen (SG), Derrick Coldiron (SF), Erik Abbott (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Stephen Goodlow, Brandon Lineberry, Elmo Henslee, Gary Johnson, Richard Loaiza | |
| 09:37 | Butler | Ronny White misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 09:35 | Youngstown State | Erik Abbott gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:16 | Youngstown State | Erik Abbott buries a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Ronald Hughes - foul #3 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| 09:16 | Youngstown State | Erik Abbott makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:08 | Butler | David Wolf is hacked by Derrick Coldiron - foul #1 on Derrick Coldiron, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Thomas Rollins lays it in on a nice dish by David Wolf | 55-53 |
| 08:40 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Rollins - foul #1 on Thomas Rollins, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| 08:40 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:40 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Ronny White misses the lay-in but the foul's on Derrick Coldiron - foul #2 on Derrick Coldiron, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Jayson Clarke (PF) Thomas Rollins, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 08:22 | Butler | Ronny White makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Ronny White makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:55 | Youngstown State | Antonio Quillen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 07:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ronald Hartley | 57-55 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Manuel Hooten can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 07:48 | Youngstown State | Erik Abbott pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Samuel Preston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Quillen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Coldiron (fresh) PF - Erik Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Youngstown State | Derrick Coldiron comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 07:32 | Butler | David Wolf gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Manuel Hooten is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Preston - foul #3 on Samuel Preston, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Ronald Hughes (C) David Wolf, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Roe (SG), Richard Loaiza (SF), Gary Johnson (PF) Antonio Quillen, Derrick Coldiron, Ronald Smith | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Manuel Hooten makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Manuel Hooten makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:06 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Roe | 59-58 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Ronny White knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Karl Dubin | 61-58 |
| 06:27 | Youngstown State | William Roe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 06:26 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:12 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 61-58 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Jayson Clarke gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Erik Abbott is called for the reach on Jayson Clarke - foul #1 on Erik Abbott, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), David Wolf (SG), Anthony Saiz (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, Manuel Hooten, Ronny White, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow (PG), Brandon Lineberry (SG), Derrick Coldiron (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Samuel Preston, William Roe, Gary Johnson, Erik Abbott | |
| 05:48 | Butler | Jayson Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Jayson Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:28 | Youngstown State | Ronald Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Anthony Saiz grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Ronald Smith steals it from Anthony Saiz | 63-58 |
| 05:04 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Butler | John Ward (PF) Jayson Clarke | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee (SF), Gary Johnson (PF) Derrick Coldiron, Richard Loaiza | |
| 04:49 | Butler | Bryan Bennett misses the lay-in | 63-58 |
| 04:48 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 04:26 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Ronald Hartley gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Ronald Hartley misses the easy layup | 63-58 |
| 04:14 | Youngstown State | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:53 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 03:52 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 03:39 | Youngstown State | Ronald Smith hits the finger roll | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wolf (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Saiz (fresh) PF - John Ward (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hartley (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Stephen Goodlow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmo Henslee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Anthony Saiz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 03:19 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Ward | 63-60 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Anthony Saiz hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-60 |
| 02:50 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 02:48 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 02:42 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Ronny White (SF), Jayson Clarke (C) Bryan Bennett, Anthony Saiz, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Erik Abbott (PF), Richard Loaiza (C) Gary Johnson, Ronald Smith | |
| 02:21 | Butler | Richard Loaiza swats the short shot by Karl Dubin | 66-63 |
| 02:19 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Elmo Henslee | 66-63 |
| 02:13 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza misses the lay-in | 66-63 |
| 02:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Ward | 66-63 |
| 01:50 | Butler | David Wolf hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Jayson Clarke grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Jayson Clarke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Hartley (C) Jayson Clarke | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson (PF) Richard Loaiza | |
| 01:04 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 01:02 | Butler | John Ward gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | John Ward can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 00:38 | Butler | John Ward tips it home | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee can't connect on a floater in the lane | 68-63 |
| 00:30 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson hits the follow up shot | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Karl Dubin is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Goodlow - foul #5 on Stephen Goodlow, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SF) Ronny White | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston (PG) Stephen Goodlow | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:29 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brandon Lineberry | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | Butler | David Wolf gets the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Samuel Preston (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmo Henslee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Erik Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Butler | John Ward wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | Butler | David Wolf misses the fadeaway from the right side | 68-68 |
| 04:47 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 04:25 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Wolf - foul #2 on David Wolf, team foul #5 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG) David Wolf | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Smith (C) Gary Johnson | |
| 04:25 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:25 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:25 | Butler | John Ward pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 04:01 | Butler | John Ward can't throw it down but the foul's on Samuel Preston - foul #4 on Samuel Preston, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza (SF) Elmo Henslee | |
| 04:01 | Butler | John Ward makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:01 | Butler | John Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Ronald Hartley grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:51 | Butler | John Ward misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-69 |
| 03:50 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:45 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-69 |
| 03:44 | Butler | John Ward pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Bryan Bennett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 03:37 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Erik Abbott | 69-69 |
| 03:19 | Youngstown State | Ronald Smith misses the shot from the right side | 69-69 |
| 03:18 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza hits the follow up shot | 69-71 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Ronny White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-71 |
| Subs | Butler | David Wolf (SG), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) Bryan Bennett, John Ward, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Antonio Quillen (SG), Gary Johnson (PF) Brandon Lineberry, Erik Abbott | |
| 02:41 | Youngstown State | Antonio Quillen is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hughes - foul #4 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee (SF) Gary Johnson | |
| 02:22 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 69-71 |
| 02:21 | Youngstown State | Ronald Smith tips it home | 69-73 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Butler | John Ward (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Jayson Clarke, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry (SG), Erik Abbott (PF) Antonio Quillen, Richard Loaiza | |
| 02:10 | Butler | John Ward's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Smith | 69-73 |
| 02:08 | Butler | John Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Ronny White connects on the floater from the right block | 71-73 |
| 01:56 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| 01:45 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Karl Dubin - foul #4 on Karl Dubin, team foul #7 | 71-73 |
| 01:45 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 01:45 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 01:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ronald Hartley | 71-74 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Ronald Hartley loses the ball out of bounds | 71-74 |
| 00:57 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston buries a jumpshot from the left side | 71-76 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Samuel Preston (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmo Henslee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Erik Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Butler | Ronny White buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Karl Dubin | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Samuel Preston | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Butler | John Ward misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 74-78 |
| 00:21 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee grabs the board | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Dubin - foul #5 on Karl Dubin, team foul #8 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG) Karl Dubin | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza (PF) Gary Johnson | |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:16 | Butler | John Ward hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronald Hartley | 77-80 |
| 00:16 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson (PF) Elmo Henslee | |
| 00:15 | Youngstown State | Bryan Bennett is called for the reach on Richard Loaiza in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #9 | 77-80 |
| 00:15 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:15 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Bryan Bennett is whistled for traveling | 77-82 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee (SF), Ronald Smith (C) Gary Johnson, Erik Abbott | |
| 00:07 | Youngstown State | Bryan Bennett is called for the reach on Brandon Lineberry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #10 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG) Bryan Bennett | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 00:07 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:07 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on David Wolf - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #11 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson (PF), Erik Abbott (C) Richard Loaiza, Ronald Smith | |
| 00:02 | Butler | David Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:02 | Butler | David Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston runs out the clock | 79-84 |