| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Occhipinti (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | James Stone steps in front of the Brian Oyama pass | 29-27 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Frankie Molnar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | John Hilliard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 18:59 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joel Ament | 29-27 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frankie Molnar | 32-27 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the easy layup | 32-30 |
| 17:33 | Butler | William Dalton hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is hacked by Dikembe Aoki - foul #2 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG), Norman Wiedman (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Milton Morrison (PF), Larry Dean (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, John Occhipinti, John Hilliard | |
| 16:54 | Butler | William Dalton's fadeaway is rejected by Milton Morrison | 34-30 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Milton Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Milton Morrison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Joel Ament gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Vito Esposito loses the dribble to Sobieslaw Rupinski | 34-30 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski lays it up and in | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) PF - Milton Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Joel Ament comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 15:40 | Butler | Rogelio Romano tips it in | 36-32 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Milton Morrison clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 36-32 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Norman Wiedman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF) William Dalton, Norman Wiedman, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), John Occhipinti (PF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Robert Baker, Ronald Olsen, Larry Dean | |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Milton Morrison's pass is intercepted by Frankie Molnar | 36-32 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Tommy Strozier lays it in on a great pass from Frankie Molnar | 38-32 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-32 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | John Occhipinti tips it home | 38-34 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Frankie Molnar clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Oyama - foul #2 on Brian Oyama, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Hilliard (C) Milton Morrison | |
| 14:31 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Aoki | 39-37 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Raphael Rossi hits a jumpshot from the right side | 41-37 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | John Hilliard clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Stone - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (PG) Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Larry Dean (PF) Dikembe Aoki, John Occhipinti | |
| 13:49 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the floater from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Dean | 43-42 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 12:50 | Butler | James Stone snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Norman Wiedman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Raphael Rossi snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Brian Oyama steps in front of the Tommy Strozier pass | 43-42 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Sullivan | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Raphael Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hilliard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Larry Dean can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Stone - foul #4 on James Stone, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Vito Esposito (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF), Joel Ament (C) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), John Occhipinti (PF), Milton Morrison (C) Frank Sullivan, Brian Oyama, John Hilliard | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Larry Dean blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Vito Esposito | 43-45 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it in | 45-45 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Milton Morrison snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Larry Dean can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 45-45 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Rogelio Romano pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:35 | Butler | William Dalton connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joel Ament | 47-45 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Milton Morrison can't tip it in | 47-45 |
| 10:21 | Butler | The rebound goes to Norman Wiedman | 47-45 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Rogelio Romano hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Ament | 50-45 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Larry Dean hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 10:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vito Esposito | 50-45 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Norman Wiedman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Rogelio Romano tips it home | 52-45 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Milton Morrison is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Milton Morrison, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) Norman Wiedman, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Brian Oyama (SF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Larry Dean | |
| 09:06 | Butler | John Occhipinti denies the turnaround by Frankie Molnar | 52-45 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Milton Morrison pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | John Occhipinti misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 08:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joel Ament | 52-45 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Vito Esposito is called for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG) Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (SG), Andres Cantu (PF), Ronald Olsen (C) Dikembe Aoki, John Occhipinti, Milton Morrison | |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Tommy Strozier is called for the reach on Robert Baker - foul #2 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (PG), Omer Zaharis (C) William Dalton, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Hilliard (C) Ronald Olsen | |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Frankie Molnar grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Tommy Strozier drills a 3 from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Omer Zaharis pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Cantu (fresh) C - John Hilliard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Omer Zaharis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Vito Esposito (SF), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Frankie Molnar, Raphael Rossi, Omer Zaharis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), John Occhipinti (PF) Robert Baker, Brian Oyama, Andres Cantu | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Milton Morrison (C) Frank Sullivan, John Hilliard | |
| 06:34 | Butler | James Stone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Joel Ament can't tip it in | 55-45 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | John Occhipinti gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Otis | 55-48 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Joel Ament hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Dalton | 57-48 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | William Otis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen tips it but misses | 57-48 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Tommy Strozier gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:01 | Butler | William Dalton misses badly on a shot from close range | 57-48 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Otis | 57-48 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Tommy Strozier is called for the reach on Dikembe Aoki - foul #3 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Rogelio Romano (C) William Dalton, Tommy Strozier, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), John Hilliard (C) William Otis, Dikembe Aoki, Ronald Olsen, John Occhipinti | |
| 04:32 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Frankie Molnar grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Milton Morrison snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is fouled on the floor by Norman Wiedman - foul #1 on Norman Wiedman, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG), Raphael Rossi (C) Vito Esposito, James Stone | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Dean (PF) Milton Morrison | |
| 03:48 | Kent State | John Hilliard banks in the layup | 57-50 |
| 03:37 | Butler | Sobieslaw Rupinski steals it from Jessie Williamson | 57-50 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Norman Wiedman is called for the reach on Frank Sullivan - foul #2 on Norman Wiedman, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Kent State | John Hilliard is hacked by Joel Ament - foul #2 on Joel Ament, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Joel Ament pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:49 | Butler | William Dalton is hacked by Frank Sullivan - foul #1 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG), James Stone (PF) Norman Wiedman, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Milton Morrison (PF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, John Hilliard | |
| 02:35 | Butler | Frankie Molnar buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Ament | 60-50 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG) Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Occhipinti (PF), John Hilliard (C) Milton Morrison, Larry Dean | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki can't finish the layup | 60-50 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Tommy Strozier picks off the pass by Dikembe Aoki | 60-50 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Tommy Strozier banks in the layup | 62-50 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | John Hilliard travels with the ball | 62-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Norman Wiedman (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) William Dalton, Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Milton Morrison (PF), Larry Dean (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, John Occhipinti, John Hilliard | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the runner from the right block | 64-50 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-50 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Sobieslaw Rupinski - foul #2 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Milton Morrison snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Vito Esposito steals it from Sobieslaw Rupinski | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Rogelio Romano can't connect on a runner from the left block | 64-50 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Milton Morrison snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Baker | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Vito Esposito runs out the clock | 64-53 |