| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Andrew Herrman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rudy Minjares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Landry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Robert Howard inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Stanford | Andrew Herrman scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Peter Hamilton | 37-30 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Tommy Strozier loses the ball out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | Stanford | Robert Howard makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Herrman | 40-30 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Joel Ament hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 18:41 | Stanford | Andrew Herrman pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:35 | Stanford | Rudy Minjares is hacked by James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 18:20 | Stanford | Andrew Herrman is hacked by Frankie Molnar - foul #2 on Frankie Molnar, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 18:06 | Stanford | Robert Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-30 |
| 18:05 | Stanford | Peter Hamilton tips it in | 42-30 |
| 17:54 | Butler | James Stone can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Howard - foul #1 on Robert Howard, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 17:54 | Butler | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:54 | Butler | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:32 | Stanford | Brad Landry is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | Keith Windle (PF) Rudy Minjares | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:18 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 17:16 | Butler | James Stone tips it in | 42-33 |
| 16:58 | Stanford | Robert Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Joel Ament gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Joel Ament's floater is tipped away by Keith Windle | 42-33 |
| 16:37 | Stanford | Robert Howard snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:16 | Stanford | Robert Howard clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 16:14 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Hamilton | 42-33 |
| 15:56 | Stanford | Peter Hamilton connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Andrew Herrman | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Andrew Herrman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Windle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brad Landry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Ament (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Butler | Tommy Strozier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 15:38 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Robert Howard | 44-33 |
| 15:16 | Stanford | James Stone is called for the reach on Robert Howard - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Stanford | Otha Zorich (PG), Elvin Belote (SG), Rudy Minjares (PF), Max Scribner (C) Andrew Herrman, Peter Hamilton, Robert Howard, Brad Landry | |
| 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 | |
| 14:59 | Stanford | Otha Zorich is whistled for a carry | 44-33 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Jessie Williamson is fouled on the floor by Max Scribner - foul #1 on Max Scribner, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Stanford | Jaromierz Wiatrowski (SF) Keith Windle | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:25 | Butler | Norman Wiedman is hacked by Jaromierz Wiatrowski - foul #2 on Jaromierz Wiatrowski, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Vito Esposito's floater is tipped away by Max Scribner | 44-33 |
| 14:12 | Stanford | Rudy Minjares pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:51 | Stanford | Elvin Belote lays it up and in set up by Otha Zorich | 46-33 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Rudy Minjares blocks the jumper by Vito Esposito | 46-33 |
| 13:32 | Stanford | Elvin Belote pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 13:25 | Stanford | Rudy Minjares misses short on a shot from the right side | 46-33 |
| 13:24 | Stanford | Otha Zorich misses the tip | 46-33 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Max Scribner swats the layup by Vito Esposito | 46-33 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Rogelio Romano gets the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Raphael Rossi scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Rogelio Romano | 46-35 |
| 12:25 | Stanford | Jaromierz Wiatrowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Jessie Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Vito Esposito's pass is intercepted by Elvin Belote | 46-35 |
| 11:59 | Stanford | Jaromierz Wiatrowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elvin Belote | 48-35 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Jessie Williamson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:40 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Max Scribner | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Otha Zorich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elvin Belote (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaromierz Wiatrowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudy Minjares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Max Scribner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jessie Williamson (fairly fresh) PF - Rogelio Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Stanford | Elvin Belote is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Elvin Belote, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | Andrew Herrman (PG), Peter Hamilton (SG), Robert Howard (SF), Keith Windle (PF), Brad Landry (C) Otha Zorich, Elvin Belote, Jaromierz Wiatrowski, Rudy Minjares, Max Scribner | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Vito Esposito, Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| 11:14 | Butler | Tommy Strozier drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frankie Molnar | 48-38 |
| 10:59 | Stanford | Robert Howard is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Howard, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Joel Ament misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brad Landry - foul #3 on Brad Landry, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:26 | Stanford | Keith Windle misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 10:25 | Butler | James Stone snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Tommy Strozier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 10:07 | Butler | James Stone gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 09:56 | Butler | James Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 48-40 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it in | 48-42 |
| 09:37 | Stanford | Peter Hamilton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 09:35 | Butler | William Dalton grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 09:17 | Butler | James Stone buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Tommy Strozier | 48-44 |
| 09:02 | Stanford | Robert Howard makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Herrman | 51-44 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Joel Ament is hacked by Brad Landry - foul #4 on Brad Landry, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | Rudy Minjares (PF) Brad Landry | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:43 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:43 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Rudy Minjares | 51-45 |
| 08:18 | Stanford | Andrew Herrman's pass is intercepted by James Stone | 51-45 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Joel Ament dunks the ball on a nice dish by Tommy Strozier and he's hacked by Keith Windle - foul #3 on Keith Windle, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Stanford | Otha Zorich (PG), Elvin Belote (SG), Max Scribner (C) Andrew Herrman, Peter Hamilton, Keith Windle | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Norman Wiedman (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) William Dalton, Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone | |
| 07:55 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:36 | Stanford | Otha Zorich can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Vito Esposito - foul #2 on Vito Esposito, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Stanford | Jaromierz Wiatrowski (SF) Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Joel Ament | |
| 07:36 | Stanford | Otha Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:36 | Stanford | Otha Zorich misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Otha Zorich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elvin Belote (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaromierz Wiatrowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudy Minjares (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Max Scribner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Butler | Norman Wiedman banks in the layup | 52-50 |
| 07:14 | Stanford | Elvin Belote misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 52-50 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Jessie Williamson pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Norman Wiedman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 07:03 | Stanford | Max Scribner gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:55 | Stanford | Rudy Minjares can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Raphael Rossi - foul #1 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Stanford | Andrew Herrman (PG), Brad Landry (C) Elvin Belote, Max Scribner | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG) Jessie Williamson | |
| 06:55 | Stanford | Rudy Minjares makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:55 | Stanford | Rudy Minjares makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Rudy Minjares picks off the pass by Rogelio Romano | 54-50 |
| 06:27 | Stanford | Otha Zorich buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Herrman and he's hacked by Rogelio Romano - foul #1 on Rogelio Romano, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Stanford | Peter Hamilton (SG), Robert Howard (SF), Keith Windle (PF) Andrew Herrman, Jaromierz Wiatrowski, Rudy Minjares | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Vito Esposito, Norman Wiedman, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| 06:27 | Stanford | Otha Zorich misses the free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:27 | Butler | James Stone gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Frankie Molnar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Stanford | Andrew Herrman (PG) Otha Zorich | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:52 | Stanford | Andrew Herrman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 05:50 | Stanford | Keith Windle hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the easy layup | 58-50 |
| 05:33 | Stanford | Brad Landry pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:17 | Stanford | Joel Ament takes the ball from Andrew Herrman | 58-50 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Joel Ament hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 04:49 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Robert Howard | 58-50 |
| 04:38 | Stanford | Robert Howard knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Andrew Herrman | 60-50 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Frankie Molnar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Stanford | Otha Zorich (SG), Rudy Minjares (PF), Max Scribner (C) Peter Hamilton, Keith Windle, Brad Landry | |
| 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 | |
| 03:59 | Stanford | Andrew Herrman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Otha Zorich | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Otha Zorich - foul #1 on Otha Zorich, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Stanford | Elvin Belote (SG) Andrew Herrman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:45 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Stanford | Elvin Belote misses the 3 from straight away | 62-51 |
| 03:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Raphael Rossi | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Otha Zorich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elvin Belote (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Howard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rudy Minjares (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Max Scribner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Norman Wiedman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Norman Wiedman, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Jaromierz Wiatrowski (SF) Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF) Jessie Williamson | |
| 02:52 | Stanford | Otha Zorich scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Max Scribner | 64-51 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Vito Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Otha Zorich - foul #2 on Otha Zorich, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Keith Windle (SF) Rudy Minjares | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF) Frankie Molnar | |
| 02:49 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:47 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Stanford | Andrew Herrman (PG), Peter Hamilton (SG), Robert Howard (SF), Rudy Minjares (PF), Brad Landry (C) Otha Zorich, Elvin Belote, Keith Windle, Jaromierz Wiatrowski, Max Scribner | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Vito Esposito, Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| 02:24 | Stanford | Brad Landry can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 64-53 |
| 02:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frankie Molnar | 64-53 |
| 02:00 | Butler | James Stone's floater is tipped away by Brad Landry | 64-53 |
| 01:58 | Stanford | Brad Landry pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 01:33 | Stanford | Rudy Minjares scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses long on a shot from the right side | 66-53 |
| 01:15 | Stanford | Rudy Minjares pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 00:55 | Stanford | Peter Hamilton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Strozier - foul #1 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Stanford | Otha Zorich (PG), Keith Windle (SF), Jaromierz Wiatrowski (PF), Max Scribner (C) Andrew Herrman, Robert Howard, Rudy Minjares, Brad Landry | |
| 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 | |
| 00:55 | Stanford | Peter Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:55 | Stanford | Peter Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-53 |
| 00:47 | Stanford | Max Scribner grabs the board | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Stanford | Jaromierz Wiatrowski comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 67-53 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Rogelio Romano gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Norman Wiedman is fouled on the floor by Max Scribner - foul #2 on Max Scribner, team foul #11 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Stanford | Elvin Belote (SG) Peter Hamilton | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:16 | Butler | Norman Wiedman makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Norman Wiedman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Otha Zorich runs out the clock | 67-55 |