| Lineup | Richmond | PG - James Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Pritchett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hutto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Poore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rodney Gentile (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond 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) | |
| 19:46 | Richmond | James Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-40 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Ronald Hartley grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Rodney Gentile misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 19:29 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Lawrence Poore | 32-40 |
| 19:10 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer is whistled for a carry | 32-40 |
| 18:53 | Butler | David Cantrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 18:52 | Richmond | John Hutto grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:48 | Richmond | John Hutto hits a floater near the basket set up by James Jones | 34-40 |
| 18:21 | Butler | David Cantrell loses the dribble to Carlos Pritchett | 34-40 |
| 18:03 | Richmond | The jump hook by Lawrence Poore is blocked by Ronald Hartley | 34-40 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Tomas Travis snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Tomas Travis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Tomas Travis, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Richmond | Frank Scher (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Lyles (SF), Ronald Hughes (PF), Richard Brown (C) David Cantrell, Tomas Travis, Ronald Hartley | |
| 17:36 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lyles - foul #2 on Daniel Lyles, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gary Henegar (PF) John Hutto | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG) Bryan Bennett | |
| 17:18 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore drills a jumper from the right block set up by Carlos Pritchett | 36-40 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Rodney Gentile misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 36-40 |
| 16:58 | Richmond | Gary Henegar grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 16:40 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Poore | 39-40 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Richard Brown misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Poore - foul #1 on Lawrence Poore, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Jones (PG), Jazon Zocklein (SF), John Hutto (PF) Carlos Pritchett, Raymond Spencer, Lawrence Poore | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG), David Cantrell (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Rodney Gentile, Daniel Lyles, Ronald Hughes | |
| 16:20 | Butler | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:05 | Richmond | Gary Henegar is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gary Henegar, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tomas Travis (PF) Richard Brown | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Bryan Bennett hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Ridley | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - James Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Scher (fresh) SF - Jazon Zocklein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hutto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Henegar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Ridley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Richmond | James Jones clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 15:25 | Richmond | Gary Henegar tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Tomas Travis is hacked by John Hutto - foul #1 on John Hutto, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Richmond | Carlos Pritchett (SG), Joel Maynard (C) Frank Scher, Gary Henegar | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG) Robert Ridley | |
| 14:53 | Butler | David Cantrell is hacked by Jazon Zocklein - foul #2 on Jazon Zocklein, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Richmond | Raymond Spencer (SF) Jazon Zocklein | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rollins (SG) Bryan Bennett | |
| 14:32 | Butler | David Cantrell double dribbles | 41-45 |
| Subs | Richmond | Lawrence Poore (C) John Hutto | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Ronald Hughes (PF), Richard Brown (C) Thomas Rollins, David Cantrell, Tomas Travis, Ronald Hartley | |
| 14:14 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Carlos Pritchett | 43-45 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Ronald Hughes lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Lyles | 43-47 |
| 13:25 | Richmond | Richard Brown blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Poore | 43-47 |
| 13:23 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 13:08 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Hughes - foul #1 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Richmond | Frank Scher (SG), Jazon Zocklein (SF), John Hutto (PF) Carlos Pritchett, Raymond Spencer, Joel Maynard | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG), David Cantrell (SF), Tomas Travis (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Rodney Gentile, Daniel Lyles, Ronald Hughes, Richard Brown | |
| 13:08 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:08 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Bryan Bennett hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Manuel Hooten | 44-49 |
| 12:34 | Richmond | Frank Scher is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hartley - foul #1 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gary Henegar (C) Lawrence Poore | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:18 | Richmond | John Hutto knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Jones and he's hacked by Ronald Hartley - foul #2 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| 12:18 | Richmond | John Hutto misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:18 | Richmond | Gary Henegar gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:03 | Richmond | Frank Scher is hacked by David Cantrell - foul #2 on David Cantrell, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Richmond | Raymond Spencer (SF) James Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:54 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 11:36 | Butler | David Cantrell connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Manuel Hooten | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Frank Scher (fresh) SG - Jazon Zocklein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hutto (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Henegar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tomas Travis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Richmond | John Hutto misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 11:22 | Butler | David Cantrell grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Manuel Hooten banks in the layup set up by David Cantrell | 48-53 |
| 10:42 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jazon Zocklein and he's hacked by David Cantrell - foul #3 on David Cantrell, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Jones (PG), Carlos Pritchett (SG), Lawrence Poore (C) Frank Scher, Jazon Zocklein, John Hutto | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (PG), Robert Ridley (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Ronald Hughes (PF), Richard Brown (C) Manuel Hooten, Bryan Bennett, David Cantrell, Tomas Travis, Ronald Hartley | |
| 10:42 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Ronald Hughes is hacked by Lawrence Poore - foul #2 on Lawrence Poore, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Richard Brown's layup is rejected by Gary Henegar | 50-53 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Richard Brown tips it in | 50-55 |
| 10:15 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Richmond | Joel Maynard (PF) Gary Henegar | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:56 | Butler | Daniel Lyles double dribbles | 50-55 |
| 09:42 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 09:40 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore can't tip it in | 50-55 |
| 09:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ronald Hughes | 50-55 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Ronald Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jazon Zocklein (SF) Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Bryan Bennett (SG) Rodney Gentile, Robert Ridley | |
| 09:09 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Richmond | Frank Scher (SG), John Hutto (PF) James Jones, Joel Maynard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:09 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:09 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Manuel Hooten clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 52-55 |
| 08:48 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Jazon Zocklein | 52-55 |
| 08:43 | Richmond | Carlos Pritchett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Cantrell (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Daniel Lyles, Richard Brown | |
| 08:18 | Butler | Ronald Hartley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Ronald Hughes tips it home | 52-57 |
| 07:55 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Jones (PG), Raymond Spencer (SF), Gary Henegar (C) Carlos Pritchett, Jazon Zocklein, Lawrence Poore | |
| Subs | Butler | Tomas Travis (PF) Ronald Hughes | |
| 07:43 | Butler | Frank Scher picks off the pass by Bryan Bennett | 52-57 |
| 07:27 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Ronald Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Scher (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hutto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Henegar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Butler | Ronald Hartley misses the floater in the lane | 52-57 |
| 06:57 | Butler | David Cantrell tips it in | 52-59 |
| 06:45 | Richmond | Gary Henegar misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Hartley - foul #3 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Richmond | Carlos Pritchett (SG), Lawrence Poore (C) Frank Scher, John Hutto | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (PG), Robert Ridley (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Ronald Hughes (C) Manuel Hooten, Bryan Bennett, David Cantrell, Ronald Hartley | |
| 06:45 | Richmond | Gary Henegar makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:45 | Richmond | Gary Henegar misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Tomas Travis pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Rodney Gentile clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Ronald Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Rodney Gentile misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 06:10 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:48 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Ronald Hughes slams it home and he's fouled by Lawrence Poore - foul #3 on Lawrence Poore, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jazon Zocklein (SF), Joel Maynard (PF) Raymond Spencer, Gary Henegar | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Richard Brown (C) Robert Ridley, Tomas Travis | |
| 05:30 | Butler | Ronald Hughes makes the free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:07 | Richmond | The jump hook by Lawrence Poore is blocked by Ronald Hughes | 56-62 |
| 05:05 | Richmond | Joel Maynard tips it home | 58-62 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Richard Brown misses long on a floater from the left side | 58-62 |
| 04:46 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:42 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore double dribbles | 58-62 |
| Subs | Richmond | Frank Scher (SG), John Hutto (PF) Carlos Pritchett, Lawrence Poore | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG), David Cantrell (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Rodney Gentile, Daniel Lyles, Ronald Hughes | |
| 04:24 | Butler | Frank Scher is called for the reach on Bryan Bennett - foul #3 on Frank Scher, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Bryan Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Bryan Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:24 | Richmond | Joel Maynard snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 04:13 | Richmond | Richard Brown blocks the jumper by Jazon Zocklein | 58-63 |
| 04:11 | Richmond | James Jones tips it in | 60-63 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Richard Brown travels with the ball | 60-63 |
| Subs | Richmond | Raymond Spencer (SF), Gary Henegar (C) James Jones, Joel Maynard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:40 | Richmond | Gary Henegar comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 03:38 | Butler | David Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Richard Brown buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Hooten | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Frank Scher (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jazon Zocklein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hutto (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Henegar (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Richmond | John Hutto can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 60-65 |
| 03:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bryan Bennett | 60-65 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jazon Zocklein - foul #3 on Jazon Zocklein, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Jones (PG), Carlos Pritchett (SG), Lawrence Poore (C) Frank Scher, Jazon Zocklein, John Hutto | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Tomas Travis (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) Bryan Bennett, David Cantrell, Richard Brown, Ronald Hartley | |
| 02:41 | Butler | Manuel Hooten makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:41 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 02:14 | Richmond | James Jones makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Pritchett | 62-66 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Richmond | Frank Scher (SG), John Hutto (PF) James Jones, Gary Henegar | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG), David Cantrell (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Rodney Gentile, Daniel Lyles, Ronald Hughes | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Lawrence Poore is called for the reach on Bryan Bennett - foul #4 on Lawrence Poore, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Jones (PG) Frank Scher | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Bryan Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Bryan Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:36 | Richmond | Carlos Pritchett travels with the ball | 62-68 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Ronald Hartley loses the dribble to Lawrence Poore | 62-68 |
| 01:06 | Richmond | Carlos Pritchett connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 00:47 | Butler | The 3pt attempt by David Cantrell is denied by Raymond Spencer | 65-68 |
| 00:46 | Richmond | Lawrence Poore pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | Richmond | John Hutto comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Cantrell - foul #4 on David Cantrell, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | Richmond | John Hutto misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | Richmond | John Hutto misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | Butler | David Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | David Cantrell is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Pritchett - foul #3 on Carlos Pritchett, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 00:29 | Butler | David Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:29 | Butler | David Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:29 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Lawrence Poore | 65-68 |
| 00:14 | Richmond | Carlos Pritchett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-68 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Ronald Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Ronald Hartley is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Ronald Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Ronald Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer is hacked by Bryan Bennett - foul #1 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| 00:05 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:05 | Richmond | Raymond Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Bryan Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Pritchett - foul #4 on Carlos Pritchett, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Bryan Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Bryan Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:00 | Richmond | James Jones clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-72 |