| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - John Asuncion (fresh) SG - Frank Higginbotham (fresh) SF - Patrick Casey (fresh) PF - Christopher Mills (fresh) C - Joey Nehls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) SG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) SF - Richard Fish (fresh) PF - Darrel Atchley (fresh) C - Erik Caples (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Erik Caples wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | Ryan Depuy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Higginbotham - foul #1 on Frank Higginbotham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Ryan Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Ryan Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Ryan Depuy makes the 3rd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | The Citadel | John Asuncion misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ryan Depuy - foul #1 on Ryan Depuy, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | The Citadel | John Asuncion makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:21 | The Citadel | John Asuncion makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Erik Caples misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | The Citadel | John Asuncion gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | The Citadel | Matthew Castrejon steals the ball from Frank Higginbotham | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon hits the finger roll | 2-5 |
| 18:39 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills is fouled on the floor by Darrel Atchley - foul #1 on Darrel Atchley, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills misses the jump hook from close range | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Richard Fish gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Darrel Atchley hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Castrejon | 2-8 |
| 17:56 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Ryan Depuy gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Ryan Depuy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 17:33 | The Citadel | John Asuncion gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:28 | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham is fouled on the floor by Ryan Depuy - foul #2 on Ryan Depuy, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (SG), Michael Kleinschmidt (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Ryan Depuy, Richard Fish, Darrel Atchley, Erik Caples | |
| 17:08 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt is fouled on the floor by Patrick Casey - foul #1 on Patrick Casey, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG), Buddy Green (C) John Asuncion, Joey Nehls | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (SF) Matthew Castrejon | |
| 16:46 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Billy Gibson | 5-11 |
| 16:27 | The Citadel | Billy Gibson denies the turnaround by James Dubose | 5-11 |
| 16:26 | Butler | James Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses the tip | 5-11 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt grabs the offensive board | 5-11 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Dubose (fresh) SG - Frank Higginbotham (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Casey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Mills (fairly fresh) C - Buddy Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) SF - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) C - James Blevins (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Butler | William Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Doug Long (SG), Mitchell Williams (PF), Joey Nehls (C) Frank Higginbotham, Patrick Casey, Christopher Mills | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), Richard Fish (SF), Darrel Atchley (PF), Erik Caples (C) Michael Kleinschmidt, Tommy Muhlestein, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| 15:16 | The Citadel | James Dubose scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Doug Long | 7-11 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 15:11 | The Citadel | Buddy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:57 | The Citadel | Buddy Green knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Doug Long and he's fouled by William Page - foul #1 on William Page, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Asuncion (PG) James Dubose | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt (SG) William Page | |
| 14:57 | The Citadel | Buddy Green makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Darrel Atchley drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 14:25 | The Citadel | John Asuncion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Erik Caples is whistled for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham (SG), James Lavery (PF) Doug Long, Buddy Green | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:39 | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham misses the turnaround from the left block | 10-14 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Erik Caples snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt is denied on a layup by James Lavery | 10-14 |
| 13:21 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:15 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 13:13 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:56 | The Citadel | James Lavery steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-14 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG), Patrick Casey (SF), Christopher Mills (PF) John Asuncion, James Lavery, Joey Nehls | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Matthew Castrejon, Darrel Atchley, Erik Caples | |
| 12:43 | Butler | Billy Gibson lays it in on a great pass from Michael Kleinschmidt | 10-16 |
| 12:25 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 10-16 |
| 12:23 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey snags the offensive board | 10-16 |
| 12:01 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Blevins - foul #1 on James Blevins, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Doug Long (SG) Frank Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), Tommy Muhlestein (SF) Michael Kleinschmidt, Richard Fish | |
| 12:01 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:01 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:01 | Butler | James Blevins grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 11:37 | Butler | William Page misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 11:35 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to James Dubose | 10-16 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Dubose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Doug Long (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Casey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Mills (fresh) C - Mitchell Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Page (fresh) SF - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Blevins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Doug Long | 12-16 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Billy Gibson's layup is rejected by Christopher Mills | 12-16 |
| 11:12 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 11:08 | The Citadel | Billy Gibson steps in front of the Christopher Mills pass | 12-16 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Christopher Mills is called for the reach on Billy Gibson - foul #1 on Christopher Mills, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Asuncion (PG), Frank Higginbotham (SG), Joey Nehls (C) James Dubose, Doug Long, Mitchell Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt (PG), Richard Fish (SF), Darrel Atchley (PF), Erik Caples (C) Matthew Castrejon, William Page, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| 10:21 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-16 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein is hacked by Joey Nehls - foul #1 on Joey Nehls, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Buddy Green (SF), James Lavery (PF) Patrick Casey, Christopher Mills | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:40 | Butler | Erik Caples misses badly on a floater in the lane | 12-16 |
| 09:38 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Buddy Green | 12-16 |
| 09:33 | The Citadel | John Asuncion misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Erik Caples grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt double dribbles | 12-16 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Doug Long (SG), Theodore Chalfant (SF) Frank Higginbotham, Joey Nehls | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), William Page (SG) Michael Kleinschmidt, Tommy Muhlestein | |
| 08:44 | The Citadel | Doug Long misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-16 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Buddy Green blocks the jumper by Darrel Atchley | 12-16 |
| 08:26 | The Citadel | James Lavery snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 08:14 | The Citadel | Doug Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG), Patrick Casey (SF), Christopher Mills (PF) John Asuncion, Theodore Chalfant, James Lavery | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt (SF) Richard Fish | |
| 07:59 | Butler | Erik Caples comes up short on the shot from the left block | 12-16 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt grabs the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 07:45 | The Citadel | Doug Long snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 07:39 | The Citadel | Buddy Green hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Dubose | 14-16 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Dubose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Long (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Patrick Casey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Mills (fresh) C - Buddy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Page (fresh) SF - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrel Atchley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Erik Caples (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Page | 14-19 |
| 07:02 | The Citadel | Buddy Green connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Dubose | 17-19 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon makes the 3 from the left corner set up by William Page | 17-22 |
| 06:34 | The Citadel | Matthew Castrejon steps in front of the Buddy Green pass | 17-22 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon can't finish the layup | 17-22 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt snags the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon makes the 3 from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 05:55 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Buddy Green | 20-25 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 05:34 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:17 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 05:16 | The Citadel | Buddy Green tips it back up and in | 22-25 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Erik Caples clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Buddy Green - foul #1 on Buddy Green, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Asuncion (PG), Frank Higginbotham (SG), Mitchell Williams (SF), James Lavery (PF), Joey Nehls (C) James Dubose, Doug Long, Patrick Casey, Christopher Mills, Buddy Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Billy Gibson (PF) Matthew Castrejon, William Page, Darrel Atchley | |
| 05:05 | Butler | Erik Caples misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Erik Caples misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:05 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 04:44 | The Citadel | James Lavery knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Higginbotham | 24-25 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Billy Gibson blows the layup but he's hacked by Frank Higginbotham - foul #2 on Frank Higginbotham, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jerome Heron (SG) Frank Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), James Blevins (C) Michael Kleinschmidt, Erik Caples | |
| 04:21 | Butler | Billy Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:21 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 04:04 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 04:03 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Williams | 24-26 |
| 03:51 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-26 |
| 03:50 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams tips it in | 26-26 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein's floater is tipped away by James Lavery | 26-26 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Richard Fish snags the offensive board | 26-26 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - John Asuncion (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Heron (fresh) SF - Mitchell Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lavery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Joey Nehls (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Blevins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein is fouled on the floor by Jerome Heron - foul #1 on Jerome Heron, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham (SG), Patrick Casey (SF), Christopher Mills (PF) Jerome Heron, Mitchell Williams, James Lavery | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (SG) Matthew Castrejon | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:18 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:56 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey is hacked by James Blevins - foul #2 on James Blevins, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt (PG) Tommy Muhlestein | |
| 02:41 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Asuncion | 28-27 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt is called for 10 seconds | 28-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG), Mitchell Williams (C) John Asuncion, Joey Nehls | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Mills, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), Darrel Atchley (PF) Michael Kleinschmidt, James Blevins | |
| 01:49 | Butler | Mitchell Williams steals the ball from Ryan Depuy | 28-27 |
| 01:31 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams misses the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Darrel Atchley - foul #2 on Darrel Atchley, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt (SF), Robert Dotson (C) Richard Fish, Billy Gibson | |
| 01:31 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:31 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:31 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Darrel Atchley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon loses the ball out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Asuncion (PG), Buddy Green (SF), Joey Nehls (C) James Dubose, Patrick Casey, Christopher Mills | |
| Subs | Butler | James Blevins (C) Robert Dotson | |
| 00:18 | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Doug Long (SG) Frank Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Richard Fish (SF), John Poynter (PF), Erik Caples (C) Matthew Castrejon, Michael Kleinschmidt, Darrel Atchley, James Blevins | |
| 00:05 | Butler | John Asuncion is called for the reach on William Page - foul #1 on John Asuncion, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt (SG), Billy Gibson (PF) Ryan Depuy, John Poynter | |
| 00:05 | Butler | William Page misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:05 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Joey Nehls | 30-27 |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls misses the easy layup | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |