| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) SG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) SF - David Cantrell (fresh) PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fresh) SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Ronald Hartley is called for the reach on Olin Schimanski - foul #1 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Butler | David Cantrell drills a runner from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Bryan Bennett clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Anderson - foul #1 on Jerry Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Bryan Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Bryan Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Anderson | 4-7 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Ronald Hartley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Bryan Bennett steals it from Olin Schimanski | 4-7 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Bryan Bennett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Anderson - foul #2 on Jerry Anderson, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (SG) Jerry Anderson | |
| 17:57 | Butler | Bryan Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Bryan Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Dillow | 5-9 |
| 17:26 | Butler | The short jumper by David Cantrell is denied by Olin Schimanski | 5-9 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Ronald Hartley gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Ronald Dillow is called for the reach on Manuel Hooten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Dillow, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Tomas Travis clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Chinua Suleiman - foul #1 on Chinua Suleiman, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski (SG) Ronald Dillow | |
| 16:46 | Butler | Tomas Travis misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Tomas Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Hans Brezenski | 5-9 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski lays it up and in on a great pass from Chinua Suleiman and he's hacked by David Cantrell - foul #1 on David Cantrell, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Hughes (PF) Tomas Travis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (SF) Tim Aleman | |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Bryan Bennett scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Bryan Bennett snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) SG - Bryan Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) C - Ronald Hartley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hans Brezenski (fresh) SF - Bruce Whittington (fresh) PF - Kevin Railsback (fairly fresh) C - Olin Schimanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Ronald Hughes double dribbles | 7-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (PG), Robert Ridley (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Richard Brown (C) Manuel Hooten, Bryan Bennett, David Cantrell, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG), Tim Aleman (SF), Scott Wimberly (PF), Willie Augustine (C) Chinua Suleiman, Bruce Whittington, Kevin Railsback, Olin Schimanski | |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Richard Brown denies the turnaround by Hans Brezenski | 7-12 |
| 15:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rodney Gentile | 7-12 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Ronald Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Wimberly | 7-12 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine tips it but misses | 7-12 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski gets the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Richard Brown picks off the pass by Tim Aleman | 7-12 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Ronald Hughes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Ronald Hughes grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Ronald Hughes loses the dribble to Scott Wimberly | 7-12 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Dillow | 7-14 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Ronald Dillow is called for the reach on Daniel Lyles - foul #2 on Ronald Dillow, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Bryan Bennett (SG), David Cantrell (SF), Tomas Travis (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Rodney Gentile, Robert Ridley, Daniel Lyles, Ronald Hughes, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Bruce Whittington (SG), David Rhodes (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Ronald Dillow, Hans Brezenski, Tim Aleman, Scott Wimberly, Willie Augustine | |
| 12:39 | Butler | Ronald Hartley is fouled on the floor by Olin Schimanski - foul #1 on Olin Schimanski, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Ronald Hartley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 7-14 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 7-14 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | David Rhodes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Tomas Travis gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Bruce Whittington is called for the reach on Manuel Hooten - foul #1 on Bruce Whittington, team foul #7 | 7-14 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski is hacked by Ronald Hartley - foul #2 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Hughes (C) Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) SG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Whittington (fresh) SF - David Rhodes (fresh) PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 7-14 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Tomas Travis snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 11:17 | Butler | David Cantrell's pass is intercepted by David Rhodes | 7-14 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | David Rhodes dunks the ball | 7-16 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Manuel Hooten knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bryan Bennett | 9-16 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Hughes - foul #1 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Brown (PF), Daniel Lyles (C) Tomas Travis, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski (SG), Tim Aleman (SF) Bruce Whittington, David Rhodes | |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Richard Brown travels with the ball | 9-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Tomas Travis (PF) Bryan Bennett, David Cantrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Tomas Travis - foul #1 on Tomas Travis, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly (C) Olin Schimanski | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Daniel Lyles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Railsback - foul #1 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #8 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG) Manuel Hooten | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Augustine (C) Kevin Railsback | |
| 09:38 | Butler | Daniel Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Daniel Lyles misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Daniel Lyles misses the 3rd free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Lyles - foul #1 on Daniel Lyles, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG), David Cantrell (SF) Robert Ridley, Tomas Travis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 09:02 | Butler | David Cantrell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-20 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Daniel Lyles misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Willie Augustine - foul #1 on Willie Augustine, team foul #9 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Ronald Hughes (PF) Rodney Gentile, David Cantrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (PG), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Hans Brezenski, Scott Wimberly, Willie Augustine | |
| 08:29 | Butler | Daniel Lyles misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Daniel Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Whittington | 14-22 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Manuel Hooten knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bryan Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Lyles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) C - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bruce Whittington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chinua Suleiman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Aleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 4 pts. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Daniel Lyles is fouled on the floor by Olin Schimanski - foul #2 on Olin Schimanski, team foul #10 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Tomas Travis (PF) Bryan Bennett, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Rhodes (SF), Scott Wimberly (C) Tim Aleman, Olin Schimanski | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Daniel Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Daniel Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Manuel Hooten - foul #1 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Butler | David Cantrell (SF) Daniel Lyles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Ronald Hughes blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Railsback - foul #2 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #11 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski (PG), Willie Augustine (C) Bruce Whittington, Kevin Railsback | |
| 06:20 | Butler | Ronald Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Ronald Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman is whistled for a carry | 19-27 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Tomas Travis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 05:45 | Butler | David Cantrell gets the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Rodney Gentile misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 05:39 | Butler | David Cantrell grabs the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:26 | Butler | David Cantrell misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Willie Augustine - foul #2 on Willie Augustine, team foul #12 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG), Richard Brown (C) Manuel Hooten, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tim Aleman (SF) Willie Augustine | |
| 05:26 | Butler | David Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:26 | Butler | David Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-27 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Aleman | 21-27 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (PG) Chinua Suleiman | |
| 04:37 | Butler | Bryan Bennett comes up short on the shot from close range | 21-27 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Rodney Gentile tips it in | 23-27 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Tomas Travis is called for the reach on David Rhodes - foul #2 on Tomas Travis, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Samuel Richardson (SF), Ronald Hughes (PF) Rodney Gentile, David Cantrell, Tomas Travis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Ronald Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Bryan Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG), Ronald Hartley (C) Bryan Bennett, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG), Jerry Anderson (SG), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Bruce Whittington, Hans Brezenski, David Rhodes, Scott Wimberly | |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Anderson | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Ridley (fresh) SF - Samuel Richardson (fresh) PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 4 pts. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Manuel Hooten is fouled on the floor by Kevin Railsback - foul #3 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #13 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (SF), Willie Augustine (PF) Tim Aleman, Kevin Railsback | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Manuel Hooten makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington is called for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), David Cantrell (SF) Robert Ridley, Samuel Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:42 | Butler | Ronald Hughes double dribbles | 24-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG) Rodney Gentile | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski can't tip it in | 24-29 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Bryan Bennett grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Ronald Hughes drills a floater in the lane set up by Manuel Hooten | 26-29 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Willie Augustine, team foul #14 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Brown (PF) Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tim Aleman (SF), Scott Wimberly (PF) Bruce Whittington, Willie Augustine | |
| 01:47 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 01:20 | Butler | David Cantrell connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Hooten | 28-32 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman lays it up and in set up by Jerry Anderson | 28-34 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Bryan Bennett hits a 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Wimberly | 31-36 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Richard Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Manuel Hooten tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman misses the shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Brown can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-36 |