| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sherman Campbell (fresh) SG - Lawrence Caraway (fresh) SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Richard Canada (fresh) C - Howard Leyba (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fresh) SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Manhattan | Lawrence Caraway misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Manhattan | Lawrence Caraway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Jon Morris buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jeff Colosimo and he's fouled by Richard Canada - foul #1 on Richard Canada, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Manhattan | Richard Canada double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Lawrence Caraway picks off the pass by Jon Morris in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Manhattan | David Smith throws it down on a nice dish by Lawrence Caraway | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Jon Morris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Manhattan | David Smith gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Manhattan | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses short on a floater in the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Manhattan | Lawrence Caraway snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Manhattan | Richard Canada scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by David Smith | 4-3 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Henry Lackey is hacked by Sherman Campbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sherman Campbell, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Tim Hatcher (PG), Michael Sisk (SG), Barry Bernhard (SF), Mark Cirillo (PF), Alex Absher (C) Sherman Campbell, Lawrence Caraway, David Smith, Richard Canada, Howard Leyba | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Robinson (PF) Anthony Phillips | |
| 17:17 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Sisk - foul #1 on Michael Sisk, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 17:17 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Manhattan | Barry Bernhard clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Manhattan | Mark Cirillo gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Manhattan | Barry Bernhard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Horace Derrickson is fouled on the floor by Michael Sisk - foul #2 on Michael Sisk, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler (PG) Michael Sisk | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Phillips (PF) Jerome Evans | |
| 16:19 | Butler | Anthony Phillips double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Lawrence Caraway (SG), David Smith (SF), Richard Canada (PF), Howard Leyba (C) Tim Hatcher, Barry Bernhard, Mark Cirillo, Alex Absher | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG) Alfred Cooley | |
| 16:08 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffery Shuler | 6-4 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Robert Robinson comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Jeffery Shuler - foul #1 on Jeffery Shuler, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sherman Campbell (PG) Jeffery Shuler | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Jeff Colosimo (C) Horace Derrickson, Walter Burns | |
| 15:53 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sherman Campbell (fresh) SG - Lawrence Caraway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Canada (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Leyba (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba is denied on a layup by Robert Robinson | 6-5 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Henry Lackey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Jon Morris tips it in | 6-7 |
| 14:59 | Manhattan | Richard Canada clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Henry Lackey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler (PG), Tim Hatcher (SG), Barry Bernhard (SF), Alex Absher (C) Sherman Campbell, Lawrence Caraway, David Smith, Howard Leyba | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Albert Lenz (SF), Herman Craighead (PF) Henry Lackey, Robert Robinson, Anthony Phillips | |
| 14:43 | Manhattan | Richard Canada is fouled on the floor by Jeff Colosimo - foul #1 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Mark Cirillo (PF) Richard Canada | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SG), Walter Burns (PF) Jon Morris, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 14:28 | Manhattan | Barry Bernhard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Walter Burns hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Horace Derrickson grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Albert Lenz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Barry Bernhard - foul #1 on Barry Bernhard, team foul #6 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sherman Campbell (PG), Lawrence Caraway (SG), David Smith (SF), Richard Canada (PF), Howard Leyba (C) Jeffery Shuler, Tim Hatcher, Barry Bernhard, Mark Cirillo, Alex Absher | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jeff Colosimo (C) Alfred Cooley, Walter Burns | |
| 13:51 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Manhattan | Lawrence Caraway drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sherman Campbell | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Henry Lackey can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 9-9 |
| 13:15 | Manhattan | Lawrence Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:55 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba makes the shot in the paint set up by Sherman Campbell | 11-9 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Lenz and the foul's on Howard Leyba - foul #1 on Howard Leyba, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler (PG), Tim Hatcher (SG), Barry Bernhard (C) Sherman Campbell, Lawrence Caraway, Howard Leyba | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF) Horace Derrickson, Albert Lenz, Herman Craighead | |
| 12:44 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:27 | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 12:13 | Butler | Walter Burns knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Barry Bernhard - foul #2 on Barry Bernhard, team foul #8 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Alex Absher (C) Barry Bernhard | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Robinson (SF) Alfred Cooley | |
| 12:13 | Butler | Walter Burns makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:51 | Manhattan | David Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-15 |
| 11:50 | Manhattan | Tim Hatcher grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Jeffery Shuler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Hatcher (fairly fresh) SF - David Smith (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Richard Canada (tiring) 2 pts. C - Alex Absher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerome Evans (fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Walter Burns (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Manhattan | David Smith misses the lay-in | 11-15 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Anthony Phillips grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Jerome Evans loses the dribble to Jeffery Shuler in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 11:18 | Manhattan | David Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Shuler | 14-15 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Walter Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sherman Campbell (PG), Lawrence Caraway (SG), Mark Cirillo (PF), Howard Leyba (C) Jeffery Shuler, Tim Hatcher, Richard Canada, Alex Absher | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Alfred Cooley (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans, Jon Morris, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| 10:57 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Alfred Cooley - foul #1 on Alfred Cooley, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| 10:57 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:57 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Albert Lenz double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG), Herman Craighead (PF) Alfred Cooley, Anthony Phillips | |
| 10:15 | Manhattan | David Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sherman Campbell | 17-15 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Henry Lackey is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Leyba - foul #2 on Howard Leyba, team foul #9 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Richard Canada (PF) Howard Leyba | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG) Horace Derrickson | |
| 10:12 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Henry Lackey misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:12 | Manhattan | Mark Cirillo pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:49 | Manhattan | Mark Cirillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Herman Craighead pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Herman Craighead misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-16 |
| 09:35 | Manhattan | Mark Cirillo snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:30 | Manhattan | Sherman Campbell buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Caraway | 19-16 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Jon Morris loses the dribble to Mark Cirillo | 19-16 |
| 08:46 | Manhattan | Richard Canada hits a floater from the left block | 21-16 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Albert Lenz comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 21-16 |
| 08:24 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Mark Cirillo | 21-16 |
| 08:12 | Manhattan | David Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Herman Craighead grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Sherman Campbell is called for the reach on Henry Lackey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sherman Campbell, team foul #10 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler (PG), Tim Hatcher (SG), Alex Absher (C) Sherman Campbell, Lawrence Caraway, Mark Cirillo | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Herman Craighead, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 08:09 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:57 | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler makes the shot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses long on an open shot from the right block | 23-18 |
| 07:41 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Horace Derrickson | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Jeffery Shuler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Hatcher (fresh) SF - David Smith (tired) 8 pts. PF - Richard Canada (tired) 4 pts. C - Alex Absher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) SF - Alfred Cooley (fresh) PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Burns (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Alfred Cooley is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Horace Derrickson | 23-20 |
| 07:06 | Manhattan | Walter Burns steals it from David Smith | 23-20 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Henry Lackey is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Horace Derrickson | 23-23 |
| 06:47 | Manhattan | David Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Horace Derrickson - foul #1 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #3 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Lawrence Caraway (SG) Jeffery Shuler | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Anthony Phillips (PF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Henry Lackey, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| 06:47 | Manhattan | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:47 | Manhattan | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Alfred Cooley pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Jerome Evans misses the jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 06:31 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Cooley | 23-23 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Anthony Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Mark Cirillo (C) David Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF) Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley | |
| 05:57 | Manhattan | Richard Canada buries a shot from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Jerome Evans knocks in the floater from the left side | 25-25 |
| 05:22 | Manhattan | Richard Canada's floater is tipped away by Jeff Colosimo | 25-25 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Anthony Phillips gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Jon Morris blows the layup | 25-25 |
| 05:03 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Alex Absher | 25-25 |
| 04:38 | Manhattan | Lawrence Caraway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler (PG), David Smith (SF) Tim Hatcher, Alex Absher | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Alfred Cooley (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Walter Burns (PF), Herman Craighead (C) Jerome Evans, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 04:24 | Butler | Walter Burns misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Canada - foul #2 on Richard Canada, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Alex Absher (C) Richard Canada | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:24 | Butler | Walter Burns makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Walter Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:10 | Manhattan | Alex Absher is hacked by Herman Craighead - foul #1 on Herman Craighead, team foul #4 | 25-27 |
| 03:53 | Manhattan | Lawrence Caraway hits a fadeaway from the right side | 27-27 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Alfred Cooley's pass is intercepted by David Smith | 27-27 |
| 03:45 | Manhattan | David Smith lays it in | 29-27 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Alfred Cooley is hacked by Lawrence Caraway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Caraway, team foul #12 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sherman Campbell (PG), Michael Sisk (SG), Barry Bernhard (PF), Howard Leyba (C) Jeffery Shuler, Lawrence Caraway, Mark Cirillo, Alex Absher | |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Snow (PG) Herman Craighead | |
| 03:41 | Butler | Alfred Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Alfred Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sherman Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Sisk (fresh) SF - David Smith (tired) 10 pts. PF - Barry Bernhard (fresh) C - Howard Leyba (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Raymond Snow (fresh) SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Cooley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Burns (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Manhattan | Barry Bernhard is denied on a dunk by Walter Burns | 29-28 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Walter Burns snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Walter Burns banks in the layup set up by Alfred Cooley | 29-30 |
| 02:48 | Manhattan | Raymond Snow blocks the jumper by Michael Sisk | 29-30 |
| 02:46 | Manhattan | Barry Bernhard grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:38 | Manhattan | Sherman Campbell is hacked by Raymond Snow - foul #1 on Raymond Snow, team foul #5 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Richard Canada (PF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Raymond Snow, Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| 02:22 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Phillips - foul #1 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #6 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler (PG), Tim Hatcher (SG) Sherman Campbell, Michael Sisk | |
| Subs | Butler | Herman Craighead (C) Jeff Colosimo | |
| 02:22 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:22 | Manhattan | Howard Leyba makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Jeffery Shuler is called for the reach on Jon Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Shuler, team foul #13 | 30-30 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:51 | Manhattan | Henry Lackey is called for the reach on Jeffery Shuler - foul #1 on Henry Lackey, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sherman Campbell (PG) Richard Canada | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (SG) Jon Morris | |
| 01:51 | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:51 | Manhattan | Jeffery Shuler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Henry Lackey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Albert Lenz hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 01:11 | Manhattan | Barry Bernhard buries a jumper from the left block | 34-34 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Jeffery Shuler is called for the reach on Henry Lackey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Shuler, team foul #14 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Sisk (SG), Mark Cirillo (PF) Tim Hatcher, Jeffery Shuler | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans, Herman Craighead | |
| 01:08 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:53 | Manhattan | Mark Cirillo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Jon Morris knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Lackey | 34-38 |
| 00:15 | Manhattan | Barry Bernhard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Albert Lenz scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jon Morris | 34-40 |
| 00:01 | Manhattan | Henry Lackey steals it from Sherman Campbell | 34-40 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Henry Lackey hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-40 |