| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garf Zirbel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Lansford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant inbounds the ball | 19-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-38 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Henry Lackey grabs the board | 19-38 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Jon Morris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Garf Zirbel - foul #2 on Garf Zirbel, team foul #1 | 19-38 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Justin Lawrence | 19-38 |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jon Morris - foul #1 on Jon Morris, team foul #1 | 19-38 |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel misses the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel misses the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Anthony Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Gregory Probst is called for the reach on Henry Lackey - foul #1 on Gregory Probst, team foul #2 | 19-38 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Jon Morris buries a jumper from the left side | 21-38 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Garf Zirbel and he's fouled by Anthony Phillips - foul #3 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #2 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Burns (PF) Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford makes the free throw | 21-41 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Jon Morris is hacked by Thomas Lansford - foul #3 on Thomas Lansford, team foul #3 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner (PF) Thomas Lansford | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:32 | Butler | Jon Morris buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 24-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie (SF), Kevin Thacker (C) Anthony Bryant, Justin Lawrence | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:47 | Butler | Henry Lackey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-41 |
| 16:45 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | Kevin Thacker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Jon Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Alfred Cooley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jon Morris | 27-41 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 27-41 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Henry Lackey grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Walter Burns is called for traveling | 27-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Albert Lenz (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Walter Burns, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (PG), Brandon Edwards (SG), Thomas Lansford (PF), Justin Lawrence (C) Gregory Probst, Garf Zirbel, Matthew Costner, Kevin Thacker | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Aaron Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brandon Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hollie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Lansford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford can't finish the layup | 27-41 |
| 15:33 | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 15:14 | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 15:13 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford tips it home | 27-43 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Albert Lenz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 27-43 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 14:34 | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-43 |
| 14:33 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence tips it home | 27-45 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Robert Robinson is called for traveling | 27-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Jeff Colosimo (C) Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG), Garf Zirbel (SG), Anthony Bryant (SF), Kevin Thacker (C) Aaron Shaw, Brandon Edwards, Michael Hollie, Justin Lawrence | |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | Anthony Phillips steps in front of the Garf Zirbel pass | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:36 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo drills a fadeaway from the right side | 29-45 |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Probst | 29-47 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the lay-in | 29-47 |
| 13:01 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Lenz | 29-47 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Anthony Phillips | 31-47 |
| 12:32 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford hits a jumper in the lane | 31-49 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Henry Lackey buries a floater from just outside the lane | 33-49 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Lansford | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Colosimo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Garf Zirbel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Lansford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Thacker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Jon Morris connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Colosimo | 36-52 |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford's dunk attempt is rejected by Jeff Colosimo | 36-52 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo grabs the board | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:11 | Butler | Jon Morris scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Lackey | 38-52 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford can't finish the layup | 38-52 |
| 10:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Albert Lenz | 38-52 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Anthony Phillips is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (SG), Michael Hollie (SF), Matthew Costner (PF), Justin Lawrence (C) Garf Zirbel, Anthony Bryant, Thomas Lansford, Kevin Thacker | |
| 10:16 | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:02 | Butler | Robert Robinson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Hollie - foul #2 on Michael Hollie, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards (SG) Gregory Probst | |
| 10:02 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:43 | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards is whistled for traveling | 38-55 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Jerome Evans can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brandon Edwards - foul #2 on Brandon Edwards, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Jerome Evans makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Jerome Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:22 | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Aaron Shaw | 40-58 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Horace Derrickson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Lawrence - foul #1 on Justin Lawrence, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG) Jerome Evans | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG) Brandon Edwards | |
| 09:08 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Horace Derrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-58 |
| 08:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 41-58 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Alfred Cooley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-58 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 08:19 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-58 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Walter Burns gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Justin Lawrence steals it from Horace Derrickson | 41-58 |
| 07:44 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Shaw | 41-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hollie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Costner (fresh) C - Justin Lawrence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Butler | Alfred Cooley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-60 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Walter Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Robert Robinson lays it up and in | 43-60 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner hits a driving attempt in the paint | 43-62 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Aaron Shaw steals the ball from Walter Burns | 43-62 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst is hacked by Alfred Cooley - foul #2 on Alfred Cooley, team foul #4 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards (PG), Garf Zirbel (SG), Anthony Bryant (SF), Thomas Lansford (PF), Kevin Thacker (C) Gregory Probst, Aaron Shaw, Michael Hollie, Matthew Costner, Justin Lawrence | |
| 05:49 | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lansford | 43-65 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Phillips | 46-65 |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jon Morris - foul #2 on Jon Morris, team foul #5 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG) Henry Lackey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG) Brandon Edwards | |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Jerome Evans knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Morris | 49-65 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-65 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Anthony Phillips makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Morris | 52-65 |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Jerome Evans is called for the reach on Gregory Probst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerome Evans, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG) Jerome Evans | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:03 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Jon Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Butler | Jon Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Thacker - foul #2 on Kevin Thacker, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG) Horace Derrickson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie (SF), Justin Lawrence (C) Anthony Bryant, Kevin Thacker | |
| 03:52 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford misses the lay-in | 54-65 |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford gets the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Garf Zirbel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hollie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Lansford (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Garf Zirbel, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (PG), Brandon Edwards (SG), Matthew Costner (PF) Gregory Probst, Garf Zirbel, Thomas Lansford | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG), Garf Zirbel (SG), Anthony Bryant (SF), Thomas Lansford (PF) Aaron Shaw, Brandon Edwards, Michael Hollie, Matthew Costner | |
| 02:50 | Butler | Jon Morris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Thomas Lansford, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (PG), Brandon Edwards (SG), Michael Hollie (SF), Matthew Costner (PF), Kevin Thacker (C) Gregory Probst, Garf Zirbel, Anthony Bryant, Thomas Lansford, Justin Lawrence | |
| 02:14 | Butler | Brandon Edwards steals the ball from Jerome Evans | 54-65 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Brandon Edwards and he's hacked by Walter Burns - foul #1 on Walter Burns, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner makes the free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Walter Burns scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Horace Derrickson | 56-68 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner double dribbles | 56-68 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Alfred Cooley's pass is intercepted by Aaron Shaw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Horace Derrickson is called for the reach on Aaron Shaw - foul #1 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Walter Burns gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Walter Burns drills a shot from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw runs out the clock | 58-69 |