| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Lazaro Costa (fresh) SG - Michael Converse (fresh) SF - Elton Grace (fresh) PF - Keith Gates (fresh) C - Billy Brown (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 | Valparaiso | Billy Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Albert Lenz snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Jon Morris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Valparaiso | Billy Brown tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | Michael Converse grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | Elton Grace connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Converse | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Jon Morris lays it up and in on a great pass from Albert Lenz | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Valparaiso | Billy Brown is fouled on the floor by Anthony Phillips - foul #1 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Converse | 6-2 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 6-2 |
| 17:54 | Valparaiso | Billy Brown snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Billy Brown travels with the ball | 6-2 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bo Chin (PG), William Amezcua (SG), Jay Williamson (SF), Noel Hooper (PF), Mike Williams (C) Lazaro Costa, Michael Converse, Elton Grace, Keith Gates, Billy Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:24 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | Bo Chin grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | William Amezcua hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Albert Lenz grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Henry Lackey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Morris | 6-5 |
| 16:39 | Valparaiso | William Amezcua comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Jon Morris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 15:55 | Valparaiso | Jon Morris steps in front of the Jay Williamson pass | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Bo Chin (fresh) SG - William Amezcua (fresh) SF - Jay Williamson (fresh) PF - Noel Hooper (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jon Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Colosimo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Jon Morris connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 15:22 | Valparaiso | Jay Williamson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:21 | Valparaiso | Noel Hooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:15 | Valparaiso | Jay Williamson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Albert Lenz - foul #1 on Albert Lenz, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa (PG), Michael Converse (SG), Keith Gates (PF), Billy Brown (C) Bo Chin, William Amezcua, Noel Hooper, Mike Williams | |
| 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 | |
| 15:15 | Valparaiso | Jay Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:15 | Valparaiso | Jay Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Billy Brown grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates throws it down on a nice dish by Lazaro Costa | 10-10 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Lazaro Costa takes the ball from Robert Robinson | 10-10 |
| 14:14 | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa hits the finger roll | 12-10 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses long on a shot near the basket | 12-10 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Billy Brown pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:19 | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Billy Brown and he's hacked by Jerome Evans - foul #1 on Jerome Evans, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Elton Grace (SF), Noel Hooper (C) Jay Williamson, Billy Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Albert Lenz (SF) Jerome Evans, Alfred Cooley | |
| 13:19 | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-10 |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | Michael Converse pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:57 | Valparaiso | Elton Grace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bo Chin (SG), Mike Williams (C) Michael Converse, Keith Gates | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Herman Craighead (PF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Horace Derrickson, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| 12:42 | Butler | Jon Morris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 12:26 | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Albert Lenz gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Jon Morris clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #1 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Amezcua (SG) Lazaro Costa | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Phillips (PF) Herman Craighead | |
| 12:20 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:06 | Valparaiso | Noel Hooper's floater is tipped away by Anthony Phillips | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Albert Lenz | 14-13 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Henry Lackey drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Bo Chin (fresh) SG - William Amezcua (fresh) SF - Elton Grace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Hooper (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Valparaiso | Jon Morris steals the ball from Noel Hooper | 14-16 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Jon Morris jams it | 14-18 |
| 11:15 | Valparaiso | Elton Grace makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 11:01 | Butler | William Amezcua is called for the reach on Anthony Phillips - foul #1 on William Amezcua, team foul #2 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa (PG), Michael Converse (SG), Keith Gates (PF), Billy Brown (C) Bo Chin, William Amezcua, Elton Grace, Noel Hooper | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Alfred Cooley (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 10:41 | Butler | Robert Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jay Williamson (SF) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG) Anthony Phillips | |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Billy Brown hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Converse | 19-18 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Robert Robinson makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jerome Evans | 19-20 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | Michael Converse connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Williamson | 22-20 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Alfred Cooley is hacked by Michael Converse - foul #1 on Michael Converse, team foul #3 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Elton Grace (SF) Jay Williamson | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG) Jerome Evans | |
| 09:40 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Henry Lackey can't tip it in | 22-20 |
| 09:37 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Lackey | 22-20 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Alfred Cooley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Walter Burns tips it but misses | 22-20 |
| 09:18 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 22-20 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Alfred Cooley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | Henry Lackey takes the ball from Elton Grace | 22-20 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Henry Lackey lays it in | 22-22 |
| 08:22 | Valparaiso | Michael Converse comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-22 |
| 08:21 | Valparaiso | Elton Grace tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Horace Derrickson is fouled on the floor by Billy Brown - foul #1 on Billy Brown, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bo Chin (PG), William Amezcua (SG), Jay Williamson (SF), Noel Hooper (PF), Mike Williams (C) Lazaro Costa, Michael Converse, Elton Grace, Keith Gates, Billy Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Henry Lackey, Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| 07:44 | Butler | Anthony Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-22 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Bo Chin (fresh) SG - William Amezcua (fresh) SF - Jay Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Hooper (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerome Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo lays it in on a great pass from Jerome Evans | 24-24 |
| 07:12 | Valparaiso | Bo Chin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-24 |
| 07:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jerome Evans | 24-24 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Jon Morris is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jon Morris, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Elton Grace (SF) Jay Williamson | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG) Jerome Evans | |
| 06:33 | Valparaiso | Bo Chin misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-24 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Albert Lenz grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Anthony Phillips misses the 3 from straight away | 24-24 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo tips it home | 24-26 |
| 05:51 | Valparaiso | Bo Chin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Jon Morris pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Jon Morris blows the dunk | 24-26 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Noel Hooper grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 05:14 | Valparaiso | Bo Chin misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Henry Lackey - foul #1 on Henry Lackey, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Converse (SG), Jay Williamson (SF), Keith Gates (PF), Billy Brown (C) William Amezcua, Elton Grace, Noel Hooper, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG), Robert Robinson (PF), Herman Craighead (C) Jon Morris, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 05:14 | Valparaiso | Bo Chin makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:14 | Valparaiso | Bo Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:55 | Butler | The jump hook by Robert Robinson is blocked by Billy Brown | 26-26 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Albert Lenz can't tip it in | 26-26 |
| 04:52 | Valparaiso | Michael Converse grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:46 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates is fouled on the floor by Horace Derrickson - foul #1 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lazaro Costa (PG) Bo Chin | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SF), Walter Burns (C) Albert Lenz, Herman Craighead | |
| 04:30 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Converse and he's hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG) Henry Lackey | |
| 04:30 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates misses the free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Walter Burns gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Jerome Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Elton Grace (SF), Mike Williams (C) Jay Williamson, Billy Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans, Alfred Cooley | |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates is hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Phillips (PF) Walter Burns | |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Keith Gates is called for the reach on Jeff Colosimo - foul #1 on Keith Gates, team foul #5 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Noel Hooper (C) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Albert Lenz (SF) Horace Derrickson, Robert Robinson | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Lazaro Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Converse (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elton Grace (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Noel Hooper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Albert Lenz is whistled for a carry | 30-26 |
| 03:00 | Valparaiso | Jon Morris picks off the pass by Keith Gates | 30-26 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Noel Hooper steals the ball from Henry Lackey | 30-26 |
| 02:23 | Valparaiso | Albert Lenz is called for the reach on Elton Grace - foul #2 on Albert Lenz, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bo Chin (SG), Billy Brown (C) Michael Converse, Keith Gates | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG), Robert Robinson (C) Jon Morris, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 02:23 | Valparaiso | Elton Grace makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:23 | Valparaiso | Elton Grace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses short on a jumper in the lane | 32-26 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Billy Brown grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 01:46 | Valparaiso | Bo Chin hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #10 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Amezcua (SG), Jay Williamson (SF), Mike Williams (PF) Lazaro Costa, Elton Grace, Noel Hooper | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Burns (PF), Herman Craighead (C) Anthony Phillips, Robert Robinson | |
| 01:46 | Valparaiso | Bo Chin makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 35-26 |
| 01:18 | Valparaiso | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 01:00 | Valparaiso | Jay Williamson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Converse (SG), Keith Gates (PF) William Amezcua, Billy Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Henry Lackey, Albert Lenz, Herman Craighead | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Jon Morris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | Keith Gates misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Mike Williams swats the short shot by Jeff Colosimo | 35-26 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Mike Williams misses short on a halfcourt shot | 35-26 |