| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) SG - James Black (fresh) SF - Victor Holt (fresh) PF - David Needham (fresh) C - David Duncan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Victor Holt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Southern | James Black scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Needham | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Joel Ament misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:38 | Southern | Victor Holt pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Southern | James Black comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tommy Strozier | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Butler | William Dalton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Tommy Strozier | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Southern | Alfred Mills is fouled on the floor by William Dalton - foul #1 on William Dalton, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Southern | James Stone swats the shot by David Duncan | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Southern | David Needham tips it in | 2-5 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Frankie Molnar lays it up and in | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | Southern | James Black scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Needham and he's fouled by William Dalton - foul #2 on William Dalton, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG) William Dalton | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 18:20 | Southern | James Black makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Joel Ament can't finish the layup | 4-8 |
| 18:06 | Southern | Victor Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:50 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-8 |
| 17:48 | Southern | James Black tips it in | 4-10 |
| 17:25 | Butler | James Stone banks in the layup set up by Tommy Strozier | 6-10 |
| 17:17 | Southern | David Duncan makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Needham | 6-12 |
| 16:56 | Butler | David Needham picks off the pass by Frankie Molnar | 6-12 |
| 16:40 | Southern | Victor Holt misses the lay-in | 6-12 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Joel Ament gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 16:33 | Southern | James Black snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 16:30 | Southern | Alfred Mills is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Mills, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Thomas Nagel (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Thomas Gingrich (PF), Troy Bird (C) Alfred Mills, James Black, Victor Holt, David Needham, David Duncan | |
| 16:12 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses the dunk | 6-12 |
| 16:11 | Southern | Troy Bird gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 16:06 | Southern | Thomas Nagel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Vito Esposito snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Rogelio Romano comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Johnson - foul #1 on Scott Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF) Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 15:50 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) SG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) SG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) PF - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) C - Troy Bird (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Southern | Troy Bird buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Corona | 8-15 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Jessie Williamson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Norman Wiedman grabs the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Nagel - foul #1 on Thomas Nagel, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (SG) David Corona | |
| 14:58 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:58 | Southern | Troy Bird snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 14:34 | Southern | Frankie Molnar knocks away the 3 by Herbert Harris | 9-15 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 14:10 | Butler | James Stone connects on the floater from the left block | 11-15 |
| 13:55 | Southern | Scott Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF) Norman Wiedman, Frankie Molnar | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), David Needham (PF), David Duncan (C) Thomas Nagel, Herbert Harris, Scott Johnson, Thomas Gingrich, Troy Bird | |
| 13:43 | Butler | Vito Esposito is hacked by Alfred Mills - foul #2 on Alfred Mills, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG) Alfred Mills | |
| 13:30 | Butler | Tommy Strozier connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Vito Esposito | 13-15 |
| 13:02 | Southern | James Black clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Vito Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Joel Ament clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Victor Holt - foul #1 on Victor Holt, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Vito Esposito, James Stone | |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Bard (PG) David Corona | |
| 12:45 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:31 | Southern | Frankie Molnar takes the ball from Victor Holt | 15-15 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Rogelio Romano lays it up and in set up by Frankie Molnar | 17-15 |
| 12:04 | Southern | James Black is whistled for traveling | 17-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (PG), Raphael Rossi (C) Jessie Williamson, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG), Thomas Gingrich (C) Craig Bard, David Duncan | |
| 11:38 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is called for traveling | 17-15 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Johnson (SF), Troy Bird (C) Victor Holt, David Needham | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) SG - James Black (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) PF - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) C - Troy Bird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern | Thomas Nagel misses the jumper from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 11:18 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:58 | Southern | Troy Bird is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Troy Bird, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Jessie Williamson (SF), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG) James Black | |
| 10:46 | Butler | Joel Ament hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vito Esposito | 19-15 |
| 10:28 | Southern | Troy Bird comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 10:27 | Butler | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Joel Ament blows the layup | 19-15 |
| 10:11 | Butler | James Stone tips it home | 21-15 |
| 09:55 | Southern | Scott Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Norman Wiedman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 09:46 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Wiedman | 21-15 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Norman Wiedman is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF) Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson | |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), David Needham (PF), David Duncan (C) Thomas Nagel, Scott Johnson, Thomas Gingrich, Troy Bird | |
| 09:25 | Southern | David Corona misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Joel Ament snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 09:08 | Butler | James Stone clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 09:06 | Butler | James Stone snags the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Joel Ament's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Bard (PG) David Corona | |
| 08:35 | Southern | David Needham is denied on a layup by Rogelio Romano | 21-15 |
| 08:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frankie Molnar | 21-15 |
| 08:21 | Butler | David Duncan swats the short shot by Tommy Strozier | 21-15 |
| 08:20 | Southern | David Duncan snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:15 | Southern | Craig Bard is fouled on the floor by Vito Esposito - foul #1 on Vito Esposito, team foul #3 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (PG) Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG), Troy Bird (SF) Craig Bard, Victor Holt | |
| 07:59 | Southern | James Black knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Bird | 21-18 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Rogelio Romano dunks the ball on a nice dish by Tommy Strozier | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) SG - James Black (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Needham (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Southern | David Needham misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-18 |
| 07:30 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to David Duncan | 23-18 |
| 07:10 | Southern | Troy Bird misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 23-18 |
| 07:04 | Southern | David Duncan grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 06:59 | Southern | James Black can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Jessie Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Jessie Williamson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 06:18 | Southern | David Duncan knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Nagel | 26-20 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Jessie Williamson connects on the shot from the right side and he's fouled by David Duncan - foul #1 on David Duncan, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG), Norman Wiedman (SF), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Victor Holt (SF), Scott Johnson (PF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Thomas Nagel, James Black, Troy Bird, David Needham, David Duncan | |
| 06:04 | Butler | Jessie Williamson makes the free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:49 | Southern | Scott Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-20 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Vito Esposito can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 05:28 | Southern | Scott Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 05:24 | Southern | Herbert Harris connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Johnson and the foul's on Vito Esposito - foul #2 on Vito Esposito, team foul #4 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF) Jessie Williamson, Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:24 | Southern | Herbert Harris misses the free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:24 | Butler | James Stone gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Tommy Strozier lays it up and in | 31-22 |
| 04:46 | Southern | David Corona misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-22 |
| 04:44 | Southern | David Corona tips it back up and in | 31-24 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Joel Ament banks in the layup | 33-24 |
| 04:26 | Southern | Victor Holt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-24 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Joel Ament gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Wiedman | 36-24 |
| 03:54 | Southern | Herbert Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-24 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Vito Esposito (SF) Norman Wiedman, Frankie Molnar | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), Troy Bird (SF), David Needham (PF), David Duncan (C) David Corona, Herbert Harris, Victor Holt, Scott Johnson, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 03:40 | Butler | James Stone misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Vito Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Joel Ament throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Tommy Strozier, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) SG - James Black (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Needham (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Southern | David Needham loses the dribble to Jessie Williamson | 36-24 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Jessie Williamson hits the finger roll | 38-24 |
| 02:44 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-24 |
| 02:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Raphael Rossi | 38-24 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by David Duncan - foul #2 on David Duncan, team foul #8 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SF), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Johnson (SF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Troy Bird, David Duncan | |
| 02:31 | Butler | Raphael Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Raphael Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 02:10 | Southern | James Black drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Mills | 40-27 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Joel Ament throws it down set up by William Dalton and he's hacked by Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #9 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (PF) Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (SG), David Corona (SF) James Black, David Needham | |
| 01:55 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| 01:40 | Southern | Alfred Mills is whistled for a carry | 43-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Southern | David Duncan (C) Alfred Mills | |
| 01:20 | Butler | William Dalton misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-27 |
| 01:18 | Southern | Scott Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 00:56 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Joel Ament's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Rogelio Romano (C) Vito Esposito, Norman Wiedman, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), David Needham (PF), Troy Bird (C) David Corona, Thomas Nagel, Scott Johnson, Thomas Gingrich, David Duncan | |
| 00:20 | Southern | Victor Holt clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 43-29 |
| 00:19 | Southern | David Needham gets the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 00:02 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the fadeaway from the left block | 43-29 |
| 00:00 | Butler | William Dalton pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |