| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Ruben Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Byrne (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Shumate (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Thrasher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrel Atchley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erik Caples (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Fish inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | The jump hook by William Page is blocked by Douglas Thrasher | 29-35 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Darrel Atchley pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Fleming | 29-35 |
| 19:09 | Mount St. Mary's | Willie Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Willie Fleming comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Erik Caples - foul #3 on Erik Caples, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Billy Gibson (C) Erik Caples | |
| 18:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Willie Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Willie Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Willie Fleming picks off the pass by William Page | 30-35 |
| 18:21 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Richard Fish grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Darrel Atchley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Page | 30-38 |
| 17:58 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 17:57 | Mount St. Mary's | Willie Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:43 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt is fouled on the floor by Peter Byrne - foul #1 on Peter Byrne, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman (PG), Christopher Bilbo (SG), Keith Cleaver (PF) Ruben Pearson, Peter Byrne, Douglas Thrasher | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (PG) William Page | |
| 17:02 | Butler | Ryan Depuy can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Fleming - foul #1 on Willie Fleming, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren (PG), Arthur Narcisse (C) John Shumate, Willie Fleming | |
| Subs | Butler | James Blevins (C) Darrel Atchley | |
| 17:02 | Butler | Ryan Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Ryan Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman travels with the ball | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (PG) Richard Fish | |
| 16:32 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-40 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt hits the follow up shot | 30-42 |
| 16:07 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo loses the dribble to Michael Kleinschmidt | 30-42 |
| 16:00 | Butler | James Blevins hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy Muhlestein | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Mickey Holmgren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Bilbo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Cleaver (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Narcisse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Kleinschmidt steps in front of the Arthur Narcisse pass | 30-44 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt lays it up and in | 30-46 |
| 15:20 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman clanks a jumper near the basket | 30-46 |
| 15:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tommy Muhlestein | 30-46 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Ryan Depuy knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Tommy Muhlestein | 30-48 |
| 14:53 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-48 |
| 14:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Blevins | 30-48 |
| 14:36 | Butler | James Blevins buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ryan Depuy | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:28 | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Cleaver connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Narcisse | 32-50 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Blevins | 32-53 |
| 14:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman connects on the 3 from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ryan Depuy | 35-56 |
| 13:25 | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Cleaver drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Bilbo | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:06 | Butler | Ryan Depuy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 13:04 | Mount St. Mary's | The rebound goes to Keith Cleaver | 37-56 |
| 12:57 | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-56 |
| 12:56 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 12:49 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman clanks a floater from the right side | 37-56 |
| 12:47 | Butler | James Blevins pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-56 |
| 12:17 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 12:11 | Mount St. Mary's | Tommy Muhlestein steals the ball from Arthur Narcisse | 37-56 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-56 |
| 11:50 | Butler | James Blevins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Mickey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Bilbo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Cleaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Narcisse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Tommy Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Depuy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Billy Gibson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blevins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-56 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson (PG), Peter Byrne (SG), John Shumate (SF), Douglas Thrasher (PF), Willie Fleming (C) Mickey Holmgren, Earl Freeman, Christopher Bilbo, Keith Cleaver, Arthur Narcisse | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Gregory Skoog (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Darrel Atchley (PF), Erik Caples (C) Tommy Muhlestein, Michael Kleinschmidt, Ryan Depuy, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| 11:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher travels with the ball | 37-56 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Gregory Skoog connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Page | 37-58 |
| 10:36 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate's layup is rejected by Darrel Atchley | 37-58 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Erik Caples grabs the defensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 10:31 | Butler | William Page scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Skoog | 37-61 |
| 10:27 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 10:26 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate misses the tip | 37-61 |
| 10:25 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate tips it in | 39-61 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Thrasher - foul #2 on Douglas Thrasher, team foul #3 | 39-61 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Darrel Atchley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 09:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Thrasher | 42-62 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Gregory Skoog clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Thrasher - foul #3 on Douglas Thrasher, team foul #4 | 42-62 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Gregory Skoog misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Gregory Skoog misses the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:22 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| 09:10 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne is fouled on the floor by Erik Caples - foul #4 on Erik Caples, team foul #2 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (SG), Robert Dotson (C) Gregory Skoog, Erik Caples | |
| 08:58 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate hits a 3 from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses the shot from the right side | 45-62 |
| 08:33 | Mount St. Mary's | The rebound goes to Douglas Thrasher | 45-62 |
| 08:29 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Ruben Pearson | 47-62 |
| 08:08 | Butler | William Page drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 07:49 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-65 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Andres Rodriguez (PG), Earl Freeman (SG), Christopher Bilbo (SF), Keith Cleaver (PF), Arthur Narcisse (C) Ruben Pearson, Peter Byrne, John Shumate, Douglas Thrasher, Willie Fleming | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (PG), Michael Kleinschmidt (SG), John Poynter (PF), Erik Caples (C) William Page, Richard Fish, Darrel Atchley, Robert Dotson | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Andres Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Earl Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Bilbo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Cleaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Narcisse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Poynter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Erik Caples (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Erik Caples is fouled on the floor by Arthur Narcisse - foul #1 on Arthur Narcisse, team foul #5 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren (PG) Andres Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Butler | Billy Gibson (PF) John Poynter | |
| 07:05 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein makes the floater from the right wing | 47-67 |
| 06:57 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mickey Holmgren | 50-67 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Erik Caples knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Tommy Muhlestein and he's fouled by Arthur Narcisse - foul #2 on Arthur Narcisse, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Poynter (PF) Ryan Depuy | |
| 06:40 | Butler | Erik Caples makes the free throw | 50-70 |
| 06:33 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-70 |
| 06:32 | Butler | John Poynter grabs the board | 50-70 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Billy Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-70 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate (SF), Willie Fleming (C) Mickey Holmgren, Arthur Narcisse | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Fish (SF), Darrel Atchley (PF) Billy Gibson, John Poynter | |
| 06:02 | Mount St. Mary's | Willie Fleming is denied on a layup by Erik Caples | 50-70 |
| 06:01 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 05:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-70 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Erik Caples grabs the board | 50-70 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt is hacked by Keith Cleaver - foul #1 on Keith Cleaver, team foul #7 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson (PG), Peter Byrne (SG), Douglas Thrasher (PF) Earl Freeman, Christopher Bilbo, Keith Cleaver | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), James Blevins (C) Tommy Muhlestein, Erik Caples | |
| 05:45 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:45 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher pulls down the rebound | 50-70 |
| 05:26 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-70 |
| 04:59 | Butler | William Page scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Kleinschmidt | 50-73 |
| 04:45 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Fish - foul #1 on Richard Fish, team foul #3 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren (PG), Christopher Bilbo (SG), Keith Cleaver (PF), Arthur Narcisse (C) Ruben Pearson, Peter Byrne, Douglas Thrasher, Willie Fleming | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (PG), Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Billy Gibson (SF), John Poynter (PF) William Page, Michael Kleinschmidt, Richard Fish, Darrel Atchley | |
| 04:45 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 04:45 | Mount St. Mary's | John Shumate makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Ryan Depuy clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-73 |
| 04:26 | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Cleaver snags the defensive board | 52-73 |
| 04:07 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Tommy Muhlestein - foul #2 on Tommy Muhlestein, team foul #4 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman (SG) John Shumate | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:07 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo makes the free throw | 55-73 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Keith Cleaver steps in front of the James Blevins pass | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Mickey Holmgren (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earl Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Bilbo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Cleaver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Narcisse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Poynter (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Cleaver | 57-73 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-73 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson (PG), Peter Byrne (SG), John Shumate (SF), Douglas Thrasher (PF), Willie Fleming (C) Mickey Holmgren, Earl Freeman, Christopher Bilbo, Keith Cleaver, Arthur Narcisse | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Michael Kleinschmidt (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Darrel Atchley (PF), Erik Caples (C) Ryan Depuy, Tommy Muhlestein, Billy Gibson, John Poynter, James Blevins | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Butler | Erik Caples hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-73 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Erik Caples hits the follow up shot | 57-75 |
| 02:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-75 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren (PG), Earl Freeman (SG), Christopher Bilbo (SF), Keith Cleaver (PF), Arthur Narcisse (C) Ruben Pearson, Peter Byrne, John Shumate, Douglas Thrasher, Willie Fleming | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (PG), Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Billy Gibson (SF), John Poynter (PF), James Blevins (C) William Page, Michael Kleinschmidt, Richard Fish, Darrel Atchley, Erik Caples | |
| 02:32 | Butler | Ryan Depuy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-75 |
| 02:30 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo grabs the board | 57-75 |
| 02:17 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-75 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Billy Gibson snags the defensive board | 57-75 |
| 02:10 | Butler | James Blevins is fouled on the floor by Keith Cleaver - foul #2 on Keith Cleaver, team foul #8 | 57-75 |
| 02:10 | Butler | James Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:10 | Butler | James Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Freeman | 59-77 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Keith Cleaver swats the layup by Tommy Muhlestein | 59-77 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Ryan Depuy grabs the offensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Billy Gibson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-77 |
| 01:12 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:04 | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Narcisse - foul #3 on Arthur Narcisse, team foul #9 | 62-77 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein misses the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Mount St. Mary's | James Blevins is called for the reach on Arthur Narcisse - foul #2 on James Blevins, team foul #5 | 62-78 |
| 00:30 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Ryan Depuy runs out the clock | 62-78 |