| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (fresh) SG - Herbert Roling (fresh) SF - Joshua Miller (fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fresh) C - Derrick Janes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Derrick Janes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Herbert Roling tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Derrick Janes is called for the reach on Frankie Molnar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Janes, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Joel Ament is fouled on the floor by Derrick Janes - foul #2 on Derrick Janes, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | Reginald Price (C) Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:58 | Butler | The short jumper by James Stone is denied by Harris Mock | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Harris Mock snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tommy Strozier | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Tommy Strozier drills a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Tommy Strozier is called for the reach on Herbert Roling - foul #1 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Herbert Roling hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua Miller | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Herbert Roling is called for the reach on Tommy Strozier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Roling, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Frankie Molnar buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Dalton | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Reginald Price comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Tommy Strozier snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | Butler | William Dalton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Harris Mock pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert Roling | 7-5 |
| 16:18 | Butler | William Dalton loses the dribble to Joshua Miller in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Reginald Price misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Herbert Roling tips it home | 9-5 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Roling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Miller (fairly fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Reginald Price (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 9-5 |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Joshua Miller gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Reginald Price loses the dribble to Joel Ament | 9-5 |
| 15:12 | Butler | James Stone makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Dalton and he's fouled by Harris Mock - foul #1 on Harris Mock, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), John Marcotte (SF), Burt Brito (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Jack Goodwin, Joshua Miller, Harris Mock, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Norman Wiedman (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (C) William Dalton, Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Joel Ament | |
| 15:12 | Butler | James Stone misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Burt Brito gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Herbert Roling buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Malone | 12-7 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Vito Esposito is fouled on the floor by Edwin Talley - foul #1 on Edwin Talley, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) James Stone | |
| 14:24 | Butler | Burt Brito swats the layup by Raphael Rossi | 12-7 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | Burt Brito snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Herbert Roling travels with the ball | 12-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG) Herbert Roling | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:58 | Butler | Vito Esposito knocks in the shot from close range | 12-9 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Burt Brito misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:38 | Butler | The rebound goes to Raphael Rossi | 12-9 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Rogelio Romano banks in the layup on a great pass from Jessie Williamson and the foul's on Burt Brito - foul #1 on Burt Brito, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Herbert Roling (SG), Joshua Miller (SF), Harris Mock (PF), Fyodor Zirin (C) Milton Malone, John Marcotte, Burt Brito, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Joel Ament (C) Vito Esposito, Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| 13:12 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Herbert Roling grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin travels with the ball | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (PF) Rogelio Romano | |
| 12:32 | Butler | Joel Ament can't connect on a shot near the basket | 12-11 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Tommy Strozier grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Joel Ament's pass is intercepted by Joshua Miller | 12-11 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Joel Ament denies the turnaround by Herbert Roling | 12-11 |
| 12:06 | Butler | James Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Herbert Roling steals it from William Dalton in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Joshua Miller slams it home set up by Herbert Roling | 14-11 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Roling (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harris Mock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Fyodor Zirin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Ament (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Butler | Frankie Molnar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), John Marcotte (SF), Burt Brito (PF), Reginald Price (C) Jack Goodwin, Joshua Miller, Harris Mock, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG), Norman Wiedman (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Burt Brito can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-11 |
| 11:27 | Butler | Vito Esposito snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses long on a shot from the left block | 14-11 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Burt Brito grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | John Marcotte connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-11 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Norman Wiedman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-11 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Norman Wiedman is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Dalton | 16-14 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | The short jumper by Reginald Price is denied by Raphael Rossi | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | UNLV | Reginald Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | John Marcotte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Miller (SF), Fyodor Zirin (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Herbert Roling, Burt Brito, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF), Rogelio Romano (C) William Dalton, Norman Wiedman, Raphael Rossi, Joel Ament | |
| 10:03 | Butler | Vito Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG) John Marcotte | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG) Jessie Williamson | |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Edwin Talley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin misses the tip | 16-14 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Rogelio Romano gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Frankie Molnar can't finish the layup | 16-14 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Vito Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:55 | Butler | James Stone lays it in on a nice dish by Vito Esposito | 16-16 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Joshua Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Vito Esposito - foul #1 on Vito Esposito, team foul #2 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (PG), Herbert Roling (SG), Harris Mock (PF), Reginald Price (C) Jack Goodwin, Milton Malone, Fyodor Zirin, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Norman Wiedman (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF), Joel Ament (C) Vito Esposito, Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone, Rogelio Romano | |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Joshua Miller makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Joshua Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Joshua Miller makes the 3rd free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:14 | Butler | William Dalton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | John Marcotte snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Herbert Roling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 08:07 | UNLV | Harris Mock misses the tip | 19-16 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 07:49 | Butler | William Dalton hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Wiedman | 19-19 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Marcotte (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Roling (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harris Mock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Reginald Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Joshua Miller double dribbles | 19-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Burt Brito (PF) Joshua Miller, Harris Mock | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF) Norman Wiedman, Omer Zaharis | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Jessie Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Roling - foul #2 on Herbert Roling, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (SG), Fyodor Zirin (C) Herbert Roling, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Jessie Williamson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | John Marcotte grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Milton Malone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Jessie Williamson grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Frankie Molnar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Burt Brito snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Burt Brito is fouled on the floor by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Miller (SF), Harris Mock (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, John Marcotte, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Raphael Rossi (C) William Dalton, Jessie Williamson, Joel Ament | |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-19 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Tommy Strozier grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 05:56 | Butler | James Stone is fouled on the floor by Burt Brito - foul #2 on Burt Brito, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), John Marcotte (SG), Reginald Price (C) Jack Goodwin, Burt Brito, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SF), Rogelio Romano (C) Frankie Molnar, Raphael Rossi | |
| 05:56 | Butler | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | Harris Mock gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Joshua Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Harris Mock tips it in | 21-19 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Vito Esposito can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Reginald Price grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Harris Mock misses short on a floater from the baseline | 21-19 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Tommy Strozier grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Norman Wiedman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Rogelio Romano snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Norman Wiedman's floater is tipped away by Joshua Miller | 21-19 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | John Marcotte gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | John Marcotte clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Joshua Miller gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:13 | UNLV | John Marcotte clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Rogelio Romano pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Tommy Strozier connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Vito Esposito | 21-21 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Reginald Price is called for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Herbert Roling (SG), Burt Brito (SF), Fyodor Zirin (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Milton Malone, John Marcotte, Joshua Miller, Harris Mock, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Jessie Williamson (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Joel Ament (C) Vito Esposito, Tommy Strozier, Norman Wiedman, James Stone, Rogelio Romano | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Roling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burt Brito (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zirin (fresh) C - Derrick Janes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raphael Rossi (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Burt Brito is called for the reach on Jessie Williamson - foul #3 on Burt Brito, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SF) Burt Brito | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Jessie Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Fyodor Zirin | 21-22 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from John Marcotte | 23-22 |
| 03:02 | Butler | William Dalton is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Goodwin - foul #1 on Jack Goodwin, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| 03:02 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:02 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Jessie Williamson takes the ball from Jack Goodwin in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Derrick Janes denies the turnaround by Jessie Williamson | 23-24 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the tip | 23-24 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Derrick Janes | 23-24 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Herbert Roling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Raphael Rossi pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Joel Ament misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-24 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Herbert Roling scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jack Goodwin | 25-24 |
| 01:38 | Butler | John Marcotte denies the turnaround by William Dalton | 25-24 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Frankie Molnar gets the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 01:22 | Butler | William Dalton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the tip | 25-24 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Raphael Rossi can't tip it in | 25-24 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | Derrick Janes snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | John Marcotte loses the ball out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Joshua Miller (SF), Reginald Price (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Jack Goodwin, John Marcotte, Fyodor Zirin, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Norman Wiedman (SF), James Stone (PF), Omer Zaharis (C) William Dalton, Jessie Williamson, Frankie Molnar, Raphael Rossi, Joel Ament | |
| 00:56 | Butler | Reginald Price steals it from Tommy Strozier in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Herbert Roling misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Omer Zaharis - foul #1 on Omer Zaharis, team foul #4 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (C) Omer Zaharis | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Herbert Roling misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Herbert Roling makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Vito Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Herbert Roling is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Romano - foul #1 on Rogelio Romano, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Omer Zaharis (C) James Stone | |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Joshua Miller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Edwin Talley tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 28-24 |