| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darrel Atchley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Erik Caples (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Herbert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Beadle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Najera (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Stanfill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Fish inbounds the ball | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | William Page knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 19:38 | Elon | Robert Stanfill blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Kleinschmidt - foul #2 on Michael Kleinschmidt, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| 19:38 | Elon | Robert Stanfill makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 19:38 | Elon | Robert Stanfill misses the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Erik Caples grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 19:21 | Butler | William Page clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-42 |
| 19:20 | Elon | John Smith grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 18:54 | Elon | Herbert Williams makes the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by William Page - foul #1 on William Page, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| 18:54 | Elon | Herbert Williams makes the free throw | 25-45 |
| 18:38 | Butler | William Page hits the finger roll set up by Michael Kleinschmidt | 27-45 |
| 18:33 | Elon | Ralph Najera misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-45 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Richard Fish snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Erik Caples buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 18:04 | Elon | Ralph Najera's pass is intercepted by Darrel Atchley | 29-45 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt tips it back up and in | 31-45 |
| 17:31 | Elon | Herbert Williams travels with the ball | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Billy Gibson (C) Erik Caples | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 17:08 | Butler | Ralph Najera is called for the reach on Richard Fish - foul #3 on Ralph Najera, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (PG), James Blevins (C) William Page, Darrel Atchley | |
| Subs | Elon | Michael Chacko (SF), Timothy Kinchen (PF), Joe Serna (C) Ralph Najera, Robert Stanfill, John Smith | |
| 16:55 | Butler | Richard Fish drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Kleinschmidt | 33-45 |
| 16:41 | Elon | Michael Chacko misses the jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Ryan Depuy snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Billy Gibson drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-45 |
| 16:02 | Elon | Michael Chacko can't connect on a shot from the left side | 35-45 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Richard Fish grabs the board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Fish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Blevins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Herbert Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Beadle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Chacko (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Kinchen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Serna (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Butler | Ryan Depuy buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Kleinschmidt | 38-45 |
| 15:38 | Elon | Joe Serna misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-45 |
| 15:37 | Butler | Billy Gibson pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Richard Fish knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Kleinschmidt | 40-45 |
| 15:15 | Elon | Donald Beadle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Kleinschmidt - foul #3 on Michael Kleinschmidt, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Darrel Atchley (PF), Erik Caples (C) Michael Kleinschmidt, Richard Fish, James Blevins | |
| Subs | Elon | Carmen Osborn (PG), Ralph Najera (SF), Robert Stanfill (PF), John Smith (C) Herbert Williams, Michael Chacko, Timothy Kinchen, Joe Serna | |
| 15:15 | Elon | Donald Beadle makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:15 | Elon | Donald Beadle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:54 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Caples | 40-47 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses the dunk | 40-47 |
| 14:36 | Elon | Ralph Najera grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 14:21 | Elon | Donald Beadle hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carmen Osborn | 40-50 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-50 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Darrel Atchley grabs the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Ryan Depuy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Erik Caples tips it in | 42-50 |
| 13:26 | Elon | Carmen Osborn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Page - foul #2 on William Page, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt (SG), Richard Fish (SF) Ryan Depuy, Billy Gibson | |
| Subs | Elon | Herbert Williams (PG) Donald Beadle | |
| 13:26 | Elon | Carmen Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 13:26 | Elon | Carmen Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Richard Fish hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Richard Fish misses the tip | 42-52 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Erik Caples tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 12:41 | Elon | Herbert Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 12:39 | Elon | Robert Stanfill tips it in | 44-54 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Erik Caples jams it on a nice dish by William Page | 46-54 |
| 11:53 | Elon | Ralph Najera knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Herbert Williams | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. PF - Darrel Atchley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Erik Caples (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Herbert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carmen Osborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Najera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Stanfill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (PG), Ryan Depuy (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) William Page, Richard Fish, Darrel Atchley, Erik Caples | |
| Subs | Elon | Leroy Copher (SG), Michael Chacko (SF), Timothy Kinchen (PF), Joe Serna (C) Carmen Osborn, Ralph Najera, Robert Stanfill, John Smith | |
| 11:12 | Elon | Leroy Copher misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-56 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Ryan Depuy connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Blevins | 49-56 |
| 10:31 | Elon | Joe Serna misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Blevins - foul #1 on James Blevins, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Beadle (SG) Herbert Williams | |
| 10:31 | Elon | Joe Serna makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:31 | Elon | Joe Serna misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Billy Gibson | 49-57 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Ryan Depuy misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 10:10 | Elon | Donald Beadle grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:02 | Elon | Timothy Kinchen's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Gibson | 49-57 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Billy Gibson snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Kleinschmidt | 51-57 |
| 09:35 | Elon | Leroy Copher misses long on a jumper from the right side | 51-57 |
| 09:34 | Elon | Michael Chacko grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:28 | Elon | Michael Chacko scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Beadle and he's hacked by Ryan Depuy - foul #2 on Ryan Depuy, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Richard Fish (SF), Darrel Atchley (PF), Erik Caples (C) Tommy Muhlestein, Michael Kleinschmidt, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| Subs | Elon | Herbert Williams (PG), Robert Stanfill (PF), John Smith (C) Leroy Copher, Timothy Kinchen, Joe Serna | |
| 09:28 | Elon | Michael Chacko makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Ryan Depuy buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Page and he's fouled by Robert Stanfill - foul #2 on Robert Stanfill, team foul #2 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Elon | Ralph Najera (SF) Michael Chacko | |
| 09:08 | Butler | Ryan Depuy misses the free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:08 | Elon | Robert Stanfill pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:53 | Elon | Robert Stanfill scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Herbert Williams | 53-62 |
| 08:37 | Butler | William Page drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 08:26 | Elon | Donald Beadle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 08:25 | Elon | Ralph Najera gets the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 08:07 | Elon | John Smith loses the dribble to Richard Fish | 56-62 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Richard Fish hits the finger roll | 58-62 |
| 07:47 | Elon | Herbert Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 07:46 | Elon | Donald Beadle tips it home | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Depuy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. PF - Darrel Atchley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Erik Caples (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Herbert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Beadle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Najera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Stanfill (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Butler | Richard Fish is fouled on the floor by Ralph Najera - foul #4 on Ralph Najera, team foul #3 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (PG), Michael Kleinschmidt (SG), Billy Gibson (C) William Page, Ryan Depuy, Erik Caples | |
| Subs | Elon | Carmen Osborn (SG), Timothy Kinchen (PF), Joe Serna (C) Donald Beadle, Robert Stanfill, John Smith | |
| 07:17 | Butler | Herbert Williams blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Darrel Atchley | 58-64 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Richard Fish grabs the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Richard Fish tips it home | 60-64 |
| 06:32 | Elon | Herbert Williams is hacked by Tommy Muhlestein - foul #1 on Tommy Muhlestein, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Butler | James Blevins (C) Darrel Atchley | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 06:32 | Elon | Herbert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Billy Gibson pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein drills a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Kleinschmidt | 62-64 |
| 05:59 | Elon | Herbert Williams is hacked by Billy Gibson - foul #3 on Billy Gibson, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Ryan Depuy (SF) Tommy Muhlestein, Richard Fish | |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Beadle (SG), Michael Chacko (SF), Robert Stanfill (PF), John Smith (C) Carmen Osborn, Ralph Najera, Timothy Kinchen, Joe Serna | |
| 05:59 | Elon | Herbert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:59 | Elon | Herbert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Ryan Depuy hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Kleinschmidt | 64-66 |
| 05:25 | Elon | Michael Chacko can't connect on a shot near the basket | 64-66 |
| 05:23 | Elon | Robert Stanfill can't tip it in | 64-66 |
| 05:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Kleinschmidt | 64-66 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 05:09 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Kleinschmidt | 64-66 |
| 04:55 | Butler | William Page hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Williams - foul #1 on Herbert Williams, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Darrel Atchley (PF), Erik Caples (C) Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| Subs | Elon | Carmen Osborn (PG), Ralph Najera (SF) Herbert Williams, Michael Chacko | |
| 04:55 | Butler | William Page makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:55 | Butler | William Page misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:55 | Elon | Robert Stanfill gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:45 | Elon | William Page steals the ball from Robert Stanfill | 65-66 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 65-66 |
| 04:23 | Elon | Donald Beadle grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 04:16 | Elon | Ralph Najera connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Smith | 65-69 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-69 |
| 03:53 | Elon | John Smith gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 03:39 | Elon | Donald Beadle misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-69 |
| 03:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Darrel Atchley | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Depuy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darrel Atchley (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Erik Caples (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Carmen Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Beadle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Najera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Stanfill (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Darrel Atchley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-69 |
| 03:12 | Elon | Ralph Najera snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 03:08 | Elon | Ralph Najera is hacked by Ryan Depuy - foul #3 on Ryan Depuy, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (PG), Gregory Skoog (SG), Richard Fish (SF) William Page, Michael Kleinschmidt, Ryan Depuy | |
| Subs | Elon | Leroy Copher (SG), Timothy Kinchen (PF), Joe Serna (C) Donald Beadle, Robert Stanfill, John Smith | |
| 03:08 | Elon | Ralph Najera makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:08 | Elon | Ralph Najera misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Erik Caples | 65-70 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Darrel Atchley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tommy Muhlestein | 68-70 |
| 02:47 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (PG), Michael Kleinschmidt (SG) Tommy Muhlestein, Gregory Skoog | |
| Subs | Elon | Herbert Williams (PG), Donald Beadle (SG), Robert Stanfill (PF) Carmen Osborn, Leroy Copher, Timothy Kinchen | |
| 02:26 | Elon | Ralph Najera misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Fish - foul #3 on Richard Fish, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Elon | John Smith (C) Joe Serna | |
| 02:26 | Elon | Ralph Najera makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:26 | Elon | Ralph Najera makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 01:56 | Elon | Darrel Atchley is called for the reach on Robert Stanfill - foul #1 on Darrel Atchley, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG) Ryan Depuy | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 01:56 | Elon | Robert Stanfill misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:56 | Elon | Robert Stanfill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Donald Beadle steps in front of the Michael Kleinschmidt pass | 71-73 |
| 01:16 | Elon | Herbert Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 01:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Kleinschmidt | 71-73 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Erik Caples hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 71-73 |
| 01:02 | Elon | The rebound goes to Robert Stanfill | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Elon | William Page takes the ball from John Smith | 71-73 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Richard Fish misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 00:17 | Elon | The rebound goes to John Smith | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Elon | John Smith is fouled in the backcourt by William Page - foul #3 on William Page, team foul #12 | 71-73 |
| 00:14 | Elon | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:14 | Elon | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Richard Fish loses the ball out of bounds | 71-74 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Elon | Carmen Osborn (PG) Herbert Williams | |
| 00:01 | Elon | William Page is called for the reach on Robert Stanfill in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Page, team foul #13 | 71-74 |
| 00:01 | Elon | Robert Stanfill makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:01 | Elon | Robert Stanfill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Fish clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-76 |