| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mel White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Anthony Roberts inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-40 |
| 19:46 | The Citadel | Mel White gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:25 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Lambert | 29-42 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Kevin Kowalowski denies the turnaround by Michael Traver | 29-42 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Richard Brown tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 19:08 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski misses the lay-in | 31-42 |
| 19:07 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski tips it back up and in | 31-44 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Michael Traver hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tomas Travis | 34-44 |
| 18:31 | The Citadel | Ron Justice drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Lambert | 34-46 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Ron Justice is called for the reach on Manuel Hooten - foul #1 on Ron Justice, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Anthony Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 18:00 | The Citadel | Mel White grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:47 | The Citadel | Anthony Roberts picks off the pass by Mel White | 34-46 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Anthony Roberts misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 17:24 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 16:55 | The Citadel | David Lambert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 16:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tomas Travis | 34-46 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Anthony Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Martin Hamilton (SF), Daniel Lyles (PF), Samuel Richardson (C) Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts, Tomas Travis, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Barnette (PG), James Kulick (SG), Travis Brannon (SF), James Markham (PF), Edward Williams (C) Ron Justice, David Lambert, Christopher Williams, Mel White, Kevin Kowalowski | |
| 16:27 | The Citadel | Terry Barnette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 16:25 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Brannon | 34-46 |
| 16:18 | The Citadel | James Kulick is hacked by Rodney Gentile - foul #1 on Rodney Gentile, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG) Manuel Hooten | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:05 | The Citadel | Terry Barnette misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Daniel Lyles grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Robert Ridley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 15:54 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Richardson | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rodney Gentile (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Ridley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Hamilton (fresh) PF - Daniel Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Terry Barnette (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Kulick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Brannon (fresh) PF - James Markham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Robert Ridley is fouled on the floor by James Kulick - foul #1 on James Kulick, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Hughes (C) Martin Hamilton | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ron Justice (PG) Terry Barnette | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Ronald Hughes scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by James Markham - foul #1 on James Markham, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Brown (PF) Samuel Richardson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Christopher Williams (SF), Mel White (PF), Kevin Kowalowski (C) Travis Brannon, James Markham, Edward Williams | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Ronald Hughes misses the free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:28 | Butler | Daniel Lyles grabs the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Kevin Kowalowski swats the layup by Ronald Hughes | 36-46 |
| 15:09 | The Citadel | Christopher Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:04 | The Citadel | James Kulick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 36-46 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Rodney Gentile grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Rodney Gentile comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 14:57 | The Citadel | Ron Justice grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:43 | The Citadel | James Kulick scores on a floater from the right block set up by Mel White and the foul's on Rodney Gentile - foul #2 on Rodney Gentile, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Michael Traver (SG), Anthony Roberts (SF), Tomas Travis (PF) Rodney Gentile, Robert Ridley, Daniel Lyles, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 14:43 | The Citadel | James Kulick makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Manuel Hooten connects on the shot from the right block | 38-49 |
| 14:05 | The Citadel | Ron Justice knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Kulick | 38-51 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Tomas Travis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Ronald Hughes tips it home | 40-51 |
| 13:26 | The Citadel | Mel White misses the turnaround in the lane | 40-51 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Tomas Travis snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 13:10 | Butler | Tomas Travis scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Hughes | 42-51 |
| 12:44 | The Citadel | James Kulick knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ron Justice | 42-54 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Tomas Travis misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Mel White - foul #3 on Mel White, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Richard Brown (C) Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Barnette (PG), David Lambert (SG), Travis Brannon (SF), James Markham (PF), Edward Williams (C) Ron Justice, James Kulick, Christopher Williams, Mel White, Kevin Kowalowski | |
| 12:17 | Butler | Tomas Travis misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Tomas Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:04 | The Citadel | James Markham clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Manuel Hooten grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Rodney Gentile clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 11:40 | The Citadel | James Markham pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Gentile (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tomas Travis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Terry Barnette (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Brannon (fresh) PF - James Markham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | The Citadel | David Lambert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Rodney Gentile is whistled for traveling | 43-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG), Ronald Hughes (C) Manuel Hooten, Tomas Travis | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 10:52 | The Citadel | David Lambert clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Ronald Hughes pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Richard Brown can't finish the layup | 43-54 |
| 10:31 | The Citadel | David Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:13 | The Citadel | Travis Brannon drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Barnette | 43-56 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Richard Brown hits the finger roll set up by Rodney Gentile | 45-56 |
| 09:47 | The Citadel | Edward Williams travels with the ball | 45-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Michael Traver (SG), Anthony Roberts (SF) Rodney Gentile, Robert Ridley, Daniel Lyles | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ron Justice (PG), Christopher Williams (SF), Mel White (PF), Kevin Kowalowski (C) Terry Barnette, Travis Brannon, James Markham, Edward Williams | |
| 09:25 | Butler | Anthony Roberts connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 09:17 | The Citadel | Christopher Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ron Justice | 48-59 |
| 09:11 | Butler | Ronald Hughes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-59 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Richard Brown can't tip it in | 48-59 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Ronald Hughes snags the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Anthony Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Richard Brown tips it in | 50-59 |
| 08:27 | The Citadel | David Lambert clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 08:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Anthony Roberts | 50-59 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Christopher Williams, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Tomas Travis (PF), Daniel Lyles (C) Richard Brown, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Kulick (SG) David Lambert | |
| 08:21 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Manuel Hooten makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 08:00 | The Citadel | Ron Justice misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Daniel Lyles gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Manuel Hooten buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kulick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mel White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | The Citadel | Tomas Travis is called for the reach on James Kulick - foul #3 on Tomas Travis, team foul #3 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Martin Hamilton (SF), Samuel Richardson (C) Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts, Daniel Lyles | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Markham (PF), Edward Williams (C) Mel White, Kevin Kowalowski | |
| 06:52 | The Citadel | James Markham is called for traveling | 53-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Hughes (C) Tomas Travis | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Travis Brannon (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| 06:32 | Butler | Rodney Gentile misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by James Kulick - foul #2 on James Kulick, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG), Richard Brown (PF) Manuel Hooten, Samuel Richardson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Barnette (PG) Ron Justice | |
| 06:32 | Butler | Rodney Gentile makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Rodney Gentile makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:14 | The Citadel | James Kulick misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Ronald Hughes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-59 |
| 05:50 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Brown | 55-59 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Ronald Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Martin Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Travis Brannon picks off the pass by Rodney Gentile | 55-59 |
| 05:09 | The Citadel | James Kulick makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Markham | 55-62 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Richard Brown drills a floater from the right side set up by Rodney Gentile | 57-62 |
| 04:52 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Michael Traver (SG), Anthony Roberts (SF), Tomas Travis (PF) Rodney Gentile, Robert Ridley, Martin Hamilton, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ron Justice (PG), David Lambert (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Mel White (PF), Kevin Kowalowski (C) Terry Barnette, James Kulick, Travis Brannon, James Markham, Edward Williams | |
| 04:32 | The Citadel | Ron Justice travels with the ball | 57-62 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Manuel Hooten loses the ball out of bounds | 57-62 |
| 03:54 | The Citadel | Ron Justice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-62 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Michael Traver is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 57-62 |
| 03:21 | The Citadel | Mel White drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Williams | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mel White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Butler | The short jumper by Manuel Hooten is denied by Mel White | 57-64 |
| 02:55 | The Citadel | Mel White grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 02:50 | The Citadel | David Lambert knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Kowalowski | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Manuel Hooten knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Traver | 59-66 |
| 02:28 | The Citadel | Anthony Roberts steals the ball from Mel White | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Ronald Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Williams | 59-66 |
| 02:05 | The Citadel | Mel White pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 01:54 | The Citadel | Mel White knocks in the shot from the right wing | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Butler | Anthony Roberts drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tomas Travis | 61-68 |
| 01:31 | The Citadel | Ron Justice is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Hooten - foul #3 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #4 | 61-68 |
| 01:14 | The Citadel | David Lambert is fouled on the floor by Michael Traver - foul #1 on Michael Traver, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-68 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Tomas Travis grabs the board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Butler | Michael Traver is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Traver, team foul #6 | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | The Citadel | Manuel Hooten is called for the reach on Mel White in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Kulick (C) Kevin Kowalowski | |
| 00:43 | The Citadel | Mel White makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:43 | The Citadel | Mel White makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Manuel Hooten can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 00:38 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Travis | 61-70 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Michael Traver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Anthony Roberts snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Manuel Hooten makes the 3 from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | James Kulick is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Traver - foul #3 on Michael Traver, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Barnette (PG) Ron Justice | |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | James Kulick makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | James Kulick makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Manuel Hooten knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Traver | 67-72 |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski (C) Christopher Williams | |
| 00:23 | The Citadel | David Lambert is hacked by Michael Traver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Traver, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| 00:23 | The Citadel | David Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tomas Travis | 67-72 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Manuel Hooten comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 00:15 | The Citadel | Mel White grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 00:12 | The Citadel | Mel White is hacked by Michael Traver in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Traver, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG) Michael Traver | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:12 | The Citadel | Mel White misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:12 | The Citadel | Mel White makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 00:05 | The Citadel | David Lambert gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:05 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| 00:03 | The Citadel | David Lambert is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Gentile - foul #3 on Rodney Gentile, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| 00:03 | The Citadel | David Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:03 | The Citadel | David Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Manuel Hooten comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-75 |