| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Harold Orvis (fresh) SG - John Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cris Barton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roman Whitcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cyrus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrel Atchley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Fish inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt's pass is intercepted by Harold Orvis | 23-29 |
| 19:19 | Winthrop | John Gardner is hacked by Michael Kleinschmidt - foul #1 on Michael Kleinschmidt, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:07 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Billy Gibson drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Page | 25-31 |
| 18:29 | Winthrop | John Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-31 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Richard Fish misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Richard Fish tips it back up and in | 25-33 |
| 17:45 | Winthrop | John Gardner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 17:43 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus tips it back up and in | 27-33 |
| 17:20 | Butler | William Page clanks a floater from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 17:19 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:04 | Winthrop | Billy Gibson denies the turnaround by Ronald Cyrus | 27-33 |
| 17:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Fish | 27-33 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Richard Fish hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 16:55 | Winthrop | John Gardner gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:49 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Billy Gibson gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Darrel Atchley's pass is intercepted by Roman Whitcher | 27-33 |
| 16:12 | Winthrop | Cris Barton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Cris Barton, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo (PG), William Owen (SG), Daniel Hoffman (SF), Brian Catanzaro (PF), Nicolas Cox (C) Harold Orvis, John Gardner, Cris Barton, Roman Whitcher, Ronald Cyrus | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (PG), Gregory Skoog (SG), Ryan Depuy (SF), John Poynter (PF), James Blevins (C) William Page, Michael Kleinschmidt, Richard Fish, Darrel Atchley, Billy Gibson | |
| 15:52 | Butler | Gregory Skoog scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Tommy Muhlestein | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Nathan Aguayo (fresh) SG - William Owen (fresh) SF - Daniel Hoffman (fresh) PF - Brian Catanzaro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicolas Cox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Poynter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blevins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 15:25 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro tips it in | 29-36 |
| 15:06 | Butler | John Poynter misses the lay-in | 29-36 |
| 15:05 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Nathan Aguayo | 29-36 |
| 14:53 | Winthrop | Nicolas Cox lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Catanzaro | 31-36 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Ryan Depuy buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 14:22 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro hits the finger roll | 33-39 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gregory Skoog | 33-41 |
| 13:47 | Winthrop | Nicolas Cox comes up short on the runner near the basket | 33-41 |
| 13:45 | Winthrop | William Owen grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 13:23 | Winthrop | Tommy Muhlestein is called for the reach on Daniel Hoffman - foul #2 on Tommy Muhlestein, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harold Orvis (PG), John Gardner (SG), Cris Barton (SF), Roman Whitcher (PF), Ronald Cyrus (C) Nathan Aguayo, William Owen, Daniel Hoffman, Brian Catanzaro, Nicolas Cox | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Michael Kleinschmidt (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Darrel Atchley (PF), Erik Caples (C) Tommy Muhlestein, Gregory Skoog, Ryan Depuy, John Poynter, James Blevins | |
| 13:08 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Richard Fish gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Erik Caples makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Ronald Cyrus - foul #2 on Ronald Cyrus, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Erik Caples makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:23 | Winthrop | John Gardner makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Roman Whitcher | 36-44 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Erik Caples can't finish the layup | 36-44 |
| 12:08 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:49 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Erik Caples - foul #4 on Erik Caples, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman (SF) Cris Barton | |
| Subs | Butler | Billy Gibson (C) Erik Caples | |
| 11:49 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:49 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Harold Orvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hoffman (fresh) PF - Roman Whitcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cyrus (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Darrel Atchley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Richard Fish gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Darrel Atchley is hacked by Roman Whitcher - foul #1 on Roman Whitcher, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (PG) William Page | |
| 10:44 | Butler | Roman Whitcher is called for the reach on Ryan Depuy - foul #2 on Roman Whitcher, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro (PF), Nicolas Cox (C) Roman Whitcher, Ronald Cyrus | |
| Subs | Butler | James Blevins (C) Darrel Atchley | |
| 10:30 | Butler | John Gardner steals the ball from Richard Fish | 38-44 |
| 10:13 | Winthrop | John Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 10:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Fish | 38-44 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Billy Gibson comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Brian Catanzaro - foul #3 on Brian Catanzaro, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo (PG), William Owen (SG), Cris Barton (SF), Ronald Cyrus (C) Harold Orvis, John Gardner, Daniel Hoffman, Nicolas Cox | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Tommy Muhlestein (SG) Michael Kleinschmidt, Richard Fish | |
| 09:48 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Billy Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:36 | Winthrop | Cris Barton clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 09:34 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro tips it but misses | 38-45 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Blevins | 38-48 |
| 09:22 | Winthrop | William Owen misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 09:21 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus tips it back up and in | 40-48 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Ryan Depuy hits the finger roll | 40-50 |
| 09:07 | Winthrop | Cris Barton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 40-50 |
| 09:05 | Butler | James Blevins snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Gibson | 40-53 |
| 08:28 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 40-53 |
| 08:27 | Butler | William Page grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Ryan Depuy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 08:17 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Muhlestein | 40-53 |
| 08:03 | Butler | William Page's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Cyrus | 40-53 |
| 08:01 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Cris Barton | 40-53 |
| 07:38 | Winthrop | William Owen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 07:37 | Butler | Ryan Depuy grabs the board | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Nathan Aguayo (fresh) SG - William Owen (fresh) SF - Cris Barton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Catanzaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cyrus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Depuy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Blevins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Butler | Billy Gibson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 07:07 | Winthrop | Cris Barton gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 06:43 | Winthrop | William Owen can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Billy Gibson pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein is hacked by William Owen - foul #1 on William Owen, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harold Orvis (PG), John Gardner (SG), Daniel Hoffman (SF), Roman Whitcher (PF), Nicolas Cox (C) Nathan Aguayo, William Owen, Cris Barton, Brian Catanzaro, Ronald Cyrus | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Michael Kleinschmidt (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Darrel Atchley (PF), Erik Caples (C) William Page, Tommy Muhlestein, Ryan Depuy, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| 06:12 | Butler | Richard Fish is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hoffman - foul #1 on Daniel Hoffman, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Richard Fish makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Richard Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:00 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Kleinschmidt - foul #2 on Michael Kleinschmidt, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| 06:00 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:00 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Darrel Atchley | 42-58 |
| 05:32 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman loses the dribble to Richard Fish | 42-58 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Richard Fish lays it up and in | 42-60 |
| 05:18 | Winthrop | John Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-60 |
| 05:16 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis gets the offensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 05:09 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-60 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Richard Fish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro (C) Nicolas Cox | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (PG) Gregory Skoog | |
| 04:33 | Winthrop | Tommy Muhlestein is called for the reach on Harold Orvis - foul #3 on Tommy Muhlestein, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (PG) Tommy Muhlestein | |
| 04:13 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman loses the dribble to Darrel Atchley | 45-60 |
| 03:52 | Butler | John Gardner is called for the reach on Ryan Depuy - foul #1 on John Gardner, team foul #8 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo (PG), William Owen (SG), Nicolas Cox (C) Harold Orvis, John Gardner, Roman Whitcher | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (PG), Gregory Skoog (SG), John Poynter (PF), Robert Dotson (C) Michael Kleinschmidt, Richard Fish, Darrel Atchley, Erik Caples | |
| 03:52 | Butler | Ryan Depuy misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 03:52 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Nicolas Cox | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Ryan Depuy gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Nathan Aguayo (fresh) SG - William Owen (fresh) SF - Daniel Hoffman (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Catanzaro (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicolas Cox (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Poynter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dotson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Butler | Ryan Depuy connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Skoog | 45-62 |
| 02:52 | Winthrop | William Owen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-62 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Robert Dotson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein tips it but misses | 48-62 |
| 02:26 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 02:22 | Winthrop | William Owen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Ryan Depuy gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Ryan Depuy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-62 |
| 01:54 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:48 | Winthrop | Tommy Muhlestein takes the ball from Nicolas Cox | 48-62 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Robert Dotson misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Nicolas Cox - foul #2 on Nicolas Cox, team foul #9 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Butler | Billy Gibson (SF), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, John Poynter | |
| 01:29 | Butler | Robert Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Robert Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:08 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman is hacked by Ryan Depuy - foul #1 on Ryan Depuy, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Poynter (PF) Robert Dotson | |
| 00:54 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro misses the jump hook in the lane | 48-63 |
| 00:52 | Winthrop | William Owen tips it home | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | John Poynter drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Ryan Depuy | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Ryan Depuy runs out the clock | 53-65 |