| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SG - Orlando Valdez (fresh) SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) PF - Brandon Jones (fresh) C - Gary Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Roger Palmer (fresh) SG - Michael Daniels (fresh) SF - Thomas Cox (fresh) PF - Christopher Montijo (fresh) C - Miguel Martin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Miguel Martin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | McNeese State | Christopher Montijo dunks the ball on a great pass from Roger Palmer | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Brandon Jones dunks the ball and he's hacked by Thomas Cox - foul #1 on Thomas Cox, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Brandon Jones makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | McNeese State | Christopher Montijo misses the jumpshot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Allen Pauley gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Orlando Valdez is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | McNeese State | Thomas Cox hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | McNeese State | Miguel Martin gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:58 | McNeese State | Roger Palmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Allen Pauley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:46 | Butler | Brandon Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 17:19 | McNeese State | Brandon Jones blocks the short jumper by Christopher Montijo | 3-5 |
| 17:17 | McNeese State | Miguel Martin tips it home | 3-7 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Allen Pauley knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Miguel Martin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), John Cole (SF), Raymond Weese (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Dikembe Ali, Allen Pauley, Brandon Jones, Gary Murray | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Georges (SG), Eric Padua (SF), Franklin Walker (PF) Michael Daniels, Thomas Cox, Christopher Montijo | |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Miguel Martin makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Miguel Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:26 | Butler | The jump hook by Roger Hoffman is blocked by Franklin Walker | 5-9 |
| 16:25 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Miguel Martin | 5-9 |
| 16:18 | McNeese State | Eric Padua misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-9 |
| 16:16 | McNeese State | John Georges hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Roger Palmer is called for the reach on Joshua Devane - foul #1 on Roger Palmer, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Dean Hertzog (SF) Orlando Valdez | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thomas Cox (SF) Miguel Martin | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) SG - John Cole (fresh) SF - Dean Hertzog (fresh) PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Roger Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Georges (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Cox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Padua (fresh) C - Franklin Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Dean Hertzog connects on the shot from the right side | 7-11 |
| 15:04 | McNeese State | Roger Palmer is fouled on the floor by Roger Hoffman - foul #1 on Roger Hoffman, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Dikembe Ali (PG), Allen Pauley (SF), Brandon Jones (PF), Gary Murray (C) Joshua Devane, Dean Hertzog, Raymond Weese, Roger Hoffman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christopher Montijo (PF) Thomas Cox | |
| 14:55 | McNeese State | Gary Murray picks off the pass by John Georges | 7-11 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Brandon Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 14:32 | McNeese State | Roger Palmer pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:17 | McNeese State | Roger Palmer misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 7-11 |
| 14:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gary Murray | 7-11 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Dikembe Ali misses short on a floater from the left side | 7-11 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Gary Murray can't tip it in | 7-11 |
| 14:08 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to John Georges | 7-11 |
| 13:50 | McNeese State | Christopher Montijo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Orlando Valdez (SG) John Cole | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Daniels (SG), Thomas Cox (SF), Miguel Martin (C) John Georges, Eric Padua, Franklin Walker | |
| 13:33 | Butler | Brandon Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Allen Pauley grabs the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Orlando Valdez can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Brandon Jones tips it in | 9-11 |
| 12:49 | McNeese State | Miguel Martin knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Roger Palmer | 9-13 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Roger Palmer steps in front of the Gary Murray pass | 9-13 |
| 12:08 | McNeese State | Michael Daniels misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Brandon Jones pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Orlando Valdez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), John Cole (SF), Raymond Weese (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Dikembe Ali, Allen Pauley, Brandon Jones, Gary Murray | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Georges (PG), Eric Padua (PF), Franklin Walker (C) Roger Palmer, Christopher Montijo, Miguel Martin | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) SG - Orlando Valdez (fresh) SF - John Cole (fresh) PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Georges (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Daniels (fresh) SF - Thomas Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Padua (fresh) C - Franklin Walker (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | McNeese State | Michael Daniels scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Georges | 9-16 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Raymond Weese can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 9-16 |
| 11:14 | McNeese State | Franklin Walker pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:59 | McNeese State | Eric Padua banks in the layup on a great pass from Franklin Walker | 9-18 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Raymond Weese's pass is intercepted by John Georges | 9-18 |
| 10:36 | McNeese State | John Georges lays it up and in | 9-20 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Orlando Valdez is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Orlando Valdez, team foul #3 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Dikembe Ali (PG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Brandon Jones (PF), Gary Murray (C) Joshua Devane, Orlando Valdez, Raymond Weese, Roger Hoffman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Roger Palmer (PG), Miguel Martin (C) Michael Daniels, Thomas Cox | |
| 10:00 | McNeese State | John Georges connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Palmer | 9-23 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Dikembe Ali hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Cole | 11-23 |
| 09:14 | McNeese State | Miguel Martin scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Georges | 11-25 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Gary Murray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 11-25 |
| 09:06 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Miguel Martin | 11-25 |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | John Georges misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Cole - foul #1 on John Cole, team foul #4 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), Orlando Valdez (SG), Allen Pauley (SF) Dikembe Ali, John Cole, Dean Hertzog | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Daniels (SG), Christopher Montijo (PF) Eric Padua, Franklin Walker | |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | John Georges makes the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | John Georges misses the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 08:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Jones | 11-26 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Brandon Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 08:20 | McNeese State | Roger Palmer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-28 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Gary Murray connects on the floater in the paint set up by Brandon Jones and he's hacked by Miguel Martin - foul #1 on Miguel Martin, team foul #3 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Dikembe Ali (PG), Raymond Weese (PF) Joshua Devane, Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thomas Cox (SF), Franklin Walker (C) John Georges, Miguel Martin | |
| 07:56 | Butler | Gary Murray misses the free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:56 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Franklin Walker | 16-28 |
| 07:32 | McNeese State | Michael Daniels misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-28 |
| 07:30 | McNeese State | Christopher Montijo tips it home | 16-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Valdez (fresh) SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) C - Gary Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Roger Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Cox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Montijo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Franklin Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Orlando Valdez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Daniels - foul #1 on Michael Daniels, team foul #4 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Hoffman (C) Gary Murray | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eric Padua (PG) Roger Palmer | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Orlando Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Orlando Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:56 | McNeese State | Thomas Cox misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 18-30 |
| 06:55 | McNeese State | Franklin Walker tips it home | 18-32 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Allen Pauley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-32 |
| Subs | Butler | John Cole (SG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Brandon Jones (PF) Orlando Valdez, Allen Pauley, Roger Hoffman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Miguel Martin (C) Thomas Cox | |
| 06:23 | McNeese State | Michael Daniels is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Daniels, team foul #5 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Roger Palmer (PG), John Georges (SG), Thomas Cox (SF) Michael Daniels, Franklin Walker, Christopher Montijo | |
| 06:07 | Butler | Brandon Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Devane | 20-32 |
| 05:42 | McNeese State | John Georges misses the floater from the left side | 20-32 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Brandon Jones pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Raymond Weese is hacked by Miguel Martin - foul #2 on Miguel Martin, team foul #6 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Dikembe Ali (PG), Orlando Valdez (SG), Allen Pauley (SF), Gary Murray (C) Joshua Devane, John Cole, Dean Hertzog, Raymond Weese | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christopher Montijo (PF), Franklin Walker (C) Eric Padua, Miguel Martin | |
| 04:57 | Butler | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-32 |
| 04:55 | McNeese State | Christopher Montijo pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 04:34 | McNeese State | Thomas Cox comes up short on the shot from the left side | 20-32 |
| 04:33 | McNeese State | Franklin Walker tips it home | 20-34 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Dikembe Ali misses the lay-in | 20-34 |
| 04:23 | McNeese State | John Georges gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 04:09 | McNeese State | Franklin Walker is fouled on the floor by Gary Murray - foul #1 on Gary Murray, team foul #5 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Dean Hertzog (PF) Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eric Padua (SF) Thomas Cox | |
| 03:53 | McNeese State | Christopher Montijo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Montijo, team foul #7 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), John Cole (SF), Raymond Weese (PF) Dikembe Ali, Allen Pauley, Dean Hertzog | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Daniels (SG), Miguel Martin (C) John Georges, Christopher Montijo | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Joshua Devane misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Eric Padua - foul #1 on Eric Padua, team foul #8 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Hoffman (C) Gary Murray | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thomas Cox (SF) Franklin Walker | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Joshua Devane makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Joshua Devane makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cole (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Roger Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Padua (fresh) 2 pts. C - Miguel Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | McNeese State | Miguel Martin clanks a jumper in the lane | 22-34 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Roger Hoffman gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Raymond Weese is hacked by Miguel Martin - foul #3 on Miguel Martin, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Dikembe Ali (PG), Allen Pauley (SF), Brandon Jones (PF) Joshua Devane, Orlando Valdez, Roger Hoffman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christopher Montijo (PF) Miguel Martin | |
| 02:43 | Butler | Raymond Weese misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:43 | McNeese State | Eric Padua grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 02:31 | McNeese State | Eric Padua is fouled on the floor by Allen Pauley - foul #1 on Allen Pauley, team foul #6 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Murray (C) Raymond Weese | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Franklin Walker (C) Roger Palmer | |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | Michael Daniels clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | Eric Padua gets the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 02:05 | McNeese State | John Cole steals the ball from Eric Padua | 22-34 |
| 02:02 | Butler | John Cole banks in the layup | 24-34 |
| 01:43 | McNeese State | Thomas Cox's pass is intercepted by Brandon Jones | 24-34 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Brandon Jones hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 01:04 | McNeese State | Thomas Cox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Gary Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Brandon Jones misses the easy layup | 27-34 |
| 00:40 | McNeese State | Thomas Cox pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Eric Padua misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), Orlando Valdez (SG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Raymond Weese (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Dikembe Ali, John Cole, Allen Pauley, Brandon Jones, Gary Murray | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Roger Palmer (PG), John Georges (SF), Daniel Reaves (C) Thomas Cox, Christopher Montijo, Franklin Walker | |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Eric Padua makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Eric Padua misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Roger Hoffman snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Eric Padua steals the ball from Orlando Valdez | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Eric Padua can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 27-35 |