| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Frankie Molnar inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Joel Ament connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Omer Zaharis and the foul's on Robert Tipler - foul #3 on Robert Tipler, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG) Robert Tipler | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is fouled on the floor by Jessie Williamson - foul #1 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel loses the ball out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Kevin Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Omer Zaharis steals it from Carl Gibson | 35-30 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Joel Ament is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joel Ament, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Jackson - foul #3 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG) Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Frank Jackson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF) Jessie Williamson, Omer Zaharis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Friend (C) Carl Gibson | |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Paulson | 35-34 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is hacked by Joseph Sobel - foul #3 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Cory Aylward (SF) Frankie Molnar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| 16:43 | Butler | Joel Ament can't throw it down | 35-34 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Robinson | 35-34 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-34 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Cory Aylward grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Frank Jackson scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Ford | 37-34 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Herman Wille misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Cory Aylward - foul #3 on Cory Aylward, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF) Frank Jackson, Jeffery Ford, Cory Aylward, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, Mark Paulson, David Robinson, Michael Friend | |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Herman Wille makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Herman Wille misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Omer Zaharis snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herman Wille (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Butler | Leroy Hill takes the ball from Jessie Williamson | 37-35 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Herman Wille loses the ball out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), Raphael Rossi (C) Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF) Herman Wille | |
| 14:56 | Butler | Raphael Rossi buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson | 39-35 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Leroy Hill | 39-37 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Tommy Strozier comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Tommy Strozier tips it but misses | 39-37 |
| 14:32 | East Carolina | Lee Wall pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:27 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Omer Zaharis pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Robert Tipler is called for the reach on Tommy Strozier - foul #4 on Robert Tipler, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Ament (C) Omer Zaharis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Mark Paulson (SG), Michael Friend (C) Leroy Hill, Robert Tipler, Carl Gibson | |
| 13:57 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joel Ament | 41-37 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 13:38 | East Carolina | Michael Friend can't tip it in | 41-37 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Joel Ament gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Kevin Jackson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Strozier | 43-37 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #4 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Jessie Williamson (SG), Cory Aylward (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Kevin Jackson, Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Joel Ament is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Omer Zaharis (PF) Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Gibson (C) Herman Wille | |
| 12:35 | Butler | David Robinson steps in front of the Jessie Williamson pass | 43-40 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Robinson | 43-42 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Frank Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jessie Williamson | 46-42 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Joel Ament swats the short shot by David Robinson | 46-42 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Omer Zaharis pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) SF - Cory Aylward (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Friend (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Cory Aylward lays it in | 48-42 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Frank Jackson - foul #2 on Frank Jackson, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Jessie Williamson, Cory Aylward, Omer Zaharis, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Leroy Hill (C) Mark Paulson, Michael Friend, Carl Gibson | |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rogelio Romano | 50-44 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | David Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (PG) Frank Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, David Robinson, Herman Wille | |
| 10:11 | Butler | Leroy Hill is called for the reach on Tommy Strozier - foul #1 on Leroy Hill, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Ament (C) Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG) Michael Zaic | |
| 09:55 | Butler | Frankie Molnar can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-44 |
| 09:54 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Frankie Molnar | 50-44 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Rogelio Romano knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Ford | 52-44 |
| 09:25 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG), Omer Zaharis (PF) Tommy Strozier, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Michael Friend (C) Leroy Hill, Carl Gibson | |
| 08:54 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Johnnie Reed | 52-47 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Jeffery Ford misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-47 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Omer Zaharis snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Frankie Molnar, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Cory Aylward (SF) Jeffery Ford, Frankie Molnar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG), David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF) Mark Paulson, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Herman Wille is fouled on the floor by Omer Zaharis - foul #1 on Omer Zaharis, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Rogelio Romano (C) Frank Jackson, Cory Aylward, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG) Leroy Hill | |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Herman Wille makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Herman Wille makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herman Wille (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Friend (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Butler | Jessie Williamson is hacked by Herman Wille - foul #1 on Herman Wille, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (C) Michael Friend | |
| 07:21 | Butler | Jessie Williamson is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Omer Zaharis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Gibson (C) Leroy Hill | |
| 07:21 | Butler | Jessie Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Jessie Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Raphael Rossi - foul #1 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnnie Reed - foul #3 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Cory Aylward (SF), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF) David Robinson, Herman Wille | |
| 06:53 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Tommy Strozier takes the ball from Johnnie Reed in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits the finger roll | 58-50 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Robert Tipler | 58-52 |
| 06:08 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Tommy Strozier is blocked by Carl Gibson | 58-52 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Johnnie Reed | 58-55 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Robert Tipler steals the ball from Rogelio Romano | 58-55 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Sobel | 58-57 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses the shot from close range | 58-57 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Rogelio Romano tips it but misses | 58-57 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Rogelio Romano snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Rogelio Romano clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Jackson - foul #5 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Jessie Williamson (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF) Kevin Jackson, Tommy Strozier, Cory Aylward, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 58-58 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Herman Wille gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Herman Wille makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Reed | 58-60 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Frank Jackson double dribbles | 58-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Joel Ament | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler | |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Raphael Rossi blocks the short jumper by Herman Wille | 58-60 |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Wille | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herman Wille (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Friend (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Paulson | 58-63 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Omer Zaharis hits the finger roll and the foul's on David Robinson - foul #3 on David Robinson, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF) David Robinson, Herman Wille | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Omer Zaharis makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Omer Zaharis pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Frankie Molnar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Raphael Rossi grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Carl Gibson (C) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill, Michael Friend | |
| 02:26 | Butler | Frankie Molnar comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 61-63 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Gibson | 61-63 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson lays it up and in set up by Robert Tipler | 61-65 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Frank Jackson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Ament | 64-65 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Lee Wall is fouled on the floor by Tommy Strozier - foul #4 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Frankie Molnar's floater is knocked away by Robert Tipler | 64-67 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Joel Ament's layup is rejected by Joseph Sobel | 64-70 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Lee Wall steps out of bounds on the sideline | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Joel Ament buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Lee Wall - foul #1 on Lee Wall, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Lee Wall pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Lee Wall is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Strozier - foul #5 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #13 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG) Tommy Strozier | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Joel Ament hits a floater from the baseline | 68-72 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Frank Jackson is called for the reach on Johnnie Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Jackson, team foul #14 | 68-72 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-74 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Williamson - foul #2 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #15 | 68-74 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Jessie Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Frankie Molnar connects on the 3 from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Jackson - foul #4 on Frank Jackson, team foul #16 | 71-75 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-77 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Frankie Molnar grabs the offensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Joseph Sobel is called for the reach on Joel Ament - foul #4 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #11 | 71-77 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Frank Jackson is called for the reach on Joseph Sobel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Jackson, team foul #17 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (PG) Frank Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-79 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Frankie Molnar double dribbles | 73-79 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Williamson - foul #3 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #18 | 73-79 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the halfcourt shot | 73-80 |