| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Martin Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Josephs (fresh) SF - Jaime Primeaux (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Morris (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Riggs (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Kevin Jackson misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Martin Bland - foul #3 on Martin Bland, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Stover (PG) Martin Bland | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:24 | Jacksonville State | Donald Stover misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 19:23 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 19:10 | Jacksonville State | Robert Morris clanks a floater from the right side | 37-34 |
| 19:08 | Jacksonville State | John Riggs grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:47 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Alexander Josephs, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Robert Moore (SG) Alexander Josephs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:24 | Butler | Joel Ament is fouled on the floor by Robert Morris - foul #1 on Robert Morris, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Omer Zaharis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Kevin Jackson tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 17:42 | Jacksonville State | Robert Morris misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tommy Strozier | 37-36 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Kevin Jackson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Frankie Molnar tips it home | 37-38 |
| 17:10 | Jacksonville State | Robert Morris drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 39-38 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is hacked by Jaime Primeaux - foul #2 on Jaime Primeaux, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw (SF) Jaime Primeaux | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Jessie Williamson (SG), Cory Aylward (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Kevin Jackson, Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Omer Zaharis | |
| 16:38 | Butler | Rogelio Romano buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Cory Aylward and the foul's on Donald Stover - foul #1 on Donald Stover, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Anthony Hall (PG), Johnny Waddell (C) Donald Stover, John Riggs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:38 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:28 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw misses the shot from the right block | 39-41 |
| 16:27 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 16:08 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jessie Williamson - foul #1 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Joel Ament | |
| 16:08 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:08 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Straw - foul #2 on Johnny Straw, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland (PG), Alexander Josephs (SG), John Riggs (C) Anthony Hall, Robert Moore, Robert Morris | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF) Frank Jackson, Cory Aylward | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Jessie Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Martin Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Josephs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Straw (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Waddell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Riggs (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw makes the driving attempt in the lane | 43-42 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Frankie Molnar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux (SF) Johnny Straw | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Omer Zaharis (PF), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| 14:40 | Jacksonville State | Frankie Molnar picks off the pass by Jaime Primeaux | 43-42 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is fouled on the floor by Johnny Waddell - foul #1 on Johnny Waddell, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Robert Morris (PF) Johnny Waddell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:23 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:01 | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:59 | Jacksonville State | John Riggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:46 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Johnny Waddell (C) John Riggs | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF) Frankie Molnar | |
| 13:31 | Butler | Kevin Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:29 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Waddell pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:08 | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 13:06 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Waddell gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:59 | Jacksonville State | Robert Morris's floater is tipped away by Joel Ament | 43-44 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Jessie Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Joel Ament knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Strozier | 43-47 |
| 12:24 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alexander Josephs | 45-47 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Tommy Strozier buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jessie Williamson | 45-50 |
| 11:50 | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:48 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:36 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Waddell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jaime Primeaux | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Martin Bland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Josephs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jaime Primeaux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Morris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Johnny Waddell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Omer Zaharis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Ament (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Jessie Williamson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Stover (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Johnny Straw (SF), John Riggs (C) Martin Bland, Alexander Josephs, Jaime Primeaux, Johnny Waddell | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Kevin Jackson, Tommy Strozier, Omer Zaharis, Joel Ament | |
| 10:58 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 10:57 | Jacksonville State | Donald Stover tips it in | 50-50 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Rogelio Romano clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 10:42 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:37 | Jacksonville State | Robert Moore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Stover | 53-50 |
| 10:17 | Butler | Frankie Molnar buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 10:00 | Jacksonville State | Robert Morris lays it up and in on a great pass from Johnny Straw | 55-53 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Raphael Rossi buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jessie Williamson | 55-56 |
| 09:32 | Jacksonville State | John Riggs loses the dribble to Rogelio Romano | 55-56 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Frankie Molnar knocks in the shot from the left side and he's fouled by Donald Stover - foul #2 on Donald Stover, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland (PG), Alexander Josephs (SG), Johnny Waddell (PF) Donald Stover, Robert Moore, Robert Morris | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| 09:26 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:09 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw's floater is tipped away by Rogelio Romano | 55-59 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Frank Jackson pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Joel Ament is whistled for traveling | 55-59 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Omer Zaharis (PF) Frank Jackson, Rogelio Romano | |
| 08:32 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Jackson - foul #3 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| 08:32 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:32 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Kevin Jackson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Strozier | 57-62 |
| 07:54 | Jacksonville State | John Riggs misses the dunk attempt | 57-62 |
| 07:53 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Waddell grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 07:34 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Waddell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Joel Ament snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Martin Bland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Josephs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Straw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Waddell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Riggs (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses short on a shot in the paint | 57-62 |
| 07:10 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to John Riggs | 57-62 |
| 07:01 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 07:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kevin Jackson | 57-62 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Tommy Strozier comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-62 |
| 06:44 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Martin Bland | 57-62 |
| 06:28 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs's floater is knocked away by Omer Zaharis | 57-62 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Joel Ament snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Frankie Molnar can't finish the layup | 57-62 |
| 06:12 | Jacksonville State | John Riggs snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 05:52 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-62 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Joel Ament misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 60-62 |
| 05:37 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Straw snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 05:37 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux (SF), Robert Morris (PF) Johnny Straw, Johnny Waddell | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG), Cory Aylward (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Omer Zaharis | |
| 05:08 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Kevin Jackson snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Joel Ament misses long on a floater in the paint | 60-62 |
| 04:46 | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:21 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Cory Aylward - foul #2 on Cory Aylward, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Stover (SG), Johnny Waddell (C) Alexander Josephs, John Riggs | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Omer Zaharis (PF) Cory Aylward, Rogelio Romano | |
| 04:21 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:21 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Joel Ament misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Johnny Waddell - foul #2 on Johnny Waddell, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF) Kevin Jackson, Jessie Williamson | |
| 04:04 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:46 | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Joel Ament gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Frank Jackson's pass is intercepted by Johnny Waddell | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Martin Bland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Stover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaime Primeaux (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Morris (fresh) 13 pts. C - Johnny Waddell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jaime Primeaux, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG) Frank Jackson | |
| 02:54 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Joel Ament hits the follow up shot | 62-65 |
| 02:52 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs (SG), John Riggs (C) Donald Stover, Johnny Waddell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:40 | Jacksonville State | John Riggs misses the easy layup | 62-65 |
| 02:39 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to John Riggs | 62-65 |
| 02:25 | Jacksonville State | Robert Morris knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 64-65 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Joel Ament banks in the layup on a great pass from Omer Zaharis | 64-67 |
| 01:58 | Jacksonville State | Omer Zaharis takes the ball from Alexander Josephs | 64-67 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Omer Zaharis is hacked by John Riggs - foul #3 on John Riggs, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Omer Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Omer Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:35 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland is fouled on the floor by Kevin Jackson - foul #4 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #5 | 64-69 |
| 01:22 | Jacksonville State | Joel Ament steals the ball from John Riggs | 64-69 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Frankie Molnar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-69 |
| 01:05 | Jacksonville State | John Riggs gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:53 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Strozier - foul #3 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| 00:53 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:53 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Joel Ament hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Jacksonville State | Alexander Josephs misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Joel Ament snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Martin Bland is called for the reach on Joel Ament in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Bland, team foul #12 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Cory Aylward (PF) Kevin Jackson, Omer Zaharis | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Jacksonville State | Martin Bland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-73 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Martin Bland is called for the reach on Cory Aylward in the backcourt - foul #5 on Martin Bland, team foul #13 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Stover (PG) Martin Bland | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:16 | Butler | Cory Aylward misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Cory Aylward makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Jacksonville State | Jaime Primeaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Josephs - foul #4 on Alexander Josephs, team foul #14 | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Donald Stover clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-75 |