| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Clinton Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Deloney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Johns (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Geary (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Skoog steals the ball from Charles Johns | 30-35 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Gregory Skoog is called for traveling | 30-35 |
| 19:23 | St. Joseph's | John Geary misses long on a shot from the left side | 30-35 |
| 19:21 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:11 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 19:09 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Billy Gibson's fadeaway is rejected by John Geary | 30-37 |
| 18:48 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:39 | St. Joseph's | John Geary misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Billy Gibson snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Gregory Skoog can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 18:23 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:03 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Deloney | 30-39 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Carlos Robinson - foul #2 on Carlos Robinson, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan (SF), Calvin Faison (PF) Carlos Robinson, Charles Johns | |
| 17:52 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:52 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney is whistled for a carry | 31-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (SF), Mark McConaghy (C) Erick Ashley, James Blevins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews (C) John Geary | |
| 17:09 | Butler | Gregory Skoog scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Page and he's hacked by Steven Tews - foul #1 on Steven Tews, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG), Rex Cuddy (PF) William Page, Billy Gibson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:09 | Butler | Gregory Skoog misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:54 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods's pass is intercepted by Gregory Skoog | 33-39 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Don Rasco travels with the ball | 33-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Forrest Tobin (SG), Charles Johns (PF) Clinton Woods, Stephen Deloney, Steven Tews | |
| 16:18 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Robert Dotson gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Rex Cuddy connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Rasco | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Tobin (fresh) SF - Richard Swan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Johns (fresh) 4 pts. C - Calvin Faison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. Joseph's | Don Rasco is called for the reach on Forrest Tobin - foul #1 on Don Rasco, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Don Rasco, Robert Dotson, Rex Cuddy, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods (PG), Carlos Robinson (SF), John Geary (C) Forrest Tobin, Richard Swan, Calvin Faison | |
| 15:24 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson loses the dribble to Billy Gibson | 35-39 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 15:15 | St. Joseph's | John Geary grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 14:59 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Carlos Robinson is denied by James Blevins | 35-39 |
| 14:58 | Butler | James Blevins gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:41 | Butler | William Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:40 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 14:28 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley loses the dribble to Erick Ashley | 35-39 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Billy Gibson lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Page | 37-39 |
| 13:54 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns drills a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Billy Gibson - foul #3 on Billy Gibson, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (SF) Erick Ashley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan (PG), Stephen Deloney (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF) Clinton Woods, George Gulley, Carlos Robinson | |
| 13:54 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:54 | Butler | James Blevins snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Joseph Dean makes the fadeaway from the left block | 39-41 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin is hacked by Robert Dotson - foul #3 on Robert Dotson, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Don Rasco (SG), Rex Cuddy (PF), Mark McConaghy (C) William Page, Joseph Dean, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison (PF), Steven Tews (C) Charles Johns, John Geary | |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin is hacked by Robert Dotson - foul #4 on Robert Dotson, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Erick Ashley (SF) Robert Dotson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Rex Cuddy - foul #1 on Rex Cuddy, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods (PG) Forrest Tobin | |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Gregory Skoog connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Erick Ashley | 42-43 |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clinton Woods | 42-46 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Gregory Skoog can't tip it in | 42-46 |
| 11:50 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Clinton Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Deloney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Swan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Faison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Tews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | St. Joseph's | Rex Cuddy is called for the reach on Clinton Woods - foul #2 on Rex Cuddy, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Don Rasco, Erick Ashley, Rex Cuddy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson (SF), John Geary (C) Richard Swan, Steven Tews | |
| 11:40 | St. Joseph's | John Geary scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Clinton Woods | 42-48 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Billy Gibson banks in the layup | 44-48 |
| 10:58 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:56 | Butler | James Blevins snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Joseph Dean knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark McConaghy | 47-48 |
| 10:38 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 10:37 | Butler | James Blevins snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 10:11 | Butler | William Page hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Billy Gibson | 50-48 |
| 09:56 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-48 |
| 09:54 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 09:40 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Billy Gibson pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Joseph Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (SG), Erick Ashley (SF) Joseph Dean, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Forrest Tobin (SG), Richard Swan (SF), Charles Johns (PF), Steven Tews (C) Clinton Woods, Stephen Deloney, Carlos Robinson, Calvin Faison, John Geary | |
| 09:24 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 09:23 | Butler | James Blevins gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:59 | Butler | Billy Gibson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Page | 53-48 |
| 08:52 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Blevins - foul #2 on James Blevins, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG), Rex Cuddy (PF) William Page, Billy Gibson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:52 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:52 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:35 | Butler | James Blevins drills a jump hook from the baseline | 55-50 |
| 08:13 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from George Gulley | 55-52 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Don Rasco comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 07:44 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan grabs the board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blevins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forrest Tobin (fresh) SF - Richard Swan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Johns (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Tews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley scores on a jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Rex Cuddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), Mark McConaghy (C) Gregory Skoog, Don Rasco, Erick Ashley, Rex Cuddy, James Blevins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods (PG), Stephen Deloney (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Calvin Faison (PF), John Geary (C) George Gulley, Forrest Tobin, Richard Swan, Charles Johns, Steven Tews | |
| 06:59 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 06:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Dean | 55-54 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Clinton Woods picks off the pass by William Page | 55-54 |
| 06:34 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods is fouled on the floor by Mark McConaghy - foul #2 on Mark McConaghy, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 06:34 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Billy Gibson grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 05:59 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison hits a runner near the basket | 55-56 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | John Geary grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:30 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-56 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Robert Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Joseph Dean drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Billy Gibson | 58-56 |
| 04:42 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gibson swats the short shot by John Geary | 58-56 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Billy Gibson snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 04:20 | Butler | William Page misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Clinton Woods - foul #2 on Clinton Woods, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), James Blevins (C) Joseph Dean, Robert Dotson, Billy Gibson, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (SG), Richard Swan (SF), Charles Johns (PF), Steven Tews (C) Stephen Deloney, Carlos Robinson, Calvin Faison, John Geary | |
| 04:20 | Butler | William Page misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:20 | Butler | William Page misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns's pass is intercepted by Gregory Skoog | 58-56 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Erick Ashley hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Skoog | 60-56 |
| 03:43 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Swan | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blevins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Clinton Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Gulley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Swan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Johns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Tews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Butler | William Page drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Rex Cuddy | 63-58 |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:02 | Butler | The jump hook by James Blevins is blocked by Steven Tews | 63-61 |
| 03:00 | Butler | William Page gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Billy Gibson (PF) William Page, Rex Cuddy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney (SG), John Geary (C) George Gulley, Steven Tews | |
| 02:42 | Butler | John Geary denies the turnaround by Billy Gibson | 63-61 |
| 02:41 | St. Joseph's | John Geary pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:35 | St. Joseph's | John Geary hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 63-61 |
| 02:33 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 02:23 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 02:21 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods tips it home | 63-63 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Billy Gibson drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Dean and the foul's on John Geary - foul #2 on John Geary, team foul #4 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (C) James Blevins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:08 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses the free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's | John Geary snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 01:42 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-63 |
| 01:41 | St. Joseph's | John Geary can't tip it in | 65-63 |
| 01:39 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Robert Dotson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson (SF) Richard Swan | |
| 01:10 | Butler | William Page is hacked by Clinton Woods - foul #3 on Clinton Woods, team foul #5 | 65-65 |
| 00:57 | Butler | John Geary steals the ball from James Blevins | 65-65 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | John Geary can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Billy Gibson - foul #4 on Billy Gibson, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | John Geary makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | John Geary makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Billy Gibson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods is hacked by William Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Page, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Erick Ashley hits the finger roll and the foul's on Clinton Woods - foul #4 on Clinton Woods, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson is hacked by William Page - foul #2 on William Page, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |