| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) C - James Blevins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Gregory Palmer (fresh) SG - Vernon Hutson (fresh) SF - Donald Radley (fresh) PF - Hollis Dusek (fresh) C - Ian Seitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Billy Gibson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Joseph Dean is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hutson - foul #1 on Vernon Hutson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Butler | William Page connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek comes up short on the floater from close range | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | UMKC | Vernon Hutson grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek makes the floater near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Butler | William Page is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Page, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | UMKC | Billy Gibson denies the turnaround by Vernon Hutson | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Blevins | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Joseph Dean clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Vernon Hutson - foul #2 on Vernon Hutson, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alfred Sheffield (SG) Vernon Hutson | |
| 17:54 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Billy Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Butler | William Page connects on the 3 from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:21 | UMKC | Donald Radley scores on a shot in the lane set up by Gregory Palmer | 6-4 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Hollis Dusek picks off the pass by Billy Gibson | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Joseph Dean snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:39 | Butler | William Page misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | Butler | James Blevins snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:24 | Butler | William Page can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Billy Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Billy Gibson is whistled for traveling | 6-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Mark McConaghy (C) Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, James Blevins | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 16:00 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Dotson | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark McConaghy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Gregory Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Sheffield (fresh) SF - Donald Radley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hollis Dusek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ian Seitz (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Mark McConaghy travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG), Rex Cuddy (PF) William Page, Billy Gibson | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 15:24 | UMKC | Alfred Sheffield connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Palmer | 6-7 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Robert Dotson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Rex Cuddy | 6-7 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Rex Cuddy is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), James Blevins (C) Don Rasco, Rex Cuddy, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Staats (SG), James Shurtleff (C) Donald Radley, Ian Seitz | |
| 14:28 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 14:27 | UMKC | Alfred Sheffield tips it back up and in | 6-9 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Robert Dotson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Blevins | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer is hacked by Gregory Skoog - foul #1 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Billy Gibson (PF) Gregory Skoog, Robert Dotson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Donald Radley (SF), Jeff Williams (C) Gregory Palmer, Alfred Sheffield, Hollis Dusek | |
| 13:41 | UMKC | Ryan Staats hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | UMKC | Ryan Staats misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | Butler | James Blevins snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:21 | Butler | William Page knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Erick Ashley and the foul's on Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ian Seitz (C) Jeff Williams | |
| 13:21 | Butler | William Page misses the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:21 | UMKC | James Shurtleff snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:01 | UMKC | James Shurtleff is whistled for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (SF) Erick Ashley | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 12:48 | Butler | William Page misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 12:47 | UMKC | Ryan Staats pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:18 | UMKC | Kenneth Anderson is hacked by Billy Gibson - foul #1 on Billy Gibson, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (SG), Mark McConaghy (C) Joseph Dean, James Blevins | |
| Subs | UMKC | Gregory Palmer (PG), Alfred Sheffield (SG), Hollis Dusek (PF) Kenneth Anderson, Ryan Staats, Donald Radley | |
| 12:00 | UMKC | Robert Dotson picks off the pass by Ian Seitz | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | Butler | William Page misses the lay-in | 10-11 |
| 11:55 | UMKC | Ian Seitz grabs the board | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark McConaghy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Gregory Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Sheffield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Shurtleff (fresh) PF - Hollis Dusek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ian Seitz (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Billy Gibson - foul #2 on Billy Gibson, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Erick Ashley (SF) Billy Gibson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeff Williams (C) Ian Seitz | |
| 11:29 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:29 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Robert Dotson gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Robert Dotson misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Hollis Dusek - foul #1 on Hollis Dusek, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Staats (SG) James Shurtleff | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Robert Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Robert Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:15 | UMKC | Jeff Williams grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 10:54 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek drills a runner in the lane | 10-13 |
| 10:27 | Butler | The short jumper by Mark McConaghy is denied by Hollis Dusek | 10-13 |
| 10:26 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:12 | UMKC | Jeff Williams knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 10-15 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Mark McConaghy scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 09:46 | UMKC | Gregory Skoog is called for the reach on Alfred Sheffield - foul #2 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Rex Cuddy (PF), James Blevins (C) William Page, Gregory Skoog, Erick Ashley, Robert Dotson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Donald Radley (SF), Ian Seitz (C) Ryan Staats, Jeff Williams | |
| 09:29 | UMKC | Donald Radley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Don Rasco grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Rex Cuddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Erick Ashley (SF) Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | UMKC | Kenneth Anderson (PG), James Shurtleff (PF) Gregory Palmer, Hollis Dusek | |
| 08:49 | UMKC | James Shurtleff drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Anderson and he's hacked by Rex Cuddy - foul #1 on Rex Cuddy, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| 08:49 | UMKC | James Shurtleff misses the free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:49 | Butler | James Blevins snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Erick Ashley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 13-17 |
| 08:31 | UMKC | James Shurtleff grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:14 | UMKC | James Shurtleff buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ian Seitz | 13-19 |
| 08:09 | Butler | James Blevins misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Ian Seitz - foul #1 on Ian Seitz, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (SF) Erick Ashley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Staats (SG) Alfred Sheffield | |
| 08:09 | Butler | James Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:09 | Butler | James Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:56 | UMKC | Donald Radley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Rex Cuddy snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Don Rasco (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Staats (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Radley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Seitz (fresh) | |
| 07:50 | Butler | Joseph Dean clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Robert Dotson tips it in | 17-19 |
| 07:35 | UMKC | Ryan Staats hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 07:34 | UMKC | James Shurtleff hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Rex Cuddy can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 07:24 | UMKC | The rebound goes to James Shurtleff | 17-21 |
| 07:02 | UMKC | Kenneth Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 07:01 | UMKC | Ian Seitz tips it home | 17-23 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Donald Radley is called for the reach on Robert Dotson - foul #1 on Donald Radley, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Justin Corning (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Mark McConaghy (C) Don Rasco, Joseph Dean, Rex Cuddy, James Blevins | |
| Subs | UMKC | Gregory Palmer (PG), Hollis Dusek (PF), Jeff Williams (C) Kenneth Anderson, Donald Radley, Ian Seitz | |
| 06:35 | Butler | Erick Ashley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 06:34 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 06:22 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer misses the shot from the left side | 17-23 |
| 06:21 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek gets the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:09 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Palmer | 17-26 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Erick Ashley's floater is tipped away by Hollis Dusek | 17-26 |
| 05:59 | UMKC | Jeff Williams snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 05:57 | UMKC | William Page picks off the pass by Gregory Palmer in the backcourt | 17-26 |
| 05:43 | Butler | William Page is hacked by Jeff Williams - foul #1 on Jeff Williams, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Butler | James Blevins (C) Robert Dotson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alfred Sheffield (SG), Donald Radley (SF) Ryan Staats, James Shurtleff | |
| 05:43 | Butler | William Page makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:43 | Butler | William Page makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:19 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer connects on the floater from the left side and the foul's on James Blevins - foul #1 on James Blevins, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG) Justin Corning | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 05:19 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer misses the free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Don Rasco snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:14 | Butler | William Page misses short on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Palmer - foul #1 on Gregory Palmer, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| 05:14 | Butler | William Page makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:14 | Butler | William Page misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:14 | Butler | William Page makes the 3rd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:54 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 21-30 |
| 04:27 | Butler | James Blevins misses short on a runner from the right block | 21-30 |
| 04:26 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:04 | UMKC | Hollis Dusek misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-30 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Erick Ashley grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 03:57 | Butler | James Blevins is fouled on the floor by Gregory Palmer - foul #2 on Gregory Palmer, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Billy Gibson (PF) William Page, Don Rasco, Erick Ashley, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | UMKC | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Vernon Hutson (SG), James Shurtleff (PF), Ian Seitz (C) Gregory Palmer, Donald Radley, Hollis Dusek, Jeff Williams | |
| 03:57 | Butler | James Blevins misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:57 | UMKC | James Shurtleff snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Blevins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Hutson (fresh) SF - Alfred Sheffield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Shurtleff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | UMKC | Kenneth Anderson can't finish the layup | 21-30 |
| 03:39 | Butler | James Blevins pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Billy Gibson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 03:31 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Alfred Sheffield | 21-30 |
| 03:24 | UMKC | Vernon Hutson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Dotson - foul #1 on Robert Dotson, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Cuddy (SF) James Blevins | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 03:24 | UMKC | Vernon Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:24 | UMKC | Vernon Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Robert Dotson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Skoog | 24-32 |
| 02:51 | UMKC | James Shurtleff misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-32 |
| 02:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Dotson | 24-32 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Gregory Skoog hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Joseph Dean tips it home | 26-32 |
| 02:34 | UMKC | Ian Seitz's pass is intercepted by Gregory Skoog | 26-32 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Gregory Skoog can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-32 |
| 02:04 | UMKC | Ian Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:53 | UMKC | James Shurtleff is hacked by Billy Gibson - foul #3 on Billy Gibson, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Mark McConaghy (SF) Billy Gibson, Robert Dotson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Gregory Palmer (PG), Donald Radley (SF), Hollis Dusek (PF) Kenneth Anderson, Alfred Sheffield, Ian Seitz | |
| 01:53 | UMKC | James Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:53 | UMKC | James Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:32 | Butler | William Page buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Dean | 28-34 |
| 01:27 | UMKC | Donald Radley is hacked by Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Joseph Dean, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Erick Ashley (SF), James Blevins (C) Joseph Dean, Rex Cuddy | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeff Williams (C) James Shurtleff | |
| 01:27 | UMKC | Donald Radley makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:27 | UMKC | Donald Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses long on a floater from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Jeff Williams | 28-36 |
| 00:55 | UMKC | Vernon Hutson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-36 |
| 00:54 | Butler | William Page grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Gregory Skoog misses short on a shot from the left side | 28-36 |
| 00:33 | UMKC | Jeff Williams gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer is fouled on the floor by Gregory Skoog - foul #3 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #12 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG), Robert Dotson (PF) Gregory Skoog, James Blevins | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Staats (SG), Ian Seitz (C) Vernon Hutson, Jeff Williams | |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Gregory Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Mark McConaghy is called for traveling | 28-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Cuddy (PF) Erick Ashley | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:01 | UMKC | Donald Radley misses the lay-in | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Dotson | 28-38 |