| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Jin Xiao (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Painter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth McMillan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Levitt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Allen Pauley inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Allen Pauley is whistled for a carry | 39-33 |
| 19:29 | Virginia | Tom Lee is whistled for traveling | 39-33 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Joshua Devane's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth McMillan | 39-33 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | Ben Painter gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:00 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan jams it | 39-35 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Roger Hoffman misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jin Xiao - foul #1 on Jin Xiao, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Roger Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Roger Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:50 | Virginia | Glenn Levitt snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:30 | Virginia | Tom Lee is hacked by Raymond Weese - foul #2 on Raymond Weese, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:13 | Virginia | Tom Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Allen Pauley grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-35 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Raymond Weese tips it home | 42-35 |
| 17:37 | Virginia | Jin Xiao buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ben Painter | 42-38 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Raymond Weese grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Joshua Devane is hacked by Ben Painter - foul #1 on Ben Painter, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG), Jon McIllwain (SG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Delbert Jastremski (PF), Eric Clement (C) Joshua Devane, John Cole, Allen Pauley, Raymond Weese, Roger Hoffman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Preston (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Tyrone Allen (SF), John Anderson (C) Jin Xiao, Tom Lee, Ben Painter, Glenn Levitt | |
| 16:40 | Butler | Dean Hertzog buries a floater in the paint | 44-38 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan misses the runner in the lane | 44-38 |
| 16:21 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Jon McIllwain is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jon McIllwain, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon McIllwain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Hertzog (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Jastremski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Preston (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyrone Allen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth McMillan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Butler | Dean Hertzog hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Dean Hertzog hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 15:00 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Delbert Jastremski - foul #3 on Delbert Jastremski, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), John Cole (SG), Allen Pauley (SF), Raymond Weese (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Charles Carter, Jon McIllwain, Dean Hertzog, Delbert Jastremski, Eric Clement | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jin Xiao (PG), Ben Painter (SG), Vladislav Studzinski (SF), Glenn Levitt (C) Larry Preston, Richard Johnson, Tyrone Allen, John Anderson | |
| 15:00 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Kenneth McMillan swats the shot by John Cole | 46-46 |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Ben Painter gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Jin Xiao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Devane - foul #1 on Joshua Devane, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tom Lee (SG) Ben Painter | |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Jin Xiao misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Jin Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Roger Hoffman is hacked by Vladislav Studzinski - foul #4 on Vladislav Studzinski, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ben Painter (SF), Tyrone Allen (PF) Vladislav Studzinski, Kenneth McMillan | |
| 13:53 | Butler | Allen Pauley comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ben Painter - foul #2 on Ben Painter, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Allen Pauley makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Ben Painter | 47-47 |
| 13:30 | Virginia | Jin Xiao hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 13:28 | Butler | John Cole pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Allen Pauley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:10 | Butler | John Cole grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Roger Hoffman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 12:44 | Virginia | Tom Lee drills a shot from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Jin Xiao steals it from Joshua Devane | 49-49 |
| 12:12 | Virginia | Tom Lee buries a 3 from straight away set up by Tyrone Allen | 49-52 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Raymond Weese can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 49-52 |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Jin Xiao snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Pauley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Jin Xiao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Painter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Tyrone Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Glenn Levitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Virginia | Glenn Levitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG), Jon McIllwain (SG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Delbert Jastremski (PF), Eric Clement (C) Joshua Devane, John Cole, Allen Pauley, Raymond Weese, Roger Hoffman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Preston (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Kenneth McMillan (PF), John Anderson (C) Jin Xiao, Tom Lee, Tyrone Allen, Glenn Levitt | |
| 11:32 | Butler | Charles Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 11:15 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-52 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Charles Carter grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Dean Hertzog throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| 10:49 | Virginia | John Anderson drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ben Painter and he's hacked by Jon McIllwain - foul #2 on Jon McIllwain, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| 10:49 | Virginia | John Anderson makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Charles Carter makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 10:15 | Virginia | Ben Painter is called for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG) Jon McIllwain | |
| Subs | Virginia | Glenn Levitt (C) John Anderson | |
| 10:03 | Butler | Eric Clement misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Glenn Levitt - foul #1 on Glenn Levitt, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Pauley (SF) Dean Hertzog | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:03 | Butler | Eric Clement misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Eric Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:34 | Virginia | Larry Preston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 09:32 | Virginia | Glenn Levitt grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:16 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 09:14 | Virginia | Richard Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Allen Pauley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 08:30 | Virginia | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Glenn Levitt scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Richard Johnson and he's fouled by Eric Clement - foul #1 on Eric Clement, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon McIllwain (PG), John Cole (SG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Raymond Weese (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Joshua Devane, Charles Carter, Allen Pauley, Delbert Jastremski, Eric Clement | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jin Xiao (PG), Tom Lee (SG), Tyrone Allen (SF), John Anderson (PF) Larry Preston, Richard Johnson, Ben Painter, Kenneth McMillan | |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Glenn Levitt makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:51 | Butler | John Anderson swats the short shot by Roger Hoffman | 53-58 |
| 07:49 | Virginia | Tom Lee grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 07:41 | Virginia | Tom Lee misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Jon McIllwain - foul #3 on Jon McIllwain, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Vladislav Studzinski (SF) Glenn Levitt | |
| 07:41 | Virginia | Tom Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 07:41 | Virginia | Tom Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jon McIllwain (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Hertzog (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Jin Xiao (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vladislav Studzinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Tyrone Allen (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Dean Hertzog is hacked by Tom Lee - foul #1 on Tom Lee, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Dean Hertzog misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG) Jon McIllwain | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:07 | Butler | Dean Hertzog misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Dean Hertzog makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:54 | Virginia | Tom Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Anderson | 54-63 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Roger Hoffman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 06:30 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Devane | 54-63 |
| 06:17 | Butler | John Anderson denies the turnaround by Dean Hertzog | 54-63 |
| 06:15 | Virginia | John Anderson gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:51 | Virginia | Jin Xiao is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jin Xiao, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Pauley (SF) Dean Hertzog | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan (PF), Glenn Levitt (C) Tyrone Allen, John Anderson | |
| 05:44 | Butler | Raymond Weese misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth McMillan - foul #2 on Kenneth McMillan, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Raymond Weese makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Raymond Weese makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:21 | Virginia | Jin Xiao is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jin Xiao, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG), Jon McIllwain (SG), Dean Hertzog (PF), Eric Clement (C) Joshua Devane, John Cole, Raymond Weese, Roger Hoffman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Preston (PG), Richard Johnson (SG) Jin Xiao, Tom Lee | |
| 05:09 | Butler | Allen Pauley hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Dean Hertzog | 58-63 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | Eric Clement steps in front of the Vladislav Studzinski pass | 58-63 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Dean Hertzog comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 58-63 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Allen Pauley gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Dean Hertzog misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses the tip | 58-63 |
| 04:33 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:21 | Virginia | Glenn Levitt throws it down on a great pass from Larry Preston | 58-65 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Vladislav Studzinski - foul #5 on Vladislav Studzinski, team foul #11 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), John Cole (SG), Raymond Weese (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Charles Carter, Jon McIllwain, Dean Hertzog, Eric Clement | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jin Xiao (PG), Ben Painter (SG), Tyrone Allen (SF) Larry Preston, Richard Johnson, Vladislav Studzinski | |
| 04:03 | Butler | Allen Pauley makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:03 | Virginia | Glenn Levitt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 03:49 | Virginia | Ben Painter is fouled on the floor by John Cole - foul #2 on John Cole, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| 03:49 | Virginia | Ben Painter makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:49 | Virginia | Ben Painter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 59-67 |
| 03:30 | Virginia | Tyrone Allen gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Jin Xiao (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Painter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyrone Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth McMillan (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Glenn Levitt (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Virginia | Ben Painter buries a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Roger Hoffman - foul #2 on Roger Hoffman, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Anderson (PF) Kenneth McMillan | |
| 03:18 | Virginia | Ben Painter misses the free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Raymond Weese pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 03:10 | Butler | John Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-69 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Raymond Weese pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Glenn Levitt blocks the jumper by Joshua Devane | 59-69 |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Glenn Levitt snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-69 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tom Lee (SG), Kenneth McMillan (PF) Tyrone Allen, John Anderson | |
| 02:31 | Virginia | John Cole is called for the reach on Tom Lee - foul #3 on John Cole, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Tom Lee makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Tom Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Joshua Devane banks in the layup | 61-71 |
| 01:52 | Virginia | Tom Lee misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-71 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Roger Hoffman snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Joshua Devane hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-71 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Glenn Levitt grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 01:11 | Virginia | The jump hook by Glenn Levitt is blocked by Roger Hoffman | 61-71 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Joshua Devane pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:52 | Butler | The jump hook by Raymond Weese is blocked by Glenn Levitt | 61-71 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Devane - foul #2 on Joshua Devane, team foul #11 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG), Jon McIllwain (SG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Delbert Jastremski (PF), Eric Clement (C) Joshua Devane, John Cole, Allen Pauley, Raymond Weese, Roger Hoffman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Preston (PG), Tyrone Allen (SF), John Anderson (C) Jin Xiao, Tom Lee, Glenn Levitt | |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Kenneth McMillan misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Butler | Charles Carter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Ben Painter grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Ben Painter blows the layup | 61-72 |
| 00:15 | Virginia | John Anderson hits the follow up shot | 61-74 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Jon McIllwain misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-74 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Tyrone Allen | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Larry Preston runs out the clock | 61-74 |