| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Borgman (fresh) 8 pts. C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blevins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys is hacked by William Page - foul #1 on William Page, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Gibson - foul #1 on Billy Gibson, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 19:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Billy Gibson | 37-28 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Erick Ashley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 19:00 | Cleveland State | James Borgman connects on the jumper from close range | 39-30 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Joseph Dean double dribbles | 39-30 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope tips it back up and in | 41-30 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Billy Gibson clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Borgman - foul #2 on James Borgman, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Billy Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Billy Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith double dribbles | 41-32 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 17:37 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to James Blevins | 41-32 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Joseph Dean's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith | 41-32 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner hits the finger roll set up by Robert Smith | 43-32 |
| 17:13 | Butler | William Page is hacked by Robert Turner - foul #2 on Robert Turner, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (SG), Michael Grant (PF) Robert Smith, James Borgman | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Don Rasco (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), Mark McConaghy (C) William Page, Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| 17:05 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Daniel Soltys | 43-32 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling is hacked by Don Rasco - foul #1 on Don Rasco, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (SG), Maurice Spann (SF), Thomas Payne (C) Daniel Soltys, Robert Turner, Lonnie Pope | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:34 | Cleveland State | Mark McConaghy is called for the reach on Thomas Payne - foul #2 on Mark McConaghy, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG) Don Rasco | |
| 15:57 | Butler | Gregory Skoog connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Waltman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Spann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Thomas Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) C - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant misses badly on a shot in the lane | 43-34 |
| 15:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rex Cuddy | 43-34 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Rex Cuddy misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Grant - foul #1 on Michael Grant, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Robert Turner (SF), James Borgman (PF), Lonnie Pope (C) Samuel Walling, Ronald Waltman, Maurice Spann, Michael Grant, Thomas Payne | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Robert Dotson, Mark McConaghy | |
| 15:16 | Butler | Rex Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Rex Cuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:48 | Cleveland State | Joseph Dean takes the ball from Robert Smith | 43-36 |
| 14:27 | Butler | James Blevins misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 14:26 | Butler | James Blevins tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Billy Gibson - foul #2 on Billy Gibson, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Erick Ashley (SF) William Page, Rex Cuddy | |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Billy Gibson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Soltys | 48-36 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Billy Gibson connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Dean | 48-38 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | James Borgman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 48-38 |
| 13:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Blevins | 48-38 |
| 13:12 | Butler | James Blevins is fouled on the floor by Daniel Soltys - foul #3 on Daniel Soltys, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (SG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG), Robert Dotson (C) Joseph Dean, James Blevins | |
| 12:50 | Butler | Don Rasco comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-38 |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | James Borgman pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Samuel Walling is blocked by Robert Dotson | 48-38 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner tips it in | 50-38 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Gregory Skoog misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Billy Gibson snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Billy Gibson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Don Rasco | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Borgman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Pope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dotson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Walling | 53-41 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Gregory Skoog clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lonnie Pope - foul #2 on Lonnie Pope, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SG), Maurice Spann (SF), Michael Grant (PF), Thomas Payne (C) Daniel Soltys, Robert Turner, James Borgman, Lonnie Pope | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Mark McConaghy (PF), James Blevins (C) Don Rasco, Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson | |
| 11:09 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | James Blevins steps in front of the Samuel Walling pass | 53-43 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Grant - foul #2 on Michael Grant, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (PG) Samuel Walling | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Rex Cuddy (PF) Gregory Skoog, Robert Dotson | |
| 10:27 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 10:03 | Butler | William Page grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 09:49 | Butler | James Blevins gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Joseph Dean hits the finger roll set up by William Page | 53-45 |
| 09:11 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Cooper | 56-45 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Thomas Payne steps in front of the James Blevins pass | 56-45 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant's pass is intercepted by James Blevins | 56-45 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Mark McConaghy hits the finger roll set up by William Page | 56-47 |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith is hacked by James Blevins - foul #2 on James Blevins, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Samuel Walling (SG), Robert Turner (SF), James Borgman (PF), Lonnie Pope (C) Joseph Cooper, Robert Smith, Maurice Spann, Michael Grant, Thomas Payne | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), Robert Dotson (C) Joseph Dean, Mark McConaghy, Rex Cuddy, James Blevins | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Borgman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dotson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Skoog - foul #1 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG) William Page | |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 07:22 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling tips it back up and in | 58-47 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Erick Ashley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-47 |
| 06:48 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Erick Ashley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Don Rasco snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Daniel Soltys picks off the pass by Don Rasco | 58-47 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | James Borgman misses long on a jumper from the right side | 58-47 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Billy Gibson pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Billy Gibson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Soltys | 60-47 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SG) Samuel Walling | |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Don Rasco, Robert Dotson | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:57 | Butler | William Page knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Erick Ashley | 60-49 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-49 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Erick Ashley grabs the board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Butler | William Page misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Borgman - foul #3 on James Borgman, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| 04:25 | Butler | William Page misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:25 | Butler | William Page makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | James Borgman snags the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Lonnie Pope, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (SF) Erick Ashley | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Butler | Joseph Dean clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Borgman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Blevins (fresh) 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys is called for traveling | 60-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Grant (PF) James Borgman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:15 | Butler | Joseph Dean hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Dotson | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Billy Gibson denies the turnaround by Lonnie Pope | 60-53 |
| 02:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Dotson | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Butler | William Page double dribbles | 60-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (PG), Ronald Waltman (SG), Maurice Spann (SF) Daniel Soltys, Robert Smith, Robert Turner | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Mark McConaghy (C) Joseph Dean, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Robert Turner (SF), James Borgman (PF) Samuel Walling, Ronald Waltman, Maurice Spann, Michael Grant | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Robert Dotson, Mark McConaghy | |
| 02:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner's pass is intercepted by William Page | 60-53 |
| 01:54 | Butler | William Page is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Pope - foul #4 on Lonnie Pope, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| 01:54 | Butler | William Page misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 01:43 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-53 |
| 01:41 | Butler | William Page gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Erick Ashley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 63-53 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys is fouled in the backcourt by William Page - foul #2 on William Page, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (SG), Ronald Waltman (SF), Michael Grant (PF), Thomas Payne (C) Robert Smith, Robert Turner, James Borgman, Lonnie Pope | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Don Rasco (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), Mark McConaghy (C) William Page, Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Gregory Skoog's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (PG) Daniel Soltys | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant slams it home and he's fouled by Mark McConaghy - foul #3 on Mark McConaghy, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann (SF) Joseph Cooper | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant makes the free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Don Rasco comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling runs out the clock | 68-53 |