| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | John Teel inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Lorenzo Brennan is blocked by Jessie Williamson | 39-40 |
| 19:51 | UConn | John Teel hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Kevin Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-42 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Omer Zaharis tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Jackson - foul #3 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (PG) Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:29 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Rogelio Romano throws it down set up by Jeffery Ford | 43-44 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 18:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jessie Williamson | 43-44 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Omer Zaharis misses long on a runner near the basket | 43-44 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Rogelio Romano snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Rogelio Romano comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 18:20 | UConn | John Teel pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Samuel Rich's dunk attempt is rejected by Rogelio Romano | 43-44 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Omer Zaharis gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 17:37 | Butler | A charge is called on Jeffery Ford - foul #1 on Jeffery Ford, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Nims (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Charles Blackman (C) Jessie Williamson, Omer Zaharis, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (SG), Paul Gebhard (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 17:19 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Eggers and he's fouled by Charles Blackman - foul #3 on Charles Blackman, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (SG), Rogelio Romano (C) Paul Hull, Charles Blackman | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (PF) Samuel Rich | |
| 17:19 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Rogelio Romano snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Rogelio Romano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Raphael Rossi snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Frank Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Rogelio Romano snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Steven Nims can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 16:23 | UConn | Victor White is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Romano - foul #1 on Rogelio Romano, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hull (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF) Jeffery Ford, Steven Nims, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Samuel Rich (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| 16:03 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan travels with the ball | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Paul Gebhard | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Paul Hull clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-46 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Raphael Rossi hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 15:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Omer Zaharis | 45-46 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Jessie Williamson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 47-46 |
| 14:47 | UConn | John Teel scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Omer Zaharis misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Raphael Rossi tips it in | 49-48 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Joe Eggers can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Raphael Rossi pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Omer Zaharis misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 13:45 | UConn | John Teel pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Samuel Rich knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Thatcher | 49-50 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Omer Zaharis comes up short on the runner from the right block | 49-50 |
| 12:57 | UConn | John Teel grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 12:35 | UConn | John Teel comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Jessie Williamson - foul #1 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Jeffery Ford (SG), Steven Nims (SF), Charles Blackman (PF), Rogelio Romano (C) Frank Jackson, Paul Hull, Jessie Williamson, Omer Zaharis, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Robert Trask (SG), Shon Feeney (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Jeff Thatcher, Samuel Rich, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 12:35 | UConn | John Teel makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:35 | UConn | John Teel misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Jeffery Ford hits a 3 from straight away | 52-51 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Shon Feeney blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Blackman - foul #4 on Charles Blackman, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Omer Zaharis (PF) Charles Blackman | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) John Teel | |
| 11:53 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Nims (fresh) PF - Omer Zaharis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Trask (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Steven Nims clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Jeffery Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Robert Trask takes the ball from Omer Zaharis | 52-53 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Paul Gebhard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Trask | 52-55 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Steven Nims can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Omer Zaharis tips it home | 54-55 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Thomas Bohl is hacked by Omer Zaharis - foul #1 on Omer Zaharis, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Omer Zaharis snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Kevin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Paul Gebhard grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Trask | 54-57 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Thomas Bohl takes the ball from Jeffery Ford | 54-57 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Vaughn | 54-59 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Omer Zaharis's pass is intercepted by Shon Feeney | 54-59 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Paul Gebhard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Steven Nims is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Steven Nims, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Paul Hull (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) Kevin Jackson, Jeffery Ford, Steven Nims, Omer Zaharis | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Samuel Rich (SF), Victor White (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Robert Trask, Paul Gebhard, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| 08:15 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan buries a runner from the baseline | 54-61 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Jessie Williamson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 54-61 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Rogelio Romano hits the follow up shot | 56-61 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Joe Eggers is fouled on the floor by Frank Jackson - foul #2 on Frank Jackson, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Blackman (C) Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Victor White | |
| 07:45 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Blackman (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Butler | Jessie Williamson travels with the ball | 56-63 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raphael Rossi - foul #1 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Paul Hull connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Jackson | 59-64 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jeff Thatcher and he's fouled by Charles Blackman - foul #5 on Charles Blackman, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Rogelio Romano (C) Frank Jackson, Charles Blackman | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:40 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Kevin Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 06:19 | UConn | Samuel Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 06:00 | UConn | Raphael Rossi swats the short shot by Jeff Thatcher | 59-67 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Rich | 59-70 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Jessie Williamson lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Jackson | 61-70 |
| 05:28 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (PF) Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Shon Feeney (PF) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich | |
| 05:16 | UConn | John Teel misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 61-70 |
| 05:15 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Thatcher | 61-70 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Shon Feeney gets the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 04:52 | UConn | Shon Feeney buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Vaughn | 61-73 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Jeffery Ford is hacked by Shon Feeney - foul #4 on Shon Feeney, team foul #1 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Nims (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF) Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) John Teel, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Butler | Thomas Bohl blocks the short jumper by Paul Hull | 61-73 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Thomas Bohl gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:58 | UConn | Shon Feeney is called for 3 seconds | 61-73 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Jeff Thatcher | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Butler | Omer Zaharis drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Jackson | 63-73 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Nims (fresh) PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Thomas Bohl loses the ball out of bounds | 63-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Paul Hull | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Vaughn - foul #2 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #2 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Paul Gebhard, Thomas Bohl | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Raphael Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Raphael Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Raphael Rossi swats the layup by Shon Feeney | 65-73 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Omer Zaharis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hull (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (C) Jeffery Ford, Steven Nims, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG) Samuel Rich | |
| 02:40 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses the driving attempt in the lane | 65-73 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Teel | 65-76 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Jessie Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-76 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher snags the defensive board | 65-76 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Kevin Jackson is called for the reach on Kenneth Vaughn - foul #4 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #12 | 65-76 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Jessie Williamson is fouled on the floor by Shon Feeney - foul #5 on Shon Feeney, team foul #3 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Butler | Pete Rogers (PG), Frank Jackson (SG), Steven Nims (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Jeffery Ford (C) Kevin Jackson, Paul Hull, Jessie Williamson, Omer Zaharis, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 01:46 | Butler | Frank Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-77 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the board | 65-77 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Frank Jackson takes the ball from Victor White | 65-77 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Pete Rogers throws it down on a great pass from Frank Jackson | 67-77 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Paul Gebhard knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Thomas Bohl steals it from Raphael Rossi | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Jeffery Ford gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Frank Jackson misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Bohl - foul #2 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #4 | 67-79 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Frank Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Frank Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Joe Eggers runs out the clock | 69-79 |