| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) C - James Blevins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Billy Gibson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | James Blevins loses the dribble to Randy Quinn | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Gregory Skoog knocks away the 3 by Billie Peyton | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Randy Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Billie Peyton dunks the ball on a great pass from Jeff Bomar and he's hacked by James Blevins - foul #1 on James Blevins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Billy Gibson snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Butler | James Blevins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Billie Peyton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Billie Peyton grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Randy Quinn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Joseph Dean drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Billy Gibson | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Jeff Bomar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Erick Ashley | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | Butler | James Blevins's fadeaway is rejected by Caleb Rhoades | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Caleb Rhoades | 4-3 |
| 17:22 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the 3 from straight away set up by Billie Peyton | 7-3 |
| 17:06 | Butler | James Blevins buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:59 | UConn | Gregory Skoog is called for the reach on Jeff Bomar - foul #1 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (SF), Mark McConaghy (C) Erick Ashley, James Blevins | |
| 16:43 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the jumper from the left side | 7-6 |
| 16:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Dotson | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Caleb Rhoades is called for the reach on Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Caleb Rhoades, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG) Joseph Dean | |
| 16:27 | Butler | Mark McConaghy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gregory Skoog | 7-9 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Mark McConaghy - foul #1 on Mark McConaghy, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Shaver (C) Billy Gibson | |
| 16:16 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Randy Quinn grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jeff Bomar | 10-9 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Corning (fresh) SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) PF - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Shaver (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Butler | Robert Dotson loses the dribble to Eugene Burford | 10-9 |
| 15:31 | UConn | Eugene Burford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Robert Dotson gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Joshua Shaver hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Skoog | 10-11 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Randy Quinn misses the lay-in | 10-11 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Robert Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Robert Dotson connects on the jump hook in the lane | 10-13 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Jeff Bomar scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Quinn | 13-13 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-13 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Mark McConaghy gets the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Joshua Shaver double dribbles | 13-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Robert Davis (PF), James Furey (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Justin Corning, Robert Dotson, Mark McConaghy, Joshua Shaver | |
| 13:50 | UConn | James Furey is hacked by James Blevins - foul #2 on James Blevins, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (C) James Blevins | |
| 13:38 | UConn | Wesley McNell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Robert Dotson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Norman Owens gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Don Rasco steps in front of the Norman Owens pass | 16-13 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Don Rasco misses the lay-in | 16-13 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Robert Davis grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 13:06 | UConn | James Furey can't connect on a shot in the lane | 16-13 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Don Rasco gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Don Rasco is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Mark McConaghy (C) Don Rasco, Robert Dotson | |
| 12:48 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Skoog | 16-15 |
| 12:28 | UConn | James Furey makes the runner from the right block | 18-15 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Erick Ashley is hacked by James Furey - foul #1 on James Furey, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Peyton (SF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Norman Owens, James Furey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:57 | Butler | Billy Gibson loses the ball out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG) Wesley McNell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Banas (fresh) SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) C - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Billie Peyton buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Davis | 21-15 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Joseph Dean is called for a backcourt violation | 21-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Randy Quinn (PF) Clifford Banas, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), Joshua Shaver (C) Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson, Mark McConaghy | |
| 10:58 | UConn | Eugene Burford comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-15 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades tips it in | 23-15 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Justin Corning comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-15 |
| 10:37 | UConn | Randy Quinn snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 10:24 | UConn | Randy Quinn misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Rex Cuddy - foul #1 on Rex Cuddy, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Norman Owens (SF) Billie Peyton | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Billy Gibson (PF) Gregory Skoog, Rex Cuddy | |
| 10:24 | UConn | Randy Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 10:24 | UConn | Randy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Don Rasco clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 25-15 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Norman Owens gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Eugene Burford travels with the ball | 25-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), James Furey (C) Jeff Bomar, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (C) Joshua Shaver | |
| 09:53 | Butler | Justin Corning double dribbles | 25-15 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG) Justin Corning | |
| 09:39 | UConn | Robert Dotson steals the ball from Norman Owens | 25-15 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Joseph Dean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-15 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Robert Dotson gets the offensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses badly on a jumper from close range | 25-15 |
| 09:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eugene Burford | 25-15 |
| 09:16 | UConn | James Furey is called for traveling | 25-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Peyton (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Norman Owens, Randy Quinn, James Furey | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Erick Ashley (SF) Don Rasco, Robert Dotson | |
| 08:56 | Butler | Joseph Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 25-15 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Billie Peyton tips it in | 27-15 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Erick Ashley can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 27-15 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades grabs the board | 27-15 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Clifford Banas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eugene Burford | 30-15 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Gregory Skoog clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clifford Banas - foul #1 on Clifford Banas, team foul #4 | 30-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Randy Quinn (PF) Clifford Banas, Eugene Burford, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), Joshua Shaver (C) Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson, Mark McConaghy | |
| 07:47 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Corning (fresh) SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) C - Joshua Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | UConn | Rex Cuddy steals the ball from Billie Peyton | 30-17 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Joshua Shaver misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Robert Dotson snags the offensive board | 30-17 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Joshua Shaver lays it up and in | 30-19 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Jeff Bomar knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Randy Quinn | 32-19 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Joshua Shaver misses the shot from the right side | 32-19 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Robert Dotson tips it back up and in | 32-21 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Rex Cuddy takes the ball from Jeff Bomar | 32-21 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Rex Cuddy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Randy Quinn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-21 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Rex Cuddy grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Justin Corning connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Skoog | 32-23 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Billie Peyton is whistled for traveling | 32-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Eugene Burford (SG), Norman Owens (SF), James Furey (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Jeff Bomar, Wesley McNell, Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), Mark McConaghy (C) Gregory Skoog, Justin Corning, Robert Dotson, Rex Cuddy, Joshua Shaver | |
| 04:15 | Butler | Mark McConaghy is hacked by Clifford Banas - foul #2 on Clifford Banas, team foul #5 | 32-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Holleb Abramov (PG) Clifford Banas | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:56 | Butler | Mark McConaghy is called for traveling | 32-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG) Holleb Abramov | |
| Subs | Butler | James Blevins (C) Mark McConaghy | |
| 03:40 | UConn | Clifford Banas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-23 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Don Rasco gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Owens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Furey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Don Rasco (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) C - James Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Joseph Dean blows the layup but the foul's on Eugene Burford - foul #1 on Eugene Burford, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG) Clifford Banas | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG) Don Rasco | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Joseph Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Norman Owens makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Bomar | 35-24 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Joseph Dean buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Blevins | 35-27 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Eugene Burford misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory Skoog - foul #2 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #6 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Randy Quinn (PF) James Furey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Eugene Burford misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Erick Ashley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gregory Skoog | 36-30 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Randy Quinn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), James Furey (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Norman Owens, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Mark McConaghy (PF), Joshua Shaver (C) Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| 01:08 | Butler | Justin Corning hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Shaver | 36-33 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Billie Peyton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Billie Peyton is called for the reach on Joshua Shaver - foul #1 on Billie Peyton, team foul #7 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Davis (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Randy Quinn, James Furey | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG) Gregory Skoog | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Joshua Shaver misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Robert Dotson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Justin Corning comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades's layup is rejected by Mark McConaghy | 39-33 |
| 00:00 | UConn | The clock runs out | 39-33 |