| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Blackman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Colunga (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Eric Freeman inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | BYU | Ronald Harper misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Scholz - foul #3 on James Scholz, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Rolf (C) James Scholz | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 19:41 | BYU | Ronald Harper misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:41 | BYU | Ronald Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Charles Blackman | 40-38 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Paul Hull drills a shot in the lane | 42-38 |
| 19:16 | BYU | Joseph Gray makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Colunga | 42-41 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Kevin Jackson is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| 18:39 | BYU | Gary Colunga comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Adams - foul #1 on Robert Adams, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 18:39 | BYU | Gary Colunga makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:39 | BYU | Gary Colunga misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Paul Hull gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Robert Adams buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Hull | 45-42 |
| 18:16 | BYU | Timothy Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 18:15 | BYU | Timothy Thompson grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 18:03 | BYU | Ronald Harper misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Charles Blackman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Charles Blackman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 17:39 | BYU | Ronald Harper grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Eric Freeman is hacked by Charles Blackman - foul #1 on Charles Blackman, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Nims (SF), James Coulson (PF), Jeffery Ford (C) Charles Blackman, Robert Adams, Daniel Rolf | |
| Subs | BYU | Alexander Balsamo (PG), Fred McGahen (SG), Rodney Schermerhorn (PF), Michael Murdoch (C) Timothy Thompson, Joseph Gray, Gary Colunga, Ronald Harper | |
| 17:17 | BYU | Fred McGahen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 17:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jeffery Ford | 45-42 |
| 16:59 | Butler | James Coulson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Kevin Jackson tips it in | 47-42 |
| 16:49 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo is called for a charge - foul #3 on Alexander Balsamo, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (SG), Robert Adams (PF) Kevin Jackson, Paul Hull | |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Zdon (SG), Jon Graham (SF) Alexander Balsamo, Eric Freeman | |
| 16:35 | Butler | Steven Nims connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffery Ford | 50-42 |
| 16:22 | BYU | James Coulson is called for the reach on Rodney Schermerhorn - foul #2 on James Coulson, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | BYU | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gary Colunga (PF), Ronald Harper (C) Jerry Zdon, Rodney Schermerhorn, Michael Murdoch | |
| 16:09 | BYU | Timothy Thompson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred McGahen | 50-44 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jeffery Ford comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 15:49 | BYU | The rebound goes to Jon Graham | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeffery Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Nims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Coulson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred McGahen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Graham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Colunga (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Harper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | BYU | Timothy Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 15:37 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Frank Jackson is blocked by Gary Colunga | 50-44 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Frank Jackson tips it in | 52-44 |
| 15:20 | BYU | Fred McGahen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 15:18 | BYU | Ronald Harper gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 15:10 | BYU | Robert Adams picks off the pass by Gary Colunga | 52-44 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Ronald Harper steals it from Jeffery Ford | 52-44 |
| 14:21 | BYU | Gary Colunga hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 14:00 | Butler | James Coulson is whistled for traveling | 52-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Paul Hull (SG), Charles Blackman (SF), Daniel Rolf (PF), James Scholz (C) Jeffery Ford, Frank Jackson, Steven Nims, Robert Adams, James Coulson | |
| Subs | BYU | Alexander Balsamo (PG), Joseph Gray (SG), Eric Freeman (SF), Rodney Schermerhorn (PF), Michael Murdoch (C) Timothy Thompson, Fred McGahen, Jon Graham, Gary Colunga, Ronald Harper | |
| 13:43 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-44 |
| 13:42 | BYU | Michael Murdoch pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 13:19 | BYU | Eric Freeman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Paul Hull pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Daniel Rolf is whistled for a carry | 52-44 |
| 13:01 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Charles Blackman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Charles Blackman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| 12:36 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Paul Hull pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Charles Blackman loses the dribble to Joseph Gray | 52-44 |
| 12:20 | BYU | Joseph Gray misses the lay-in | 52-44 |
| 12:18 | BYU | Eric Freeman hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Kevin Jackson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Hull | 55-46 |
| 12:09 | BYU | Joseph Gray buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alexander Balsamo | 55-49 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Charles Blackman is hacked by Alexander Balsamo - foul #4 on Alexander Balsamo, team foul #2 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Butler | James Coulson (PF) Daniel Rolf | |
| Subs | BYU | Fred McGahen (PG), Gary Colunga (PF), Ronald Harper (C) Alexander Balsamo, Rodney Schermerhorn, Michael Murdoch | |
| 11:49 | Butler | Kevin Jackson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 11:47 | Butler | James Coulson hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Blackman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Coulson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Fred McGahen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Colunga (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Harper (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | BYU | Fred McGahen misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 11:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Coulson | 57-49 |
| 11:27 | Butler | James Coulson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 11:26 | BYU | Joseph Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 11:21 | BYU | Ronald Harper is called for traveling | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Nims (SF), Jeffery Ford (C) Charles Blackman, James Scholz | |
| Subs | BYU | Timothy Thompson (PG) Joseph Gray | |
| 10:58 | Butler | Paul Hull misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 57-49 |
| 10:57 | BYU | Gary Colunga grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 10:52 | BYU | Eric Freeman misses the easy layup | 57-49 |
| 10:51 | BYU | Ronald Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:36 | BYU | Eric Freeman comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffery Ford - foul #1 on Jeffery Ford, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (SG), Robert Adams (PF), Daniel Rolf (C) Kevin Jackson, Paul Hull, James Coulson | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:36 | BYU | Eric Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:36 | BYU | Eric Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Daniel Rolf misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 10:11 | BYU | Eric Freeman snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 10:04 | BYU | Gary Colunga buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Freeman | 57-53 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Daniel Rolf double dribbles | 57-53 |
| Subs | Butler | James Scholz (C) Daniel Rolf | |
| Subs | BYU | Jon Graham (SF), Rodney Schermerhorn (PF), Michael Murdoch (C) Eric Freeman, Gary Colunga, Ronald Harper | |
| 09:31 | BYU | Fred McGahen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 09:30 | BYU | Michael Murdoch pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:18 | BYU | Fred McGahen is fouled on the floor by James Scholz - foul #4 on James Scholz, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Paul Hull (SG), Charles Blackman (SF), James Coulson (C) Jeffery Ford, Frank Jackson, Steven Nims, James Scholz | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Gray (SG) Timothy Thompson | |
| 09:11 | BYU | Joseph Gray connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Charles Blackman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Adams | 60-55 |
| 08:40 | BYU | Joseph Gray can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 08:38 | Butler | James Coulson snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Kevin Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Hull | 63-55 |
| 08:19 | BYU | Jon Graham drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-58 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Robert Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-58 |
| 08:03 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 07:56 | BYU | Fred McGahen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Adams - foul #2 on Robert Adams, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Rolf (PF), James Scholz (C) Robert Adams, James Coulson | |
| Subs | BYU | Timothy Thompson (PG), Eric Freeman (SF), Gary Colunga (PF), Ronald Harper (C) Joseph Gray, Jon Graham, Rodney Schermerhorn, Michael Murdoch | |
| 07:56 | BYU | Fred McGahen makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:56 | BYU | Fred McGahen misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Paul Hull pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Daniel Rolf drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Ronald Harper - foul #3 on Ronald Harper, team foul #3 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (PG), Steven Nims (SF) Kevin Jackson, Charles Blackman | |
| Subs | BYU | Alexander Balsamo (SG) Fred McGahen | |
| 07:42 | Butler | Daniel Rolf misses the free throw | 65-59 |
| 07:42 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeffery Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Nims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Rolf (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Balsamo (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Colunga (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Harper (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo is fouled on the floor by Steven Nims - foul #1 on Steven Nims, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (SG) Paul Hull | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 07:22 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:22 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:22 | Butler | James Scholz grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 07:13 | Butler | Frank Jackson makes the jumper from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 06:55 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Nims - foul #2 on Steven Nims, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), James Coulson (PF) Frank Jackson, Daniel Rolf | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:55 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:55 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:41 | Butler | James Coulson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-61 |
| 06:22 | BYU | Ronald Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Jeffery Ford pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Alexander Balsamo steals the ball from Steven Nims | 70-61 |
| 05:42 | BYU | Eric Freeman misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 70-61 |
| 05:41 | Butler | James Scholz snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Kevin Jackson clanks a 3 from straight away | 70-61 |
| 05:28 | BYU | Eric Freeman gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 05:11 | BYU | Kevin Jackson takes the ball from Timothy Thompson | 70-61 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hull (SG), Charles Blackman (SF), Robert Adams (PF) Jeffery Ford, Steven Nims, James Coulson | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Gray (SG) Timothy Thompson | |
| 04:54 | Butler | Paul Hull scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-61 |
| 04:48 | BYU | James Scholz swats the short shot by Gary Colunga | 73-61 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Kevin Jackson snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Butler | Paul Hull clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Charles Blackman hits the follow up shot | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:16 | BYU | Alexander Balsamo makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Gray | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:01 | Butler | Robert Adams scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Paul Hull and he's hacked by Eric Freeman - foul #1 on Eric Freeman, team foul #4 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Rolf (C) James Scholz | |
| Subs | BYU | Timothy Thompson (PG), Rodney Schermerhorn (PF), Michael Murdoch (C) Alexander Balsamo, Gary Colunga, Ronald Harper | |
| 04:01 | Butler | Robert Adams makes the free throw | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | BYU | Eric Freeman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Gray | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Paul Hull makes the shot from the right side set up by Robert Adams | 80-66 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles Blackman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Rolf (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Schermerhorn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Murdoch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | BYU | Eric Freeman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 80-66 |
| 03:09 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Murdoch | 80-66 |
| 03:04 | BYU | Paul Hull is called for the reach on Joseph Gray - foul #2 on Paul Hull, team foul #10 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (PG), Steven Nims (SF) Kevin Jackson, Charles Blackman | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:04 | BYU | Joseph Gray misses the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 03:04 | BYU | Joseph Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 03:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Adams | 80-66 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Robert Adams clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 80-66 |
| 02:36 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn grabs the board | 80-66 |
| 02:22 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn misses long on a shot from the left block | 80-66 |
| 02:21 | BYU | Michael Murdoch gets the offensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 02:02 | BYU | Eric Freeman lays it in set up by Timothy Thompson | 80-68 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Jeffery Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-68 |
| 01:31 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn grabs the board | 80-68 |
| 01:26 | BYU | Steven Nims steps in front of the Eric Freeman pass | 80-68 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Eric Freeman denies the turnaround by Steven Nims | 80-68 |
| 00:59 | BYU | Michael Murdoch snags the defensive board | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | BYU | Timothy Thompson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffery Ford - foul #2 on Jeffery Ford, team foul #11 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (SG), James Coulson (PF) Paul Hull, Robert Adams | |
| Subs | BYU | Alexander Balsamo (SG), Jon Graham (SF) Joseph Gray, Eric Freeman | |
| 00:54 | BYU | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:54 | BYU | Timothy Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Daniel Rolf snags the defensive board | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | Rodney Schermerhorn denies the turnaround by Daniel Rolf | 80-68 |
| 00:28 | BYU | Michael Murdoch gets the rebound | 80-68 |
| 00:23 | BYU | Jon Graham scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Murdoch | 80-70 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jeffery Ford runs out the clock | 80-70 |