| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Lepe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-39 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Stephen Lepe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Gregory Skoog's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Erick Ashley - foul #3 on Erick Ashley, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (SF) Erick Ashley | |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Hal Schwartz and he's fouled by Joseph Dean - foul #3 on Joseph Dean, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG), Louis Grist (C) Joseph Dean, Stephen Lepe | |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Mark McConaghy connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Skoog | 49-41 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski tips it home | 51-41 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Mark McConaghy is fouled on the floor by Albert Mayeski - foul #3 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Floyd Wilson, Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Cuddy (PF) Billy Woodley | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Justin Corning can't finish the layup | 51-41 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | David Matteson grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Louis Grist is called for the reach on Orville Ottinger - foul #1 on Louis Grist, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Skoog - foul #2 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Justin Corning knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Grist | 53-44 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Mark Dee | 55-44 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Louis Grist drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Skoog and he's fouled by Mark Dee - foul #2 on Mark Dee, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Eugene Brady, Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Stephen Lepe (C) Gregory Skoog, Mark McConaghy, Rex Cuddy | |
| 15:50 | Butler | Louis Grist makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Justin Corning (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Grist (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Lepe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Matteson | 58-47 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-47 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | David Matteson tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Hal Schwartz is called for the reach on Justin Corning - foul #2 on Hal Schwartz, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski (PF) David Matteson | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Billy Woodley (PF) Justin Corning, Louis Grist | |
| 14:40 | Butler | Stephen Lepe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Stephen Lepe, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG) Don Rasco | |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Stephen Lepe snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Gregory Skoog is whistled for a carry | 60-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (C) Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (C) Stephen Lepe | |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Mark McConaghy gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Hal Schwartz steps in front of the Erick Ashley pass | 60-47 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz lays it in | 62-47 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Joseph Dean buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark McConaghy | 62-50 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Erick Ashley steals it from Hal Schwartz | 62-50 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Joseph Dean hits the finger roll set up by Erick Ashley | 62-52 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson dunks the ball set up by Richard Higgins | 64-52 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Billy Woodley - foul #2 on Billy Woodley, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Floyd Wilson, David Matteson | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (PG), Don Rasco (SG), Rex Cuddy (PF), Stephen Lepe (C) Gregory Skoog, Joseph Dean, Billy Woodley, Mark McConaghy | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Rex Cuddy snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Mayeski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Justin Corning (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erick Ashley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Lepe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Butler | Justin Corning can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-52 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-52 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Stephen Lepe grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Don Rasco misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Dee - foul #3 on Mark Dee, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger (PF) Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Shaver (SG), Louis Grist (C) Erick Ashley, Stephen Lepe | |
| 10:39 | Butler | Don Rasco misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Don Rasco makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses short on a shot in the paint | 65-53 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Orville Ottinger | 65-53 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes travels with the ball | 65-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), David Matteson (PF) Eugene Brady, Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Mark McConaghy (SF) Don Rasco, Joshua Shaver | |
| 09:39 | Butler | Gregory Skoog travels in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Mark Dee hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Justin Corning connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mark McConaghy | 68-56 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | David Matteson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 70-56 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Louis Grist misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Rex Cuddy grabs the offensive board | 70-56 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Mark McConaghy can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), Orville Ottinger (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Floyd Wilson, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Billy Woodley (PF), Stephen Lepe (C) Justin Corning, Rex Cuddy, Louis Grist | |
| 08:07 | Butler | Mark McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Mark McConaghy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger jams it on a great pass from Richard Higgins | 72-58 |
| 07:19 | Butler | David Matteson steps in front of the Joseph Dean pass | 72-58 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Matteson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Orville Ottinger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark McConaghy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Lepe (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | David Matteson is whistled for traveling | 72-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF) Eugene Brady, David Matteson | |
| Subs | Butler | Erick Ashley (SF) Mark McConaghy | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:59 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson scores on a floater near the basket set up by Hal Schwartz | 74-58 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Erick Ashley's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Wilson | 74-58 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Stephen Lepe pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Orville Ottinger is called for the reach on Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Orville Ottinger, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski (C) Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Cuddy (SF) Erick Ashley | |
| 06:17 | Butler | Stephen Lepe misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski pulls down the rebound | 74-58 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson loses the dribble to Gregory Skoog | 74-58 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Stephen Lepe travels with the ball | 74-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (PF) Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Justin Corning (SF), Louis Grist (C) Gregory Skoog, Billy Woodley, Stephen Lepe | |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses long on a floater from the left side | 74-58 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Justin Corning gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Justin Corning is called for a backcourt violation | 74-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (PF) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (SF) Joseph Dean | |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Hal Schwartz | 76-58 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Rex Cuddy misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 76-58 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady buries a turnaround from the baseline | 78-58 |
| 04:33 | Butler | David Matteson swats the layup by Mark McConaghy | 78-58 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski buries a runner from the baseline set up by David Matteson and he's hacked by Louis Grist - foul #2 on Louis Grist, team foul #7 | 80-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz | |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Blankenship (PG), Joshua Shaver (C) Rex Cuddy, Louis Grist | |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses the free throw | 80-58 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Mark McConaghy grabs the defensive rebound | 80-58 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Don Rasco | 80-61 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Grant McInnes | 82-61 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Justin Corning hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Don Rasco and the foul's on Eugene Brady - foul #1 on Eugene Brady, team foul #7 | 82-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF) Eugene Brady, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Woodley (PF), Stephen Lepe (C) Oscar Blankenship, Don Rasco, Mark McConaghy, Joshua Shaver | |
| 03:48 | Butler | Justin Corning makes the free throw | 82-64 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grant McInnes, team foul #8 | 82-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger (C) David Matteson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG) Justin Corning | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Butler | Billy Woodley misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Albert Mayeski - foul #4 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #9 | 82-64 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Billy Woodley misses the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Billy Woodley misses the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Erick Ashley gets the offensive rebound | 82-64 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 82-64 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson snags the defensive board | 82-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Dee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Orville Ottinger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Lepe (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 82-64 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Stephen Lepe snags the defensive board | 82-64 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Gregory Skoog hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Dean | 82-67 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 85-67 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Erick Ashley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 85-67 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski pulls down the rebound | 85-67 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the easy layup | 85-67 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski tips it in | 87-67 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Stephen Lepe is hacked by Richard Higgins - foul #2 on Richard Higgins, team foul #10 | 87-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Floyd Wilson, Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (PG), Don Rasco (SG), Mark McConaghy (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF) Gregory Skoog, Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, Billy Woodley | |
| 01:57 | Butler | Stephen Lepe misses the 1st free throw | 87-67 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Stephen Lepe misses the 2nd free throw | 87-67 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger gets the rebound | 87-67 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | David Matteson misses the 3 from the left wing | 87-67 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | David Matteson grabs the offensive board | 87-67 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 87-67 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | David Matteson tips it back up and in | 89-67 |
| 01:10 | Butler | David Matteson steals it from Don Rasco | 89-67 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Eugene Brady, team foul #11 | 89-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | Louis Grist (C) Stephen Lepe | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Justin Corning can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 89-67 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady grabs the board | 89-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger can't connect on a floater from the right side | 89-67 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Rex Cuddy grabs the defensive rebound | 89-67 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Don Rasco hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rex Cuddy | 89-70 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes runs out the clock | 89-70 |