| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Eric Staton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Vogt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cody McCollum (fresh) C - Tyler Lemmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Valparaiso | Horace Lang connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Stone | 23-35 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Leroy Prine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-35 |
| 18:56 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Stone | 26-35 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Horace Lang denies the turnaround by Michael Traver | 26-35 |
| 18:41 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Roberts | 26-35 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 26-35 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Cody McCollum tips it home | 26-37 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt makes the floater near the basket set up by Eric Staton | 28-37 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Anthony Roberts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Cody McCollum grabs the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Gerald Vogt is called for the reach on Leroy Prine - foul #1 on Gerald Vogt, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons's fadeaway is rejected by Horace Lang | 28-37 |
| 17:50 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Gerald Vogt | 28-37 |
| 17:38 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Cody McCollum is fouled on the floor by Horace Lang - foul #1 on Horace Lang, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross (PG), Daniel Salvo (SF), James Mathews (PF), David McClelland (C) Eric Staton, Gerald Vogt, Mark Anthony, Horace Lang | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Reveles (PG), Martin Hamilton (SG), James Shell (SF), David Briner (PF), Robert Deshazo (C) Leroy Prine, Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts, Cody McCollum, Tyler Lemmons | |
| 17:04 | Butler | Robert Deshazo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Briner | 31-40 |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Reveles - foul #1 on Brian Reveles, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Johnson (PG) Anthony Stone | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Martin Hamilton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Reveles | 33-42 |
| 16:13 | Valparaiso | Zachary Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Reveles - foul #2 on Brian Reveles, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eric Staton (PG), Horace Lang (C) Zachary Johnson, David McClelland | |
| Subs | Butler | Tyler Lemmons (C) Robert Deshazo | |
| 16:08 | Valparaiso | Eric Staton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Mathews | 36-42 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Daniel Salvo steps in front of the Brian Reveles pass | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Eric Staton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Salvo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. C - Horace Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brian Reveles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Briner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tyler Lemmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 15:17 | Butler | James Mathews is called for the reach on David Briner - foul #1 on James Mathews, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Stone (SG), Gerald Vogt (SF), Mark Anthony (PF) Thomas Ross, Daniel Salvo, James Mathews | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Prine (PG), Michael Traver (SG), Anthony Roberts (SF), Cody McCollum (PF) Brian Reveles, Martin Hamilton, James Shell, David Briner | |
| 14:58 | Butler | Michael Traver lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Roberts and he's hacked by Gerald Vogt - foul #2 on Gerald Vogt, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Michael Traver makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:39 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt is fouled on the floor by Anthony Roberts - foul #1 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross (PG), David McClelland (C) Eric Staton, Horace Lang | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:25 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt misses the dunk but he's fouled by Anthony Roberts - foul #2 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Mathews (C) David McClelland | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:25 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:25 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Anthony Roberts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Michael Traver hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 14:04 | Valparaiso | Anthony Stone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Anthony Roberts snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eric Staton (PG), Horace Lang (C) Thomas Ross, James Mathews | |
| Subs | Butler | David Briner (C) Tyler Lemmons | |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | Anthony Stone loses the dribble to David Briner | 41-47 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Michael Traver misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Stone - foul #3 on Anthony Stone, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross (SG) Anthony Stone | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Hamilton (SF), James Shell (PF) Anthony Roberts, Cody McCollum | |
| 13:04 | Butler | Michael Traver misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Michael Traver makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:46 | Valparaiso | Eric Staton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 12:45 | Valparaiso | Horace Lang hits the follow up shot | 43-48 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Leroy Prine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Salvo (SF), James Mathews (PF) Gerald Vogt, Mark Anthony | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Reveles (PG), Robert Deshazo (C) Leroy Prine, Michael Traver | |
| 12:22 | Valparaiso | Eric Staton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 12:21 | Butler | James Shell pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Robert Deshazo makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Brian Reveles and he's fouled by James Mathews - foul #2 on James Mathews, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Stone (SG), David McClelland (C) Eric Staton, Horace Lang | |
| Subs | Butler | Tyler Lemmons (C) David Briner | |
| 12:01 | Butler | Robert Deshazo makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:44 | Valparaiso | David McClelland hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Thomas Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Salvo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. C - David McClelland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brian Reveles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Deshazo (fresh) 11 pts. C - Tyler Lemmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Brian Reveles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mark Anthony (PF) David McClelland | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Roberts (SF), Cody McCollum (PF) Brian Reveles, Robert Deshazo | |
| 11:16 | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Stone | 48-51 |
| 10:54 | Butler | James Shell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 10:52 | Valparaiso | Mark Anthony snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 10:46 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Daniel Salvo is blocked by Cody McCollum | 48-51 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Anthony Roberts grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Cody McCollum buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Tyler Lemmons | 48-53 |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | Daniel Salvo jams it | 50-53 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Stone - foul #4 on Anthony Stone, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eric Staton (PG), Gerald Vogt (SF), David McClelland (PF), Horace Lang (C) Thomas Ross, Anthony Stone, Mark Anthony, James Mathews | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Prine (PG), Michael Traver (SG), Colin Branch (SF), David Briner (PF) Martin Hamilton, James Shell, Anthony Roberts, Cody McCollum | |
| 09:42 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:20 | Valparaiso | David McClelland is fouled on the floor by David Briner - foul #2 on David Briner, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Newton Hubbs (SG) Daniel Salvo | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Deshazo (C) Tyler Lemmons | |
| 09:02 | Valparaiso | Colin Branch steals the ball from Horace Lang | 50-54 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Leroy Prine buries a 3 from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 08:23 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt lays it in | 52-57 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Colin Branch misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 08:07 | Valparaiso | Horace Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | Newton Hubbs loses the ball out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross (SG), Mark Anthony (PF) Newton Hubbs, David McClelland | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Roberts (SF), Cody McCollum (PF), Tyler Lemmons (C) Colin Branch, David Briner, Robert Deshazo | |
| 07:45 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons is hacked by Horace Lang - foul #2 on Horace Lang, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Stone (SG) Thomas Ross | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:45 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Eric Staton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Vogt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Lang (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Cody McCollum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Lemmons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 07:22 | Valparaiso | Eric Staton gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:05 | Valparaiso | Mark Anthony lays it in | 54-59 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Anthony Roberts | 54-61 |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | Mark Anthony misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-61 |
| 06:09 | Valparaiso | Anthony Stone can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Leroy Prine gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Michael Traver hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Prine | 54-63 |
| 05:19 | Valparaiso | Eric Staton knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Gerald Vogt | 57-63 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Leroy Prine clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Cody McCollum tips it back up and in | 57-65 |
| 04:51 | Valparaiso | Horace Lang can't throw it down | 57-65 |
| 04:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tyler Lemmons | 57-65 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Michael Traver misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-65 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Leroy Prine grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Cody McCollum can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Anthony Roberts tips it home | 57-67 |
| 03:48 | Valparaiso | Anthony Stone connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Staton | 60-67 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Anthony Roberts drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Leroy Prine | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Eric Staton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Stone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Vogt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Anthony (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Lang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Traver (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Cody McCollum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Lemmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | Eric Staton makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Anthony | 63-69 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Anthony Roberts tips it in | 63-71 |
| 02:44 | Valparaiso | Eric Staton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | Horace Lang misses the tip | 63-71 |
| 02:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Traver | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Butler | Michael Traver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-71 |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Mark Anthony | 63-71 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | Michael Traver picks off the pass by Gerald Vogt | 63-71 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Leroy Prine banks in the layup set up by Michael Traver | 63-73 |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Gerald Vogt hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Butler | Anthony Roberts can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Horace Lang - foul #3 on Horace Lang, team foul #9 | 66-73 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Anthony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 01:24 | Valparaiso | Mark Anthony buries a runner in the lane | 68-75 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Anthony Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | Horace Lang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-75 |
| 01:03 | Valparaiso | Mark Anthony tips it but misses | 68-75 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons grabs the board | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Michael Traver is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stone - foul #5 on Anthony Stone, team foul #10 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Ross (SG) Anthony Stone | |
| Subs | Butler | James Shell (PF) Cody McCollum | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Michael Traver makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Michael Traver misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Mark Anthony snags the defensive board | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Eric Staton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons grabs the board | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Ross - foul #1 on Thomas Ross, team foul #11 | 68-76 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:35 | Valparaiso | Tyler Lemmons blocks the short jumper by Horace Lang | 68-78 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons gets the rebound | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Butler | James Shell clanks a floater from the baseline | 68-78 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons snags the offensive board | 68-78 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Leroy Prine runs out the clock | 68-78 |