| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Charles Betts (fresh) SG - Thomas Kenna (fresh) SF - Ronald Rosado (fresh) PF - Anthony Tackett (fresh) C - Michael Harrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) C - Stephen Lepe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Stephen Lepe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Tackett snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rosado gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Charles Betts | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Stephen Lepe is fouled on the floor by Charles Betts - foul #1 on Charles Betts, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Rosado - foul #1 on Ronald Rosado, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Kenna | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Stephen Lepe connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joseph Dean | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 17:42 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses long on a shot from the right block | 8-5 |
| 17:25 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 17:06 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 17:05 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:53 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (SF), Louis Grist (C) Erick Ashley, Stephen Lepe | |
| 16:48 | Butler | Gregory Skoog is hacked by Charles Betts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Betts, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Gaytan (PG) Charles Betts | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Cuddy (PF) Billy Woodley | |
| 16:34 | Butler | Joseph Dean buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 16:22 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Cuddy blocks the short jumper by Thomas Kenna | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 16:18 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gaytan | 8-7 |
| 16:09 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rosado hits a floater from the baseline | 10-7 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Joseph Dean clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 15:41 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell grabs the board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Gaytan (fresh) SG - Thomas Kenna (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Rosado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Tackett (fresh) C - Michael Harrell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark McConaghy (fresh) PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) C - Louis Grist (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Tackett | 13-7 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Rex Cuddy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 15:13 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 15:05 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Gaytan and he's fouled by Louis Grist - foul #1 on Louis Grist, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger (PG), David Coca (SF), William Slocumb (PF) Thomas Kenna, Ronald Rosado, Anthony Tackett | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (PG), Don Rasco (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Woodley (PF), Stephen Lepe (C) Gregory Skoog, Joseph Dean, Mark McConaghy, Rex Cuddy, Louis Grist | |
| 15:05 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell misses the free throw | 15-7 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Stephen Lepe gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Erick Ashley can't finish the layup | 15-7 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Stephen Lepe misses the tip | 15-7 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Stephen Lepe tips it in | 15-9 |
| 14:30 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Corning is called for the reach on Michael Harrell - foul #1 on Justin Corning, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green (C) Michael Harrell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:18 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Billy Woodley gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Erick Ashley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Billy Woodley | 15-11 |
| 14:02 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Corning picks off the pass by Robert Enger in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Don Rasco blows the layup | 15-11 |
| 13:59 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Woodley | 15-11 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Don Rasco is called for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna (SG), Anthony Tackett (PF) Robert Enger, Dominick Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Louis Grist (C) Don Rasco, Stephen Lepe | |
| 13:31 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Gaytan is hacked by Louis Grist - foul #2 on Louis Grist, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rosado (SF) David Coca | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Mark McConaghy (C) Justin Corning, Louis Grist | |
| 13:15 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna loses the ball out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger (PG) Robert Gaytan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:00 | Butler | Gregory Skoog hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-11 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Gregory Skoog gets the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Joseph Dean double dribbles | 15-11 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green (C) William Slocumb | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Cuddy (PF), Joshua Shaver (C) Erick Ashley, Billy Woodley | |
| 12:22 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Tackett misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Mark McConaghy snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Joshua Shaver can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:54 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 11:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rex Cuddy | 15-11 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses short on a 3 from straight away | 15-11 |
| 11:32 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Enger (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Kenna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Rosado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Tackett (fairly fresh) C - Dominick Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark McConaghy (fresh) PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) C - Joshua Shaver (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Kenna - foul #1 on Thomas Kenna, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Gaytan (PG), David Coca (SG), Walter Johnson (SF), William Slocumb (PF), Michael Harrell (C) Robert Enger, Thomas Kenna, Ronald Rosado, Anthony Tackett, Dominick Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Woodley (PF), Stephen Lepe (C) Mark McConaghy, Rex Cuddy, Joshua Shaver | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:57 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Michael Harrell | 18-11 |
| 10:48 | St. Bonaventure | David Coca knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Harrell and the foul's on Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Joseph Dean, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG) Joseph Dean | |
| 10:48 | St. Bonaventure | David Coca misses the free throw | 20-11 |
| 10:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Justin Corning | 20-11 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-11 |
| 10:31 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to William Slocumb | 20-11 |
| 10:10 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Gaytan hits the finger roll | 22-11 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Justin Corning connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Skoog | 22-14 |
| 09:29 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Gaytan | 24-14 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Justin Corning makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Skoog | 24-17 |
| 09:03 | St. Bonaventure | David Coca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna (SG), Ronald Rosado (SF), Anthony Tackett (PF) David Coca, Walter Johnson, William Slocumb | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG), Mark McConaghy (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), Joshua Shaver (C) Gregory Skoog, Erick Ashley, Billy Woodley, Stephen Lepe | |
| 08:42 | Butler | Joshua Shaver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 08:40 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:24 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell is hacked by Joshua Shaver - foul #1 on Joshua Shaver, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green (C) Michael Harrell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:08 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Gaytan is called for traveling | 24-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Blankenship (PG) Justin Corning | |
| 07:59 | Butler | Joshua Shaver scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Blankenship | 24-20 |
| 07:38 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Shaver - foul #2 on Joshua Shaver, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger (PG), David Coca (SF), William Slocumb (C) Robert Gaytan, Ronald Rosado, Dominick Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Woodley (PF), Stephen Lepe (C) Oscar Blankenship, Mark McConaghy, Rex Cuddy, Joshua Shaver | |
| 07:38 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:38 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Billy Woodley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green (C) Anthony Tackett | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Enger (fresh) SG - Thomas Kenna (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Coca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Slocumb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dominick Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Rasco (fresh) SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Lepe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 07:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Billy Woodley | 26-20 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Gregory Skoog is hacked by Robert Enger - foul #1 on Robert Enger, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Gaytan (SG), Michael Harrell (C) Thomas Kenna, Dominick Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG), Mark McConaghy (C) Don Rasco, Stephen Lepe | |
| 06:22 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Harrell - foul #1 on Michael Harrell, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rosado (SF), Anthony Tackett (PF) Robert Enger, William Slocumb | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:22 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Tackett is hacked by Justin Corning - foul #2 on Justin Corning, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger (PG) David Coca | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG), Rex Cuddy (PF), Stephen Lepe (C) Justin Corning, Erick Ashley, Billy Woodley | |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Tackett makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Tackett misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Rex Cuddy pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Stephen Lepe connects on the floater from the left side | 27-24 |
| 05:09 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rosado clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Rex Cuddy gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Rex Cuddy clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Tackett - foul #1 on Anthony Tackett, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna (SG), David Coca (SF), William Slocumb (PF), Dominick Green (C) Robert Enger, Ronald Rosado, Anthony Tackett, Michael Harrell | |
| Subs | Butler | Billy Woodley (PF) Stephen Lepe | |
| 04:40 | Butler | Rex Cuddy misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Rex Cuddy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:40 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:27 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Don Rasco - foul #1 on Don Rasco, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Blankenship (PG), Erick Ashley (SF) Gregory Skoog, Rex Cuddy | |
| 04:27 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:27 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:07 | Butler | David Coca picks off the pass by Erick Ashley | 29-24 |
| 04:04 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Gaytan dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Coca | 31-24 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Erick Ashley can't connect on a floater from the left side | 31-24 |
| 03:45 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Gaytan pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 03:30 | St. Bonaventure | David Coca misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 31-24 |
| 03:28 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna grabs the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 03:14 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna misses long on a shot from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Gaytan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kenna (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Coca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Slocumb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Oscar Blankenship (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Rasco (fairly fresh) SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark McConaghy (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:52 | Butler | William Slocumb steals it from Don Rasco | 31-24 |
| 02:38 | St. Bonaventure | David Coca can't connect on a shot from the right block | 31-24 |
| 02:36 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb tips it in | 33-24 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Erick Ashley tips it back up and in | 33-26 |
| 02:01 | St. Bonaventure | David Coca connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts (PG), Robert Enger (SG), Ronald Rosado (SF), Anthony Tackett (PF), Michael Harrell (C) Robert Gaytan, Thomas Kenna, David Coca, Dominick Green, William Slocumb | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Justin Corning (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), Stephen Lepe (C) Oscar Blankenship, Don Rasco, Erick Ashley, Billy Woodley, Mark McConaghy | |
| 01:42 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger loses the ball out of bounds | 35-26 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Michael Harrell is called for the reach on Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Michael Harrell, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Joseph Dean makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Joseph Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:11 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rosado misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 01:10 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell tips it home | 37-28 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Gregory Skoog is hacked by Charles Betts - foul #3 on Charles Betts, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kenna (SG) Charles Betts | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:52 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:32 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Tackett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Gregory Skoog pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Anthony Tackett steps in front of the Justin Corning pass | 37-30 |
| 00:03 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Harrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Rex Cuddy snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Rex Cuddy misses the fullcourt shot | 37-30 |