| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sean St. Pierre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hubert Truitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Lepe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Mark McConaghy inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Joseph Dean scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Mark McConaghy | 32-34 |
| 19:25 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen scores on a floater in the lane set up by Charles Anders and the foul's on Stephen Lepe - foul #1 on Stephen Lepe, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:25 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Sean St. Pierre takes the ball from Stephen Lepe | 35-34 |
| 19:00 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray blows the dunk | 35-34 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Billy Woodley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Billy Woodley can't finish the layup | 35-34 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Billy Woodley misses the tip | 35-34 |
| 18:44 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Mark McConaghy - foul #1 on Mark McConaghy, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:38 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Billy Woodley pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Gregory Skoog scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 18:11 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Mark McConaghy gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Billy Woodley is fouled on the floor by Hubert Truitt - foul #2 on Hubert Truitt, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Louis Grist (C) Stephen Lepe | |
| 17:45 | Butler | Billy Woodley can't finish the layup | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Mark McConaghy can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Mark McConaghy grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Charles Anders steps in front of the Gregory Skoog pass | 36-36 |
| 17:12 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Anders | 38-36 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Mark McConaghy banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Woodley | 38-38 |
| 16:39 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Mark McConaghy grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Joseph Dean hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Louis Grist | 38-41 |
| 16:06 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (PG), Nathaniel Gum (SG), Joe Holsey (SF), Matthew Childers (PF), Allan Zulfer (C) Charles Anders, Sean St. Pierre, Thomas Gray, Hubert Truitt, Jason Sorensen | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (PG), Don Rasco (SG), Rex Cuddy (SF), Stephen Lepe (C) Gregory Skoog, Joseph Dean, Mark McConaghy, Billy Woodley | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Justin Corning can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 15:40 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Grist | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - George Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joe Holsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Childers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Allan Zulfer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Justin Corning (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Grist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Lepe (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Butler | Justin Corning can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 15:22 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Joe Holsey | 38-41 |
| 14:53 | Youngstown State | Stephen Lepe is called for the reach on Joe Holsey - foul #2 on Stephen Lepe, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray (SF) Joe Holsey | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Erick Ashley (SF), Joshua Shaver (C) Don Rasco, Louis Grist, Stephen Lepe | |
| 14:40 | Youngstown State | Erick Ashley is called for the reach on George Phillips - foul #4 on Erick Ashley, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG) Erick Ashley | |
| 14:28 | Youngstown State | George Phillips is fouled on the floor by Joshua Shaver - foul #1 on Joshua Shaver, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen (C) Allan Zulfer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:18 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses the dunk but he's fouled by Justin Corning - foul #1 on Justin Corning, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre (SG) Nathaniel Gum | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG) Don Rasco | |
| 14:18 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:18 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Gregory Skoog drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Rex Cuddy | 40-43 |
| 13:41 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Anders (PG), Hubert Truitt (PF) George Phillips, Matthew Childers | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (SF) Justin Corning | |
| 13:20 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 13:19 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:06 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders is whistled for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Billy Woodley (PF), Stephen Lepe (C) Rex Cuddy, Joshua Shaver | |
| 12:50 | Butler | Stephen Lepe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Sorensen - foul #2 on Jason Sorensen, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer (C) Jason Sorensen | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG) Joseph Dean | |
| 12:50 | Butler | Stephen Lepe makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Stephen Lepe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:22 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 12:21 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gregory Skoog | 40-45 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Don Rasco can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-45 |
| 12:04 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:49 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 11:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stephen Lepe | 40-45 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Mark McConaghy's fadeaway is rejected by Hubert Truitt | 40-45 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Stephen Lepe grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean St. Pierre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hubert Truitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Allan Zulfer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark McConaghy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Lepe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Butler | Billy Woodley buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Skoog | 40-47 |
| 10:46 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre is fouled on the floor by Stephen Lepe - foul #3 on Stephen Lepe, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (PG), Nathaniel Gum (SF), Matthew Childers (PF), Jason Sorensen (C) Charles Anders, Thomas Gray, Hubert Truitt, Allan Zulfer | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Justin Corning (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), Louis Grist (C) Gregory Skoog, Mark McConaghy, Billy Woodley, Stephen Lepe | |
| 10:46 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:46 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Joseph Dean snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Joseph Dean knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Rasco | 41-49 |
| 10:13 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 10:12 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen tips it in | 43-49 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Rex Cuddy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 09:49 | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:28 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray (SF) Nathaniel Gum | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG) Don Rasco | |
| 09:28 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:28 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Joseph Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Gregory Skoog is hacked by George Phillips - foul #3 on George Phillips, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum (SG), Hubert Truitt (PF) Sean St. Pierre, Matthew Childers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:44 | Butler | Louis Grist hits a runner from the baseline set up by Joseph Dean | 44-51 |
| 08:36 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses the 3 from straight away | 44-51 |
| 08:35 | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:23 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 08:22 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:08 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Gum | 47-51 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Louis Grist clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jason Sorensen - foul #3 on Jason Sorensen, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Anders (PG), Matthew Childers (C) George Phillips, Jason Sorensen | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Woodley (PF) Joseph Dean, Justin Corning, Rex Cuddy | |
| 07:53 | Butler | Louis Grist makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Louis Grist misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:53 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 07:37 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt misses the easy layup | 47-52 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Erick Ashley gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Erick Ashley scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Don Rasco | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Gray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hubert Truitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Childers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Grist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 06:48 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt snags the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 06:35 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Erick Ashley - foul #5 on Erick Ashley, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (SG), Jason Sorensen (C) Nathaniel Gum, Hubert Truitt | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Mark McConaghy (SF), Stephen Lepe (C) Gregory Skoog, Don Rasco, Erick Ashley, Louis Grist | |
| 06:35 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:35 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Billy Woodley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Childers - foul #1 on Matthew Childers, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer (PF) Thomas Gray | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:20 | Butler | Billy Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Billy Woodley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:59 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Phillips | 51-56 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Mark McConaghy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre (SG) George Phillips | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG) Justin Corning | |
| 05:24 | Youngstown State | Matthew Childers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-56 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Gregory Skoog grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Allan Zulfer - foul #1 on Allan Zulfer, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (PG), Thomas Gray (SF), Hubert Truitt (PF) Charles Anders, Matthew Childers, Allan Zulfer | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Cuddy (PF) Billy Woodley | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Mark McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Mark McConaghy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:50 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre connects on the 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Gregory Skoog clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Phillips - foul #4 on George Phillips, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG), Joshua Shaver (C) Joseph Dean, Stephen Lepe | |
| 04:25 | Butler | Gregory Skoog misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:10 | Youngstown State | George Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Skoog - foul #2 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer (C) Jason Sorensen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:10 | Youngstown State | George Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:10 | Youngstown State | George Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Hubert Truitt is called for the reach on Mark McConaghy - foul #3 on Hubert Truitt, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Mark McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Mark McConaghy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:44 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Mark McConaghy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Joshua Shaver's fadeaway is rejected by Hubert Truitt | 55-61 |
| 03:15 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - George Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sean St. Pierre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Truitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Allan Zulfer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Corning (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark McConaghy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Shaver (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray is fouled on the floor by Mark McConaghy - foul #2 on Mark McConaghy, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Anders (PG), Nathaniel Gum (SG), Matthew Childers (PF), Jason Sorensen (C) George Phillips, Sean St. Pierre, Hubert Truitt, Allan Zulfer | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Billy Woodley (PF), Louis Grist (C) Gregory Skoog, Mark McConaghy, Joshua Shaver | |
| 03:01 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:01 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre (SG), Hubert Truitt (PF) Nathaniel Gum, Matthew Childers | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Stephen Lepe (C) Rex Cuddy, Louis Grist | |
| 02:32 | Butler | Gregory Skoog loses the dribble to Charles Anders | 57-61 |
| 02:14 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre loses the dribble to Joseph Dean | 57-61 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 57-61 |
| 02:07 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 01:57 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Lepe | 57-61 |
| 01:56 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen tips it in | 59-61 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Billy Woodley buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Dean | 59-63 |
| 01:21 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Stephen Lepe grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-63 |
| 01:03 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean St. Pierre | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Billy Woodley hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Skoog | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen knocks in the jumper in the lane | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Gregory Skoog is fouled in the backcourt by Sean St. Pierre - foul #3 on Sean St. Pierre, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (SF) Justin Corning | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:06 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:01 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stephen Lepe | 64-67 |