| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leo Pressman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Southwick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hansard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Jonathon Ruffner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Cox (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Frey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Keith Southwick inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Leo Pressman misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 30-42 |
| 19:40 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 19:33 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Cox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Derosa - foul #2 on John Derosa, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 19:33 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Cox misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:33 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Hansard | 30-42 |
| 19:14 | Butler | William Hansard can't finish the layup | 30-42 |
| 19:12 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Cox pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:51 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Hines hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 30-42 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Bryan Lathan pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Leo Pressman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Keith Southwick | 33-42 |
| 18:21 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Cox hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Hines | 33-44 |
| 18:02 | Butler | William Hansard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Southwick | 35-44 |
| 17:48 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Curry knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Jonathon Ruffner | 35-46 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Keith Southwick lays it up and in set up by John Derosa and he's fouled by George Frey - foul #2 on George Frey, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (SG), Calvin Issel (PF), Ronald Cyr (C) Leo Pressman, William Hansard, Bryan Lathan | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Kile (PG), Joel Hite (SG), Edward Young (SF), Donald Alba (PF), Brian Perkins (C) Jonathon Ruffner, Eric Curry, Donald Cox, George Frey, Thomas Hines | |
| 17:19 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:19 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Alba grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 17:01 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Kile double dribbles | 37-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Petti (PF) Keith Southwick | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Ronald Cyr is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joel Hite - foul #3 on Joel Hite, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Vernon Pierson (PG) Joel Hite | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Ronald Cyr makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Ronald Cyr makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:34 | Coastal Carolina | Vernon Pierson is fouled on the floor by John Derosa - foul #3 on John Derosa, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Pressman (SG) John Derosa | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 16:27 | Coastal Carolina | Vernon Pierson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Cyr - foul #2 on Ronald Cyr, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 16:27 | Coastal Carolina | Vernon Pierson misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:27 | Coastal Carolina | Vernon Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Roland Inge scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 15:49 | Coastal Carolina | Vernon Pierson makes the jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roland Inge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Issel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Petti (fresh) C - Ronald Cyr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Vernon Pierson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Thomas Kile (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Young (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Alba (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Ronald Cyr hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Leo Pressman | 44-49 |
| 15:08 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Perkins buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Leo Pressman misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 14:51 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Young grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 14:30 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Alba scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Tommy Petti - foul #1 on Tommy Petti, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG), Keith Southwick (SF), William Hansard (PF), Bryan Lathan (C) Roland Inge, Calvin Issel, Tommy Petti, Ronald Cyr | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jonathon Ruffner (PG), Eric Curry (SG), Donald Cox (SF), Thomas Hines (C) Vernon Pierson, Thomas Kile, Edward Young, Brian Perkins | |
| 14:30 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Alba makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Bryan Lathan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Frey (PF) Donald Alba | |
| 14:11 | Coastal Carolina | George Frey is denied on a layup by Bryan Lathan | 44-54 |
| 14:09 | Coastal Carolina | George Frey misses the tip | 44-54 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Keith Southwick gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 14:01 | Butler | William Hansard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 13:59 | Coastal Carolina | George Frey snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 13:44 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Curry drills a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Leo Pressman - foul #3 on Leo Pressman, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Litherland (PF) William Hansard | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 13:44 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Curry misses the free throw | 44-56 |
| 13:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bryan Lathan | 44-56 |
| 13:42 | Butler | John Derosa is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-56 |
| 13:33 | Coastal Carolina | The jump hook by George Frey is blocked by Bryan Lathan | 44-56 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Bryan Lathan snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Leo Pressman is hacked by Jonathon Ruffner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathon Ruffner, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (SG) Leo Pressman | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 13:17 | Butler | Bryan Lathan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 13:16 | Coastal Carolina | Jonathon Ruffner gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 13:06 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Curry hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathon Ruffner | 44-59 |
| 12:37 | Butler | John Derosa misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Frank Litherland snags the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Bryan Lathan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-59 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Bryan Lathan hits the follow up shot | 46-59 |
| 12:04 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Cox throws it down on a nice dish by George Frey | 46-61 |
| 11:43 | Butler | Donald Cox picks off the pass by Keith Southwick | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Inge (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Southwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Litherland (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bryan Lathan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Jonathon Ruffner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Curry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Frey (tiring) 4 reb. C - Thomas Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Hines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathon Ruffner | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Jonathon Ruffner steps in front of the Roland Inge pass in the backcourt | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:05 | Coastal Carolina | Jonathon Ruffner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bryan Lathan - foul #1 on Bryan Lathan, team foul #6 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PG), Leo Pressman (SG), Jimmy Goldman (SF), William Hansard (PF), Ronald Cyr (C) John Derosa, Roland Inge, Keith Southwick, Frank Litherland, Bryan Lathan | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Kile (SG), Edward Young (SF), Donald Alba (PF), Brian Perkins (C) Eric Curry, Donald Cox, George Frey, Thomas Hines | |
| 11:05 | Coastal Carolina | Jonathon Ruffner makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 11:05 | Coastal Carolina | Jonathon Ruffner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 10:53 | Butler | William Hansard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-66 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Calvin Issel hits the follow up shot | 48-66 |
| 10:33 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Young can't finish the layup | 48-66 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Leo Pressman grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Leo Pressman loses the dribble to Thomas Kile | 48-66 |
| 10:05 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Young misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Goldman - foul #4 on Jimmy Goldman, team foul #7 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG), Keith Southwick (SF), Tommy Petti (C) Calvin Issel, Jimmy Goldman, Ronald Cyr | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Joel Hite (SG), Vernon Pierson (C) Jonathon Ruffner, Brian Perkins | |
| 10:05 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Young makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 10:05 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Keith Southwick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 09:42 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Alba snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| 09:26 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Young misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-68 |
| 09:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Hansard | 48-68 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Leo Pressman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Lathan (C) William Hansard | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Eric Curry (SG), Donald Cox (SF), Thomas Hines (C) Thomas Kile, Edward Young, Donald Alba | |
| 09:06 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-68 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Leo Pressman misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Pierson - foul #1 on Vernon Pierson, team foul #4 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (SF) Keith Southwick | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Brian Perkins (PF) Eric Curry | |
| 08:58 | Butler | Leo Pressman makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Leo Pressman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 08:34 | Coastal Carolina | Tommy Petti picks off the pass by Joel Hite | 50-68 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Calvin Issel hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 50-68 |
| 08:23 | Coastal Carolina | Vernon Pierson pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| 08:02 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Hines banks in the layup set up by Joel Hite | 50-70 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Bryan Lathan is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Pierson - foul #2 on Vernon Pierson, team foul #5 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (SG), Jimmy Goldman (SF), Frank Litherland (PF), Ronald Cyr (C) Leo Pressman, Calvin Issel, Tommy Petti, Bryan Lathan | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Kile (PG), Eric Curry (SG), Donald Alba (SF), George Frey (PF) Vernon Pierson, Joel Hite, Donald Cox, Brian Perkins | |
| 07:47 | Butler | Ronald Cyr can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Hines - foul #3 on Thomas Hines, team foul #6 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hansard (PF) Frank Litherland | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 07:47 | Butler | Ronald Cyr makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Ronald Cyr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 07:25 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Hines lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Curry | 52-72 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Inge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Goldman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Hansard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Cyr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Thomas Kile (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Curry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Alba (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Frey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Hines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Butler | Ronald Cyr misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-72 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman tips it home | 54-72 |
| 06:41 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Curry's pass is intercepted by Roland Inge | 54-72 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Roland Inge misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-72 |
| 06:21 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to George Frey | 54-72 |
| 05:53 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Curry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-72 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Ronald Cyr grabs the defensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 05:45 | Butler | William Hansard buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-72 |
| 05:22 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Alba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PG), Leo Pressman (SG), Keith Southwick (SF), Tommy Petti (PF), Bryan Lathan (C) John Derosa, Roland Inge, Jimmy Goldman, William Hansard, Ronald Cyr | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jonathon Ruffner (PG), Joel Hite (SG), Edward Young (SF), Brian Perkins (PF), Vernon Pierson (C) Thomas Kile, Eric Curry, Donald Alba, George Frey, Thomas Hines | |
| 05:18 | Butler | Edward Young picks off the pass by Leo Pressman in the backcourt | 57-72 |
| 05:17 | Coastal Carolina | Jonathon Ruffner lays it in set up by Edward Young | 57-74 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Calvin Issel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-74 |
| 04:54 | Coastal Carolina | Joel Hite hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathon Ruffner | 57-77 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Tommy Petti is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-77 |
| 04:30 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Vernon Pierson | 57-77 |
| 04:10 | Coastal Carolina | Joel Hite misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-77 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Calvin Issel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Tommy Petti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-77 |
| 03:47 | Coastal Carolina | Jonathon Ruffner pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Coastal Carolina | Joel Hite misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-77 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Keith Southwick grabs the board | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Butler | Tommy Petti hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Calvin Issel | 59-77 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Calvin Issel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Leo Pressman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Southwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Petti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Lathan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Jonathon Ruffner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Hite (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Vernon Pierson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Young can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 59-77 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Tommy Petti grabs the board | 59-77 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Edward Young is called for the reach on Leo Pressman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Young, team foul #7 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (PG), Jimmy Goldman (SF), Frank Litherland (PF) Keith Southwick, Tommy Petti, Bryan Lathan | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Kile (PG), Donald Alba (C) Jonathon Ruffner, Vernon Pierson | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Leo Pressman misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Calvin Issel pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Leo Pressman misses short on a floater from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Calvin Issel tips it back up and in | 61-77 |
| 02:20 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-77 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman pulls down the rebound | 61-77 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Leo Pressman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Issel | 63-77 |
| 01:38 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Alba drills a jumper from the free throw line | 63-79 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Leo Pressman loses the dribble to Edward Young | 63-79 |
| 01:16 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Young lays it in | 63-81 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Frank Litherland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Young - foul #2 on Edward Young, team foul #8 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Cyr (C) Leo Pressman | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 01:01 | Butler | Frank Litherland makes the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Frank Litherland misses the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Ronald Cyr pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-81 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Frank Litherland loses the ball out of bounds | 64-81 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Petti (PF) Frank Litherland | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Perkins is called for traveling | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Calvin Issel is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Alba - foul #1 on Donald Alba, team foul #9 | 64-81 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Calvin Issel makes the 1st free throw | 65-81 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Calvin Issel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-81 |
| 00:00 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Kile runs out the clock | 66-81 |