| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Hines (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cody McCollum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Briner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Frederick Krick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Blumenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Quinney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | David Blumenstein inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Liberty | Michael Bowman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 19:46 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds tips it home | 26-37 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Leroy Prine comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-37 |
| 19:26 | Liberty | The rebound goes to David Blumenstein | 26-37 |
| 19:05 | Liberty | Frederick Krick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Jeremy Goodman - foul #1 on Jeremy Goodman, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 19:05 | Liberty | Frederick Krick makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 19:05 | Liberty | Frederick Krick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 19:05 | Liberty | Frederick Krick makes the 3rd free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Leroy Prine misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Frederick Krick - foul #1 on Frederick Krick, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Leroy Prine makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Leroy Prine makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:45 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Cody McCollum pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 18:19 | Liberty | John Quinney pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:14 | Liberty | David Blumenstein is called for traveling | 28-40 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Don Hines misses the easy layup | 28-40 |
| 17:57 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:35 | Liberty | Don Hines is called for the reach on Frederick Krick - foul #3 on Don Hines, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Reveles (SG), Robert Deshazo (SF), William Foran (PF) Don Hines, Jeremy Goodman, Cody McCollum | |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Smith (PG), Byron Priest (SF) Frederick Krick, David Blumenstein | |
| 17:17 | Liberty | Michael Bowman knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Quinney | 28-42 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Leroy Prine knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 16:54 | Liberty | John Quinney can't finish the layup | 30-42 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Robert Deshazo pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Byron Priest takes the ball from David Briner | 30-42 |
| 16:34 | Liberty | Michael Bowman banks in the layup on a great pass from Byron Priest | 30-44 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Leroy Prine misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-44 |
| 16:13 | Butler | David Briner gets the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Leroy Prine is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Leroy Prine, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Hines (SG), Jeremy Goodman (SF), Cody McCollum (PF) Leroy Prine, Robert Deshazo, David Briner | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frederick Krick (PG), David Blumenstein (SF), Dwayne Wilcox (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Michael Bowman, Byron Priest, John Quinney, Paul Reynolds | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brian Reveles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Don Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cody McCollum (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Foran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Frederick Krick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Blumenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Liberty | Robert Johnson slams it home set up by Scott Smith | 30-46 |
| 15:21 | Butler | William Foran misses the easy layup | 30-46 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Cody McCollum tips it home | 32-46 |
| 15:02 | Liberty | William Foran swats the shot by Robert Johnson | 32-46 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Cody McCollum pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Brian Reveles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 14:53 | Liberty | Scott Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:47 | Liberty | Dwayne Wilcox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frederick Krick | 32-48 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Don Hines travels with the ball | 32-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Stringer (PG), Robert Deshazo (SF), David Briner (C) Brian Reveles, Jeremy Goodman, William Foran | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Bowman (SG), John Quinney (PF) Scott Smith, Robert Johnson | |
| 14:03 | Liberty | David Blumenstein's fadeaway is rejected by David Briner | 32-48 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Cody McCollum grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Frederick Krick steals it from Cody McCollum | 32-48 |
| 13:46 | Liberty | David Blumenstein lays it in on a nice dish by Frederick Krick | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:42 | Butler | Don Hines misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 13:40 | Liberty | David Blumenstein pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:14 | Liberty | Michael Bowman knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Frederick Krick and he's hacked by Robert Deshazo - foul #2 on Robert Deshazo, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Prine (PG), Brian Reveles (SG), Jeremy Goodman (SF) Wilson Stringer, Don Hines, Cody McCollum | |
| Subs | Liberty | Donald Nielsen (PG), Byron Priest (SF), Paul Reynolds (C) Frederick Krick, David Blumenstein, Dwayne Wilcox | |
| 13:14 | Liberty | Michael Bowman misses the free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:14 | Butler | David Briner grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Leroy Prine makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Reveles | 35-52 |
| 12:36 | Liberty | David Briner picks off the pass by Byron Priest | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:09 | Butler | Robert Deshazo buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Leroy Prine | 37-52 |
| 11:52 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Robert Deshazo gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Reveles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Goodman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Deshazo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Briner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Donald Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Byron Priest (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Quinney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Butler | David Briner comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 37-52 |
| 11:34 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Prine | 37-52 |
| 11:22 | Butler | Brian Reveles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Hines (SG), Jason Anderson (SF), Cody McCollum (PF), William Foran (C) Brian Reveles, Jeremy Goodman, Robert Deshazo, David Briner | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frederick Krick (PG), David Blumenstein (SF), Dwayne Wilcox (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Donald Nielsen, Byron Priest, John Quinney, Paul Reynolds | |
| 11:03 | Liberty | Frederick Krick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Don Hines - foul #4 on Don Hines, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Stringer (SG) Don Hines | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 11:03 | Liberty | Frederick Krick makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 11:03 | Liberty | Frederick Krick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:39 | Butler | Wilson Stringer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 10:38 | Butler | William Foran tips it in | 39-54 |
| 10:19 | Liberty | Michael Bowman misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-54 |
| 10:17 | Liberty | David Blumenstein tips it but misses | 39-54 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Wilson Stringer pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:03 | Butler | Jason Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Wilson Stringer grabs the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Jason Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Jason Anderson grabs the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Cody McCollum misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by David Blumenstein - foul #1 on David Blumenstein, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Reveles (PG), Jeremy Goodman (SF), David Briner (C) Leroy Prine, Jason Anderson, William Foran | |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Smith (SG), Byron Priest (SF), John Quinney (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Michael Bowman, David Blumenstein, Dwayne Wilcox, Robert Johnson | |
| 09:32 | Butler | Cody McCollum misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Cody McCollum makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:12 | Liberty | Byron Priest is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Byron Priest, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Deshazo (PF) Cody McCollum | |
| Subs | Liberty | Donald Nielsen (SG) Frederick Krick | |
| 09:02 | Butler | Wilson Stringer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Goodman | 43-54 |
| 08:46 | Liberty | Scott Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Byron Priest | 43-57 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Robert Deshazo misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Reynolds - foul #1 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Robert Deshazo misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Robert Deshazo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:23 | Liberty | Byron Priest can't finish the layup | 44-57 |
| 08:21 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds can't tip it in | 44-57 |
| 08:20 | Butler | David Briner gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Brian Reveles's pass is intercepted by Paul Reynolds | 44-57 |
| 07:48 | Liberty | Byron Priest can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jeremy Goodman - foul #2 on Jeremy Goodman, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Prine (PG), Don Hines (SG), Cody McCollum (PF) Brian Reveles, Wilson Stringer, Jeremy Goodman | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frederick Krick (PG), Michael Bowman (SG) Scott Smith, Donald Nielsen | |
| 07:48 | Liberty | Byron Priest makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 07:48 | Liberty | Byron Priest makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Deshazo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cody McCollum (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - David Briner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Frederick Krick (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Byron Priest (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Quinney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:29 | Butler | Don Hines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 07:27 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds grabs the board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:09 | Liberty | Michael Bowman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-59 |
| 07:07 | Butler | David Briner snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Don Hines is hacked by John Quinney - foul #1 on John Quinney, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Anderson (SF), William Foran (C) Robert Deshazo, David Briner | |
| Subs | Liberty | David Blumenstein (SF), Dwayne Wilcox (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Byron Priest, John Quinney, Paul Reynolds | |
| 06:41 | Butler | Jason Anderson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Don Hines | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:30 | Liberty | Frederick Krick steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:14 | Butler | Robert Johnson blocks the short jumper by Don Hines | 47-59 |
| 06:13 | Liberty | Dwayne Wilcox grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 05:57 | Liberty | Frederick Krick makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:44 | Butler | Jason Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 05:43 | Liberty | David Blumenstein grabs the board | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:14 | Liberty | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Don Hines - foul #5 on Don Hines, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Reveles (PG), Wilson Stringer (SG), Jeremy Goodman (SF), Robert Deshazo (PF), David Briner (C) Leroy Prine, Don Hines, Jason Anderson, Cody McCollum, William Foran | |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Smith (PG), Paul Reynolds (C) Frederick Krick, Dwayne Wilcox | |
| 05:14 | Liberty | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:14 | Liberty | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Robert Deshazo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 04:57 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Paul Reynolds | 47-64 |
| 04:38 | Liberty | Michael Bowman is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Goodman - foul #3 on Jeremy Goodman, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Byron Priest (SF), John Quinney (PF) David Blumenstein, Robert Johnson | |
| 04:38 | Liberty | Michael Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 04:38 | Butler | David Briner grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Brian Reveles makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-64 |
| 04:00 | Liberty | Michael Bowman dunks the ball set up by Scott Smith | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Butler | David Briner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Reveles | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brian Reveles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilson Stringer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Deshazo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Briner (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Scott Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bowman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Byron Priest (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Quinney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Liberty | Wilson Stringer steals the ball from Michael Bowman | 53-66 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Wilson Stringer lays it up and in | 55-66 |
| 02:55 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Deshazo - foul #3 on Robert Deshazo, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Prine (PG), Jason Anderson (SF), Cody McCollum (PF) Wilson Stringer, Jeremy Goodman, Robert Deshazo | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frederick Krick (PG), Donald Nielsen (SG), David Blumenstein (SF) Scott Smith, Michael Bowman, Byron Priest | |
| 02:55 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:55 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:55 | Liberty | David Blumenstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:32 | Liberty | John Quinney drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Frederick Krick | 55-70 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Cody McCollum banks in the layup set up by David Briner | 57-70 |
| 02:07 | Liberty | David Blumenstein hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Krick | 57-72 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Leroy Prine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-72 |
| 01:47 | Liberty | The rebound goes to David Blumenstein | 57-72 |
| 01:22 | Liberty | Paul Reynolds drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Quinney | 57-74 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Jason Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Cody McCollum gets the offensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 00:43 | Butler | David Briner is fouled on the floor by Frederick Krick - foul #2 on Frederick Krick, team foul #6 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Stringer (SG), Robert Deshazo (PF), William Foran (C) Leroy Prine, Cody McCollum, David Briner | |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Smith (PG), Byron Priest (SF), Dwayne Wilcox (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Frederick Krick, David Blumenstein, John Quinney, Paul Reynolds | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | William Foran jams it set up by Robert Deshazo | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Scott Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wilson Stringer - foul #1 on Wilson Stringer, team foul #10 | 59-74 |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Scott Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Scott Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Brian Reveles connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wilson Stringer | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Scott Smith runs out the clock | 61-76 |