| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Steven Funderburk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Jennings (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Burrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - William Gould (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Inge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Southwick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Issel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Keith Southwick inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Keith Southwick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 19:43 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Steven Funderburk | 37-36 |
| 19:23 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Bryan Lathan grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses short on a turnaround from close range | 37-36 |
| 19:15 | Youngstown State | Ralph Jennings grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 18:53 | Youngstown State | Bruce Burrow can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 18:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Derosa | 37-36 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Calvin Issel scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Southwick | 37-38 |
| 18:21 | Youngstown State | Bryan Lathan swats the layup by Ralph Jennings | 37-38 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Bryan Lathan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Roland Inge's pass is intercepted by Steven Funderburk | 37-38 |
| 17:34 | Youngstown State | William Gould misses the easy layup | 37-38 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Keith Southwick pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Calvin Issel loses the dribble to Larry Meyer | 37-38 |
| 16:46 | Youngstown State | Ralph Jennings connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Bruce Burrow and the foul's on Roland Inge - foul #2 on Roland Inge, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Holloway (PG), Travis Griffin (SF), Robert Capozzi (PF), Robert Spangler (C) Steven Funderburk, Bruce Burrow, Larry Meyer, William Gould | |
| Subs | Butler | Jimmy Goldman (SF), Tommy Petti (PF), Ronald Cyr (C) Keith Southwick, Calvin Issel, Bryan Lathan | |
| 16:46 | Youngstown State | Ralph Jennings makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman misses the driving attempt in the paint | 40-38 |
| 16:20 | Youngstown State | Robert Capozzi grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 15:57 | Youngstown State | Ralph Jennings connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Holloway and he's fouled by Roland Inge - foul #3 on Roland Inge, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Pressman (SG), William Hansard (PF), Bryan Lathan (C) Roland Inge, Tommy Petti, Ronald Cyr | |
| 15:57 | Youngstown State | Ralph Jennings makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Holloway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Jennings (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Capozzi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Spangler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Goldman (fresh) PF - William Hansard (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Bryan Lathan's pass is intercepted by Robert Capozzi | 43-38 |
| 15:26 | Youngstown State | Ralph Jennings misses short on a turnaround from close range | 43-38 |
| 15:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Hansard | 43-38 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Leo Pressman hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bryan Lathan | 43-40 |
| 14:47 | Youngstown State | Robert Spangler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 14:45 | Youngstown State | Paul Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:40 | Youngstown State | Travis Griffin drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Holloway | 45-40 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Robert Capozzi steps in front of the John Derosa pass | 45-40 |
| 13:54 | Youngstown State | Ralph Jennings is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Goldman - foul #1 on Jimmy Goldman, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk (PG), Bruce Burrow (SF), Larry Meyer (PF), William Gould (C) Ralph Jennings, Travis Griffin, Robert Capozzi, Robert Spangler | |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (PG), Keith Southwick (SF), Calvin Issel (C) John Derosa, Jimmy Goldman, Bryan Lathan | |
| 13:43 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk is hacked by Roland Inge - foul #4 on Roland Inge, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Cyr (C) Roland Inge | |
| 13:34 | Youngstown State | Bruce Burrow clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 13:32 | Butler | William Hansard pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Leo Pressman is hacked by Paul Holloway - foul #2 on Paul Holloway, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG) William Hansard | |
| 13:05 | Butler | Leo Pressman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Calvin Issel | 45-43 |
| 12:48 | Youngstown State | William Gould misses the easy layup | 45-43 |
| 12:47 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to William Gould | 45-43 |
| 12:34 | Youngstown State | Paul Holloway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Calvin Issel snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Bruce Burrow picks off the pass by John Derosa | 45-43 |
| 12:16 | Youngstown State | William Gould hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Holloway | 47-43 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Leo Pressman makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Steven Funderburk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bruce Burrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - William Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Southwick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Issel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cyr (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Youngstown State | Bruce Burrow knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Steven Funderburk and he's hacked by Ronald Cyr - foul #1 on Ronald Cyr, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ralph Jennings (SG) Paul Holloway | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hansard (PF), Bryan Lathan (C) John Derosa, Ronald Cyr | |
| 11:39 | Youngstown State | Bruce Burrow makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Leo Pressman hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Calvin Issel | 50-47 |
| 11:28 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-47 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Keith Southwick grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on William Gould - foul #1 on William Gould, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Travis Griffin (PG), Nigel Warren (SF), Robert Capozzi (PF), Robert Spangler (C) Steven Funderburk, Bruce Burrow, Larry Meyer, William Gould | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG) Calvin Issel | |
| 11:01 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:40 | Youngstown State | Travis Griffin loses the dribble to Keith Southwick | 50-49 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 10:26 | Youngstown State | Travis Griffin snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 10:10 | Youngstown State | Nigel Warren misses the lay-in | 50-49 |
| 10:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leo Pressman | 50-49 |
| 09:52 | Butler | John Derosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk (PG), Bruce Burrow (SF), William Gould (C) Travis Griffin, Nigel Warren, Robert Spangler | |
| Subs | Butler | Jimmy Goldman (SF), Tommy Petti (PF) Keith Southwick, William Hansard | |
| 09:35 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk is whistled for a carry | 50-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Larry Meyer (PF) Robert Capozzi | |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PG) John Derosa | |
| 09:20 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 09:19 | Youngstown State | Ralph Jennings grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 08:56 | Youngstown State | Leo Pressman is called for the reach on Ralph Jennings - foul #4 on Leo Pressman, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Holloway (SG) Ralph Jennings | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG) Leo Pressman | |
| 08:46 | Youngstown State | Bruce Burrow misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 08:44 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 08:29 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk drills a floater from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Bryan Lathan drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Derosa and he's hacked by William Gould - foul #2 on William Gould, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Travis Griffin (PG), Robert Capozzi (SF), Robert Spangler (C) Steven Funderburk, Bruce Burrow, William Gould | |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (SG), Keith Southwick (SF), William Hansard (PF) Calvin Issel, Jimmy Goldman, Tommy Petti | |
| 08:00 | Butler | Bryan Lathan makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:31 | Youngstown State | Travis Griffin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-52 |
| 07:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Keith Southwick | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Travis Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Holloway (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Capozzi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Meyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Spangler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Inge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Keith Southwick (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Hansard (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bryan Lathan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Keith Southwick knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 06:53 | Youngstown State | Paul Holloway misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-54 |
| 06:52 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Griffin | 52-54 |
| 06:43 | Youngstown State | Travis Griffin buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Holloway | 55-54 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Keith Southwick buries a 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:04 | Youngstown State | Robert Capozzi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 06:03 | Youngstown State | Robert Spangler hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Roland Inge lays it up and in | 57-59 |
| 05:43 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk (PG), Ralph Jennings (SG), Bruce Burrow (SF), William Gould (C) Travis Griffin, Paul Holloway, Larry Meyer, Robert Spangler | |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Pressman (SG) John Derosa | |
| 05:41 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Inge - foul #5 on Roland Inge, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PG), Ronald Cyr (C) Roland Inge, Bryan Lathan | |
| 05:41 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:41 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Ronald Cyr snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Keith Southwick is fouled on the floor by Robert Capozzi - foul #2 on Robert Capozzi, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Ronald Cyr is whistled for a carry | 58-59 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG) Ronald Cyr | |
| 04:51 | Youngstown State | William Gould lays it up and in set up by Steven Funderburk and he's fouled by Leo Pressman - foul #5 on Leo Pressman, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Lathan (C) Leo Pressman | |
| 04:51 | Youngstown State | William Gould misses the free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Bryan Lathan snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Keith Southwick knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Bryan Lathan | 60-61 |
| 04:13 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Derosa - foul #2 on John Derosa, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Larry Meyer (PF) Robert Capozzi | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Petti (PF) William Hansard | |
| 04:13 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:13 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Calvin Issel buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Derosa | 62-63 |
| 03:43 | Youngstown State | The jump hook by Larry Meyer is blocked by Bryan Lathan | 62-63 |
| 03:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Calvin Issel | 62-63 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Bryan Lathan misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 03:20 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Steven Funderburk (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Jennings (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Burrow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - William Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Issel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Keith Southwick (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Petti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Youngstown State | Larry Meyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Keith Southwick snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hansard (PF) Tommy Petti | |
| 02:47 | Butler | William Hansard knocks in the runner from close range | 62-65 |
| 02:25 | Youngstown State | Bruce Burrow comes up short on the floater from the right side | 62-65 |
| 02:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Hansard | 62-65 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Bryan Lathan misses the shot in the lane | 62-65 |
| 02:01 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to William Hansard | 62-65 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Keith Southwick connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Issel and he's hacked by Bruce Burrow - foul #2 on Bruce Burrow, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:19 | Youngstown State | Bruce Burrow misses long on a jumper in the paint | 62-68 |
| 01:18 | Youngstown State | Larry Meyer hits the follow up shot | 64-68 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Calvin Issel is fouled on the floor by William Gould - foul #3 on William Gould, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | William Hansard buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Derosa and he's hacked by Larry Meyer - foul #1 on Larry Meyer, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| 00:30 | Butler | William Hansard misses the free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:30 | Youngstown State | Larry Meyer grabs the board | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 00:23 | Youngstown State | Larry Meyer snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 00:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Hansard | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Butler | William Hansard is hacked by Steven Funderburk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Funderburk, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Petti (C) Bryan Lathan | |
| 00:15 | Butler | William Hansard makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:15 | Butler | William Hansard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State 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) | |
| 00:10 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Bruce Burrow | 67-72 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Lathan (C) William Hansard | |
| 00:07 | Butler | Keith Southwick is hacked by Steven Funderburk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Funderburk, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Youngstown State | Steven Funderburk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Calvin Issel snags the defensive board | 67-74 |