| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Alston (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Diez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Joubert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cody McCollum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Briner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman misses the lay-in | 25-31 |
| 19:35 | Iowa | James Joubert pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | James Diez makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 27-31 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Don Hines hits a floater from the right side | 27-33 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Carl Stiller comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:43 | Butler | David Briner grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Leroy Prine is hacked by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:10 | Butler | David Briner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | James Diez lays it up and in | 29-35 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Leroy Prine is fouled on the floor by Steven Alston - foul #1 on Steven Alston, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Steven Alston - foul #2 on Steven Alston, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (SG) Carl Stiller | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:36 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | James Diez loses the dribble to Cody McCollum | 29-36 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 16:50 | Butler | David Briner pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman's floater is tipped away by James Joubert | 29-36 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | James Diez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:25 | Iowa | Cody McCollum takes the ball from Dikembe Agbayani | 29-36 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Cody McCollum hits the finger roll set up by Leroy Prine and the foul's on James Diez - foul #1 on James Diez, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Rick Davidson (PG), Carl Stiller (SG), Tony Rosinski (PF), Ronald Popp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Steven Alston, James Diez, James Joubert | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Reveles (PG), Wilson Stringer (SG), Jason Anderson (SF), William Foran (C) Leroy Prine, Don Hines, Jeremy Goodman, David Briner | |
| 16:03 | Butler | Cody McCollum makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Carl Stiller makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tony Rosinski | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Rick Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Chicoine (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tony Rosinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Popp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brian Reveles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cody McCollum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Foran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Butler | William Foran scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Jason Anderson and the foul's on Tony Rosinski - foul #1 on Tony Rosinski, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| 15:39 | Butler | William Foran misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Tony Rosinski gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Wilson Stringer picks off the pass by Michael Chicoine | 32-41 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Brian Reveles is hacked by Rick Davidson - foul #1 on Rick Davidson, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Neal Hunt (SF) Rick Davidson, Michael Chicoine | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Prine (PG), David Briner (C) Wilson Stringer, Cody McCollum | |
| 14:42 | Butler | David Briner misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Popp - foul #1 on Ronald Popp, team foul #7 | 32-41 |
| 14:42 | Butler | David Briner makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:42 | Butler | David Briner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani drills a floater from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Jason Anderson connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Leroy Prine | 34-45 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Tony Rosinski clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Leroy Prine - foul #2 on Leroy Prine, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (SG), Steven Alston (SF), James Joubert (C) Carl Stiller, Neal Hunt, Ronald Popp | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Hines (SG), Jeremy Goodman (SF), Cody McCollum (PF) Brian Reveles, Jason Anderson, William Foran | |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Tony Rosinski misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Tony Rosinski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Briner | 34-45 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Don Hines can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Chicoine - foul #1 on Michael Chicoine, team foul #8 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Diez (PF) Tony Rosinski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:35 | Butler | Don Hines makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Don Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-47 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine misses the tip | 34-47 |
| 13:18 | Butler | David Briner snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman drills a floater from the left block set up by Don Hines | 34-49 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-49 |
| 12:51 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Joubert | 34-49 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine buries a driving attempt in the lane | 36-49 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Don Hines clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James Diez | 36-49 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Steven Alston buries a jump hook in the lane | 38-49 |
| 11:31 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Cody McCollum misses the tip | 38-49 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Steven Alston grabs the board | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Chicoine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steven Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Diez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Joubert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Goodman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cody McCollum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - David Briner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Cody McCollum is called for the reach on Michael Chicoine - foul #1 on Cody McCollum, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Rick Davidson (PG), Carl Stiller (SG), Tony Rosinski (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Michael Chicoine, James Joubert | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Reveles (PG), Jason Anderson (SF), William Foran (C) Leroy Prine, Jeremy Goodman, David Briner | |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Steven Alston knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Rosinski | 40-49 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Jason Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Rick Davidson | 40-49 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | James Diez misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Jason Anderson pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Don Hines connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Carl Stiller is hacked by William Foran - foul #3 on William Foran, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Ronald Popp (PF), James Joubert (C) Rick Davidson, Steven Alston, James Diez | |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Stringer (SG), David Briner (C) Don Hines, Cody McCollum | |
| 09:30 | Iowa | James Joubert can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Popp | 40-52 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Tony Rosinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (SF) Ronald Popp | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Prine (PG), Jeremy Goodman (SF) Wilson Stringer, Jason Anderson | |
| 08:55 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Leroy Prine | 40-54 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Jeremy Goodman clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-54 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Joubert | 42-54 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Dikembe Agbayani steals it from Jeremy Goodman | 42-54 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani hits the finger roll | 44-54 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Brian Reveles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 07:31 | Butler | William Foran tips it home | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Stiller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Chicoine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tony Rosinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Joubert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Reveles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Goodman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Foran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Briner (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Carl Stiller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 07:08 | Butler | William Foran gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 06:51 | Butler | David Briner comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 44-56 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Goodman - foul #2 on Jeremy Goodman, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Rick Davidson (PG), Robert Murray (SG), Steven Alston (SF), James Diez (PF), Ronald Popp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Carl Stiller, Michael Chicoine, Tony Rosinski, James Joubert | |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Stringer (PG), Don Hines (SG), Jason Anderson (SF), Cody McCollum (PF) Leroy Prine, Brian Reveles, Jeremy Goodman, William Foran | |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Steven Alston drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Murray | 46-56 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Don Hines hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Rick Davidson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Diez | 49-59 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Rick Davidson takes the ball from Wilson Stringer | 49-59 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Robert Murray throws it down on a nice dish by Rick Davidson | 51-59 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Don Hines can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 04:43 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Cody McCollum | 51-59 |
| 04:29 | Butler | David Briner is fouled on the floor by Steven Alston - foul #3 on Steven Alston, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), James Joubert (C) Robert Murray, Ronald Popp | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Prine (PG) Wilson Stringer | |
| 04:29 | Butler | David Briner makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:29 | Butler | David Briner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Iowa | James Diez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (SG) Rick Davidson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Leroy Prine misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Cody McCollum tips it back up and in | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Chicoine (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steven Alston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Diez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Joubert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Prine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Hines (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cody McCollum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - David Briner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | James Diez misses long on a shot from close range | 51-63 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | James Joubert tips it back up and in | 53-63 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Leroy Prine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-63 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Cody McCollum tips it back up and in | 53-65 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine's floater is knocked away by Don Hines | 53-65 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Leroy Prine grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Don Hines makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 55-68 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Cody McCollum misses short on a jump hook from close range | 55-68 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | James Diez pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | David Briner swats the shot by Steven Alston | 55-68 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Cody McCollum grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 01:16 | Butler | David Briner drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Don Hines | 55-70 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Chicoine | 57-70 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Jason Anderson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 57-70 |
| 00:52 | Butler | David Briner gets the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Leroy Prine is blocked by Steven Alston | 57-70 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Steven Alston gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-70 |
| 00:16 | Butler | David Briner pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Leroy Prine runs out the clock | 57-70 |