| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Teague (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Haston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Oscar Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Burris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis High (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Louis Grist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Louis Grist - foul #1 on Louis Grist, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston snags the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Francis High - foul #2 on Francis High, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Louis Grist snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Louis Grist travels with the ball | 28-30 |
| 18:59 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 28-30 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Louis Grist grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Louis Grist blows the layup | 28-30 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Thomas Burris tips it but misses | 28-30 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Louis Grist tips it home | 28-32 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 18:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Louis Grist | 28-32 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Thomas Burris connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Blankenship and the foul's on Dale Teague - foul #1 on Dale Teague, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Thomas Burris makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:56 | Cleveland State | Francis High is called for the reach on Dale Teague - foul #3 on Francis High, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Rutter (SF) Francis High | |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Haston | 30-35 |
| 17:23 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Henry Rutter | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Harris (SG), Frank Holman (C) Walter Lewis, Robert Haston | |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Jacobsen (SG), Stephen Lepe (C) Thomas Burris, Louis Grist | |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague loses the dribble to Leo Jacobsen | 30-35 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Leo Jacobsen blows the layup | 30-35 |
| 16:59 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Leo Jacobsen picks off the pass by Terry Harris | 30-35 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Dale Teague is called for the reach on Billy Woodley - foul #2 on Dale Teague, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Dana Maxfield (SG), David Laird (PF) Steven Roberts, Woodrow McCall, Dale Teague | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Burris (SG), Louis Grist (C) Oscar Blankenship, Billy Woodley | |
| 16:03 | Butler | Thomas Burris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Laird | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tom Plaza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Maxfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Holman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leo Jacobsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Burris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rutter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Lepe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Grist (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Cleveland State | Frank Holman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Stephen Lepe grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Thomas Burris connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Henry Rutter | 30-37 |
| 15:10 | Cleveland State | David Laird is fouled on the floor by Stephen Lepe - foul #1 on Stephen Lepe, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis (SG), Robert Haston (C) Dana Maxfield, Frank Holman | |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Blankenship (PG), David Hartman (SF), Jack Crunk (PF) Leo Jacobsen, Henry Rutter, Stephen Lepe | |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Lewis | 32-37 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Thomas Burris blows the dunk | 32-37 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 14:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on David Hartman - foul #4 on David Hartman, team foul #5 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Woodrow McCall (SF), Dale Teague (PF) Tom Plaza, Walter Lewis, David Laird | |
| Subs | Butler | Francis High (SF), Billy Woodley (PF) David Hartman, Louis Grist | |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Terry Harris picks off the pass by Francis High | 33-37 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris banks in the layup | 35-37 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship makes the floater from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 13:18 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Crunk | 35-39 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts tips it home | 37-39 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Jack Crunk makes the shot in the lane | 37-41 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Roberts | 40-41 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Billy Woodley misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 40-41 |
| 12:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts is fouled on the floor by Thomas Burris - foul #2 on Thomas Burris, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Walter Lewis (SG), Frank Holman (C) Steven Roberts, Terry Harris, Robert Haston | |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Jacobsen (PG), Henry Rutter (SG), Louis Grist (C) Oscar Blankenship, Thomas Burris, Jack Crunk | |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-41 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Louis Grist grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Henry Rutter is hacked by Frank Holman - foul #1 on Frank Holman, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Laird (PF) Dale Teague | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Manges (SF), Stephen Lepe (PF) Francis High, Billy Woodley | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tom Plaza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Holman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leo Jacobsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Rutter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Manges (fresh) PF - Stephen Lepe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Grist (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Butler | Charles Manges clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 11:38 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tom Plaza | 40-41 |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Dana Maxfield (SF) Tom Plaza, Woodrow McCall | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:07 | Butler | Frank Holman denies the turnaround by Leo Jacobsen | 40-41 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Charles Manges gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:46 | Butler | David Laird is called for the reach on Stephen Lepe - foul #1 on David Laird, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dale Teague (PF), Robert Haston (C) Dana Maxfield, Frank Holman | |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Blankenship (PG), Billy Woodley (PF) Charles Manges, Stephen Lepe | |
| 10:28 | Butler | Billy Woodley loses the dribble to Robert Haston | 40-41 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Louis Grist takes the ball from Steven Roberts | 40-41 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Louis Grist clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Haston - foul #1 on Robert Haston, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Terry Harris (SG), Woodrow McCall (SF) Steven Roberts, Walter Lewis, David Laird | |
| Subs | Butler | Francis High (SF) Leo Jacobsen | |
| 09:47 | Butler | Louis Grist misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Louis Grist makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Francis High drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Rutter | 43-45 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Oscar Blankenship - foul #3 on Oscar Blankenship, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Holman (C) Robert Haston | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Burris (SG), Stephen Lepe (C) Henry Rutter, Louis Grist | |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Stephen Lepe gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Billy Woodley scores on a jump hook in the lane | 43-47 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Burris - foul #3 on Thomas Burris, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Walter Lewis (SG) Tom Plaza, Dale Teague | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Crunk (C) Billy Woodley | |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Walter Lewis takes the ball from Jack Crunk | 45-47 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis misses the easy layup | 45-47 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Stephen Lepe pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Jack Crunk's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Harris | 45-47 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Jack Crunk gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Woodrow McCall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Holman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Oscar Blankenship (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Burris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis High (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Lepe (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Crunk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship drills a floater in the lane | 45-49 |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-49 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Francis High snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Stephen Lepe comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 45-49 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Jack Crunk lays it in | 45-51 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall lays it in | 47-51 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Thomas Burris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 06:12 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall lays it in and he's fouled by Oscar Blankenship - foul #4 on Oscar Blankenship, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Dana Maxfield (SG), Dale Teague (PF), Robert Haston (C) Steven Roberts, Walter Lewis, Terry Harris, Frank Holman | |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Jacobsen (PG), Henry Rutter (SG), David Hartman (SF), Billy Woodley (PF), Louis Grist (C) Oscar Blankenship, Thomas Burris, Francis High, Stephen Lepe, Jack Crunk | |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Billy Woodley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Louis Grist hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Henry Rutter | 49-54 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Henry Rutter is hacked by Tom Plaza - foul #3 on Tom Plaza, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Laird (SF) Woodrow McCall | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:38 | Butler | Henry Rutter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza is fouled on the floor by David Hartman - foul #5 on David Hartman, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Manges (SF) David Hartman | |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Billy Woodley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dana Maxfield | 52-54 |
| 03:50 | Cleveland State | David Laird makes the jump hook in the lane | 54-54 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Henry Rutter misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-54 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | David Laird snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tom Plaza (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dana Maxfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Laird (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Teague (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Haston (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leo Jacobsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Rutter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Manges (fresh) PF - Billy Woodley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Grist (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Manges - foul #1 on Charles Manges, team foul #11 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Walter Lewis (SG), Frank Holman (C) Tom Plaza, David Laird, Robert Haston | |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Blankenship (PG), Thomas Burris (SG) Leo Jacobsen, Charles Manges | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Billy Woodley pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Billy Woodley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis lays it up and in | 56-57 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Walter Lewis blocks the jumper by Billy Woodley | 56-57 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Billy Woodley tips it home | 56-59 |
| 02:33 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall (SF), Robert Haston (C) Dana Maxfield, Frank Holman | |
| Subs | Butler | Francis High (SF) Henry Rutter | |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Louis Grist - foul #2 on Louis Grist, team foul #12 | 56-59 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Louis Grist snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Billy Woodley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Roberts - foul #3 on Steven Roberts, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Billy Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Billy Woodley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague dunks the ball | 60-60 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Thomas Burris connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Louis Grist swats the dunk try by Walter Lewis | 60-63 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall tips it home | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Burris - foul #4 on Thomas Burris, team foul #13 | 62-63 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Francis High misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 64-63 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Francis High tips it back up and in | 64-65 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall is fouled on the floor by Thomas Burris - foul #5 on Thomas Burris, team foul #14 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Jacobsen (SG) Thomas Burris | |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Louis Grist connects on the jumper from the right side | 65-67 |