| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Black (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Barbour (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Eusebio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Sant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Freeman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | David Joseph inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | UMass | Darryl Sterling misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Eusebio - foul #1 on Kenneth Eusebio, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 19:36 | UMass | Darryl Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:36 | UMass | Darryl Sterling misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Kerry Black makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Zachary Duckworth | 44-32 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Robert Freeman travels with the ball | 44-32 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Rodney Sant clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Kerry Black is hacked by Rodney Sant - foul #2 on Rodney Sant, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Hu Chinn (C) Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (SG) Rodney Sant | |
| 17:38 | Butler | Vincent Barbour is fouled on the floor by Darryl Sterling - foul #1 on Darryl Sterling, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (PG), William Dalton (SG), Thomas Lamb (C) Zachary Duckworth, Kerry Black, Vincent Barbour | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) David Joseph, Darryl Sterling, Robert Freeman | |
| 17:23 | Butler | Thomas Lamb misses the 3 from straight away | 46-32 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell is hacked by Javier Romero - foul #1 on Javier Romero, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (SG) Bill Cooper | |
| 16:56 | Butler | Michael Henry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Dale Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 16:50 | UMass | William Dalton steals it from Billy Boucher | 46-32 |
| 16:47 | Butler | William Dalton lays it up and in | 48-32 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Billy Boucher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 16:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Cromwell | 48-32 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Billy Boucher steals the ball from Michael Henry | 48-32 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Esposito | 48-34 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Hu Chinn is hacked by Aubrey Dacus - foul #3 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG), Kerry Black (SG), Vincent Barbour (SF), Kenneth Eusebio (C) Michael Henry, William Dalton, Douglas Cromwell, Thomas Lamb | |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), Rodney Sant (SG), David Joseph (SF), Darryl Sterling (PF), Robert Freeman (C) Billy Boucher, Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Vincent Barbour scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Eusebio | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Black (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Barbour (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hu Chinn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Eusebio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Sant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Freeman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UMass | Bill Cooper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-34 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Vincent Barbour is hacked by Darryl Sterling - foul #2 on Darryl Sterling, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lamb (PF) Hu Chinn | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:17 | Butler | Kerry Black misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Robert Freeman pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Bill Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 50-34 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Rodney Sant picks off the pass by Thomas Lamb | 50-34 |
| 14:42 | UMass | Rodney Sant misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-34 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Robert Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:30 | UMass | Bill Cooper is hacked by Kerry Black - foul #2 on Kerry Black, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (SG), Douglas Cromwell (PF) Kerry Black, Thomas Lamb | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (SG), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Rodney Sant, Darryl Sterling, Robert Freeman | |
| 14:15 | UMass | Bill Cooper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Bill Cooper buries a 3 from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-37 |
| 13:47 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Billy Boucher is fouled on the floor by Vincent Barbour - foul #3 on Vincent Barbour, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Kerry Black (SG), Hu Chinn (SF), Thomas Lamb (C) Zachary Duckworth, Vincent Barbour, Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (SG), Darryl Sterling (PF) Bill Cooper, David Joseph | |
| 13:22 | UMass | Darryl Sterling lays it up and in | 50-39 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Hu Chinn clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell tips it in | 52-39 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Billy Boucher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Freeman (C) Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 12:48 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell misses the 3 from straight away | 52-39 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Thomas Lamb grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell's floater is tipped away by Robert Freeman | 52-39 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell gets the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Aubrey Dacus is called for the reach on Michael Henry - foul #4 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG), William Dalton (SG), Vincent Barbour (SF) Michael Henry, Kerry Black, Thomas Lamb | |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), Rodney Sant (SG), Dale Esposito (SF) Billy Boucher, Aubrey Dacus, Darryl Sterling | |
| 12:07 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Javier Romero - foul #2 on Javier Romero, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Javier Romero | |
| 12:07 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Rodney Sant buries a runner near the basket | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Barbour (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Hu Chinn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Sant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Esposito (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) C - Robert Freeman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Sebastian Yeldell steals it from Hu Chinn | 54-41 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Zachary Duckworth is called for the reach on Bill Cooper - foul #2 on Zachary Duckworth, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (PG), Kerry Black (SG), Thomas Lamb (PF), Kenneth Eusebio (C) Zachary Duckworth, William Dalton, Douglas Cromwell, Hu Chinn | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SG), David Joseph (SF), Darryl Sterling (PF), Javier Romero (C) Rodney Sant, Dale Esposito, Sebastian Yeldell, Robert Freeman | |
| 10:44 | UMass | Bill Cooper banks in the layup | 54-43 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Darryl Sterling steals the ball from Michael Henry | 54-43 |
| 10:08 | UMass | A charge is called on Darryl Sterling - foul #3 on Darryl Sterling, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (PF) Vincent Barbour | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (SG) Steven Bennet | |
| 09:58 | Butler | Michael Henry misses long on a shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Thomas Lamb tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Darryl Sterling pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Billy Boucher buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Joseph | 54-45 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Kerry Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Kerry Black snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio is called for traveling | 54-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG), William Dalton (SG), Hu Chinn (SF), Douglas Cromwell (PF) Michael Henry, Kerry Black, James Stone, Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Sant (SG), Jeremy Wakeman (PF), Robert Freeman (C) Bill Cooper, Darryl Sterling, Javier Romero | |
| 08:55 | UMass | Robert Freeman misses the jumper from the right block | 54-45 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Hu Chinn grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth comes up short on the shot in the paint | 54-45 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Douglas Cromwell is called for the reach on Billy Boucher - foul #2 on Douglas Cromwell, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Barbour (SF) Thomas Lamb | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SF) David Joseph | |
| 08:12 | UMass | Robert Freeman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-45 |
| 08:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hu Chinn | 54-45 |
| 08:03 | Butler | William Dalton buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Zachary Duckworth | 56-45 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Robert Freeman hits a floater from close range and the foul's on Hu Chinn - foul #1 on Hu Chinn, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Kerry Black (SG), Kenneth Eusebio (C) William Dalton, Hu Chinn | |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), Aubrey Dacus (SG), Javier Romero (SF), Darryl Sterling (PF) Billy Boucher, Rodney Sant, Dale Esposito, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 07:46 | UMass | Robert Freeman makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Black (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Barbour (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Eusebio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Javier Romero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Butler | Vincent Barbour drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Eusebio | 58-48 |
| 07:20 | UMass | Douglas Cromwell steals the ball from Javier Romero | 58-48 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-48 |
| 07:00 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Javier Romero can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kerry Black - foul #3 on Kerry Black, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF) Robert Freeman | |
| 06:54 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Darryl Sterling blocks the jumper by Vincent Barbour | 58-50 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Zachary Duckworth | 60-50 |
| 05:51 | UMass | The short jumper by Darryl Sterling is denied by Kenneth Eusebio | 60-50 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Darryl Sterling grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 05:28 | UMass | David Joseph is fouled on the floor by Vincent Barbour - foul #4 on Vincent Barbour, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (PG), William Dalton (SG), Hu Chinn (SF), Thomas Lamb (PF), James Stone (C) Zachary Duckworth, Kerry Black, Vincent Barbour, Douglas Cromwell, Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Sant (SG), Jeremy Wakeman (PF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Aubrey Dacus, Darryl Sterling, Javier Romero | |
| 05:28 | UMass | David Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:28 | Butler | James Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Michael Henry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | UMass | Bill Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (PG), Dale Esposito (SF), Robert Freeman (C) Bill Cooper, David Joseph, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:19 | Butler | William Dalton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Thomas Lamb gets the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 03:59 | Butler | William Dalton loses the dribble to Robert Freeman | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | UMass | Billy Boucher is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Cromwell (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (SG) Rodney Sant | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Dalton | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dalton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hu Chinn (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Billy Boucher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dale Esposito (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | UMass | Dale Esposito scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Boucher | 65-53 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Hu Chinn steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG), Kerry Black (SG), Vincent Barbour (SF), Kenneth Eusebio (C) Michael Henry, William Dalton, Hu Chinn, Thomas Lamb | |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), David Joseph (SF), Darryl Sterling (PF) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 02:54 | UMass | Robert Freeman's layup is rejected by Kenneth Eusebio | 65-53 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Vincent Barbour clanks a jump hook near the basket | 65-53 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth gets the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Freeman - foul #1 on Robert Freeman, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (SG), Norman Wiedman (SF), Hu Chinn (PF), James Stone (C) Kerry Black, Vincent Barbour, Douglas Cromwell, Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Steven Bennet (SG), Dale Esposito (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Bill Cooper, Billy Boucher, David Joseph, Darryl Sterling, Robert Freeman | |
| 02:07 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Norman Wiedman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 01:49 | Butler | The jumper by Zachary Duckworth is denied by Javier Romero | 67-53 |
| 01:47 | UMass | Javier Romero snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Javier Romero misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-53 |
| 01:35 | UMass | Dale Esposito tips it but misses | 67-53 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Steven Bennet grabs the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-53 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Javier Romero pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Norman Wiedman knocks away the 3 by Steven Bennet | 67-53 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Norman Wiedman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Hu Chinn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 67-53 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Hu Chinn tips it home | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Norman Wiedman snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Butler | James Stone connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Hu Chinn | 71-53 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus loses the dribble to Zachary Duckworth | 71-53 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth slams it home | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-53 |