| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Saul Contreras (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Ralbovsky (fresh) PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Heromin Vilkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clinton Koffler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Gilkey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bevers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Guajardo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Ralbovsky inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | Roberto Ferrari knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Frank | 24-31 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Clinton Koffler connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Reginald Gilkey | 24-33 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Joseph Ralbovsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Guajardo pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Guajardo drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cody Farrar | 24-36 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Reginald Gilkey is called for the reach on Joseph Ralbovsky - foul #2 on Reginald Gilkey, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Reginald Gilkey takes the ball from Heromin Vilkoski | 24-36 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Guajardo comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Heromin Vilkoski - foul #2 on Heromin Vilkoski, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Heromin Vilkoski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-38 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Roberto Ferrari hits the follow up shot | 26-38 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Ferrari is called for the reach on Cody Farrar - foul #3 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Reitz (PG), Angel Costa (SF), Rod Kirkpatrick (PF) Richard Frank, Joseph Ralbovsky, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Brown (PF) Walter Bevers | |
| 17:07 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Hudson (C) Heromin Vilkoski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas (PG), Steve Henderson (SG), Sonny Terrell (C) Clinton Koffler, Cody Farrar, Wesley Guajardo | |
| 16:50 | Butler | Angel Costa is hacked by Reginald Gilkey - foul #3 on Reginald Gilkey, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon (SF) Reginald Gilkey | |
| 16:30 | Butler | Angel Costa knocks in the jumper in the lane | 28-38 |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Thomas | 28-40 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Kenneth Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Frank (PG), Joseph Ralbovsky (SF), Heromin Vilkoski (C) Zachary Reitz, Saul Contreras, Kenneth Hudson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clinton Koffler (PG), Cody Farrar (SG), Walter Bevers (PF), Wesley Guajardo (C) Henry Thomas, Steve Henderson, David Brown, Sonny Terrell | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rod Kirkpatrick (fresh) SF - Joseph Ralbovsky (fresh) PF - Angel Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Heromin Vilkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clinton Koffler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Gideon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Bevers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Guajardo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Louisiana Tech | Angel Costa is called for the reach on Wesley Guajardo - foul #1 on Angel Costa, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Roberto Ferrari (PF) Angel Costa | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey (SF) Troy Gideon | |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Cody Farrar and the foul's on Richard Frank - foul #3 on Richard Frank, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey makes the free throw | 28-43 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Rod Kirkpatrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Bevers snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 14:56 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Guajardo blows the layup | 28-43 |
| 14:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Roberto Ferrari | 28-43 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Roberto Ferrari misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana Tech | Cody Farrar pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ralbovsky - foul #1 on Joseph Ralbovsky, team foul #5 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Reitz (PG), Saul Contreras (SG), Angel Costa (C) Richard Frank, Rod Kirkpatrick, Heromin Vilkoski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas (PG), Steve Henderson (SG), David Brown (PF), Sonny Terrell (C) Clinton Koffler, Cody Farrar, Walter Bevers, Wesley Guajardo | |
| 13:50 | Louisiana Tech | Angel Costa picks off the pass by Steve Henderson | 28-43 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Saul Contreras misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-43 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to David Brown | 28-43 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Henry Thomas | 28-45 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Joseph Ralbovsky scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Zachary Reitz | 31-45 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Roberto Ferrari gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Zachary Reitz misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-45 |
| 12:08 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-45 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:44 | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey can't finish the layup | 31-45 |
| 11:42 | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Terrell gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Reitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Saul Contreras (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Ralbovsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Ferrari (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Angel Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Henry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Gilkey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sonny Terrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Henderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Henry Thomas | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:06 | Butler | Angel Costa misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-48 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown grabs the board | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Henderson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 31-50 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Zachary Reitz travels with the ball | 31-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Frank (PG), Rod Kirkpatrick (SG), James Watson (SF), Kenneth Hudson (PF), Heromin Vilkoski (C) Zachary Reitz, Saul Contreras, Joseph Ralbovsky, Roberto Ferrari, Angel Costa | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clinton Koffler (PG), Cody Farrar (SG), Troy Gideon (SF), Walter Bevers (PF), Wesley Guajardo (C) Henry Thomas, Steve Henderson, Reginald Gilkey, David Brown, Sonny Terrell | |
| 10:24 | Butler | The refs have stopped play. Kenneth Hudson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 31-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Roberto Ferrari (PF) Kenneth Hudson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Clinton Koffler clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Frank - foul #4 on Richard Frank, team foul #6 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Kujawski (PG) Richard Frank | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Clinton Koffler misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Clinton Koffler misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Heromin Vilkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 09:54 | Butler | James Watson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Bevers grabs the board | 31-50 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | Clinton Koffler misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Rod Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 09:25 | Butler | James Watson scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Rod Kirkpatrick | 33-50 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Bevers is hacked by Roberto Ferrari - foul #4 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #7 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Saul Contreras (SG) Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey (SF) Troy Gideon | |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Bevers makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Bevers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Saul Contreras comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-52 |
| 08:50 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to James Watson | 33-52 |
| 08:42 | Butler | Ivan Kujawski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-52 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Cody Farrar pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Reginald Gilkey, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Reitz (PG), Angel Costa (SF) Ivan Kujawski, James Watson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon (SF) Reginald Gilkey | |
| 08:10 | Butler | Angel Costa misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Guajardo gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Angel Costa - foul #2 on Angel Costa, team foul #8 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Frank (PG) Zachary Reitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas (PG), Steve Henderson (SG), Reginald Gilkey (SF), David Brown (C) Clinton Koffler, Cody Farrar, Walter Bevers, Wesley Guajardo | |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Saul Contreras (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Angel Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rod Kirkpatrick (fresh) C - Heromin Vilkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Henry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Reginald Gilkey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Troy Gideon (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Heromin Vilkoski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Henry Thomas - foul #2 on Henry Thomas, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Terrell (C) Troy Gideon | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Heromin Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Heromin Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | Saul Contreras picks off the pass by David Brown | 35-54 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Saul Contreras hits the finger roll | 37-54 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Terrell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rod Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Rod Kirkpatrick, team foul #9 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ralbovsky (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF) Rod Kirkpatrick, Heromin Vilkoski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Roberto Ferrari misses the shot near the basket | 37-56 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana Tech | Reginald Gilkey buries a shot near the basket | 37-58 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Roberto Ferrari comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #5 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Reitz (PG), Rod Kirkpatrick (SG), James Watson (SF) Richard Frank, Saul Contreras, Joseph Ralbovsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon (SF) Reginald Gilkey | |
| 05:53 | Butler | Roberto Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Roberto Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Watson steals it from David Brown | 38-58 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Zachary Reitz is called for 5 seconds | 38-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Wilson (SG) Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Terrell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-58 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon tips it but misses | 38-58 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Angel Costa gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Ryan Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-58 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown hits the finger roll | 38-60 |
| 04:17 | Butler | James Watson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rod Kirkpatrick | 41-60 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown misses the lay-in | 41-60 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown can't tip it in | 41-60 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Ryan Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Reitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Wilson (fresh) SF - James Watson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rod Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) C - Angel Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Henry Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Henderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Troy Gideon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Sonny Terrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Rod Kirkpatrick drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Wilson - foul #1 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #10 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Kujawski (PG), Kenneth Hudson (C) Zachary Reitz, James Watson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Venable (PG) Steve Henderson | |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Ryan Wilson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown clanks a runner from the baseline | 47-62 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Rod Kirkpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Ryan Wilson travels with the ball | 47-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Reitz (SG) Ryan Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Henderson (SG) Henry Thomas | |
| 02:01 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-62 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown grabs the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | David Venable is hacked by Rod Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Rod Kirkpatrick, team foul #11 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Butler | James Watson (SF) Ivan Kujawski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | David Venable makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | David Venable makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 01:31 | Butler | James Watson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Watson, team foul #12 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas (PG) David Venable | |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 47-64 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana Tech | David Brown gets the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-64 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Angel Costa gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 00:56 | Butler | The jumper by Kenneth Hudson is denied by David Brown | 47-64 |
| 00:55 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Costa | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | James Watson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Kenneth Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Angel Costa can't finish the layup | 47-64 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Gideon misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-64 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Terrell tips it but misses | 47-64 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Terrell snags the offensive board | 47-64 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Thomas runs out the clock | 47-64 |