| Lineup | Providence | PG - Bob Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kays (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Ruggeri (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Hopkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ludoslaw Kovarovic (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Shaffer (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Parry (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Timothy Weaver inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Bob Howard is called for the reach on Timothy Weaver - foul #2 on Bob Howard, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 19:02 | Providence | Thomas Kays misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Timothy Weaver pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Jeffrey Hopkins takes the ball from Scott Harding | 32-34 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Harding - foul #1 on Scott Harding, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Steven Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| 17:55 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Joe Parry - foul #2 on Joe Parry, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin (C) Scott Harding | |
| 17:55 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:55 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Timothy Weaver connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Shaffer | 34-37 |
| 17:28 | Providence | Mark Brown double dribbles | 34-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Collins (PG), Thomas Rhodes (SG), Todd Huntley (SF) Bob Howard, Thomas Kays, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Crumrine (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF), Douglas Tunnell (C) Steven Shaffer, Timothy Weaver, Joe Parry | |
| 17:18 | Butler | Oscar Martinez comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 17:16 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:53 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Rhodes | 36-37 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Douglas Tunnell scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Oscar Martinez and he's fouled by Jeffrey Hopkins - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hopkins, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Hugo Gross (PF), Francis Wilson (C) Walter Ruggeri, Jeffrey Hopkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Lynn Price (SG), Scott Harding (C) Ludoslaw Kovarovic, Wayne Pellegrin | |
| 16:37 | Butler | Douglas Tunnell misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:37 | Providence | Todd Huntley gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:10 | Providence | Jerry Collins is fouled on the floor by Michael Crumrine - foul #2 on Michael Crumrine, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Bob Howard (PG), Thomas Kays (SG) Jerry Collins, Thomas Rhodes | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Shaffer (SG), Timothy Weaver (SF), Joe Parry (PF) Lynn Price, Oscar Martinez, Douglas Tunnell | |
| 15:51 | Providence | Todd Huntley is fouled on the floor by Timothy Weaver - foul #2 on Timothy Weaver, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Brown (SF), Jeffrey Hopkins (C) Todd Huntley, Francis Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic (PG) Michael Crumrine | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Bob Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kays (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugo Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ludoslaw Kovarovic (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Shaffer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Parry (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins misses the easy layup | 36-39 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Timothy Weaver pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Joe Parry makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ludoslaw Kovarovic | 36-42 |
| 15:03 | Providence | Bob Howard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 15:01 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:46 | Providence | Thomas Kays misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Shaffer - foul #1 on Steven Shaffer, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Ruggeri (PF) Hugo Gross | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Crumrine (SF), Wayne Pellegrin (PF), Douglas Tunnell (C) Timothy Weaver, Joe Parry, Scott Harding | |
| 14:46 | Providence | Thomas Kays makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:46 | Providence | Thomas Kays makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Douglas Tunnell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 14:19 | Providence | Thomas Kays pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:04 | Providence | Mark Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 14:02 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Ruggeri | 38-42 |
| 13:46 | Providence | Bob Howard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 13:44 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:32 | Providence | Bob Howard hits a jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Douglas Tunnell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Collins (PG), Thomas Rhodes (SG), Todd Huntley (SF), Hugo Gross (C) Bob Howard, Thomas Kays, Mark Brown, Jeffrey Hopkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Lynn Price (SG), Timothy Weaver (SF), Joe Parry (PF) Ludoslaw Kovarovic, Steven Shaffer, Douglas Tunnell | |
| 13:09 | Providence | Jerry Collins is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Timothy Weaver can't finish the layup | 40-42 |
| 12:45 | Providence | Jerry Collins pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:41 | Providence | Joe Parry steals it from Jerry Collins | 40-42 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Joe Parry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lynn Price and he's fouled by Thomas Rhodes - foul #3 on Thomas Rhodes, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Butler | Scott Harding (C) Wayne Pellegrin | |
| 12:32 | Butler | Joe Parry makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:14 | Providence | Michael Crumrine takes the ball from Todd Huntley | 40-45 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Michael Crumrine is fouled on the floor by Jerry Collins - foul #2 on Jerry Collins, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Kays (SG), Jeffrey Hopkins (C) Thomas Rhodes, Hugo Gross | |
| Subs | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic (PG) Michael Crumrine | |
| 11:43 | Butler | Walter Ruggeri steals the ball from Joe Parry | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jerry Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Kays (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Todd Huntley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Ruggeri (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ludoslaw Kovarovic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynn Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Parry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Providence | Thomas Kays misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-45 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Joe Parry grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Lynn Price is called for a charge - foul #1 on Lynn Price, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Bob Howard (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Hugo Gross (PF) Jerry Collins, Todd Huntley, Walter Ruggeri | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Shaffer (SG), Michael Crumrine (SF), Wayne Pellegrin (PF), Douglas Tunnell (C) Lynn Price, Timothy Weaver, Joe Parry, Scott Harding | |
| 10:41 | Providence | Thomas Kays can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 10:40 | Providence | Bob Howard hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Michael Crumrine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 10:28 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:16 | Providence | Bob Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 10:14 | Providence | Thomas Kays misses the tip | 42-45 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Michael Crumrine grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Crumrine | 42-48 |
| 09:39 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bob Howard | 45-48 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Michael Crumrine misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 09:19 | Providence | Hugo Gross pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:01 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins hits the finger roll | 47-48 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Michael Crumrine misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Michael Crumrine scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ludoslaw Kovarovic | 47-51 |
| 08:26 | Providence | Bob Howard's pass is intercepted by Steven Shaffer in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Steven Shaffer hits a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Collins (PG), Thomas Rhodes (SG), Todd Huntley (SF), Walter Ruggeri (PF), Francis Wilson (C) Bob Howard, Thomas Kays, Mark Brown, Hugo Gross, Jeffrey Hopkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Lynn Price (PG), Timothy Weaver (SF), Joe Parry (PF), Scott Harding (C) Ludoslaw Kovarovic, Michael Crumrine, Wayne Pellegrin, Douglas Tunnell | |
| 08:16 | Butler | Steven Shaffer makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:01 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri hits the finger roll | 49-54 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Steven Shaffer is hacked by Thomas Rhodes - foul #4 on Thomas Rhodes, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Martinez (SG) Steven Shaffer | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jerry Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Rhodes (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Todd Huntley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Ruggeri (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lynn Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Parry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Butler | Timothy Weaver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 07:26 | Providence | The rebound goes to Walter Ruggeri | 49-54 |
| 07:10 | Providence | Thomas Rhodes is hacked by Oscar Martinez - foul #1 on Oscar Martinez, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins (C) Francis Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic (PG) Oscar Martinez | |
| 07:10 | Providence | Thomas Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:10 | Providence | Thomas Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Timothy Weaver misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hopkins - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hopkins, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Timothy Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Timothy Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:59 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:47 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri can't finish the layup | 51-55 |
| 06:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Timothy Weaver | 51-55 |
| 06:42 | Butler | The short jumper by Ludoslaw Kovarovic is denied by Jeffrey Hopkins | 51-55 |
| 06:41 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:19 | Providence | Todd Huntley misses the driving attempt from close range | 51-55 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Walter Ruggeri steps in front of the Joe Parry pass | 51-55 |
| 05:35 | Providence | Jerry Collins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-55 |
| 05:33 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins tips it in | 53-55 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Joe Parry buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ludoslaw Kovarovic and the foul's on Thomas Rhodes - foul #5 on Thomas Rhodes, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Providence | Bob Howard (PG), Thomas Kays (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Hugo Gross (PF), Francis Wilson (C) Jerry Collins, Thomas Rhodes, Todd Huntley, Walter Ruggeri, Jeffrey Hopkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Shaffer (SG), Michael Crumrine (SF), Wayne Pellegrin (C) Lynn Price, Timothy Weaver, Scott Harding | |
| 05:13 | Butler | Joe Parry makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:57 | Providence | Hugo Gross misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joe Parry - foul #3 on Joe Parry, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Martinez (SF), Douglas Tunnell (C) Ludoslaw Kovarovic, Joe Parry | |
| 04:57 | Providence | Hugo Gross makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:57 | Providence | Hugo Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Michael Crumrine makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Oscar Martinez | 55-61 |
| 04:17 | Providence | Mark Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 04:15 | Providence | Bob Howard gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:58 | Providence | Bob Howard makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Francis Wilson | 57-61 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Steven Shaffer connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Crumrine | 57-63 |
| 03:42 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Ruggeri (PF), Jeffrey Hopkins (C) Hugo Gross, Francis Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic (PG), Timothy Weaver (SF), Joe Parry (PF), Scott Harding (C) Michael Crumrine, Oscar Martinez, Wayne Pellegrin, Douglas Tunnell | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Bob Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Kays (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Ruggeri (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Hopkins (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ludoslaw Kovarovic (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Parry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Providence | Bob Howard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 03:21 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 59-63 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Timothy Weaver is fouled on the floor by Walter Ruggeri - foul #1 on Walter Ruggeri, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Timothy Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Timothy Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:00 | Providence | Thomas Kays knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bob Howard | 62-65 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 02:38 | Providence | Mark Brown gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:25 | Providence | The jumper by Jeffrey Hopkins is denied by Joe Parry | 62-65 |
| 02:23 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins can't tip it in | 62-65 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Scott Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 01:46 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 62-68 |
| 01:44 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins tips it home | 64-68 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Steven Shaffer knocks in the shot from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 01:16 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Parry - foul #4 on Joe Parry, team foul #9 | 64-70 |
| 01:16 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:16 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Steven Shaffer misses the jumper from the left side | 66-70 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Timothy Weaver snags the offensive board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bob Howard - foul #3 on Bob Howard, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Crumrine (SF), Casey Marshall (PF) Timothy Weaver, Joe Parry | |
| 00:22 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Providence | Thomas Kays misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 00:13 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri grabs the offensive board | 66-72 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri is whistled for traveling | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Michael Crumrine is hacked by Bob Howard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bob Howard, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Tunnell (C) Scott Harding | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Michael Crumrine makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Michael Crumrine makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Providence | Thomas Kays scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 69-74 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Casey Marshall is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Howard - foul #5 on Bob Howard, team foul #12 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Collins (PG) Bob Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Casey Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Casey Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Jerry Collins can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 69-76 |