| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Stephen Goodlow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmo Henslee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Johnson (fresh) C - Hank Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Ronny White inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Ronny White comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 19:43 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 19:25 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 19:06 | Butler | David Wolf clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 19:05 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Brandon Lineberry | 36-44 |
| 19:00 | Youngstown State | A charge is called on Stephen Goodlow - foul #1 on Stephen Goodlow, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| 18:38 | Butler | David Wolf hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronny White | 39-44 |
| 18:24 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 18:22 | Butler | David Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 18:06 | Butler | David Wolf buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Dubin | 42-44 |
| 17:50 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry is hacked by Ronald Hartley - foul #1 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) David Wolf, John Ward, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza (SF), Erik Abbott (PF) Elmo Henslee, Gary Johnson | |
| 17:37 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 42-44 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Bryan Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Erik Abbott swats the short shot by Bryan Bennett | 42-44 |
| 17:23 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Hank Fitzgerald | 42-44 |
| 17:19 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Erik Abbott and he's fouled by Karl Dubin - foul #3 on Karl Dubin, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (SG), David Cantrell (SF) Karl Dubin, Ronny White | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston (PG), Antonio Quillen (SG), Ronald Smith (PF) Stephen Goodlow, Brandon Lineberry, Hank Fitzgerald | |
| 17:19 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Bryan Bennett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 17:01 | Butler | David Cantrell gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Jayson Clarke misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Butler | David Wolf (SG), John Ward (PF) Manuel Hooten, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee (SF) Ronald Smith | |
| 16:49 | Butler | Jayson Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Jayson Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 16:38 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza is fouled on the floor by Jayson Clarke - foul #1 on Jayson Clarke, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| 16:18 | Youngstown State | Antonio Quillen makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmo Henslee | 44-50 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Bryan Bennett scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Wolf | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Samuel Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Quillen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmo Henslee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Loaiza (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee is fouled on the floor by David Cantrell - foul #1 on David Cantrell, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Ronny White (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Bryan Bennett, David Cantrell, Jayson Clarke | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow (PG), Brandon Lineberry (SG), Gary Johnson (PF), Hank Fitzgerald (C) Samuel Preston, Antonio Quillen, Erik Abbott, Richard Loaiza | |
| 15:46 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 15:45 | Butler | John Ward grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Ronald Hartley misses the easy layup | 47-50 |
| 15:29 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 15:20 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 15:18 | Butler | John Ward gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 14:57 | Butler | John Ward knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Wolf | 49-50 |
| 14:42 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry's floater is knocked away by Ronald Hartley | 49-50 |
| 14:41 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Ronny White snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Karl Dubin buries a 3 from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 14:02 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald is called for traveling | 52-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG), David Cantrell (SF), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) David Wolf, Ronny White, John Ward, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston (PG), Antonio Quillen (SG), Richard Loaiza (SF), Erik Abbott (PF) Stephen Goodlow, Brandon Lineberry, Elmo Henslee, Gary Johnson | |
| 13:42 | Butler | Bryan Bennett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 13:41 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 13:21 | Youngstown State | Antonio Quillen is hacked by Ronald Hughes - foul #1 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Smith (PF) Hank Fitzgerald | |
| 13:05 | Youngstown State | 3 seconds is called on Samuel Preston | 52-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry (SG) Antonio Quillen | |
| 12:47 | Butler | Jayson Clarke misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 12:46 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hughes | 52-50 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 12:34 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 52-50 |
| 12:07 | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 12:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Cantrell | 52-50 |
| 11:49 | Butler | Brandon Lineberry knocks away the 3 by Karl Dubin | 52-50 |
| 11:48 | Youngstown State | Erik Abbott grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Samuel Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Loaiza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Abbott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Youngstown State | Ronald Hughes is called for the reach on Samuel Preston - foul #2 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF), John Ward (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, Bryan Bennett, David Cantrell, Jayson Clarke, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow (PG), Antonio Quillen (SG), Elmo Henslee (SF), Gary Johnson (PF), Hank Fitzgerald (C) Samuel Preston, Brandon Lineberry, Richard Loaiza, Ronald Smith, Erik Abbott | |
| 11:14 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Ward - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| 11:14 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:14 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Ronald Hartley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 10:46 | Butler | David Wolf grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Ronald Hartley banks in the layup set up by David Wolf | 54-51 |
| 10:03 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald clanks a shot from the left block | 54-51 |
| 10:02 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald tips it home | 54-53 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Ronald Hartley makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 09:39 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 09:37 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee tips it in | 56-55 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Ronald Hartley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Bryan Bennett (SG), Jayson Clarke (PF) Manuel Hooten, David Wolf, John Ward | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry (SG), Richard Loaiza (SF) Antonio Quillen, Elmo Henslee | |
| 09:12 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Lineberry | 56-58 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Karl Dubin knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 08:45 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Goodlow | 59-61 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-61 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Ronald Hartley hits the follow up shot | 61-61 |
| 08:02 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza drills a 3 from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Gary Johnson steals it from Ronny White | 61-64 |
| 07:40 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ronny White - foul #2 on Ronny White, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Butler | David Wolf (SG), David Cantrell (SF), John Ward (PF) Bryan Bennett, Ronny White, Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Samuel Preston (PG), Elmo Henslee (SF), Erik Abbott (C) Stephen Goodlow, Richard Loaiza, Hank Fitzgerald | |
| 07:40 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:40 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Cantrell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Samuel Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmo Henslee (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Erik Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Butler | David Wolf's pass is intercepted by Gary Johnson | 61-66 |
| 07:14 | Youngstown State | John Ward picks off the pass by Erik Abbott | 61-66 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Jayson Clarke misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Erik Abbott - foul #2 on Erik Abbott, team foul #3 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Antonio Quillen (SG), Richard Loaiza (C) Brandon Lineberry, Gary Johnson | |
| 06:55 | Butler | Jayson Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Jayson Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:55 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 06:33 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-66 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Karl Dubin gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Karl Dubin is fouled on the floor by Elmo Henslee - foul #2 on Elmo Henslee, team foul #4 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), Ronald Hughes (C) Karl Dubin, Jayson Clarke | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 06:17 | Butler | John Ward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 06:15 | Youngstown State | Antonio Quillen snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 05:57 | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Bryan Bennett grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Bryan Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 05:51 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Antonio Quillen | 62-66 |
| 05:42 | Youngstown State | Richard Loaiza buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Preston | 62-69 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Ronald Hughes steps out of bounds on the sideline | 62-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Manuel Hooten (SG), Ronny White (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Bryan Bennett, David Wolf, David Cantrell, John Ward | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow (PG), Brandon Lineberry (SG), Ronald Smith (PF), Hank Fitzgerald (C) Samuel Preston, Antonio Quillen, Elmo Henslee, Erik Abbott | |
| 05:10 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Brandon Lineberry | 62-71 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Ronny White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-71 |
| 05:04 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 04:43 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow is fouled on the floor by Manuel Hooten - foul #3 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Jayson Clarke (PF) Ronald Hartley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Reed (SF) Richard Loaiza | |
| 04:43 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 04:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jayson Clarke | 62-71 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Karl Dubin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 04:28 | Youngstown State | Paul Reed pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 04:20 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brandon Lineberry | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:13 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-74 |
| 04:12 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:08 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-74 |
| 04:06 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry grabs the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 03:42 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Stephen Goodlow (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Lineberry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Hank Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Manuel Hooten buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Karl Dubin | 64-77 |
| 02:54 | Youngstown State | Ronald Hughes steals the ball from Hank Fitzgerald | 64-77 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-77 |
| Subs | Butler | David Wolf (SG), John Ward (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Manuel Hooten, Jayson Clarke, Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Elmo Henslee (SF), Gary Johnson (PF) Paul Reed, Ronald Smith | |
| 02:43 | Butler | Ronny White misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hank Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Hank Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 64-77 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Ronny White makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Ronny White makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:24 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Lineberry | 66-79 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses the 3 from the right wing | 66-79 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Ronald Hartley tips it home | 68-79 |
| 01:42 | Youngstown State | Brandon Lineberry drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Johnson | 68-81 |
| 01:20 | Butler | David Wolf misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-81 |
| 01:19 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Hank Fitzgerald | 68-81 |
| 00:56 | Youngstown State | Hank Fitzgerald hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Lineberry | 68-83 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Butler | David Wolf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-83 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Ronny White misses the tip | 68-83 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Karl Dubin tips it in | 70-83 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson connects on the floater from the left block | 70-85 |
| 00:21 | Butler | David Wolf misses the 3 from the left corner | 70-85 |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Gary Johnson gets the rebound | 70-85 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Stephen Goodlow runs out the clock | 70-85 |