| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronny Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Elamin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Willis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ho Wen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Vinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Reggie Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Tran (fresh) 5 reb. C - Scott Zeeb (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Robert Carter inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron 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 (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | Reggie Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Scott Zeeb hits the follow up shot | 28-42 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Joshua Elamin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Duncan - foul #2 on John Duncan, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Joshua Elamin misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Joshua Elamin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Robert Carter is fouled on the floor by Ho Wen - foul #1 on Ho Wen, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Reggie Anderson is fouled on the floor by Tim Vinson - foul #1 on Tim Vinson, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Reggie Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Tim Vinson gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Ho Wen scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Willis | 31-42 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Tim Vinson is called for the reach on Scott Zeeb - foul #2 on Tim Vinson, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Schaffer (C) Tim Vinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Jarvis (SF), William Slavinski (C) Robert Carter, Scott Zeeb | |
| 17:20 | Butler | John Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-42 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Ho Wen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Joshua Elamin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Ho Wen pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:53 | Akron | Ronny Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Elamin | 34-42 |
| 16:34 | Butler | John Duncan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-42 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Daniel Tran tips it in | 34-44 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Joshua Elamin hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Reggie Anderson loses the dribble to Stephen Schaffer | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronny Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Elamin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Willis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ho Wen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Schaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Reggie Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Duncan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Tran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Joshua Elamin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronny Brown | 38-44 |
| 15:24 | Butler | William Slavinski hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Ronny Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 15:03 | Butler | William Slavinski snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Daniel Tran is whistled for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | Akron | William Clark (PG), Shaun Hoover (SG), Fred Padron (SF), Leonard Osentowski (PF), Tim Vinson (C) Ronny Brown, Joshua Elamin, Steven Willis, Ho Wen, Stephen Schaffer | |
| Subs | Butler | Louis Cogswell (PG), Christopher Stinson (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Thomas King (PF), Scott Zeeb (C) Reggie Anderson, John Duncan, Robert Jarvis, Daniel Tran, William Slavinski | |
| 14:34 | Akron | Tim Vinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Thomas King grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Thomas King is fouled on the floor by Leonard Osentowski - foul #2 on Leonard Osentowski, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Robert Carter clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Fred Padron - foul #3 on Fred Padron, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Robert Carter misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:43 | Akron | William Clark loses the dribble to Christopher Stinson | 38-47 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Christopher Stinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Fred Padron grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Fred Padron buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Leonard Osentowski | 41-47 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Shaun Hoover steals the ball from Scott Zeeb | 41-47 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Shaun Hoover lays it up and in | 43-47 |
| 12:23 | Butler | The short jumper by Robert Carter is denied by Tim Vinson | 43-47 |
| 12:22 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Carter | 43-47 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Robert Carter drills a floater from the right block set up by Christopher Stinson | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Hoover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Padron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Osentowski (fairly fresh) C - Tim Vinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Louis Cogswell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Stinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Zeeb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Akron | Tim Vinson is fouled on the floor by Thomas King - foul #4 on Thomas King, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronny Brown (PG), Joshua Elamin (SG), Steven Willis (SF), Ho Wen (PF), Stephen Schaffer (C) William Clark, Shaun Hoover, Fred Padron, Leonard Osentowski, Tim Vinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Reggie Anderson (PG), John Duncan (SG), Robert Jarvis (SF), Daniel Tran (PF), William Slavinski (C) Louis Cogswell, Christopher Stinson, Robert Carter, Thomas King, Scott Zeeb | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Reggie Anderson is called for the reach on Ronny Brown - foul #1 on Reggie Anderson, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Ronny Brown drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Daniel Tran makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Joshua Elamin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronny Brown | 49-52 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Robert Jarvis is called for traveling | 49-52 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Ronny Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Steven Willis snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Joshua Elamin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Daniel Tran pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:00 | Butler | William Slavinski is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Slavinski, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Stinson (SG) John Duncan | |
| 09:31 | Akron | Ronny Brown knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ho Wen and the foul's on Reggie Anderson - foul #2 on Reggie Anderson, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Shaun Hoover (SF), Leonard Osentowski (C) Steven Willis, Ho Wen | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Carter (SF), Scott Zeeb (C) Robert Jarvis, William Slavinski | |
| 09:31 | Akron | Ronny Brown misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Scott Zeeb pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Leonard Osentowski is called for the reach on Scott Zeeb - foul #3 on Leonard Osentowski, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Padron (SF), Tim Vinson (C) Shaun Hoover, Stephen Schaffer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:00 | Butler | Scott Zeeb connects on the runner from the left block and the foul's on Fred Padron - foul #4 on Fred Padron, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Shaun Hoover (SF) Fred Padron | |
| Subs | Butler | John Duncan (SG) Christopher Stinson | |
| 09:00 | Butler | Scott Zeeb makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Shaun Hoover knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Ronny Brown | 53-55 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Scott Zeeb hits a runner in the paint | 53-57 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Ronny Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Elamin | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronny Brown (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Elamin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaun Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Osentowski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Tim Vinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Reggie Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Tran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Zeeb (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Robert Carter misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-57 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Daniel Tran pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:01 | Butler | John Duncan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Daniel Tran snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Shaun Hoover takes the ball from John Duncan | 56-57 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Reggie Anderson steals the ball from Tim Vinson | 56-57 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Reggie Anderson banks in the layup | 56-59 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Ronny Brown is whistled for traveling | 56-59 |
| Subs | Akron | William Clark (PG), Lance Ellis (SG), Steven Willis (SF), Ho Wen (PF), Stephen Schaffer (C) Ronny Brown, Joshua Elamin, Shaun Hoover, Leonard Osentowski, Tim Vinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Louis Cogswell (PG), Christopher Stinson (SG), Thomas King (SF), Robert Jarvis (PF), William Slavinski (C) Reggie Anderson, John Duncan, Robert Carter, Daniel Tran, Scott Zeeb | |
| 05:40 | Butler | Christopher Stinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 05:38 | Butler | William Slavinski grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Christopher Stinson knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by William Slavinski | 56-62 |
| 04:59 | Akron | William Slavinski denies the turnaround by Stephen Schaffer | 56-62 |
| 04:57 | Butler | William Slavinski gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Louis Cogswell misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Louis Cogswell makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Louis Cogswell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:30 | Akron | William Clark misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Jarvis - foul #2 on Robert Jarvis, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronny Brown (PG) Lance Ellis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:30 | Akron | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:30 | Akron | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Thomas King can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-64 |
| 04:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Willis | 58-64 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Stephen Schaffer can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Slavinski - foul #3 on William Slavinski, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Joshua Elamin (SG) William Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | Reggie Anderson (PG) Louis Cogswell | |
| 03:41 | Akron | Stephen Schaffer misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Stephen Schaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronny Brown (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Elamin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ho Wen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Schaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Reggie Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Stinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Robert Jarvis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ho Wen - foul #2 on Ho Wen, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Padron (SF), Tim Vinson (C) Steven Willis, Stephen Schaffer | |
| Subs | Butler | John Duncan (SG), Robert Carter (SF) Christopher Stinson, William Slavinski | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Robert Jarvis misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Robert Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Joshua Elamin is fouled on the floor by Robert Jarvis - foul #3 on Robert Jarvis, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Osentowski (C) Tim Vinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Scott Zeeb (C) Robert Jarvis | |
| 03:03 | Akron | Joshua Elamin makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Joshua Elamin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Robert Carter is whistled for traveling | 61-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Tran (PF) Thomas King | |
| 02:46 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Willis (SF), Stephen Schaffer (C) Fred Padron, Leonard Osentowski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:27 | Akron | Ronny Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 02:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Daniel Tran | 61-65 |
| 02:09 | Butler | John Duncan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Carter | 61-68 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Stephen Schaffer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Reggie Anderson grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Robert Carter misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Willis - foul #1 on Steven Willis, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Vinson (C) Stephen Schaffer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:31 | Butler | Robert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Akron | Steven Willis travels with the ball | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Reggie Anderson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Akron | Steven Willis hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronny Brown | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Reggie Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronny Brown - foul #2 on Ronny Brown, team foul #11 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas King (SF) Robert Carter | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Reggie Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Reggie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Joshua Elamin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ho Wen | 65-73 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Joshua Elamin is called for the reach on Thomas King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Elamin, team foul #12 | 65-73 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Thomas King makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Thomas King misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Tim Vinson gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Joshua Elamin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-74 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Ho Wen grabs the offensive board | 65-74 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Ronny Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-74 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Daniel Tran gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Ronny Brown is called for the reach on Daniel Tran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronny Brown, team foul #13 | 65-74 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Daniel Tran misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Daniel Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Joshua Elamin is hacked by Scott Zeeb - foul #1 on Scott Zeeb, team foul #9 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Akron | William Clark (PG), Fred Padron (SF), Stephen Schaffer (PF), Leonard Osentowski (C) Ronny Brown, Steven Willis, Ho Wen, Tim Vinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Louis Cogswell (PG), Christopher Stinson (SG), Robert Jarvis (PF), William Slavinski (C) Reggie Anderson, John Duncan, Daniel Tran, Scott Zeeb | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Joshua Elamin makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Joshua Elamin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Louis Cogswell is fouled in the backcourt by William Clark - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #14 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronny Brown (PG), Steven Willis (SF), Ho Wen (PF), Tim Vinson (C) William Clark, Fred Padron, Stephen Schaffer, Leonard Osentowski | |
| Subs | Butler | John Duncan (SG), Daniel Tran (PF), Scott Zeeb (C) Christopher Stinson, Robert Jarvis, William Slavinski | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Louis Cogswell misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Louis Cogswell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Scott Zeeb takes the ball from Joshua Elamin | 67-76 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Butler | Reggie Anderson (PG) Louis Cogswell | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Reggie Anderson runs out the clock | 67-76 |