| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gene Kappel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elwood Knoll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Spann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brandl (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Hyer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lavern Ingram (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Bobby Spann inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Elwood Knoll splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Michael Hyer snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | David Brandl is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregg Foutch | 35-31 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Gene Kappel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:27 | Belmont | David Brandl tips it but misses | 35-31 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Lavern Ingram gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Gregg Foutch buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brendan Gannon | 35-34 |
| 17:45 | Belmont | Elwood Knoll shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bobby Spann | 38-34 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Bobby Spann steals it from Jeromy Fiala | 38-34 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Elwood Knoll clanks a floater from the left side | 38-34 |
| 17:15 | Belmont | Bobby Spann tips it in | 40-34 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Leroy Fryar can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Elwood Knoll grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | David Brandl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Lavern Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 16:01 | Belmont | Elwood Knoll snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gene Kappel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elwood Knoll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Spann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brandl (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Hyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Belmont | David Brandl is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Elwood Knoll | 42-34 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Bobby Spann steals the ball from Gregg Foutch | 42-34 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Michael Hyer makes the contested turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gene Kappel | 44-34 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Gregg Foutch clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | David Brandl grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Elwood Knoll misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Michael Hyer gets the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:26 | Belmont | David Brandl travels with the ball | 44-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joshua Sloan (PG), Donald Bayne (SG), Chester Vinson (SF), Scott Pender (PF), Robert Davis (C) Gene Kappel, Elwood Knoll, Bobby Spann, David Brandl, Michael Hyer | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Melvin Owens (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Brendan Gannon, Lavern Ingram, Leroy Fryar, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 12:59 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-34 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Scott Pender grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by Alfred Ivers - foul #2 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 12:18 | Belmont | Scott Pender travels with the ball | 44-34 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Robert Davis grabs the board | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joshua Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bayne (fresh) SF - Chester Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Pender (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Belmont | Joshua Sloan misses the floater from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Melvin Owens gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Martin Vitale picks off the pass by Chester Vinson | 44-34 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses the easy layup | 44-34 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Scott Pender grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:31 | Belmont | Donald Bayne's layup is rejected by Alfred Ivers | 44-34 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Martin Vitale pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:07 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Dwayne Bowers is blocked by Chester Vinson | 44-34 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Alfred Ivers pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Gregg Foutch is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gene Kappel (PG), Elwood Knoll (SG), Bobby Spann (SF), David Brandl (PF), Michael Hyer (C) Joshua Sloan, Donald Bayne, Chester Vinson, Scott Pender, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Lavern Ingram (SF), David Williams (PF) Martin Vitale, Dwayne Bowers, Melvin Owens | |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Michael Hyer clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Alfred Ivers - foul #3 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Michael Hyer makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Michael Hyer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Brendan Gannon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Alfred Ivers comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 09:08 | Butler | David Williams snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Michael Hyer is called for the reach on Lavern Ingram - foul #1 on Michael Hyer, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) David Williams, Alfred Ivers | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Lavern Ingram drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gregg Foutch | 45-36 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Michael Hyer misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-36 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Gene Kappel grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | David Brandl is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Gregg Foutch gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 07:53 | Butler | The short jumper by Leroy Fryar is denied by Michael Hyer | 45-36 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | David Brandl pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gene Kappel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elwood Knoll (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Brandl (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Hyer (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Belmont | Gene Kappel misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregg Foutch - foul #2 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| 07:46 | Belmont | Gene Kappel makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 07:46 | Belmont | Gene Kappel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala banks in the layup set up by Gregg Foutch | 47-38 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | David Brandl connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Leroy Fryar drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Lavern Ingram | 50-40 |
| 06:35 | Belmont | Bobby Spann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joshua Sloan (PG), Scott Pender (C) Gene Kappel, Michael Hyer | |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF), Melvin Owens (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Lavern Ingram, Leroy Fryar, Jeromy Fiala | |
| 06:18 | Butler | Gregg Foutch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Melvin Owens tips it home | 50-42 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | David Brandl misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-42 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Alfred Ivers gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Gregg Foutch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | Scott Pender snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Bobby Spann travels with the ball | 50-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gene Kappel (PG), Donald Bayne (SG), Chester Vinson (SF), Robert Davis (C) Joshua Sloan, Elwood Knoll, Bobby Spann, David Brandl | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG) Brendan Gannon | |
| 05:03 | Butler | Gregg Foutch knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alfred Ivers | 50-45 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Alfred Ivers is called for the reach on Chester Vinson - foul #4 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hyer (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Lavern Ingram (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Martin Vitale, Dwayne Bowers, Melvin Owens, Alfred Ivers | |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Donald Bayne travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elwood Knoll (SG), Bobby Spann (SF), David Brandl (PF) Donald Bayne, Chester Vinson, Scott Pender | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Gene Kappel is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Hyer | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:46 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leroy Fryar | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gene Kappel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elwood Knoll (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Brandl (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Hyer (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregg Foutch (tired) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Belmont | Bobby Spann misses badly on a shot in the lane | 53-47 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Michael Hyer gets the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Michael Hyer double dribbles | 53-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joshua Sloan (PG) Gene Kappel | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG) Gregg Foutch | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Hyer - foul #2 on Michael Hyer, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF) Leroy Fryar | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Michael Hyer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Sloan | 55-49 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gene Kappel (PG) Joshua Sloan | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregg Foutch (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF) Martin Vitale, Melvin Owens | |
| 02:04 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala is whistled for a carry | 55-49 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Gregg Foutch is called for the reach on Michael Hyer - foul #3 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | David Brandl is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Leroy Fryar pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Gregg Foutch scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Bobby Spann comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | David Brandl tips it in | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Bobby Spann grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Bobby Spann is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Foutch - foul #4 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Gene Kappel is hacked by Gregg Foutch - foul #5 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG) Gregg Foutch | |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Gene Kappel misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | David Brandl gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | David Brandl is hacked by Martin Vitale - foul #2 on Martin Vitale, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | David Brandl makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | David Brandl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Michael Hyer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Michael Hyer is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Gannon - foul #1 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Michael Hyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Michael Hyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Brendan Gannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Bobby Spann is hacked by Martin Vitale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Vitale, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Bobby Spann makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Bobby Spann misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 62-52 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | David Brandl grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Gene Kappel runs out the clock | 62-52 |