| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) SG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) SF - William Lewis (fresh) PF - Robert Costa (fresh) C - Grant Person (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Robert Costa wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Belmont | William Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Eric Furlow is fouled on the floor by Maurice Robertson - foul #1 on Maurice Robertson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Butler | John Weber connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark Williams | 3-3 |
| 18:58 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Joseph Palmer snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Joseph Palmer buries a jump hook near the basket | 3-5 |
| 18:35 | Belmont | Herbert Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | John Weber takes the ball from Grant Person | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | Butler | John Weber hits the finger roll | 3-7 |
| 17:45 | Belmont | Robert Costa can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 3-7 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Joseph Palmer snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Eric Furlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-7 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Grant Person hits a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Joseph Palmer - foul #1 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown (SF) William Lewis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Grant Person misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Richard Schantz's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Brown | 5-7 |
| 16:31 | Belmont | Herbert Clark hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Costa | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Joseph Palmer hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Williams | 7-9 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Robert Costa is whistled for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SG), William Lewis (SF), Ronald Bergouignan (C) Herbert Clark, Maurice Robertson, Robert Costa, Grant Person | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) SG - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) SF - William Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) C - Ronald Bergouignan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) C - Michael McCade (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Richard Schantz comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 7-9 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Richard Schantz tips it in | 7-11 |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 15:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Schantz | 7-11 |
| 15:08 | Butler | John Weber comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 7-11 |
| 15:06 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Weber | 7-11 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Michael McCade misses short on a runner from the right block | 7-11 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Furlow - foul #1 on Eric Furlow, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (SG) Thomas Pemberton | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Joseph King (SG), Marcus Craig (SF), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, Eric Furlow, John Weber, Richard Schantz | |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Walter Ewing makes the jumper from close range set up by Marcus Craig | 9-13 |
| 14:19 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Lewis | 12-13 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Walter Ewing misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 14:04 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Michael McCade takes the ball from Ronald Bergouignan | 12-13 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Marcus Craig clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Bergouignan - foul #1 on Ronald Bergouignan, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Marcus Gregory (SF), Robert Costa (PF), Grant Person (C) Aubrey Schilling, William Lewis, Jeffrey Brown, Ronald Bergouignan | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Eric Furlow (SG), Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Robert Turpin, Joseph King, Michael McCade, Walter Ewing | |
| 13:28 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Marcus Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:28 | Belmont | Grant Person grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 13:07 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory misses long on a shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | Grant Person tips it home | 14-14 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Marcus Gregory is called for the reach on Marcus Craig - foul #1 on Marcus Gregory, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton (SG) Maurice Robertson | |
| Subs | Butler | John Weber (SF) Marcus Craig | |
| 12:21 | Butler | Grant Person blocks the short jumper by Richard Schantz | 14-14 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Grant Person | 14-14 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the runner from the right block | 14-14 |
| 12:13 | Butler | John Weber pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Joseph Palmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Joseph Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) SF - Marcus Gregory (fresh) PF - Robert Costa (fresh) C - Grant Person (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Richard Schantz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Furlow and the foul's on Grant Person - foul #1 on Grant Person, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (SG), William Lewis (SF) Thomas Pemberton, Marcus Gregory | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-17 |
| 11:18 | Belmont | Herbert Clark snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown (C) Grant Person | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG) Mark Williams | |
| 10:55 | Butler | Michael McCade misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Bergouignan (C) Robert Costa | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:55 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Herbert Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-19 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Robert Turpin scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Weber | 14-21 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | William Lewis misses long on a shot from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 09:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Schantz | 14-21 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Richard Schantz buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Turpin and he's hacked by Herbert Clark - foul #1 on Herbert Clark, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SG), Robert Costa (PF), Grant Person (C) Herbert Clark, Maurice Robertson, William Lewis, Ronald Bergouignan | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Joseph Palmer (C) Eric Furlow, Michael McCade | |
| 09:42 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Robert Costa connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Pemberton | 16-24 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Richard Schantz buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Palmer | 16-26 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Robert Turpin is called for the reach on Thomas Pemberton - foul #1 on Robert Turpin, team foul #4 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (SG), Marcus Gregory (SF) Thomas Pemberton, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SF), Michael McCade (PF) John Weber, Richard Schantz | |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Robert Costa connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Maurice Robertson and the foul's on Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (SG) Joseph Palmer | |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Robert Costa makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Grant Person picks off the pass by Mark Williams | 19-26 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Costa | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Gregory (fresh) PF - Robert Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Grant Person (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Turpin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael McCade (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Mark Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 07:37 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Grant Person pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson is fouled on the floor by Eric Furlow - foul #2 on Eric Furlow, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), William Lewis (SF), Ronald Bergouignan (C) Aubrey Schilling, Robert Costa, Grant Person | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (SG), John Weber (SF), Richard Schantz (PF) Eric Furlow, Robert Turpin, Marcus Craig | |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph King - foul #1 on Joseph King, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown (PF) Marcus Gregory | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG) Mark Williams | |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:56 | Butler | John Weber grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Richard Schantz clanks a runner near the basket | 23-26 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Joseph King hits the follow up shot | 23-28 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph King - foul #2 on Joseph King, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (SG) Maurice Robertson | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Walter Ewing (C) Joseph King, Michael McCade | |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Herbert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses the 3rd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Mark Williams is fouled on the floor by Herbert Clark - foul #2 on Herbert Clark, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton (SG), Grant Person (C) Herbert Clark, Ronald Bergouignan | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG) Andrew Kitchen | |
| 06:00 | Butler | Mark Williams misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:54 | Belmont | William Lewis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Pemberton | 27-28 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Walter Ewing loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Costa (PF) Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Robert Costa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Lewis | 30-28 |
| 04:46 | Butler | John Weber misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-28 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:28 | Belmont | Robert Costa knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Grant Person | 32-28 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Mark Williams misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | Robert Costa grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 03:56 | Butler | John Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Grant Person is called for the reach on John Weber - foul #2 on Grant Person, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Maurice Robertson (SG), Jeffrey Brown (SF), Marcus Gregory (PF), Ronald Bergouignan (C) Aubrey Schilling, Thomas Pemberton, William Lewis, Robert Costa, Grant Person | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Eric Furlow (SG), Marcus Craig (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Mark Williams, Robert Turpin, Richard Schantz, Walter Ewing | |
| 03:40 | Butler | John Weber makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:40 | Butler | John Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcus Gregory (fresh) C - Ronald Bergouignan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Weber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Joseph King takes the ball from Ronald Bergouignan | 32-30 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Marcus Craig misses the lay-in | 32-30 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Ronald Bergouignan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Eric Furlow is called for the reach on Maurice Robertson - foul #3 on Eric Furlow, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG), Michael McCade (PF) Eric Furlow, John Weber | |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Michael McCade snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Ronald Bergouignan is called for the reach on Marcus Craig - foul #2 on Ronald Bergouignan, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Costa (PF) Marcus Gregory | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG) Andrew Kitchen | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Marcus Craig is hacked by Jeffrey Brown - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #10 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Michael McCade | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Marcus Craig misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-33 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Joseph Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-33 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Robert Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson is called for 3 seconds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Lewis (SF), Grant Person (C) Robert Costa, Ronald Bergouignan | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Michael McCade (C) Joseph King, Joseph Palmer | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Mark Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Michael McCade snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Mark Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 38-35 |