| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken inbounds the ball | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Chad Williams connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on George Wilson - foul #2 on George Wilson, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Bernard Dicken hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Freddie Sebastian - foul #1 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 3rd free throw | 46-30 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Zwerschke | 46-32 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Bernard Dicken clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian drills a turnaround from close range set up by David Leasure | 46-34 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Clay Moore scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bernard Dicken | 48-34 |
| 17:45 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zwerschke | 48-36 |
| 17:21 | Butler | John Araujo is fouled on the floor by Ted Hamilton - foul #2 on Ted Hamilton, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Agnew (C) Chad Williams | |
| 17:02 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is hacked by Freddie Sebastian - foul #2 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton | |
| 16:55 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses long on a jumper near the basket | 48-36 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Edward Womack tips it back up and in | 50-36 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Brian Agnew misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Womack - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG) Thomas Lyons | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SF), Walter Litherland (PF) Freddie Sebastian, David Leasure | |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Brian Agnew misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Brian Agnew makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Brian Agnew is called for the reach on Edward Womack - foul #1 on Brian Agnew, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Goran Kamienski, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG) Barry Parrish | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Walter Litherland takes the ball from George Wilson | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Litherland (fresh) C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Dicken (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), David Leasure (PF), Sid Carmona (C) Garland Fontenot, Ernest Benton, Walter Litherland, Brian Agnew | |
| 15:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Russell Robbins snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Sid Carmona steps in front of the Russell Robbins pass | 50-37 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Clay Moore steals it from Sid Carmona | 50-37 |
| 14:30 | Butler | John Araujo slams it home set up by Clay Moore | 52-37 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | George Wilson steals the ball from Ted Hamilton | 52-37 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Clay Moore's floater is tipped away by David Leasure | 52-37 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clay Moore - foul #3 on Clay Moore, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG) Jeffrey Zwerschke | |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Edward Womack pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Rene Rizzo is hacked by Ted Hamilton - foul #3 on Ted Hamilton, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Thomas Lyons drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Dicken | 55-38 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Garland Fontenot | 55-41 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Rene Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Sid Carmona | 55-41 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Sid Carmona grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lyons - foul #3 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), George Wilson (C) Goran Kamienski, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SF) Freddie Sebastian | |
| 12:26 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ted Hamilton | 55-44 |
| 12:14 | Butler | George Wilson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bernard Dicken | 57-44 |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Ernest Benton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Garland Fontenot and the foul's on George Wilson - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Thomas Lyons, Bernard Dicken, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Chad Williams (PF) Ted Hamilton, David Leasure | |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Ernest Benton makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:36 | Butler | George Wilson's pass is intercepted by Garland Fontenot | 57-47 |
| 11:32 | Belmont | Ernest Benton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Garland Fontenot | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Butler | George Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 11:09 | Belmont | Chad Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Chad Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Sid Carmona drills a jumpshot from the right side | 57-51 |
| 10:08 | Butler | George Wilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sid Carmona - foul #4 on Sid Carmona, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Ronnie Krone | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), David Leasure (PF) Garland Fontenot, Ernest Benton, Sid Carmona | |
| 10:08 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:08 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:51 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian clanks a runner from close range | 57-51 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Goran Kamienski grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Bernard Dicken clanks a shot from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | David Leasure grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (PG), Brian Agnew (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Chad Williams | |
| 08:46 | Butler | Edward Womack connects on the floater from the baseline | 59-51 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Leasure | 59-53 |
| 08:12 | Butler | David Leasure is called for the reach on Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on David Leasure, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG) Barry Parrish | |
| 08:12 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | David Leasure lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Agnew | 61-55 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is fouled on the floor by Garland Fontenot - foul #1 on Garland Fontenot, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Robbins (PF) Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Sid Carmona (C) Ted Hamilton, Brian Agnew | |
| 07:34 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 07:17 | Butler | John Araujo snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Bernard Dicken knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Clay Moore | 65-55 |
| 06:38 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Russell Robbins tips it home | 67-55 |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Sid Carmona knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Garland Fontenot | 67-57 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Clay Moore and the foul's on Freddie Sebastian - foul #3 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Butler | George Wilson (C) Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Chad Williams (PF) Garland Fontenot, Freddie Sebastian, David Leasure | |
| 05:44 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Belmont | Bernard Dicken steps in front of the Chad Williams pass | 70-57 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Russell Robbins lays it in on a nice dish by Bernard Dicken | 72-57 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ted Hamilton | 72-60 |
| 05:00 | Butler | George Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sid Carmona - foul #5 on Sid Carmona, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (PG), Brian Agnew (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Sid Carmona | |
| 05:00 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 05:00 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 04:46 | Belmont | Ronnie Krone is called for the reach on Ernest Benton - foul #2 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #6 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Leasure (PF) Brian Agnew | |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses the jumper from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Ernest Benton tips it but misses | 74-60 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a shot from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Rene Rizzo snags the offensive board | 74-60 |
| 03:49 | Butler | George Wilson blows the layup | 74-60 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Ronnie Krone snags the offensive board | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Butler | Thomas Lyons double dribbles | 74-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Russell Robbins (PF) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Brian Agnew (C) Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton, Chad Williams | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Belmont | David Leasure drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Zwerschke | 74-63 |
| 02:48 | Butler | George Wilson drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Araujo | 76-63 |
| 02:27 | Belmont | Russell Robbins picks off the pass by Ted Hamilton | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:01 | Butler | The jumper by Ronnie Krone is denied by Brian Agnew | 76-63 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian grabs the board | 76-63 |
| 01:51 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 76-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Chad Williams (PF) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Freddie Sebastian, David Leasure | |
| 01:29 | Butler | Goran Kamienski loses the ball out of bounds | 76-63 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | Ernest Benton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Garland Fontenot | 76-66 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Edward Womack is fouled on the floor by Brian Agnew - foul #2 on Brian Agnew, team foul #11 | 76-66 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Rene Rizzo gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-66 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Chad Williams gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Barry Parrish is fouled on the floor by Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #7 | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |