| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | James Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:31 | Belmont | James Davis misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Belmont | Randy Kepner hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Michael Pantoja clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Heskett | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Randy Kepner scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Jacobs | 0-7 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger's fadeaway is rejected by John Heskett | 0-7 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:45 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses badly on a shot from the left side | 0-7 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons and he's fouled by Andre Harper - foul #1 on Andre Harper, team foul #2 | 0-9 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the free throw | 0-10 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo's layup is rejected by Mark Jacobs | 0-10 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Larry Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Dino Mazierski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-10 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Mark Jacobs, John Heskett | |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Andre Harper is called for the reach on Jeremy Hammons - foul #2 on Andre Harper, team foul #3 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, James Davis | |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-10 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 0-10 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Brett Shepherd scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-10 |
| 15:54 | Belmont | James Kennedy is hacked by James Fowler - foul #1 on James Fowler, team foul #4 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, James Kennedy | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Larry Dean (fresh) PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 15:38 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Mark Jacobs knocks away the 3 by James Fowler | 3-10 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Dino Mazierski tips it back up and in | 5-10 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | John Heskett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 5-10 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Larry Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:55 | Butler | James Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 14:54 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Heskett | 5-10 |
| 14:35 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Elijah Sullivan and he's hacked by Dino Mazierski - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG), James Davis (PF) Elijah Sullivan, Mark Jacobs, Taylor Palomares | |
| 14:35 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 5-13 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | James Davis snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:16 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-13 |
| 14:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 5-13 |
| 13:51 | Butler | John Heskett steals the ball from Douglas Ensminger | 5-13 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | James Davis misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #6 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG) James Fowler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Taylor Palomares (C) John Heskett | |
| 13:37 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Shepherd | 8-15 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares tips it home | 8-17 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger buries a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Jeremy Hammons - foul #1 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #1 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Andre Harper | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF) Chad Aubrey | |
| 12:47 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | James Davis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 10-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, Douglas Ensminger, Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (C) James Davis | |
| 12:07 | Butler | Larry Dean connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gabriel Gallo | 13-17 |
| 11:49 | Belmont | Randy Kepner's layup is rejected by Joey Welch | 13-17 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | James Kennedy tips it back up and in | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Andre Harper scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski | 16-19 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andre Harper - foul #3 on Andre Harper, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy | |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Heskett - foul #1 on John Heskett, team foul #2 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) James Fowler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG) Taylor Palomares | |
| 10:40 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | James Davis snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | James Davis comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Ensminger - foul #2 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Douglas Ensminger, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:21 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:59 | Butler | James Fowler drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Gray | 20-21 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 20-23 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Donald Gray tips it home | 22-23 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | James Davis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 09:30 | Belmont | James Davis tips it in | 22-25 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Michael Pantoja throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF) Clifton Terwilliger | |
| 08:54 | Belmont | Michael Pantoja steals it from Chad Aubrey | 22-25 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Michael Pantoja loses the dribble to Elijah Sullivan | 22-25 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey lays it up and in set up by Elijah Sullivan | 22-27 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is fouled on the floor by Chad Aubrey - foul #1 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG), Taylor Palomares (PF), James Kennedy (C) Chad Aubrey, Elijah Sullivan, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 07:50 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the driving attempt near the basket | 22-27 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs grabs the board | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fairly fresh) C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Brett Shepherd steals it from James Kennedy | 22-27 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brett Shepherd | 24-27 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Randy Kepner hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Kennedy | 24-29 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 06:54 | Belmont | James Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Brett Shepherd connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Pantoja | 27-29 |
| 06:14 | Belmont | James Kennedy knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 27-31 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Jeremy Hammons takes the ball from Brett Shepherd | 27-31 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits the finger roll | 27-33 |
| 05:36 | Butler | James Fowler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeremy Hammons | 27-36 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares clanks a turnaround from close range | 27-36 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 04:09 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Michael Pantoja gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (tiring) C - Donald Gray (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Jacobs (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Hammons - foul #2 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, Gabriel Gallo, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Chad Aubrey (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, Mark Jacobs, Taylor Palomares, James Kennedy | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:09 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Terwilliger | 29-38 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Joey Welch tips it home | 31-38 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits the finger roll | 33-41 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Clifton Terwilliger | 33-43 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 33-43 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 01:31 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Fowler - foul #3 on James Fowler, team foul #10 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:31 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 01:31 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger lays it up and in on a great pass from Andre Harper | 35-45 |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Terwilliger | 35-47 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Joey Welch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-47 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Joey Welch tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Joey Welch pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joey Welch hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 37-47 |