| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) PF - Michael Nations (fresh) C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Belmont | John Murray is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Adam Thompson's floater is tipped away by Mario Velasquez | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | David Amaro gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Adam Thompson denies the turnaround by Mario Velasquez | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Adam Binkley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca throws it down on a nice dish by Paul Hyde | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Michael Nations comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathan Larocca | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Murray | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Adam Thompson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Adam Thompson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Mario Velasquez denies the turnaround by Paul Hyde | 2-2 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:02 | Belmont | Paul Hyde is called for the reach on Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Paul Hyde, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Stewart (PF) Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 15:50 | Belmont | Ray Stewart lays it in on a nice dish by David Amaro | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Butler | Horace Stewart clanks a turnaround in the lane | 4-2 |
| 15:26 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 4-2 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 4-2 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | David Amaro snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 14:42 | Belmont | Patrick Smith scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Murray | 6-2 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Binkley and he's fouled by Mario Velasquez - foul #1 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Dennis Halsey (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF) John Murray, Patrick Smith, David Amaro, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:20 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Larocca | 6-5 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Adam Binkley banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Larocca | 6-7 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | James Merideth drills a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Nations | 9-7 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Adam Thompson scores on a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Bobby Johnson - foul #1 on Bobby Johnson, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Mario Velasquez (C) Dennis Halsey, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:17 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | Belmont | James Merideth clanks a floater from the left side | 9-10 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Horace Stewart pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is hacked by Mario Velasquez - foul #2 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SF), Ray Stewart (C) Bobby Johnson, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:32 | Butler | Adam Binkley is hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG) James Merideth | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Brandon Coppola | |
| 12:08 | Butler | John Murray steals the ball from Horace Stewart | 9-10 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | John Murray scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Smith | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fairly fresh) C - Ray Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-10 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Adam Binkley tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-12 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | Michael Nations snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | David Amaro buries a shot from the left side | 13-12 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Adam Binkley | 13-14 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Michael Nations misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Adam Binkley is called for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Dennis Halsey (SG), Bobby Johnson (PF), John Sharp (C) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Michael Nations, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper | |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey loses the dribble to Jonathan Larocca | 13-14 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by Dennis Halsey - foul #1 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Redd (PF) David Amaro | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:11 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 13-14 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca tips it home | 13-16 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 08:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathan Larocca | 13-16 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Larocca | 13-18 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | David Redd's layup is rejected by Brandon Coppola | 13-18 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the lay-in | 13-18 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) PF - David Redd (fresh) C - John Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson is hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), David Amaro (SF), Michael Nations (PF), Ray Stewart (C) James Merideth, Dennis Halsey, Bobby Johnson, David Redd, John Sharp | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| 07:04 | Belmont | John Murray clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Stephen Jasper gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Ray Stewart steals the ball from Horace Stewart | 13-20 |
| 06:37 | Belmont | Michael Nations hits a shot from the baseline set up by John Murray | 15-20 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by David Amaro - foul #1 on David Amaro, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| 05:57 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 15-20 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | John Murray pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Ray Stewart hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Nations | 17-20 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Stephen Jasper tips it in | 17-22 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | David Amaro scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Murray | 19-22 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ray Stewart - foul #1 on Ray Stewart, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (C) Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper | |
| 04:41 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | David Amaro's floater is tipped away by Brandon Coppola | 19-23 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Adam Binkley pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Horace Stewart and he's fouled by David Amaro - foul #2 on David Amaro, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Sharp (C) David Amaro | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:09 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | John Murray hits a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) John Sharp | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Adam Thompson | |
| 03:57 | Belmont | John Murray makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca buries a shot from the left side | 22-28 |
| 03:23 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson can't finish the layup | 22-28 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) PF - Ray Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 blk. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Belmont | Patrick Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-28 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a floater near the basket | 22-28 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 22-28 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Patrick Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez loses the ball out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Dennis Halsey (SG), David Amaro (SF), Michael Nations (PF) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Bobby Johnson, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Brandon Coppola | |
| 01:54 | Butler | Paul Hyde buries a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Mario Velasquez - foul #3 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (C) Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:54 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Thompson | 22-31 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson tips it back up and in | 24-31 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Paul Hyde lays it in on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 24-33 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses badly on a shot in the lane | 24-33 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Michael Nations steals the ball from Paul Hyde | 24-33 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Michael Nations misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #6 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Ray Stewart (C) James Merideth, Dennis Halsey, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Adam Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Adam Binkley snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 26-33 |