| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | James Davis 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Butler | James Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger slams it home set up by Donald Gray | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Jacobs | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Butler | James Fowler misses the shot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | Randy Kepner is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:49 | Butler | John Heskett is called for the reach on Michael Pantoja - foul #1 on John Heskett, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:41 | Butler | Andre Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Dino Mazierski pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski and the foul's on Randy Kepner - foul #1 on Randy Kepner, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SF), Taylor Palomares (PF), James Kennedy (C) Mark Jacobs, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:05 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Joey Welch pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Dino Mazierski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Kepner - foul #2 on Randy Kepner, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| 16:37 | Butler | Dino Mazierski makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Donald Gray is called for the reach on Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 16:07 | Belmont | James Kennedy lays it in on a great pass from Clifton Terwilliger | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the runner from the left block | 7-7 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Joey Welch tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - Chad Aubrey (fresh) PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) C - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - Joey Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:18 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Taylor Palomares | 7-9 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-9 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Larry Dean connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andre Harper | 9-12 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Joey Welch snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Michael Pantoja clanks a 3 from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:24 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:01 | Belmont | The jump hook by Elijah Sullivan is blocked by Gabriel Gallo | 9-12 |
| 13:59 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joey Welch | 9-12 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 9-14 |
| 13:43 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 13:42 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Chad Aubrey, Taylor Palomares, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Michael Pantoja, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:07 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-14 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | John Heskett gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | John Heskett is fouled on the floor by Donald Gray - foul #2 on Donald Gray, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (SG) Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) Donald Gray | |
| 12:41 | Belmont | James Davis misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joey Welch - foul #1 on Joey Welch, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG) Raymond Gabler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:41 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | James Davis is hacked by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG) Dino Mazierski | |
| 12:05 | Belmont | James Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 10-14 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Michael Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hammons - foul #1 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Donald Gray (C) Michael Pantoja, Joey Welch | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Butler | Donald Gray scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Fowler | 10-16 |
| 11:15 | Belmont | James Davis is hacked by Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Joey Welch (C) Dino Mazierski, Donald Gray | |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the offensive board | 10-16 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | John Heskett misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 10-16 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | James Davis can't tip it in | 10-16 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Michael Pantoja blows the layup | 10-16 |
| 10:23 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #1 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Taylor Palomares (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Mark Jacobs, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Donald Gray (C) Michael Pantoja, Joey Welch | |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger loses the dribble to James Kennedy | 12-16 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Clifton Terwilliger | 15-16 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF) Chad Aubrey | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Dino Mazierski, Donald Gray | |
| 09:09 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares hits the finger roll on a great pass from Elijah Sullivan | 17-17 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is hacked by Clifton Terwilliger - foul #1 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Gabriel Gallo | |
| 08:47 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | James Kennedy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Shepherd | 17-20 |
| 07:55 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja | |
| 07:45 | Butler | Dino Mazierski loses the dribble to James Davis | 17-20 |
| 07:22 | Belmont | James Davis misses the easy layup | 17-20 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | James Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Heskett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Joey Welch | |
| 06:46 | Butler | Andre Harper knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Gallo | 17-23 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #2 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG) Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Donald Gray | |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Hammons - foul #2 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Joey Welch | |
| 06:13 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | James Kennedy double dribbles | 19-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 05:41 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Terwilliger | 22-25 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo loses the dribble to James Davis | 22-25 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Joey Welch banks in the layup set up by Andre Harper | 22-27 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Joey Welch hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Kennedy - foul #1 on James Kennedy, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF), Taylor Palomares (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, James Davis, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 04:02 | Butler | Joey Welch makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:50 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Brett Shepherd connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan hits a 3 from straight away set up by John Heskett | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Chad Aubrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Heskett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is whistled for traveling | 27-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG) Chad Aubrey, Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Joey Welch | |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses the easy layup | 27-31 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 02:41 | Butler | James Fowler clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-31 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares is fouled on the floor by Douglas Ensminger - foul #2 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Donald Gray is whistled for traveling | 28-31 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Michael Pantoja scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | Randy Kepner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SF), James Davis (PF) Mark Jacobs, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:15 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-34 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Donald Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (C) Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Randy Kepner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | James Davis can't tip it in | 28-34 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 00:24 | Butler | James Fowler connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Randy Kepner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | The clock runs out | 28-37 |