| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Nathan Heard inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | William Michael misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Richard Ridder gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | Richard Ridder loses the dribble to Nathan Heard | 36-31 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is hacked by Joseph Paul - foul #3 on Joseph Paul, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephan Crowe (PF) Joseph Paul | |
| 18:53 | Butler | William Michael clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Jerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe is called for a charge - foul #2 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Richard Ridder is called for the reach on Nathan Heard - foul #2 on Richard Ridder, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| 18:17 | Butler | William Michael connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Vincent Wroten | 38-31 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Richard Ridder blows the layup | 38-31 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Shawn Kirch pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the floater from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Shawn Kirch tips it in | 40-31 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Roy Beckett loses the ball out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder | |
| 17:10 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Roy Beckett - foul #1 on Roy Beckett, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SF) Jerry Smith | |
| 17:04 | Butler | William Michael misses the easy layup | 40-31 |
| 17:02 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Vincent Wroten scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Heard | 42-34 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | Michael Benedict is hacked by Nathan Heard - foul #1 on Nathan Heard, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Earl Redding (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Nathan Heard, William Michael | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG) Roy Beckett | |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (PF) Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), Jerry Smith (C) Michael Benedict, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Bernard Blose (fresh) C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Butler | Jerry Smith blocks the short jumper by Earl Redding | 42-37 |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 15:11 | Belmont | John Hoffman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-37 |
| 15:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eddy Cowan | 42-37 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Earl Redding misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Paul - foul #4 on Joseph Paul, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), William Michael (PF) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Stephan Crowe (PF) John Hoffman, Joseph Paul | |
| 14:47 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Earl Redding misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | Roy Beckett buries a shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 14:23 | Butler | William Michael hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 13:56 | Belmont | Roy Beckett connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Ridder | 45-41 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Nathan Heard buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Redding | 47-41 |
| 13:08 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 13:07 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Jerry Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 47-41 |
| 12:48 | Butler | William Michael grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Earl Redding can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Vincent Wroten can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Vincent Wroten snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Roy Beckett takes the ball from Eddy Cowan | 47-41 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Beckett | 47-43 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Eddy Cowan makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Wroten | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddy Cowan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdur (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Earl Redding gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Nathan Heard scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled on the floor by Earl Redding - foul #1 on Earl Redding, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Richard Courtois (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Bernard Blose (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Earl Redding, Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard, William Michael, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF) Roy Beckett, Dikembe Abdur, Richard Ridder, Stephan Crowe | |
| 10:47 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Michael Benedict is blocked by Shawn Kirch | 52-43 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Richard Courtois grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Richard Courtois hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Shawn Kirch | 54-43 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffery Irwin, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Richard Courtois | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG) Jeffery Irwin | |
| 09:50 | Butler | Roy Beckett picks off the pass by Shawn Kirch | 54-43 |
| 09:28 | Belmont | Roy Beckett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Vincent Wroten pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Steven Flannery clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Hoffman - foul #1 on John Hoffman, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF) Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephan Crowe (PF) Jerry Smith | |
| 09:07 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Nathan Heard is called for the reach on Michael Benedict - foul #2 on Nathan Heard, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Steven Flannery | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:35 | Belmont | John Hoffman is hacked by Shawn Kirch - foul #2 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses the lay-in | 54-43 |
| 08:20 | Butler | William Michael gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:14 | Butler | William Michael misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephan Crowe - foul #3 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG) John Hoffman | |
| 08:14 | Butler | William Michael makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:14 | Butler | William Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Paul (PF) Michael Benedict | |
| 07:45 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Joseph Paul - foul #5 on Joseph Paul, team foul #10 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Earl Redding | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF) Joseph Paul | |
| 07:45 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Roy Beckett misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 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) | |
| 06:43 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is hacked by Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Richard Courtois (SG), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, William Michael | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Jerry Smith (C) Roy Beckett, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe buries a jumper from the left block | 57-45 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 06:04 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 57-45 |
| 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) | |
| 05:48 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 05:47 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 57-47 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Nathan Heard hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Redding | 60-47 |
| 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) | |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Hoffman | 60-49 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-49 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 60-49 |
| 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) | |
| 04:38 | Belmont | John Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Richard Courtois | 60-49 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Richard Courtois can't finish the layup | 60-49 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Jerry Smith grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Earl Redding - foul #2 on Earl Redding, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), William Michael (PF), Bernard Blose (C) Richard Courtois, Nathan Heard, Eddy Cowan, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Stephan Crowe | |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Blose | 60-50 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Bernard Blose connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Redding | 63-50 |
| 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) | |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Roy Beckett can't finish the layup | 63-50 |
| 03:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 63-50 |
| 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) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Vincent Wroten drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Wilcox | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - William Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Blose (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Bernard Blose steals it from Jeffrey Bumgarner | 65-50 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Richard Ridder takes the ball from Vincent Wroten | 65-50 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Jerry Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Beckett | 65-52 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Wroten | 68-52 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Antonio Scarborough (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Eddy Cowan (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Earl Redding, William Michael | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Stephan Crowe (SF) Roy Beckett, Richard Ridder | |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Jerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Bernard Blose hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Bernard Blose grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-53 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 00:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Blose | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Dikembe Abdur steps in front of the Antonio Scarborough pass | 71-53 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe hits the finger roll set up by Dikembe Abdur | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Courtois runs out the clock | 71-55 |