| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fresh) SG - Howard Speth (fresh) SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) PF - Robert Ganley (fresh) C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) C - Todd Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Belmont | Jeff Davis steals the ball from Jonathan Chandler | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeff Davis | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | Howard Speth can't connect on a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Belmont | Robert Ganley pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Scaife | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Larry Tarter scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Scaife | 0-5 |
| 18:53 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler misses long on a shot in the paint | 0-5 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Larry Tarter can't connect on a floater from close range | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Howard Speth | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Belmont | David Collado can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | Robert Ganley can't tip it in | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 0-5 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Jeff Davis tips it in | 0-7 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Gordon Scaife steps in front of the Jonathan Chandler pass | 0-7 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 3 from straight away | 0-10 |
| 17:43 | Belmont | Robert Ganley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-10 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler snags the offensive board | 0-10 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Robert Ganley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-10 |
| 17:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jeff Davis | 0-10 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Jeff Davis double dribbles | 0-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala (PG), Christopher Hinkle (SF), Timothy Aron (PF), Brian Jackson (C) David Collado, Joseph Tate, Robert Ganley, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) Gordon Scaife, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Timothy Aron comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 0-10 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Russell Clark pulls down the rebound | 0-10 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Davis | 0-12 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Brian Jackson clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Larry Tarter - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #1 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Tate (SF) Howard Speth | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Jeff Davis | |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Brian Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 0-12 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Brian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 1-12 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Russell Clark drills a 3 from the right wing | 1-15 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rodney Fern - foul #1 on Rodney Fern, team foul #2 | 1-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG) Christopher Hinkle | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG) James Pantoja | |
| 16:03 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala makes the 1st free throw | 2-15 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala misses the 2nd free throw | 2-15 |
| 16:03 | Butler | James Eberly snags the defensive board | 2-15 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Sabala (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) PF - Timothy Aron (fresh) C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Eberly (fresh) C - Rodney Fern (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Brian Jackson - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle (SG), Jonathan Chandler (C) Jeffrey Sabala, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF) James Eberly | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Rodney Fern makes the 1st free throw | 2-16 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Rodney Fern makes the 2nd free throw | 2-17 |
| 15:31 | Belmont | David Collado misses short on a floater from the left side | 2-17 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the board | 2-17 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 2-17 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler snags the defensive board | 2-17 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | David Collado hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Chandler and he's hacked by Joseph Gantz - foul #1 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #3 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala (SF), Robert Ganley (PF) Joseph Tate, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, Russell Clark, Rodney Fern | |
| 14:45 | Belmont | David Collado makes the free throw | 5-17 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Christopher Hinkle steals the ball from Gordon Scaife | 5-17 |
| 14:16 | Belmont | David Collado misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-17 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Jeff Davis snags the defensive board | 5-17 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Christopher Lewter is hacked by Robert Ganley - foul #1 on Robert Ganley, team foul #2 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Speth (SG), Willy Navarrete (SF), Brian Jackson (C) David Collado, Christopher Hinkle, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), James Eberly (PF) Gordon Scaife, Christopher Lewter | |
| 13:51 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-17 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Brian Jackson | 5-17 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Howard Speth banks in the layup | 7-17 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the dunk | 7-17 |
| 13:21 | Butler | James Eberly can't tip it in | 7-17 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the offensive board | 7-17 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-17 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Todd Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Brian Jackson denies the turnaround by Todd Allen | 7-17 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Howard Speth pulls down the rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Jeff Davis steps in front of the Jeffrey Sabala pass | 7-17 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is hacked by Willy Navarrete - foul #1 on Willy Navarrete, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG), Christopher Hinkle (SG), Joseph Tate (SF), Timothy Aron (PF), Jonathan Chandler (C) Jeffrey Sabala, Howard Speth, Willy Navarrete, Robert Ganley, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Russell Clark (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF) Larry Tarter, Jeff Davis, Todd Allen | |
| 11:51 | Butler | Christopher Lewter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-17 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | David Collado grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Hinkle (fresh) SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) PF - Timothy Aron (fresh) C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) C - James Eberly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Belmont | David Collado is hacked by Joseph Gantz - foul #2 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, James Eberly | |
| 11:16 | Belmont | David Collado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-17 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Christopher Hinkle | 7-17 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Joseph Tate's floater is knocked away by Christopher Lewter | 7-17 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Timothy Aron hits the follow up shot | 9-17 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | Timothy Aron pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Speth (SG), Robert Ganley (PF) Christopher Hinkle, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Jeff Davis (SF), James Eberly (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Pantoja, Russell Clark, Christopher Lewter, Rodney Fern | |
| 09:55 | Butler | Todd Allen is called for traveling | 9-17 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | David Collado misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Jeff Davis pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | David Collado scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Tate | 12-17 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Todd Allen | 12-19 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Howard Speth misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Davis - foul #1 on Jeff Davis, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala (PG), Christopher Hinkle (SF), Timothy Aron (C) David Collado, Joseph Tate, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF), Russell Clark (C) Gordon Scaife, James Eberly, Todd Allen | |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Howard Speth makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Howard Speth makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Larry Tarter tips it home | 14-21 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | Larry Tarter steals it from Robert Ganley | 14-21 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Russell Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Timothy Aron - foul #1 on Timothy Aron, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Jackson (C) Robert Ganley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:50 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Timothy Aron pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Sabala (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Howard Speth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Hinkle (fresh) PF - Timothy Aron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) C - Russell Clark (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 16-22 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Larry Tarter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Sabala - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sabala, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Tate (SF) Howard Speth | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (C) Russell Clark | |
| 07:23 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Timothy Aron comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-23 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | Brian Jackson grabs the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Tate | 19-23 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Jeff Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Tarter | 19-26 |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Brian Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Sabala | 21-26 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Christopher Hinkle steals it from Larry Tarter | 21-26 |
| 05:47 | Belmont | Brian Jackson misses short on a shot from the right side | 21-26 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | Brian Jackson tips it but misses | 21-26 |
| 05:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to Larry Tarter | 21-26 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Brian Jackson is called for the reach on James Pantoja - foul #2 on Brian Jackson, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG), Robert Ganley (PF), Jonathan Chandler (C) Jeffrey Sabala, Timothy Aron, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Derek Henderson (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Russell Clark (SF), Rodney Fern (PF), Todd Allen (C) Larry Tarter, James Pantoja, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter, James Eberly | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Todd Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | David Collado grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 21-26 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Derek Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Derek Henderson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 21-26 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | David Collado pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Rodney Fern pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Todd Allen drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Henderson | 21-29 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Ganley | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Hinkle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Ganley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Derek Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodney Fern (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Russell Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Speth (SG), Jeffrey Sabala (SF) Christopher Hinkle, Joseph Tate | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Jeff Davis (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF) Derek Henderson, Russell Clark, Rodney Fern | |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Todd Allen is called for the reach on Jeffrey Sabala - foul #1 on Todd Allen, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Aron (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Robert Ganley, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (C) Todd Allen | |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Timothy Aron banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sabala and he's hacked by Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Willy Navarrete (SF) David Collado | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Timothy Aron makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Timothy Aron is called for the reach on Christopher Lewter - foul #2 on Timothy Aron, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Willy Navarrete knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sabala | 28-31 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willy Navarrete | 28-31 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Speth | 31-31 |
| 01:36 | Butler | James Eberly misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willy Navarrete | 31-31 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG), Joseph Tate (SF), Robert Ganley (PF), Jonathan Chandler (C) Jeffrey Sabala, Willy Navarrete, Timothy Aron, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, Christopher Lewter | |
| 01:10 | Butler | Larry Tarter's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Chandler | 31-31 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Robert Ganley gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Joseph Tate scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Collado | 33-31 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Gordon Scaife throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle (SG) Howard Speth | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Russell Clark (SF), Rodney Fern (PF) Larry Tarter, Jeff Davis, James Eberly | |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Joseph Tate buries a jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Hinkle | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses short on a halfcourt shot | 35-31 |