| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) PF - Chad Williams (fresh) C - Sid Carmona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - Hung Tang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Sid Carmona 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 (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Goran Kamienski double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Chad Williams loses the dribble to Bernard Dicken | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Hung Tang can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Chad Williams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Ted Hamilton steals it from Goran Kamienski | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Steven Homan loses the dribble to Clay Moore in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Goran Kamienski banks in the layup on a great pass from Clay Moore | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | Chad Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Steven Homan steps in front of the Russell Robbins pass | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Bernard Dicken snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Russell Robbins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Chad Williams gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Chad Williams can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Sid Carmona tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Russell Robbins hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Goran Kamienski and he's fouled by Freddie Sebastian - foul #1 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Turner (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Walter Litherland (PF), Brian Agnew (C) Steven Homan, Ted Hamilton, Freddie Sebastian, Chad Williams, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Hung Tang | |
| 17:09 | Butler | Russell Robbins makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Belmont | Brian Agnew can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | William Turner snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | William Turner connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Edward Womack connects on the runner near the basket | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Brian Agnew's layup is rejected by Edward Womack | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Parrish | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Russell Robbins steals the ball from Brian Agnew | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) PF - Walter Litherland (fresh) C - Brian Agnew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Edward Womack clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Litherland - foul #1 on Walter Litherland, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Sid Carmona (C) William Turner, Barry Parrish, Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Russell Robbins | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Belmont | Goran Kamienski is called for the reach on Ted Hamilton - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG) Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Butler | Hung Tang (C) Edward Womack | |
| 14:59 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the lay-in but the foul's on Hung Tang - foul #1 on Hung Tang, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF) Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:59 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:59 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Clay Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Steven Homan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-8 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Rene Rizzo can't connect on a shot in the paint | 9-8 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Hung Tang tips it in | 9-10 |
| 13:42 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Sid Carmona hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Goran Kamienski makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Dicken | 11-13 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Homan | 13-13 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Clay Moore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Brian Agnew (PF) Steven Homan, Ted Hamilton, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is fouled on the floor by Hung Tang - foul #2 on Hung Tang, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Edward Womack (C) Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Barry Parrish scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Benton | 16-13 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Barry Parrish is called for the reach on Julio Martin - foul #1 on Barry Parrish, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Robbins (PF) Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 12:17 | Butler | Sid Carmona steals the ball from Edward Womack | 16-13 |
| 11:49 | Belmont | Sid Carmona is hacked by Edward Womack - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Walter Litherland (PF) Barry Parrish, Freddie Sebastian, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Litherland (fresh) C - Brian Agnew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Belmont | Ernest Benton misses long on a jumper from the right side | 16-13 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits a 3 from straight away set up by Bernard Dicken | 16-16 |
| 11:22 | Belmont | Steven Homan clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Edward Womack misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Brian Agnew - foul #1 on Brian Agnew, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF), Barry Parrish (C) Walter Litherland, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:10 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Barry Parrish comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Goran Kamienski - foul #2 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG) Goran Kamienski | |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Russell Robbins | 16-17 |
| 10:43 | Butler | Russell Robbins clanks a shot near the basket | 16-17 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Chad Williams grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Chad Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Edward Womack connects on the turnaround from the left block | 19-19 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | Steven Homan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ted Hamilton | 22-19 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Bernard Dicken's pass is intercepted by Chad Williams | 22-19 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bernard Dicken - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (SF), Brian Agnew (PF), Sid Carmona (C) Steven Homan, Chad Williams, Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Jeffrey Roberts (C) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Edward Womack | |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rene Rizzo | 22-21 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Sid Carmona is hacked by Jeffrey Roberts - foul #1 on Jeffrey Roberts, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Turner (PG), Homer Wolcott (SG) Barry Parrish, Ted Hamilton | |
| Subs | Butler | Miladen Jankowski (SG) Julio Martin | |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Agnew | 23-21 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Homer Wolcott clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Thomas Lyons scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rene Rizzo | 23-24 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses the 3 from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Homer Wolcott (fresh) SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) PF - Brian Agnew (fresh) C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Butler | Freddie Sebastian steps in front of the Ronnie Krone pass | 23-24 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian banks in the layup | 25-24 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Lyons and he's fouled by Homer Wolcott - foul #1 on Homer Wolcott, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Chad Williams (PF) William Turner, Homer Wolcott, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Thomas Lyons, Miladen Jankowski, Ronnie Krone, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 07:06 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Barry Parrish hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 25-27 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Chad Williams tips it home | 27-27 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Freddie Sebastian - foul #2 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SF) Freddie Sebastian | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Rene Rizzo | |
| 06:43 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:43 | Belmont | Ernest Benton grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Chad Williams drills a runner from close range | 29-28 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Benton - foul #1 on Ernest Benton, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG) Barry Parrish | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | Steven Homan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SF), Brian Agnew (C) Steven Homan, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Butler | Miladen Jankowski (SG), Rene Rizzo (C) Julio Martin, Edward Womack | |
| 05:22 | Butler | Clay Moore drills a shot from the right side set up by Miladen Jankowski | 29-32 |
| 05:06 | Belmont | Ernest Benton drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ted Hamilton | 31-32 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Bernard Dicken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sid Carmona (C) Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (C) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Barry Parrish is hacked by Ronnie Krone - foul #1 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG) Ted Hamilton | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Edward Womack pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Edward Womack misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 31-32 |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Brian Agnew snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Sid Carmona drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Agnew | 34-32 |
| 03:46 | Butler | Thomas Lyons can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Rene Rizzo snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Benton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Agnew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Womack | 34-35 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Barry Parrish's pass is intercepted by Rene Rizzo | 34-35 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Miladen Jankowski is called for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Turner (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Chad Williams (PF) Steven Homan, Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Miladen Jankowski, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 02:30 | Belmont | William Turner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is denied on a layup by Chad Williams | 34-35 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | William Turner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Turner, team foul #8 | 34-35 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Clay Moore loses the dribble to Ted Hamilton | 34-35 |
| 01:13 | Belmont | Sid Carmona is denied on a layup by Bernard Dicken | 34-35 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | William Turner tips it in | 36-35 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Clay Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Freddie Sebastian | 36-35 |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Chad Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 00:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Dicken | 36-35 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Bernard Dicken clanks a runner in the lane | 36-35 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Goran Kamienski pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Goran Kamienski makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Hung Tang steps in front of the William Turner pass | 36-37 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Hung Tang clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-37 |