| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Belmont | Hung Tang swats the short shot by Freddie Sebastian | 43-33 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Clay Moore gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-33 |
| 19:28 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 19:08 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses badly on a runner from the right block | 43-33 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Clay Moore gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Freddie Sebastian steps in front of the Goran Kamienski pass | 43-33 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton can't finish the layup | 43-33 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Chad Williams is called for the reach on Russell Robbins - foul #2 on Chad Williams, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Goran Kamienski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Dicken | 46-33 |
| 18:00 | Belmont | Sid Carmona is called for 5 seconds | 46-33 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Hung Tang comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | Sid Carmona grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Chad Williams and he's fouled by Hung Tang - foul #3 on Hung Tang, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Agnew (PF) Chad Williams | |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Bernard Dicken hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Freddie Sebastian - foul #2 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Barry Parrish (SG) Steven Homan, Ted Hamilton | |
| 17:02 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Edward Womack swats the shot by Sid Carmona | 48-36 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian grabs the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Ernest Benton jams it set up by Sid Carmona | 48-38 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses short on a runner in the paint | 48-38 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Bernard Dicken pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Agnew (fresh) C - Sid Carmona (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 15:35 | Belmont | Sid Carmona snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 15:11 | Belmont | Ernest Benton's floater is knocked away by Edward Womack | 48-38 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Sid Carmona hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Bernard Dicken banks in the layup | 50-40 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Barry Parrish's pass is intercepted by Bernard Dicken | 50-40 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Rene Rizzo clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Ernest Benton grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Edward Womack gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Freddie Sebastian steps in front of the Thomas Lyons pass | 50-40 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Brian Agnew clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Dicken - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Bernard Dicken, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Walter Litherland (SF), Chad Williams (PF) Ernest Benton, Barry Parrish, Freddie Sebastian, Sid Carmona | |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Brian Agnew makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Brian Agnew makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Ronnie Krone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-42 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Hung Tang tips it home | 52-42 |
| 13:10 | Belmont | Russell Robbins takes the ball from Chad Williams | 52-42 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Goran Kamienski grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Brian Agnew steals it from Ronnie Krone | 52-42 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | The short jumper by Chad Williams is denied by Russell Robbins | 52-42 |
| 12:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clay Moore | 52-42 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Clay Moore misses long on a runner from the right block | 52-42 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Litherland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Agnew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Goran Kamienski scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Brian Agnew - foul #3 on Brian Agnew, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (SF), Sid Carmona (C) Walter Litherland, Brian Agnew | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Goran Kamienski makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Chad Williams is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Krone - foul #1 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton is called for traveling | 55-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PF) Chad Williams | |
| 10:54 | Butler | Ronnie Krone can't finish the layup | 55-42 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Sid Carmona can't tip it in | 55-42 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Steven Homan gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Steven Homan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-44 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Russell Robbins tips it but misses | 55-44 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Chad Williams (PF) Steven Homan, Ted Hamilton | |
| 09:20 | Butler | Rene Rizzo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Ernest Benton can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Ernest Benton makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Ernest Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Julio Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bernard Dicken - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rene Rizzo | 58-48 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is called for traveling | 58-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Russell Robbins (PF) Julio Martin, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (SF), Brian Agnew (C) Freddie Sebastian, Sid Carmona | |
| 07:55 | Butler | Goran Kamienski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | Chad Williams grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Ernest Benton clanks a runner in the paint | 58-48 |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Barry Parrish snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Litherland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Barry Parrish can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Brian Agnew gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | Walter Litherland knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Chad Williams | 58-51 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Brian Agnew picks off the pass by Edward Womack | 58-51 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Barry Parrish can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Womack - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Sid Carmona (C) Ernest Benton, Walter Litherland, Chad Williams | |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Clay Moore misses long on a shot in the paint | 58-53 |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Brian Agnew grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ronnie Krone - foul #2 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Walter Litherland (PF) Barry Parrish, Brian Agnew | |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Julio Martin and the foul's on Steven Homan - foul #2 on Steven Homan, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:28 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Steven Homan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Hamilton | 61-58 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is hacked by Freddie Sebastian - foul #3 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| 04:36 | Butler | A charge is called on Clay Moore - foul #2 on Clay Moore, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton clanks a fadeaway from close range | 61-58 |
| 04:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kamienski | 61-58 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Goran Kamienski drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clay Moore | 64-58 |
| 03:33 | Belmont | Walter Litherland comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 64-58 |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Sid Carmona gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Goran Kamienski - foul #2 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Chad Williams (PF) Steven Homan, Walter Litherland | |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the board | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Butler | Edward Womack scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons and he's hacked by Ernest Benton - foul #1 on Ernest Benton, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| 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) | |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Julio Martin steals it from Chad Williams | 67-59 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG) Ernest Benton | |
| 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) | |
| 02:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Clay Moore | 69-59 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Steven Homan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Hung Tang snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-59 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Clay Moore is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 69-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| 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 | |
| 01:30 | Belmont | William Turner misses short on a floater from the left side | 69-59 |
| 01:29 | Belmont | Brian Agnew pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Barry Parrish clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Rene Rizzo grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Ronnie Krone knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Ernest Benton blows the layup | 71-59 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Womack | 73-59 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Brian Agnew misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Ronnie Krone pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons runs out the clock | 73-59 |