| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Keith Sipple inbounds the ball | 15-40 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-40 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Brett Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 15-40 |
| 19:06 | Butler | James Fowler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-40 |
| 19:04 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton snags the defensive board | 15-40 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-40 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | John Heskett tips it but misses | 15-40 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the offensive board | 15-40 |
| 18:37 | Belmont | James Davis connects on the runner in the paint | 17-40 |
| 18:08 | Butler | James Fowler knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Douglas Ensminger | 17-43 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-43 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Fowler | 19-45 |
| 17:11 | Belmont | John Heskett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Gray - foul #3 on Donald Gray, team foul #1 | 19-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 17:11 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the 1st free throw | 20-45 |
| 17:11 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-45 |
| 16:54 | Butler | David Jarvis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-45 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Keith Sipple pulls down the rebound | 21-45 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | John Heskett is fouled on the floor by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #2 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:31 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Richard Blevins | 21-45 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Andre Harper scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 21-47 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) SG - Gregg Paxton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-49 |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #2 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #3 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Gregg Paxton, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 1st free throw | 25-49 |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is hacked by Clifton Terwilliger - foul #1 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #1 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG) Clifton Terwilliger | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 14:45 | Butler | Donald Gray's floater is tipped away by James Davis | 26-49 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 26-49 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | James Davis is fouled on the floor by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #4 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean | |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elijah Sullivan | 28-49 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Brett Shepherd scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 28-52 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | John Heskett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 28-52 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger snags the defensive board | 28-52 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-54 |
| 13:29 | Belmont | Hans Swiatkowski steals the ball from Jeremy Hammons in the backcourt | 28-54 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the finger roll | 28-56 |
| 13:08 | Belmont | John Heskett's floater is tipped away by Douglas Ensminger | 28-56 |
| 13:06 | Butler | James Fowler gets the rebound | 28-56 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hammons - foul #3 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #2 | 28-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Elijah Sullivan, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 12:36 | Butler | David Jarvis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Hammons - foul #4 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #3 | 28-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG) Jeremy Hammons | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean | |
| 12:36 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 1st free throw | 28-56 |
| 12:36 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-56 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 28-56 |
| 12:26 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-56 |
| 12:24 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the defensive board | 28-56 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Donald Gray knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Dino Mazierski | 28-58 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | James Kennedy can't connect on a shot near the basket | 28-58 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | James Kennedy tips it back up and in | 30-58 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Taylor Palomares - foul #1 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #4 | 30-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, David Jarvis | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 30-58 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 30-59 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifton Terwilliger | 32-59 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 32-59 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Larry Dean snags the offensive board | 32-59 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is hacked by Keith Sipple - foul #1 on Keith Sipple, team foul #5 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Donald Gray | |
| 10:00 | Butler | James Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-59 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Brett Shepherd pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger loses the ball out of bounds | 32-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG) Dino Mazierski | |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-59 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski grabs the board | 32-59 |
| 09:07 | Butler | James Fowler drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Blevins | 32-62 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | James Davis can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #5 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 08:58 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 32-62 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-62 |
| 08:36 | Butler | David Jarvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), James Kennedy (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, James Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:16 | Belmont | James Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-62 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Andre Harper connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Blevins | 33-65 |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares knocks in the floater from close range set up by James Kennedy and he's hacked by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #6 | 35-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG) Raymond Gabler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the free throw | 36-65 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Butler | David Jarvis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-65 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski gets the offensive rebound | 36-65 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Andre Harper is hacked by Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #6 | 36-65 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Mark Jacobs takes the ball from Hans Swiatkowski | 36-65 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Taylor Palomares | 38-65 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Andre Harper is hacked by Mark Jacobs - foul #1 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #7 | 38-65 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 1st free throw | 38-66 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Andre Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mark Jacobs | 38-66 |
| 06:04 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-66 |
| 06:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 38-66 |
| 05:41 | Butler | David Jarvis connects on the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Elijah Sullivan - foul #2 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #8 | 38-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (SF) Mark Jacobs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:41 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the free throw | 38-68 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the defensive rebound | 38-68 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Lane | 40-68 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-68 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Taylor Palomares | 40-68 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Donald Lane misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-68 |
| 04:54 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Andre Harper - foul #1 on Andre Harper, team foul #7 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG) Clifton Terwilliger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the 3rd free throw | 43-68 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Richard Blevins blows the layup | 43-68 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | James Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Larry Dean pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Andre Harper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 03:51 | Belmont | James Kennedy buries a floater from the left block set up by Raymond Gabler and he's hacked by Larry Dean - foul #1 on Larry Dean, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (C) Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:51 | Belmont | James Kennedy makes the free throw | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Butler | Andre Harper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (SG), Taylor Palomares (PF) Elijah Sullivan, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Lane (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andre Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Blevins (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-68 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Andre Harper knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-70 |
| 02:42 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares connects on the runner from the left block set up by Clifton Terwilliger | 48-70 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the finger roll and the foul's on Clifton Terwilliger - foul #2 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #9 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (PF) Donald Lane | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) David Jarvis | |
| 02:15 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:15 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the board | 48-72 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger connects on the runner near the basket | 50-72 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Larry Dean misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-72 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Kennedy | 50-72 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Taylor Palomares | 52-72 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Larry Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-72 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger snags the defensive board | 52-72 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Richard Blevins blocks the jumper by Mark Jacobs | 52-72 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-72 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler can't tip it in | 52-72 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares tips it in | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Larry Dean is hacked by Raymond Gabler - foul #1 on Raymond Gabler, team foul #10 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG) Raymond Gabler | |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | James Kennedy drills a turnaround from the right block | 56-74 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski runs out the clock | 56-74 |