| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) PF - William Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Steven Flannery inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the shot near the basket | 33-41 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | David Gladden grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | David Gladden is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Gladden, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Richard Courtois drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Michael | 33-43 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Flannery - foul #1 on Steven Flannery, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:40 | Butler | William Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Flannery | 34-46 |
| 18:27 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the easy layup | 34-46 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Steven Flannery snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Shawn Kirch is fouled on the floor by David Gladden - foul #3 on David Gladden, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephan Crowe (C) David Gladden | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:46 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is fouled on the floor by John Hoffman - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Vincent Wroten's pass is intercepted by Stephan Crowe | 34-46 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Shawn Kirch swats the layup by Stephan Crowe | 34-46 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Richard Courtois pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Richard Courtois drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 34-48 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | John Hoffman tips it in | 36-48 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Shawn Kirch jams it on a nice dish by William Michael | 36-50 |
| 16:01 | Belmont | Richard Ridder clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Steven Flannery connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Courtois | 36-53 |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled on the floor by Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF), David Gladden (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner is fouled on the floor by Antonio Scarborough - foul #1 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SF) Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:54 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-53 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Redding | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:25 | Belmont | Mark Baccus steals the ball from Michael Benedict | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:56 | Butler | Daniel Hayes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-56 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin grabs the board | 36-56 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner loses the dribble to Antonio Scarborough | 36-56 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Eddy Cowan lays it up and in set up by Antonio Scarborough | 36-58 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin is whistled for a carry | 36-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Robert Ferguson, Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Mark Baccus, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| 12:42 | Butler | Vincent Wroten scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-60 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses the fadeaway from the left side | 36-60 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Richard Ridder grabs the offensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | John Hoffman is fouled on the floor by William Michael - foul #1 on William Michael, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephan Crowe (C) David Gladden | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (SF) Earl Redding | |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-60 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the tip | 36-60 |
| 12:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 36-60 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by John Hoffman - foul #3 on John Hoffman, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Joseph Paul travels with the ball | 36-62 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Steven Flannery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-62 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe gets the rebound | 36-62 |
| 10:54 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-62 |
| 10:53 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 36-62 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Kirch - foul #1 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #5 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Gladden (C) Richard Ridder | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 3rd free throw | 39-62 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Eddy Cowan connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 39-64 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Joseph Paul can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #6 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG) John Hoffman | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Steven Flannery | |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Courtois | 41-66 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 09:21 | Butler | William Michael gets the rebound | 41-66 |
| 09:01 | Butler | William Michael is called for traveling | 41-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF), Jeffery Irwin (C) Dikembe Abdur, Michael Benedict, Stephan Crowe, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, William Michael | |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-66 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Eddy Cowan gets the rebound | 41-66 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough is whistled for traveling | 41-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (SF) Vincent Wroten | |
| 08:19 | Belmont | John Hoffman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 08:17 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin tips it back up and in | 43-66 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Flannery | 43-69 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:53 | Belmont | Shawn Kirch steps in front of the John Hoffman pass | 43-69 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Eddy Cowan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Shawn Kirch | 43-71 |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Eddy Cowan | 43-71 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 43-71 |
| 07:07 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Irwin | 45-71 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Earl Redding comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-71 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Eddy Cowan can't tip it in | 45-71 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the offensive board | 45-71 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Earl Redding hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-71 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| 05:59 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin lays it in on a nice dish by John Hoffman and he's fouled by Antonio Scarborough - foul #2 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #7 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Stephan Crowe (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Robert Ferguson, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), William Michael (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Earl Redding, Antonio Scarborough, Eddy Cowan, Shawn Kirch | |
| 05:59 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin misses the free throw | 47-71 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Steven Flannery grabs the board | 47-71 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Joseph Paul steps in front of the Richard Courtois pass | 47-71 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Richard Courtois is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdur - foul #3 on Richard Courtois, team foul #8 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Frank Nelson (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Jeffery Irwin, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (PG), Antonio Scarborough (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Michael Tompson (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, William Michael | |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Mark Baccus comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-71 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-71 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Michael Benedict, Frank Nelson, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Mark Baccus, Antonio Scarborough, Daniel Hayes, Michael Tompson | |
| 04:51 | Belmont | John Hoffman knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 51-71 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Vincent Wroten scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Redding | 51-74 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Vincent Wroten steps in front of the Joseph Paul pass | 51-74 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Earl Redding can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-74 |
| 03:48 | Butler | William Michael tips it back up and in | 51-76 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Michael (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Shawn Kirch is called for the reach on Richard Ridder - foul #2 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #9 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Eddy Cowan (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), Michael Tompson (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 03:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Tompson | 52-76 |
| 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) | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 52-76 |
| 03:12 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe pulls down the rebound | 52-76 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Michael Tompson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 55-76 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Richard Ridder | 55-76 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Scarborough - foul #3 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #10 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Michael Tompson | |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough is fouled on the floor by Robert Ferguson - foul #1 on Robert Ferguson, team foul #5 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SF) Richard Ridder | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:37 | Butler | Mark Baccus connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Redding | 57-79 |
| 01:18 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-79 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Daniel Hayes grabs the board | 57-79 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Earl Redding hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-79 |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner is denied on a layup by Daniel Hayes | 57-79 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Michael Benedict tips it in | 59-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Eddy Cowan's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Irwin | 59-79 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Mark Baccus is called for the reach on Michael Benedict - foul #1 on Mark Baccus, team foul #11 | 59-79 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Michael Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses the 2nd free throw | 60-79 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Daniel Hayes snags the defensive board | 60-79 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough runs out the clock | 60-79 |