| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Steven Flannery inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Butler | Eddy Cowan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Courtois | 38-25 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | John Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Eddy Cowan | 38-25 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Steven Flannery can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Richard Ridder - foul #1 on Richard Ridder, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | John Hoffman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Ridder | 40-28 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Shawn Kirch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Vincent Wroten | 43-28 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | John Hoffman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Ridder | 43-31 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Hoffman - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 17:35 | Belmont | Joseph Paul hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-31 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Steven Flannery gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Steven Flannery is fouled on the floor by David Gladden - foul #2 on David Gladden, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Steven Flannery | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephan Crowe (C) David Gladden | |
| 17:03 | Butler | Vincent Wroten comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdur | 45-31 |
| 16:49 | Belmont | John Hoffman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Earl Redding pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Eddy Cowan connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Courtois and he's fouled by John Hoffman - foul #3 on John Hoffman, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul | |
| 16:24 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses the free throw | 47-31 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 47-31 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Earl Redding gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Scarborough | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eddy Cowan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the offensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 15:23 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Earl Redding pulls down the rebound | 49-31 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Earl Redding knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Eddy Cowan | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Daniel Hayes swats the layup by Michael Benedict | 51-31 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe tips it but misses | 51-31 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Vincent Wroten grabs the board | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:14 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Ferguson | 51-31 |
| 14:08 | Belmont | Michael Benedict clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Vincent Wroten gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Ferguson - foul #1 on Robert Ferguson, team foul #5 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Vincent Wroten, Earl Redding, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Robert Ferguson, Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 13:50 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Joseph Paul comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Steven Flannery grabs the board | 52-31 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Richard Courtois hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Gladden - foul #3 on David Gladden, team foul #6 | 52-31 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Gladden | 53-31 |
| 13:27 | Belmont | Shawn Kirch steps in front of the David Gladden pass | 53-31 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough connects on the 3 from straight away set up by William Michael | 56-31 |
| 12:48 | Belmont | David Gladden comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-31 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Shawn Kirch gets the rebound | 56-31 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-31 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-31 |
| 12:18 | Butler | William Michael grabs the board | 59-31 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-31 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 59-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 59-31 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | David Gladden gets the offensive rebound | 59-31 |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Richard Courtois is called for the reach on John Hoffman - foul #3 on Richard Courtois, team foul #1 | 59-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Antonio Scarborough | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:27 | Belmont | Joseph Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-31 |
| 11:09 | Butler | William Michael misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-31 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the board | 59-31 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Richard Ridder drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdur | 59-33 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-33 |
| 10:27 | Butler | William Michael grabs the offensive board | 59-33 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-33 |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Richard Ridder grabs the defensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 09:45 | Belmont | Joseph Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Steven Flannery, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| 09:19 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough loses the dribble to Michael Benedict | 59-33 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-33 |
| 09:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 59-33 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Irwin - foul #1 on Jeffery Irwin, team foul #7 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG) Robert Ferguson | |
| 08:44 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 08:44 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner snags the defensive board | 59-33 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), William Michael (PF) Antonio Scarborough, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:10 | Butler | Earl Redding drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Michael and he's hacked by Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #8 | 61-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, William Michael | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| 08:10 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the free throw | 62-33 |
| 08:02 | Belmont | Michael Benedict buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Irwin | 62-36 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Mark Baccus misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-36 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner pulls down the rebound | 62-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-36 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Daniel Hayes gets the rebound | 62-36 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Bumgarner | 62-36 |
| 06:52 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner blows the layup | 62-36 |
| 06:51 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-36 |
| 06:36 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-36 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough grabs the defensive rebound | 62-36 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Daniel Hayes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-36 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Eddy Cowan grabs the offensive board | 62-36 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-36 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Daniel Hayes grabs the offensive board | 62-36 |
| 05:21 | Butler | A charge is called on Antonio Scarborough - foul #1 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #2 | 62-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Tompson (PF) Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson (SG), Frank Nelson (SF) Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin | |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Pehrson | 62-38 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Eddy Cowan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Earl Redding | 64-38 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-38 |
| 04:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eddy Cowan | 64-38 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Eddy Cowan buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Baccus and the foul's on Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #9 | 66-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Hayes (C) Mark Baccus | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG) Robert Ferguson | |
| 04:00 | Butler | Eddy Cowan makes the free throw | 67-38 |
| 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) | |
| 03:52 | Belmont | Frank Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (PF) Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 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) | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Earl Redding comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-38 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin gets the rebound | 67-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddy Cowan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Michael Tompson (fresh) C - Daniel Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Andrew Pehrson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Nelson (fresh) PF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) C - Stephan Crowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Michael Benedict is fouled on the floor by Antonio Scarborough - foul #2 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #3 | 67-38 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe lays it in set up by Frank Nelson | 67-40 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Michael Tompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-40 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 67-40 |
| 02:25 | Belmont | Frank Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-40 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Pehrson | 67-40 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Frank Nelson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-40 |
| 02:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Earl Redding | 67-40 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 67-40 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson gets the rebound | 67-40 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #4 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG) Michael Tompson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Andrew Pehrson, Frank Nelson | |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 67-41 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 67-42 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-42 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson loses the dribble to Eddy Cowan | 67-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Hayes | 69-42 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner double dribbles | 69-42 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough runs out the clock | 69-42 |