| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Matthew Guinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett lays it up and in set up by Andrew Bennett | 33-20 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Robert Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-20 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Horace Stewart and he's hacked by Dennis Halsey - foul #2 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the free throw | 36-20 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | Ryan Jones misses the runner from the right block | 36-20 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey grabs the offensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | David Amaro evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right wing set up by Dennis Halsey | 36-22 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Ryan Jones steps in front of the Horace Stewart pass | 36-22 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Amaro | 36-24 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Ryan Jones snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Stephen Jasper is called for the reach on Matthew Guinn - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Ryan Jones can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 17:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Horace Stewart | 36-24 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett is denied on a layup by Ryan Jones | 36-24 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Bruce Whited tips it back up and in | 38-24 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Robert Anderson buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Jones and the foul's on Bruce Whited - foul #2 on Bruce Whited, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG), Dewayne Bustillos (C) Matthew Guinn, Ryan Jones | |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 41-27 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-27 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Andrew Bennett gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Bruce Whited connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Andrew Bennett | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Robert Anderson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Bruce Whited | 45-27 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | Robert Anderson misses the floater from the baseline | 45-27 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Bruce Whited pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Bruce Whited scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Stephen Jasper picks off the pass by Kevin Dorn | 47-27 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Stephen Jasper blows the layup | 47-27 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Bruce Whited grabs the offensive board | 47-27 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Andrew Bennett is hacked by Dennis Halsey - foul #3 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #2 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Guinn (SG), Benjamin Yamada (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Dennis Halsey, David Amaro, Robert Anderson | |
| 13:19 | Butler | Andrew Bennett is hacked by Benjamin Yamada - foul #1 on Benjamin Yamada, team foul #3 | 47-27 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-27 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bennett - foul #3 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #3 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Singletary (PG), David Amaro (SF) Kevin Dorn, Dewayne Bustillos | |
| 12:44 | Belmont | The short jumper by David Singletary is denied by Bret Perino | 47-27 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 47-27 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Ryan Jones is called for the reach on John Sherrill - foul #1 on Ryan Jones, team foul #4 | 47-27 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-27 |
| 12:02 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Benjamin Yamada steals it from Kenneth Bennett | 47-27 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | David Amaro clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-27 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Horace Stewart snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Guinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Butler | Horace Stewart drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Bennett | 50-27 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Ryan Jones loses the dribble to Bret Perino | 50-27 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the easy layup | 50-27 |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada gets the rebound | 50-27 |
| 10:31 | Belmont | Ryan Jones misses short on a floater from the right block | 50-27 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the defensive rebound | 50-27 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Horace Stewart's pass is intercepted by Matthew Guinn | 50-27 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada lays it up and in set up by Matthew Guinn | 50-29 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Andrew Bennett can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 50-29 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn gets the rebound | 50-29 |
| 09:40 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Singletary | 50-31 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 50-31 |
| 09:24 | Butler | John Sherrill tips it back up and in | 52-31 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | David Amaro shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from David Singletary | 52-33 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-33 |
| 08:35 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the offensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 08:16 | Butler | John Sherrill is hacked by David Singletary - foul #2 on David Singletary, team foul #5 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG), William Kincer (SG), Grant Benson (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Andrew Bennett, Horace Stewart, Kenneth Bennett, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Kevin Dorn (SG), Dewayne Bustillos (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), James Tuczynski (C) David Singletary, Matthew Guinn, David Amaro, Benjamin Yamada, Ryan Jones | |
| 07:58 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Kincer | 54-33 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn buries a shot from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-35 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos grabs the board | 54-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Kincer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tuczynski (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Robert Anderson banks in the layup | 54-37 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Bruce Whited can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Tuczynski - foul #1 on James Tuczynski, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG) William Kincer | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:54 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 06:36 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-37 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by Grant Benson | 56-37 |
| 06:05 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the jump hook near the basket | 56-39 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 05:36 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Lucas - foul #2 on Jason Lucas, team foul #4 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Horace Stewart, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Singletary (PG), Benjamin Yamada (PF) Dennis Halsey, Robert Anderson | |
| 05:36 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 05:36 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 05:09 | Butler | John Sherrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Horace Stewart (SG) Jason Lucas, William Kincer | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Matthew Guinn (SG), David Amaro (SF), Ryan Jones (C) David Singletary, Kevin Dorn, Benjamin Yamada, James Tuczynski | |
| 04:55 | Belmont | David Amaro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Sherrill - foul #2 on John Sherrill, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG), William Kincer (SG) Andrew Bennett, Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Belmont | George McDonnel (PG), David Singletary (SG), Benjamin Yamada (C) Dennis Halsey, Matthew Guinn, Ryan Jones | |
| 04:55 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on George McDonnel - foul #1 on George McDonnel, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) William Kincer, Grant Benson, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Matthew Guinn (SG), Robert Anderson (PF), Ryan Jones (C) George McDonnel, David Singletary, Dewayne Bustillos, Benjamin Yamada | |
| 04:26 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 04:06 | Belmont | David Amaro evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 04:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bruce Whited | 61-43 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Jason Lucas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-43 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Ryan Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | David Amaro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 03:27 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Bennett - foul #3 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG), Grant Benson (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Andrew Bennett, Kenneth Bennett, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (PG), David Singletary (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Dennis Halsey, David Amaro, Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| 03:27 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:27 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Bret Perino snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Kincer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Guinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Butler | William Kincer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Grant Benson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Bret Perino connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on David Singletary - foul #3 on David Singletary, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Tuczynski (C) Matthew Guinn | |
| 02:49 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the free throw | 64-44 |
| 02:32 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 64-44 |
| 02:31 | Butler | John Sherrill snags the defensive board | 64-44 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Kevin Dorn steals it from Jason Lucas | 64-44 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Jason Lucas is called for the reach on David Singletary - foul #3 on Jason Lucas, team foul #7 | 64-44 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | David Singletary misses the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Bret Perino snags the defensive board | 64-44 |
| 01:27 | Butler | James Tuczynski is called for the reach on William Kincer - foul #2 on James Tuczynski, team foul #9 | 64-44 |
| 01:27 | Butler | William Kincer makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 01:27 | Butler | William Kincer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | Bret Perino steals the ball from James Tuczynski | 66-44 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Grant Benson's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Yamada | 66-44 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Jason Lucas tips it home | 68-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 68-44 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos tips it home | 68-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Butler | William Kincer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos pulls down the rebound | 68-46 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | David Singletary misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada snags the offensive board | 68-46 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | James Tuczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-46 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas runs out the clock | 68-46 |