| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Brett Shepherd inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Butler | Donald Gray misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Sipple - foul #2 on Keith Sipple, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:51 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:51 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:51 | Belmont | Daniel Larson grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 19:36 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:28 | Butler | David Jarvis lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Fowler | 46-40 |
| 19:15 | Belmont | Keith Sipple comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | Edward Hess pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Edward Hess steals it from James Fowler | 46-40 |
| 18:37 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Hess | 46-40 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Edward Hess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | Keith Sipple tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:28 | Belmont | Brett Shepherd steps in front of the Gregg Paxton pass | 46-42 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Dino Mazierski is fouled on the floor by Edward Hess - foul #2 on Edward Hess, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Brett Shepherd, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), James Mease (SF), John Pifer (PF) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, Daniel Larson | |
| 17:12 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Donald Gray | 48-42 |
| 16:50 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Clifton Terwilliger - foul #2 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Andre Harper, James Fowler | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:40 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-42 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brett Shepherd | 52-42 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Gonzalo Castillo - foul #1 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Gonzalo Castillo, Melvin Forbes, Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), David Mapes (PF) Elijah Sullivan, James Mease, John Pifer, Edward Hess | |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mapes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Butler | James Fowler is fouled on the floor by Clifton Terwilliger - foul #3 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Larson (PF) Clifton Terwilliger | |
| 15:16 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Fowler | 54-43 |
| 15:01 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the lay-in | 54-43 |
| 15:00 | Belmont | David Mapes tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski | 56-43 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | David Mapes buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Dino Mazierski, Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:29 | Belmont | David Mapes makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 14:15 | Belmont | Daniel Larson snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton loses the dribble to Douglas Ensminger | 56-46 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the fadeaway from the right side | 58-46 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Gonzalo Castillo steals the ball from David Mapes | 58-46 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo banks in the layup | 60-46 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons scores on a jumper from the left side | 60-48 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger's floater is tipped away by Daniel Larson | 60-48 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | James Fowler steals it from Jeremy Hammons | 60-48 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't connect on a runner in the paint | 60-48 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Keith Sipple connects on the jump hook from close range | 60-50 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Jeremy Hammons picks off the pass by Douglas Ensminger | 60-50 |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons blows the layup | 60-50 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregg Paxton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Mapes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger tips it in | 62-50 |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Keith Sipple scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 10:54 | Butler | Donald Gray buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Andre Harper | 64-52 |
| 10:45 | Belmont | Donald Gray is called for the reach on Daniel Larson - foul #2 on Donald Gray, team foul #3 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, James Fowler, Gonzalo Castillo, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), James Mease (SF), John Pifer (PF), Edward Hess (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, Daniel Larson, David Mapes | |
| 10:30 | Belmont | John Pifer is fouled on the floor by David Jarvis - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #4 | 64-52 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | The jumper by Clifton Terwilliger is denied by Richard Blevins | 64-52 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Edward Hess hits the follow up shot | 64-54 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Brett Shepherd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 10:03 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 64-54 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Edward Hess snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 09:47 | Belmont | Edward Hess misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is hacked by Edward Hess - foul #3 on Edward Hess, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-54 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger tips it in | 66-54 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | Douglas Ensminger is called for the reach on Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #5 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Edward Hess misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Jarvis - foul #2 on David Jarvis, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (SF) James Mease | |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Dino Mazierski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses long on a jumper from the right side | 66-56 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger lays it in on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 68-56 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | James Fowler steps in front of the Clifton Terwilliger pass | 68-56 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Brett Shepherd banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Fowler | 70-56 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | John Pifer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Mease (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, Donald Lane, John Pifer | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Mease (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Brett Shepherd blows the layup | 70-56 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:59 | Butler | Richard Blevins loses the ball out of bounds | 70-56 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:50 | Belmont | James Mease buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:37 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is called for traveling | 70-59 |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), David Mapes (PF), Clifton Terwilliger (C) Raymond Gabler, James Mease, Edward Hess | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:25 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brett Shepherd - foul #2 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) James Fowler, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:25 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 06:25 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Donald Gray misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 70-61 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Melvin Forbes gets the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 05:34 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton snags the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger gets the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Dino Mazierski steals the ball from Keith Sipple | 70-61 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Donald Gray misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Clifton Terwilliger - foul #4 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), David Jarvis (PF) Melvin Forbes, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, David Mapes | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Daniel Larson is denied on a dunk by Donald Gray | 71-61 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Sipple | 71-61 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger can't connect on a shot from the left side | 71-61 |
| 04:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 71-61 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:01 | Butler | A charge is called on David Jarvis - foul #3 on David Jarvis, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF), Richard Blevins (C) David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), James Mease (SF) Clifton Terwilliger, Keith Sipple | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:49 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregg Paxton | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Brett Shepherd scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dino Mazierski | 74-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (tiring) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Shepherd (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Mease (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the board | 74-64 |
| 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) | |
| 02:39 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #7 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Donald Gray (C) Brett Shepherd, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), David Mapes (PF), Clifton Terwilliger (C) Elijah Sullivan, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| 02:39 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | David Mapes snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-64 |
| 02:27 | Belmont | David Mapes clanks a runner from the left block | 75-64 |
| 02:25 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton can't tip it in | 75-64 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | James Mease tips it home | 75-66 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Fowler | 77-66 |
| 01:49 | Belmont | David Mapes misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 77-66 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Dino Mazierski double dribbles | 77-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Hans Swiatkowski, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), John Pifer (PF) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton | |
| 01:09 | Belmont | David Jarvis blocks the short jumper by David Mapes | 77-66 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Richard Blevins snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 00:38 | Butler | John Pifer steals it from Gonzalo Castillo | 77-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Belmont | David Mapes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-66 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger tips it in | 77-68 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is hacked by Elijah Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #8 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, James Mease, John Pifer, David Mapes | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Daniel Larson | 77-68 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-68 |
| 00:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Jeremy Hammons is called for the reach on Douglas Ensminger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-68 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Andre Harper runs out the clock | 79-68 |