| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) SF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) PF - John Walker (fresh) C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fresh) SG - Howard Powers (fresh) SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Samuel Sandell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Michael Jones is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Clifford Kanode hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Sandell | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Bradley Childs steals it from Jimmy Triplett | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Samuel Sandell tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Howard Powers is hacked by John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Bradley Childs is called for the reach on Howard Powers - foul #1 on Bradley Childs, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Powers | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Bradley Childs connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Sandell | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Michael Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Howard Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Howard Powers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:36 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Butler | John Walker is hacked by Aaron Saylor - foul #1 on Aaron Saylor, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), William Hall (SG), Dustin Perlman (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Michael Jones, Bradley Childs, Clifford Kanode, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Eldon Johnson (C) Jimmy Triplett | |
| 16:13 | Butler | Odis Messinger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Christopher Spicer misses the tip | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Christopher Spicer gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) SG - William Hall (fresh) SF - Dustin Perlman (fresh) PF - Jacob Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fresh) SG - Howard Powers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Snyder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) C - Eldon Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Howard Powers gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Howard Powers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Dustin Perlman grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:51 | Butler | William Hall misses the jumper in the paint | 8-6 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Christopher Spicer tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Eldon Johnson | 8-6 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 14:30 | Butler | William Hall gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:24 | Butler | William Hall can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 8-6 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Bobby Snyder | 8-6 |
| 14:08 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), Clifford Kanode (SF), John Walker (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Odis Messinger, William Hall, Dustin Perlman, Jacob Adams, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG), Mark Tullis (SG), Thomas Ackermann (SF), Jimmy Triplett (C) Courtney Lewis, Howard Powers, Bobby Snyder, Aaron Saylor | |
| 13:52 | Butler | Bradley Childs blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 13:51 | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 13:42 | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | James Roughton grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clifford Kanode - foul #1 on Clifford Kanode, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:21 | Butler | John Walker buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Clifford Kanode | 10-7 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 13:10 | Butler | John Walker snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:05 | Butler | John Walker misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Eldon Johnson - foul #1 on Eldon Johnson, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Rolen (SF) Eldon Johnson | |
| 13:05 | Butler | John Walker misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:05 | Butler | John Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Scott Rolen misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 10-7 |
| 12:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bradley Childs | 10-7 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Clifford Kanode hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Childs | 12-7 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Scott Rolen misses the jumpshot from the right side | 12-7 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Clifford Kanode grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Kanode (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Roughton (fresh) SG - Mark Tullis (fresh) SF - Scott Rolen (fresh) PF - Thomas Ackermann (fresh) C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Belmont | Scott Rolen scores on a floater from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Samuel Sandell buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clifford Kanode | 14-9 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett is whistled for a carry | 14-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), William Hall (SG), Dustin Perlman (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Michael Jones, Bradley Childs, Clifford Kanode, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Lewis (PG), Howard Powers (SG), Bobby Snyder (SF), Aaron Saylor (PF), Eldon Johnson (C) James Roughton, Mark Tullis, Scott Rolen, Thomas Ackermann, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 10:42 | Butler | The jump hook by Dustin Perlman is blocked by Eldon Johnson | 14-9 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder banks in the layup | 14-11 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Dustin Perlman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 09:59 | Butler | William Hall scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Odis Messinger and he's hacked by Eldon Johnson - foul #2 on Eldon Johnson, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG) Odis Messinger | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Prather (C) Eldon Johnson | |
| 09:59 | Butler | William Hall makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Dustin Perlman - foul #1 on Dustin Perlman, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), John Walker (PF) Dustin Perlman, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Courtney Lewis steals the ball from Jacob Adams | 17-13 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis misses the easy layup | 17-13 |
| 09:24 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Saylor | 17-13 |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Jacob Adams blocks the short jumper by Aaron Saylor | 17-13 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Jacob Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (C) Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett (C) Joseph Prather | |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 08:39 | Butler | John Walker gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Michael Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Walker | 20-15 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Samuel Sandell snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Childs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fairly fresh) SG - Howard Powers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Snyder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Saylor (fairly fresh) C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Butler | William Hall misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | John Walker denies the turnaround by Jimmy Triplett | 20-15 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Howard Powers misses the tip | 20-15 |
| 07:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Sandell | 20-15 |
| 07:21 | Butler | John Walker connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Powers | 23-18 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmy Triplett - foul #1 on Jimmy Triplett, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Clifford Kanode (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Michael Jones, William Hall, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG), Mark Tullis (SG), Scott Rolen (SF), Thomas Ackermann (PF), Joseph Prather (C) Courtney Lewis, Howard Powers, Bobby Snyder, Aaron Saylor, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 06:44 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:29 | Belmont | Scott Rolen lays it in on a great pass from Mark Tullis and he's hacked by Clifford Kanode - foul #2 on Clifford Kanode, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Dustin Perlman (SG), William White (SF) Bradley Childs, Clifford Kanode | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:29 | Belmont | Scott Rolen makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:15 | Butler | William White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-21 |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Joseph Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Joseph Prather scores on a shot in the lane set up by Thomas Ackermann | 25-23 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Dustin Perlman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Scott Rolen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Tullis | 25-26 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Christopher Spicer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Ackermann - foul #1 on Thomas Ackermann, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SG), Samuel Sandell (C) William White, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Powers (SG), Jimmy Triplett (C) Mark Tullis, Joseph Prather | |
| 04:58 | Butler | Christopher Spicer misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Christopher Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Howard Powers clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Hall - foul #1 on William Hall, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), John Walker (PF) Odis Messinger, Dustin Perlman, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Lewis (PG), Aaron Saylor (PF) James Roughton, Scott Rolen | |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Howard Powers makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Howard Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:39 | Butler | John Walker gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Bradley Childs is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Snyder (SF) Thomas Ackermann | |
| 04:11 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-27 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | Howard Powers grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Courtney Lewis | 26-29 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Bradley Childs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Powers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Howard Powers's pass is intercepted by Michael Jones | 28-29 |
| 03:08 | Butler | The short jumper by John Walker is denied by Bobby Snyder | 28-29 |
| 03:06 | Butler | John Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:52 | Butler | John Walker knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Jones | 30-29 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Michael Jones steals the ball from Bobby Snyder | 30-29 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Michael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Dustin Perlman (SG), Clifford Kanode (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Michael Jones, Bradley Childs, William Hall, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG), Mark Tullis (SG), Scott Rolen (SF), Thomas Ackermann (PF), Eldon Johnson (C) Courtney Lewis, Howard Powers, Bobby Snyder, Aaron Saylor, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Clifford Kanode pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Clifford Kanode misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Rolen - foul #1 on Scott Rolen, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Clifford Kanode makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Clifford Kanode misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Thomas Ackermann | 31-29 |
| 01:35 | Belmont | Dustin Perlman denies the turnaround by James Roughton | 31-29 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Mark Tullis grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Jacob Adams swats the layup by Mark Tullis | 31-29 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Clifford Kanode pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Clifford Kanode clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 00:37 | Belmont | James Roughton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Jacob Adams snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Odis Messinger is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), John Walker (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Odis Messinger, Dustin Perlman, Jacob Adams, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Lewis (PG), Howard Powers (SG), Bobby Snyder (SF), Aaron Saylor (PF) James Roughton, Mark Tullis, Scott Rolen, Thomas Ackermann | |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Howard Powers buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Snyder | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Clifford Kanode misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-32 |