| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) C - Edward Hess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Edward Hess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Keith Sipple clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Fowler | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Belmont | Daniel Larson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is fouled on the floor by Dino Mazierski - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Keith Sipple comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Dino Mazierski makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Gray | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregg Paxton | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Donald Gray hits a jumper near the basket | 3-5 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Keith Sipple | 6-5 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Brett Shepherd knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 17:35 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Edward Hess tips it in | 8-8 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Donald Gray lays it up and in on a great pass from Brett Shepherd | 8-10 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Edward Hess is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Hess, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), James Mease (PF), David Mapes (C) Jeremy Hammons, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 16:48 | Butler | David Mapes steps in front of the Andre Harper pass | 8-10 |
| 16:35 | Belmont | David Jarvis denies the turnaround by Clifton Terwilliger | 8-10 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Richard Blevins knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Jarvis | 8-12 |
| 16:08 | Belmont | Richard Blevins is called for the reach on Keith Sipple - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG) Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - James Mease (fresh) PF - David Mapes (fresh) C - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Butler | Richard Blevins banks in the layup set up by Gonzalo Castillo | 10-14 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons travels with the ball | 10-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) David Mapes, Clifton Terwilliger | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 15:14 | Butler | Donald Gray can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Edward Hess - foul #2 on Edward Hess, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (C) Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:14 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Brett Shepherd pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is fouled on the floor by Daniel Larson - foul #1 on Daniel Larson, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF), David Mapes (C) Jeremy Hammons, James Mease | |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 14:45 | Butler | David Jarvis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 10-17 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG) Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 14:07 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 10-19 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gregg Paxton | 13-19 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Andre Harper scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 13-22 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | David Mapes loses the dribble to Donald Gray | 13-22 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Andre Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Mease (PF), Elijah Sullivan (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Daniel Larson, David Mapes | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Hans Swiatkowski, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Richard Blevins pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Dino Mazierski is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hammons - foul #1 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Pifer (PF) Keith Sipple | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 12:21 | Butler | Donald Gray buries a shot from the right side set up by James Fowler | 13-24 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | John Pifer misses short on a shot from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 13-24 |
| 11:59 | Butler | James Fowler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-24 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits the follow up shot | 13-26 |
| 11:45 | Belmont | John Pifer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-26 |
| 11:43 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan can't tip it in | 13-26 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Mease (fresh) PF - John Pifer (fresh) C - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Donald Gray misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 13-26 |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton grabs the defensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 11:22 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregg Paxton | 15-26 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Brett Shepherd connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-29 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | James Mease comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 15-29 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 15-29 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 15-29 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Brett Shepherd tips it in | 15-31 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Dino Mazierski hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Ensminger | 18-33 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 18-33 |
| 09:52 | Butler | James Fowler grabs the board | 18-33 |
| 09:42 | Butler | James Fowler connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Brett Shepherd | 18-36 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-36 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 18-36 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Brett Shepherd loses the ball out of bounds | 18-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Donald Lane (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), Daniel Larson (PF), David Mapes (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, James Mease, John Pifer, Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 08:54 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-36 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Richard Blevins snags the defensive board | 18-36 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Andre Harper clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-36 |
| 08:44 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the board | 18-36 |
| 08:24 | Belmont | Keith Sipple drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-36 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Andre Harper scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gonzalo Castillo | 21-38 |
| 07:56 | Belmont | Richard Blevins picks off the pass by Donald Lane | 21-38 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Keith Sipple - foul #1 on Keith Sipple, team foul #5 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG) Donald Lane | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Daniel Larson snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-39 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 21-39 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Mapes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Elijah Sullivan is called for the reach on James Fowler - foul #1 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #6 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Gonzalo Castillo, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 07:13 | Butler | David Jarvis's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Larson | 21-39 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the offensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-39 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 06:28 | Belmont | Keith Sipple comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-39 |
| 06:26 | Belmont | Daniel Larson hits the follow up shot | 23-39 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the offensive board | 23-39 |
| 06:10 | Butler | James Fowler is whistled for traveling | 23-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Donald Lane (SF), John Pifer (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, Keith Sipple, Daniel Larson, David Mapes | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 05:50 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-39 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger jams it on a great pass from Brett Shepherd and he's fouled by Jeremy Hammons - foul #2 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #7 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), James Mease (SF), David Mapes (C) Jeremy Hammons, Donald Lane, Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (PG) Dino Mazierski | |
| 05:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the free throw | 23-42 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler misses short on a floater from the left block | 23-42 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the offensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-42 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is hacked by John Pifer - foul #1 on John Pifer, team foul #8 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF), Clifton Terwilliger (C) John Pifer, David Mapes | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 05:02 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Donald Gray clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 23-43 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clifton Terwilliger | 23-43 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | James Mease misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-43 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Dino Mazierski gets the rebound | 23-43 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger blows the dunk | 23-43 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton grabs the board | 23-43 |
| 03:50 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-43 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 23-43 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is fouled on the floor by Gregg Paxton - foul #1 on Gregg Paxton, team foul #9 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Raymond Gabler, Gregg Paxton, James Mease, Clifton Terwilliger | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Gonzalo Castillo, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 03:29 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Daniel Larson | 23-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Hess (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the jumper from the left side | 25-44 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Jeremy Hammons picks off the pass by Melvin Forbes | 25-44 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Keith Sipple hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 27-44 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Daniel Larson steps in front of the David Jarvis pass | 27-44 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Daniel Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (SF) Keith Sipple | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 02:13 | Butler | Brett Shepherd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-44 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the follow up shot | 27-46 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Donald Lane misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-46 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| 01:21 | Butler | James Fowler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Elijah Sullivan - foul #2 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #10 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), James Mease (SF), David Mapes (PF) Elijah Sullivan, Donald Lane, Daniel Larson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:21 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 01:21 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 01:21 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 3rd free throw | 27-48 |
| 01:21 | Belmont | David Mapes gets the rebound | 27-48 |
| 01:02 | Belmont | Edward Hess misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 27-48 |
| 01:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 27-48 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is whistled for traveling | 27-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Keith Sipple (SF) Jeremy Hammons, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 00:15 | Belmont | James Mease lays it up and in | 29-48 |
| 00:01 | Butler | David Jarvis connects on the floater from close range | 29-50 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-50 |