| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Salmon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | Dennis Smith hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-40 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Thomas Cancel picks off the pass by James Jones | 23-40 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 23-40 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | William Salmon pulls down the rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Junior Larocca is called for traveling | 23-40 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Van Laffoon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-40 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Van Laffoon gets the offensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Thomas Cancel knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:03 | Belmont | James Thiel's floater is knocked away by Bruce Gapinski | 23-43 |
| 18:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bruce Gapinski | 23-43 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Leon Ottinger scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-45 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Bruce Gapinski picks off the pass by Junior Larocca | 23-45 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:53 | Butler | Junior Larocca is called for the reach on Van Laffoon - foul #1 on Junior Larocca, team foul #1 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Levi Gordon (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Andrew Bean (C) James Thiel, James Jones, Junior Larocca, William Salmon | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Leon Ottinger, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 16:32 | Butler | Thomas Cancel double dribbles | 23-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Roland Thomas (SF) Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel | |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Paul Pleas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 23-45 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Gregory Duncan gets the rebound | 23-45 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Dennis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-45 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Robert Taylor can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-45 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the tip | 23-45 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Gregory Duncan pulls down the rebound | 23-45 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Roland Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-45 |
| 15:44 | Belmont | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 23-45 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Levi Gordon (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Bean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roland Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Belmont | Roland Thomas swats the short shot by Robert Thomason | 23-45 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Gregory Duncan snags the defensive board | 23-45 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Paul Pleas picks off the pass by Jonathon McCracken | 23-45 |
| 15:23 | Belmont | Paul Pleas lays it in | 25-45 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Dennis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), James Jones (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), William Salmon (PF), Tim Street (C) Paul Pleas, Levi Gordon, Robert Taylor, Robert Thomason, Andrew Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn, Roland Thomas, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 15:01 | Belmont | Tim Street is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cancel - foul #2 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF) Gregory Duncan | |
| 14:52 | Belmont | William Salmon hits the finger roll and the foul's on Thomas Cancel - foul #3 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | William Salmon misses the free throw | 27-45 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Leon Ottinger gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:33 | Butler | Thomas Cartee is hacked by Tim Street - foul #4 on Tim Street, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Bean (C) Tim Street | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG) Thomas Cartee | |
| 14:26 | Butler | Dennis Smith is hacked by Andrew Bean - foul #2 on Andrew Bean, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Van Laffoon is fouled on the floor by William Salmon - foul #2 on William Salmon, team foul #4 | 27-45 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Leon Ottinger's layup is rejected by Andrew Bean | 27-45 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the tip | 27-45 |
| 14:06 | Belmont | Junior Larocca pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Andrew Bean hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-45 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Van Laffoon gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 13:45 | Butler | James Jones steals the ball from Van Laffoon | 27-45 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | James Jones can't finish the layup | 27-45 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the jumper from the left wing | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:13 | Belmont | Andrew Bean clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-47 |
| 13:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leon Ottinger | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:44 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski blows the dunk | 27-47 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Junior Larocca pulls down the rebound | 27-47 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | Andrew Bean drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Thiel | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:17 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Bean - foul #3 on Andrew Bean, team foul #5 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Benjamin Tanguay (PG), Paul Pleas (SG), Levi Gordon (SF), Robert Thomason (PF), Robert Taylor (C) James Thiel, James Jones, Junior Larocca, William Salmon, Andrew Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Roland Thomas (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF) Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger | |
| 12:17 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Thomason | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Benjamin Tanguay clanks a floater from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Paul Pleas tips it home | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Benjamin Tanguay (fresh) SG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roland Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Gapinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Roland Thomas knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Robert Thomason's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Gapinski | 32-49 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski grabs the board | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:48 | Butler | Gregory Duncan travels with the ball | 32-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Junior Larocca (SF) Benjamin Tanguay, Levi Gordon | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn, Roland Thomas, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Junior Larocca's floater is tipped away by Jonathon McCracken | 32-49 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Robert Thomason grabs the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 10:26 | Belmont | Robert Taylor misses short on a floater from the left side | 32-49 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Gregory Duncan snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 09:59 | Belmont | Robert Thomason gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Robert Thomason drills a shot from the baseline set up by James Thiel | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:38 | Butler | James Thiel is called for the reach on Thomas Cartee - foul #2 on James Thiel, team foul #6 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG), William Salmon (C) Paul Pleas, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Leon Ottinger (PF) Thomas Cartee, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 09:25 | Butler | Dennis Smith's fadeaway is rejected by William Salmon | 34-49 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Dennis Smith tips it in | 34-51 |
| 09:09 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses badly on a shot in the paint | 34-51 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:51 | Butler | Thomas Cancel buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Leon Ottinger | 34-53 |
| 08:41 | Belmont | William Salmon comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-53 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Gregory Duncan pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't throw it down | 34-53 |
| 08:16 | Belmont | Robert Thomason grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | James Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-53 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Gregory Duncan tips it but misses | 37-53 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Leon Ottinger tips it home | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - William Salmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Cancel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leon Ottinger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Gregory Duncan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Junior Larocca grabs the offensive board | 37-55 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-55 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Robert Thomason grabs the offensive board | 37-55 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Gregory Duncan is called for the reach on James Thiel - foul #2 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Levi Gordon (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Andrew Bean (PF), Tim Street (C) James Thiel, James Jones, Junior Larocca, Robert Thomason, William Salmon | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Roland Thomas (SF), Jonathon McCracken (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Gregory Duncan | |
| 06:43 | Belmont | Andrew Bean loses the dribble to Jonathon McCracken | 37-55 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski scores on a runner from the right block | 37-57 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Levi Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Gapinski | 37-57 |
| 05:54 | Belmont | Robert Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | Andrew Bean is whistled for a carry | 37-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Benjamin Tanguay (PG) Tim Street | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Clayton Goodman (SF) Dennis Smith, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 05:19 | Butler | Thomas Cartee buries a floater from the right wing set up by Clayton Goodman | 37-59 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | Robert Taylor connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Paul Pleas and he's hacked by Jonathon McCracken - foul #2 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Salmon (PF) Benjamin Tanguay | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:05 | Belmont | Robert Taylor makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Clayton Goodman's pass is intercepted by Paul Pleas | 40-59 |
| 04:29 | Belmont | Robert Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-59 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Roland Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Cartee | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Belmont | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cartee - foul #1 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Benjamin Tanguay (PG), Kenneth Terrill (SG) Paul Pleas, Levi Gordon | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Gregory Duncan (PF) Andrew Dunn, Roland Thomas | |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Gregory Duncan swats the shot by Benjamin Tanguay | 40-61 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | William Salmon tips it but misses | 40-61 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 03:24 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee | 40-63 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Benjamin Tanguay (fresh) SG - Kenneth Terrill (fresh) SF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Salmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Bean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) SF - Clayton Goodman (fresh) PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 1 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Robert Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-63 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Thomas Cartee pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Harold Finnie buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee | 40-65 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Andrew Bean misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-65 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Gregory Duncan snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Thomas Cartee hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Goodman | 40-67 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Benjamin Tanguay drills a jumper near the basket | 42-67 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Duncan and the foul's on William Salmon - foul #3 on William Salmon, team foul #7 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Levi Gordon (SG) Benjamin Tanguay, Kenneth Terrill | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Roland Thomas (SF) Harold Finnie, Clayton Goodman | |
| 01:53 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the free throw | 42-70 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | Roland Thomas steps in front of the Levi Gordon pass | 42-70 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-70 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Roland Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 42-70 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-70 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Paul Pleas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-70 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Paul Pleas misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roland Thomas - foul #2 on Roland Thomas, team foul #6 | 42-70 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Paul Pleas makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Paul Pleas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-70 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | The rebound goes to William Salmon | 44-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Levi Gordon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 47-70 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Roland Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-70 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Gregory Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Cartee runs out the clock | 47-70 |