| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 6 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Junior Larocca inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Belmont | Tim Street comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 19:45 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Van Laffoon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Dennis Smith can't tip it in | 34-26 |
| 19:29 | Belmont | Robert Thomason grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | Junior Larocca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Van Laffoon knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | James Thiel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Van Laffoon gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Van Laffoon's floater is tipped away by Robert Thomason | 37-26 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the offensive board | 37-26 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-26 |
| 18:20 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Tim Street | 37-26 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Robert Thomason drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Thiel | 37-29 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski lays it in | 39-29 |
| 17:29 | Belmont | Paul Pleas connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Thiel | 39-32 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Thomas Cancel clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 17:22 | Belmont | Tim Street grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | James Thiel loses the dribble to Leon Ottinger | 39-32 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Leon Ottinger buries a fadeaway from the right block | 41-32 |
| 16:50 | Belmont | Paul Pleas scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the tip | 41-34 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Dennis Smith gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Thomas Cancel scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dennis Smith | 44-34 |
| 16:08 | Belmont | James Thiel scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Thomason | 44-36 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Dennis Smith clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 15:45 | Belmont | Tim Street pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Pleas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Thomason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Tim Street (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Junior Larocca hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Paul Pleas | 44-38 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Junior Larocca - foul #1 on Junior Larocca, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Gregory Duncan (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Van Laffoon, Leon Ottinger, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Benjamin Tanguay (PG), James Jones (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), William Salmon (PF), Andrew Bean (C) James Thiel, Paul Pleas, Junior Larocca, Robert Thomason, Tim Street | |
| 15:10 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Robert Taylor misses the easy layup | 45-38 |
| 14:46 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 45-38 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | William Salmon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Tanguay | 45-41 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Cartee | 48-41 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Benjamin Tanguay knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 48-43 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Andrew Bean blocks the short jumper by Jonathon McCracken | 48-43 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Andrew Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:15 | Belmont | Robert Taylor hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Bean | 48-45 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Bean - foul #2 on Andrew Bean, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Roland Thomas (SF) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Junior Larocca (SF), Robert Thomason (PF) Benjamin Tanguay, Robert Taylor, Andrew Bean | |
| 12:49 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | William Salmon snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Robert Thomason hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathon McCracken - foul #1 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (C) Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Robert Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Robert Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Robert Thomason - foul #2 on Robert Thomason, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (SG), Tim Street (C) James Jones, William Salmon | |
| 12:08 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Junior Larocca hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 51-47 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | Robert Thomason grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 11:35 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 11:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Thomas (fresh) PF - Gregory Duncan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Dennis Smith is fouled on the floor by Junior Larocca - foul #2 on Junior Larocca, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Tim Street - foul #1 on Tim Street, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG) Paul Pleas | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Tim Street | 51-47 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | James Thiel makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Jones | 51-50 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Van Laffoon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bruce Gapinski | 53-50 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Leon Ottinger picks off the pass by Junior Larocca | 53-50 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Leon Ottinger clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 53-50 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Robert Thomason pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | James Jones misses long on a runner from the right block | 53-50 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Roland Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:24 | Butler | James Jones is called for the reach on Van Laffoon - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Gregory Duncan (C) Van Laffoon, Roland Thomas, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Levi Gordon (SG), William Salmon (SF), Andrew Bean (C) James Thiel, James Jones, Junior Larocca, Tim Street | |
| 09:10 | Butler | Leon Ottinger scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 55-50 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | William Salmon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Dennis Smith knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Duncan and the foul's on Levi Gordon - foul #1 on Levi Gordon, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Taylor (SF) Robert Thomason | |
| 08:45 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | Leon Ottinger picks off the pass by Levi Gordon | 58-50 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Leon Ottinger can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Thomas Cancel tips it back up and in | 60-50 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | Robert Taylor is hacked by Thomas Cancel - foul #2 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #2 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Paul Pleas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Salmon | 60-53 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Thomas Cartee is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), James Jones (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Robert Thomason (PF), Tim Street (C) Paul Pleas, Levi Gordon, Robert Taylor, William Salmon, Andrew Bean | |
| 07:31 | Butler | Thomas Cartee makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Thomas Cartee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Belmont | James Jones connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Tim Street | 62-56 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Thomas Cancel's pass is intercepted by Junior Larocca | 62-56 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Tim Street misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Cartee - foul #2 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Leon Ottinger (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Thomas Cartee, Gregory Duncan, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Tim Street makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Tim Street misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | James Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Tim Street - foul #2 on Tim Street, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Thomas (SF) Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Salmon (C) Tim Street | |
| 05:50 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Junior Larocca hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 05:25 | Belmont | James Jones gets the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Dennis Smith - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #4 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG) Van Laffoon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Bean (C) Junior Larocca | |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Robert Thomason lays it in set up by William Salmon | 67-59 |
| 04:44 | Butler | James Jones takes the ball from Roland Thomas | 67-59 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | William Salmon snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | James Jones misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-59 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | James Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | William Salmon is called for traveling | 67-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF) Andrew Dunn, Roland Thomas, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Levi Gordon (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Tim Street (C) James Thiel, James Jones, Robert Thomason, Andrew Bean | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Thomas Cancel lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 69-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Levi Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - William Salmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:11 | Belmont | Levi Gordon knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Pleas | 69-62 |
| 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) | |
| 02:46 | Butler | William Salmon is called for the reach on Dennis Smith - foul #1 on William Salmon, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Thomason (PF) William Salmon | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Tim Street grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Robert Thomason is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Thomason, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF) Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), James Jones (SG) Paul Pleas, Levi Gordon | |
| 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) | |
| 02:08 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-62 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | Robert Thomason snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Junior Larocca lays it in on a great pass from James Thiel | 70-64 |
| 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) | |
| 01:41 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is fouled on the floor by James Thiel - foul #1 on James Thiel, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (C) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:41 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:30 | Belmont | Tim Street hits a jumper from the left block set up by Junior Larocca | 72-66 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Van Laffoon snags the offensive board | 72-66 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Thomas Cancel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Dennis Smith takes the ball from James Thiel in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Leon Ottinger hits the finger roll | 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) | |
| 00:39 | Belmont | James Jones misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 77-66 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Dennis Smith's layup is rejected by Tim Street | 77-66 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Robert Thomason grabs the board | 77-66 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Robert Thomason knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Junior Larocca and he's hacked by Van Laffoon - foul #2 on Van Laffoon, team foul #5 | 77-68 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Robert Thomason makes the free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Dennis Smith runs out the clock | 77-69 |