| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) C - Edward Hess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Donald Gray 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) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Hess | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Brad Stutler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Butler | David Jarvis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Craig Salcedo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Belmont | Daniel Larson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | Gordon Casey is called for the reach on Gregg Paxton - foul #1 on Gordon Casey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Edward Hess is hacked by Gordon Casey - foul #2 on Gordon Casey, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Gordon Casey | |
| 18:22 | Belmont | Daniel Larson can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | Keith Sipple tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Gray | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Jarvis - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Craig Salcedo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | Edward Hess pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Jarvis | 2-6 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Keith Sipple buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is fouled on the floor by Brad Stutler - foul #1 on Brad Stutler, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| 15:56 | Butler | Gregg Paxton takes the ball from Jeremy Copas | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) C - Edward Hess (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) C - Richard Blevins (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Melvin Forbes banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Blevins | 4-8 |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Filip Kranjcar swats the layup by Edward Hess | 4-8 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Richard Blevins pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 4-11 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Daniel Larson scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Brad Stutler | 6-11 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses long on a floater from the right side | 6-11 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Melvin Forbes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-11 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | Edward Hess snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Brad Stutler travels with the ball | 6-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), John Pifer (SG), Donald Lane (SF), David Mapes (PF), James Mease (C) Brad Stutler, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| 13:39 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Donald Gray lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hans Swiatkowski | 6-13 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | David Mapes banks in the layup | 8-13 |
| 12:59 | Butler | David Jarvis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Mapes - foul #1 on David Mapes, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (PF) Gordon Casey | |
| 12:59 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:59 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:44 | Belmont | Donald Lane misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 12:44 | Belmont | Donald Lane misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:44 | Belmont | Donald Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:28 | Butler | David Jarvis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Jarvis, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF) John Pifer | |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (PF) David Jarvis | |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Filip Kranjcar denies the turnaround by Keith Sipple | 9-15 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the finger roll set up by Gordon Casey and he's hacked by Daniel Bailey - foul #1 on Daniel Bailey, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG) Donald Lane, Daniel Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Gordon Casey | |
| 11:57 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the free throw | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Mapes (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mease (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Belmont | James Mease misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-18 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Melvin Forbes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 9-21 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Donald Gray takes the ball from Gregg Paxton | 9-21 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Gregg Paxton steals the ball from Melvin Forbes | 9-21 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses long on a runner from close range | 9-21 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 9-21 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Keith Sipple is called for the reach on Hans Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Keith Sipple, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) David Mapes, James Mease | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF), Richard Blevins (PF) Jeremy Copas, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 10:31 | Butler | Donald Gray misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-21 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Donald Gray tips it but misses | 9-21 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Daniel Larson | 9-21 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is fouled on the floor by Melvin Forbes - foul #1 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #6 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (PG) Brad Stutler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Daniel Larson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 9-21 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Daniel Larson tips it back up and in | 11-21 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits the follow up shot | 11-23 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Donald Lane is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Forbes - foul #2 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (SG), David Mapes (SF) Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Richard Blevins | |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Donald Lane makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Donald Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the board | 12-23 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Donald Gray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-23 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar tips it but misses | 12-23 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the follow up shot | 12-25 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Edward Hess clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Craig Salcedo - foul #1 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #8 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG) Daniel Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Richard Blevins (PF) Jeremy Copas, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gonzalo Castillo | 14-28 |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Donald Lane misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-28 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Hess | 14-28 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Donald Lane is fouled on the floor by Craig Salcedo - foul #2 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #9 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF) Brad Stutler, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Richard Blevins | |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Donald Lane makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Donald Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 15-28 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on David Mapes - foul #2 on David Mapes, team foul #5 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Mease (PF), John Pifer (C) Daniel Larson, David Mapes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Donald Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Mease (fresh) C - John Pifer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Keith Sipple lays it in and the foul's on Gordon Casey - foul #3 on Gordon Casey, team foul #10 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG) Donald Lane | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the free throw | 18-29 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Donald Gray connects on the runner from the left block set up by Jeremy Copas | 18-31 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | John Pifer misses the floater from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | James Mease hits the follow up shot | 20-31 |
| 06:59 | Butler | David Jarvis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 06:58 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 06:47 | Belmont | James Mease clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 06:45 | Belmont | Brad Stutler grabs the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | James Mease buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses short on a jumper from the left side | 22-31 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | James Mease snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | David Jarvis picks off the pass by James Mease | 22-31 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 05:48 | Butler | David Jarvis hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | Brad Stutler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 05:25 | Belmont | Keith Sipple pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 05:02 | Belmont | Brad Stutler knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Gregg Paxton | 24-33 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the finger roll | 24-35 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is fouled on the floor by David Jarvis - foul #3 on David Jarvis, team foul #11 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), Donald Lane (SF), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Brad Stutler, Keith Sipple, James Mease, John Pifer | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), Richard Blevins (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Edward Hess snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Donald Lane is whistled for traveling | 24-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG) Gregg Paxton | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:20 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski loses the dribble to Edward Hess | 24-35 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Hans Swiatkowski steps in front of the Daniel Larson pass | 24-35 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the easy layup | 24-35 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Melvin Forbes tips it in | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Darin Jones (fresh) SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) SF - Donald Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Belmont | Edward Hess buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Larson | 27-37 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is fouled on the floor by Darin Jones - foul #1 on Darin Jones, team foul #6 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF) Darin Jones, Daniel Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-37 |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Daniel Larson gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Edward Hess lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Lane | 29-37 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Donald Lane - foul #1 on Donald Lane, team foul #7 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG) Donald Lane | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 02:49 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the 3rd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:49 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Filip Kranjcar | 29-38 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Brad Stutler - foul #2 on Brad Stutler, team foul #8 | 29-38 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is called for traveling | 29-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG) Craig Salcedo | |
| 02:12 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Gray | 29-42 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Donald Gray is called for the reach on Gregg Paxton - foul #2 on Donald Gray, team foul #12 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Mapes (PF), James Mease (C) Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 01:41 | Butler | David Jarvis buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 31-44 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Keith Sipple is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Keith Sipple, team foul #9 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (SG) Gregg Paxton | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis | |
| 01:10 | Butler | Donald Gray can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-44 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gordon Casey - foul #4 on Gordon Casey, team foul #13 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (SG), Daniel Larson (PF) Brad Stutler, James Mease | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Richard Blevins (PF) Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Daniel Larson steals it from Donald Gray | 33-44 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Daniel Larson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Lane | 36-44 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-46 |