| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Mapes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Donald Gray is hacked by Daniel Larson - foul #1 on Daniel Larson, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gordon Casey, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:26 | Butler | David Jarvis connects on the shot near the basket and the foul's on Daniel Larson - foul #2 on Daniel Larson, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:26 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:26 | Belmont | David Mapes gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Brad Stutler's fadeaway is rejected by David Jarvis | 42-36 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Gonzalo Castillo steals the ball from Brad Stutler | 42-36 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Craig Salcedo hits the finger roll set up by Gonzalo Castillo | 44-36 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Daniel Larson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Sipple | 44-38 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the finger roll set up by Craig Salcedo | 46-38 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | David Mapes knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Brad Stutler | 46-40 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Larson | 46-40 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | David Mapes pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Mapes - foul #2 on David Mapes, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Richard Blevins (PF) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (PG), James Mease (C) Brad Stutler, Daniel Larson | |
| 17:05 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 16:46 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses short on a jump hook from close range | 48-40 |
| 16:44 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to James Mease | 48-40 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Gray | 51-40 |
| 16:00 | Belmont | David Mapes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Donald Lane grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Blevins (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Donald Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mapes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mease (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-40 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 54-40 |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the runner in the paint | 54-42 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Gordon Casey drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 56-42 |
| 15:03 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton makes the jump hook near the basket | 56-44 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Donald Gray travels with the ball | 56-44 |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Richard Blevins, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, David Mapes, James Mease | |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Brad Stutler buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Lane | 56-47 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 14:06 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Forbes | 56-47 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Casey | 59-47 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Edward Hess knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 59-49 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Donald Lane is called for the reach on David Jarvis - foul #1 on Donald Lane, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF) Donald Lane | |
| 13:04 | Butler | Donald Gray can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Bailey - foul #1 on Daniel Bailey, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | Edward Hess's pass is intercepted by Hans Swiatkowski | 61-49 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Gordon Casey lays it up and in on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 63-49 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Gordon Casey steals the ball from Edward Hess | 63-49 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski lays it in on a nice dish by Gordon Casey | 65-49 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Keith Sipple clanks a shot from the baseline | 65-49 |
| 12:04 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:43 | Butler | David Jarvis misses long on a floater from close range | 65-49 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bailey (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Keith Sipple is called for the reach on Gordon Casey - foul #2 on Keith Sipple, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gordon Casey, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), David Mapes (PF), James Mease (C) Brad Stutler, Daniel Bailey, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| 11:09 | Butler | David Jarvis connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jeremy Copas | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:50 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-49 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Melvin Forbes pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:21 | Butler | David Jarvis misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Mapes - foul #3 on David Mapes, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG) Keith Sipple | |
| 10:21 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 10:21 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is fouled on the floor by Melvin Forbes - foul #4 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #1 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG) Darin Jones | |
| 09:59 | Belmont | Brad Stutler is fouled on the floor by David Jarvis - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #2 | 69-49 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | A charge is called on David Mapes - foul #4 on David Mapes, team foul #8 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Larson (PF) David Mapes | |
| 09:22 | Butler | Gordon Casey clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 69-49 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Daniel Larson pulls down the rebound | 69-49 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Daniel Larson is whistled for traveling | 69-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gordon Casey, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF), Edward Hess (C) Donald Lane, James Mease | |
| 08:37 | Butler | David Jarvis buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-49 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Keith Sipple buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brad Stutler and he's hacked by David Jarvis - foul #2 on David Jarvis, team foul #3 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG) Brad Stutler | |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses the free throw | 71-51 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Craig Salcedo grabs the defensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski loses the dribble to Daniel Bailey | 71-51 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey lays it up and in | 71-53 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | Keith Sipple pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jarvis (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Paxton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Daniel Larson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Daniel Larson, team foul #9 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Richard Blevins (PF) Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Donald Lane (SG), David Mapes (PF) Daniel Bailey, Gregg Paxton, Daniel Larson | |
| 06:59 | Butler | Melvin Forbes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-53 |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:36 | Belmont | David Mapes misses badly on a shot from the left side | 71-53 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Melvin Forbes pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 06:09 | Butler | David Jarvis can't finish the layup | 71-53 |
| 06:08 | Belmont | Donald Lane gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | Donald Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), James Mease (C) Donald Lane, Edward Hess | |
| 05:33 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brad Stutler - foul #3 on Brad Stutler, team foul #10 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), Donald Lane (SF), Daniel Larson (PF) Brad Stutler, Keith Sipple, James Mease | |
| 05:33 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | David Mapes misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #4 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, Richard Blevins, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:21 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | David Mapes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:52 | Butler | David Jarvis can't connect on a shot near the basket | 73-54 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Daniel Larson grabs the board | 73-54 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Daniel Larson's pass is intercepted by Gordon Casey | 73-54 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Daniel Larson blocks the jumper by Melvin Forbes | 73-54 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Melvin Forbes grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 03:52 | Butler | David Jarvis can't finish the layup | 73-54 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Donald Gray tips it back up and in | 75-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Melvin Forbes - foul #5 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #5 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Mease (PF), John Pifer (C) Daniel Larson, David Mapes | |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Paxton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Mease (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Pifer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | Butler | Daniel Bailey is called for the reach on Jeremy Copas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Bailey, team foul #11 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG) Gregg Paxton | |
| 03:34 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-56 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the defensive rebound | 77-56 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Craig Salcedo drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gonzalo Castillo | 79-56 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | James Mease's layup is rejected by Richard Blevins | 79-56 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 79-56 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Jeremy Copas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Mapes (PF) Daniel Bailey | |
| 01:56 | Belmont | James Mease drills a turnaround from close range set up by Darin Jones | 79-58 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-58 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar tips it home | 81-58 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Darin Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-58 |
| 01:20 | Belmont | James Mease snags the offensive board | 81-58 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Donald Lane clanks a floater from the free throw line | 81-58 |
| 01:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Filip Kranjcar | 81-58 |
| 00:53 | Butler | John Pifer is called for the reach on Gonzalo Castillo - foul #1 on John Pifer, team foul #12 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG) Darin Jones | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 83-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Donald Lane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-58 |
| 00:47 | Belmont | David Mapes snags the offensive board | 83-58 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | Donald Lane drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daniel Bailey | 83-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Craig Salcedo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Pifer - foul #2 on John Pifer, team foul #13 | 83-61 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 85-61 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Donald Lane hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Mapes | 85-64 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jeremy Copas runs out the clock | 85-64 |