| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Grant Benson inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the lay-in | 24-36 |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Peter Mayville can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Bret Perino can't throw it down | 24-36 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ward Schultz | 24-36 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | Garry Butler steps in front of the Ryan Jones pass | 24-36 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Bret Perino buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Grant Benson and he's fouled by Shawn Cunningham - foul #3 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wesley Her (SG) Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:18 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | Jonathan Sepulveda steps in front of the Wesley Her pass | 24-39 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Bret Perino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-39 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Sepulveda - foul #2 on Jonathan Sepulveda, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-39 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Jon Williams gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Garry Butler is fouled on the floor by Darryl Barnes - foul #1 on Darryl Barnes, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Israel Licata (C) Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Bret Perino | |
| 16:19 | Butler | Garry Butler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Williams | 24-42 |
| 16:02 | Belmont | Jerry Harris denies the turnaround by Darryl Barnes | 24-42 |
| 16:01 | Belmont | Israel Licata grabs the offensive board | 24-42 |
| 15:45 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 24-42 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Grant Benson snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Her (fresh) SF - Darryl Barnes (fairly fresh) PF - Ward Schultz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Butler | Garry Butler connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Grant Benson | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:09 | Belmont | Ward Schultz clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jon Williams - foul #3 on Jon Williams, team foul #2 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), Shawn Cunningham (SG), David Singletary (SF), Ryan Jones (C) Peter Mayville, Wesley Her, Darryl Barnes, Israel Licata | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SF), James Jennings (PF), Bret Perino (C) Grant Benson, Jon Williams, Jerry Harris | |
| 15:09 | Belmont | Ward Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | Ward Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Bret Perino clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 26-45 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ward Schultz | 26-45 |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Charles Luc clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-45 |
| 14:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bret Perino | 26-45 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Garry Butler makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 14:04 | Belmont | Ward Schultz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-48 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 26-48 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Shawn Cunningham picks off the pass by Bret Perino | 26-48 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham scores on a 3 from straight away | 29-48 |
| 12:40 | Butler | James Jennings connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Garry Butler and he's hacked by Ward Schultz - foul #3 on Ward Schultz, team foul #3 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Darryl Barnes (PF) Charles Luc, Ward Schultz | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SG), Jon Williams (SF) Melvin Wilkinson, Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| 12:40 | Butler | James Jennings makes the free throw | 29-51 |
| 12:32 | Belmont | Garry Butler steals the ball from David Singletary | 29-51 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Jon Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 29-51 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Grant Benson tips it back up and in | 29-53 |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Peter Mayville drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Cunningham | 32-53 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Jon Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 11:25 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Peter Mayville | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Grant Benson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bret Perino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Ryan Jones is fouled on the floor by James Jennings - foul #1 on James Jennings, team foul #3 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wesley Her (SG), Israel Licata (C) Shawn Cunningham, Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Jerry Harris (C) James Jennings, Bret Perino | |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Wesley Her knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Israel Licata | 34-53 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Grant Benson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | David Singletary grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Peter Mayville hits the finger roll | 36-53 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Garry Butler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Wesley Her grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Israel Licata misses badly on a shot from the right side | 36-53 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Jerry Harris snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda travels with the ball | 36-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG), Ward Schultz (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Wesley Her, David Singletary, Israel Licata | |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (C) Jerry Harris | |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Peter Mayville buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Shawn Cunningham | 38-53 |
| 08:42 | Butler | Bret Perino scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-55 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Garry Butler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-55 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the tip | 40-55 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Sepulveda - foul #3 on Jonathan Sepulveda, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wesley Her (PG), David Singletary (SF) Peter Mayville, Darryl Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), James Jennings (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Jon Williams, Bret Perino | |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Grant Benson is hacked by David Singletary - foul #4 on David Singletary, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Wesley Her (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 06:40 | Butler | Grant Benson lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin Wilkinson and the foul's on Shawn Cunningham - foul #4 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Israel Licata (C) Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (C) Jerry Harris | |
| 06:40 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the free throw | 42-57 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Israel Licata snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 06:26 | Belmont | Israel Licata is denied on a layup by James Jennings | 42-57 |
| 06:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bret Perino | 42-57 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Israel Licata takes the ball from Melvin Wilkinson | 42-57 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Garry Butler - foul #2 on Garry Butler, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SG) Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF) Grant Benson | |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Wesley Her makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Garry Butler travels with the ball | 43-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Ryan Jones (C) Ward Schultz, Israel Licata | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG) Melvin Wilkinson | |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Jon Williams gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 04:45 | Butler | James Jennings buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jon Williams | 43-59 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Garry Butler - foul #3 on Garry Butler, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG), Ward Schultz (PF) Wesley Her, Darryl Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (PG), Jerry Harris (C) Garry Butler, Bret Perino | |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Jon Williams misses the easy layup | 45-59 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Ryan Jones snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 03:43 | Belmont | David Singletary makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Israel Licata (C) Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), Grant Benson (SF), Bret Perino (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, James Jennings, Jerry Harris | |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-59 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Bret Perino snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Butler | Jon Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 48-59 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson misses the tip | 48-59 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Bret Perino can't tip it in | 48-59 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Shawn Cunningham | 48-59 |
| 02:25 | Belmont | Ward Schultz can't finish the layup | 48-59 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | David Singletary pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | David Singletary misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-59 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Mayville | 48-59 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Shawn Cunningham steals the ball from Jon Williams | 48-59 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | David Singletary slams it home on a great pass from Shawn Cunningham | 50-59 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Jon Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ward Schultz - foul #4 on Ward Schultz, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ryan Jones (C) Israel Licata | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG) Melvin Wilkinson | |
| 01:10 | Butler | Jon Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Bret Perino swats the layup by Shawn Cunningham | 50-60 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Singletary | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | Jon Williams is hacked by Peter Mayville in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Mayville, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Jon Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:37 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Peter Mayville drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Jon Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Mayville - foul #3 on Peter Mayville, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (PG) Garry Butler | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | David Singletary snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | David Singletary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Jon Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Jon Williams is hacked by Peter Mayville in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Mayville, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG) Melvin Wilkinson | |
| 00:16 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Peter Mayville is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Sepulveda - foul #4 on Jonathan Sepulveda, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Jon Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Mayville - foul #5 on Peter Mayville, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wesley Her (PG) Peter Mayville | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Ward Schultz | 57-66 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | The clock runs out | 57-66 |