| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan inbounds the ball | 39-21 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Monte Lockwood hits the finger roll | 41-21 |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Jack Adamson is whistled for traveling | 41-21 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Lewis Maffei can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-21 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | Richard Kempton snags the defensive board | 41-21 |
| 19:07 | Belmont | Richard Kempton misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-21 |
| 19:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Thornley | 41-21 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Arnold Grass swats the layup by Kenneth Demarco | 41-21 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the defensive rebound | 41-21 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Arnold Grass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-21 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Frank Thornley is called for traveling | 41-21 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison is fouled on the floor by Lewis Maffei - foul #2 on Lewis Maffei, team foul #1 | 41-21 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses the easy layup | 41-21 |
| 17:45 | Belmont | Richard Kempton can't tip it in | 41-21 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Frank Thornley gets the rebound | 41-21 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Richard Kempton takes the ball from Frank Thornley | 41-21 |
| 17:28 | Belmont | Jack Adamson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Kempton | 41-23 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-23 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Arnold Grass gets the rebound | 41-23 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Scotty James (C) Monte Lockwood | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Arnold Grass | |
| 16:39 | Butler | Scotty James can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-23 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Frank Thornley gets the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Lewis Maffei comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #2 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Manuel Gaughan, Frank Thornley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Robert Bresnahan (C) Richard Kempton, Andrew Hanson | |
| 16:24 | Butler | Lewis Maffei makes the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Lewis Maffei makes the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-23 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | Irving Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 43-23 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | The jumper by Delbert Paylor is denied by Russell Berkman | 43-23 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Russell Berkman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-23 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Milligan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Berkman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scotty James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Butler | Neil Siler hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Berkman | 46-23 |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Bruce Hale makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 15:10 | Butler | William Milligan is hacked by Delbert Paylor - foul #1 on Delbert Paylor, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Gregory Reynosa (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Frank Thornley (PF), Monte Lockwood (C) William Milligan, Lewis Maffei, Neil Siler, Russell Berkman, Scotty James | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Anthony Miller, Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 14:57 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Thornley and the foul's on Andrew Hanson - foul #3 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #3 | 48-26 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan misses the free throw | 48-26 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Jack Adamson gets the rebound | 48-26 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-26 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson grabs the offensive board | 48-26 |
| 14:15 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-26 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Monte Lockwood pulls down the rebound | 48-26 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-26 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Andrew Hanson | 48-26 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Jack Adamson is fouled on the floor by Manuel Gaughan - foul #3 on Manuel Gaughan, team foul #2 | 48-26 |
| 13:49 | Belmont | Jack Adamson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Kempton | 48-28 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco misses short on a floater from the right wing | 48-28 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Monte Lockwood gets the offensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Frank Thornley is fouled on the floor by Arnold Grass - foul #1 on Arnold Grass, team foul #4 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG) Kenneth Demarco, Gregory Reynosa | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (SF) Richard Kempton | |
| 12:54 | Butler | Lewis Maffei knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Monte Lockwood | 50-28 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | Bruce Hale's floater is tipped away by Manuel Gaughan | 50-28 |
| 12:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Thornley | 50-28 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Monte Lockwood misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Arnold Grass - foul #2 on Arnold Grass, team foul #5 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF) Manuel Gaughan, Frank Thornley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irving Jordan (SF) Daniel Tennison | |
| 12:21 | Butler | Monte Lockwood makes the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Monte Lockwood misses the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 12:21 | Belmont | Arnold Grass snags the defensive board | 51-28 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Russell Berkman - foul #2 on Russell Berkman, team foul #3 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG) William Milligan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Miller (SG), Richard Kempton (SF) Jack Adamson, Andrew Hanson | |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 12:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Monte Lockwood | 51-28 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Monte Lockwood is denied on a layup by Richard Kempton | 51-28 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Lewis Maffei can't tip it in | 51-28 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | Richard Kempton snags the defensive board | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell Berkman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Monte Lockwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) C - Arnold Grass (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Belmont | Arnold Grass misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-28 |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Irving Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Russell Berkman swats the layup by Irving Jordan | 51-28 |
| 11:27 | Butler | Russell Berkman snags the defensive board | 51-28 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Irving Jordan - foul #1 on Irving Jordan, team foul #6 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF), Scotty James (C) Neil Siler, Monte Lockwood | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Andrew Hanson (PF) Bruce Hale, Anthony Miller, Arnold Grass | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco makes the 1st free throw | 52-28 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco makes the 2nd free throw | 53-28 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses the turnaround in the paint | 53-28 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Scotty James gets the rebound | 53-28 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Russell Berkman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-28 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Scotty James misses the tip | 53-28 |
| 10:46 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson pulls down the rebound | 53-28 |
| 10:27 | Belmont | Irving Jordan is whistled for traveling | 53-28 |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Frank Thornley (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Russell Berkman | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:05 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Lewis Maffei | 55-28 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Jack Adamson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Irving Jordan | 55-31 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Lewis Maffei is fouled on the floor by Jack Adamson - foul #2 on Jack Adamson, team foul #7 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Monte Lockwood (C) William Milligan, Scotty James | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Arnold Grass (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton | |
| 09:28 | Butler | Lewis Maffei makes the 1st free throw | 56-31 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Lewis Maffei misses the 2nd free throw | 56-31 |
| 09:28 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the board | 56-31 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Frank Thornley is called for the reach on Bruce Hale - foul #1 on Frank Thornley, team foul #4 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Reynosa (SG) Lewis Maffei | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Ronald Coppola (PF) Irving Jordan, Andrew Hanson | |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-31 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola gets the offensive rebound | 56-31 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-33 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Frank Thornley connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Demarco | 58-33 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Anthony Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-33 |
| 08:21 | Belmont | Arnold Grass tips it but misses | 58-33 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Frank Thornley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-33 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan misses the easy layup | 58-33 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Monte Lockwood misses the tip | 58-33 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Monte Lockwood grabs the offensive board | 58-33 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-33 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Anthony Miller grabs the board | 58-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Reynosa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Anthony Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-33 |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Manuel Gaughan, Frank Thornley, Monte Lockwood | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irving Jordan (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Ronald Coppola, Arnold Grass | |
| 07:18 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-33 |
| 07:16 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Delbert Paylor | 58-33 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Irving Jordan can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 58-33 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Bruce Hale can't tip it in | 58-33 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Russell Berkman snags the defensive board | 58-33 |
| 06:33 | Butler | William Milligan is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Milligan, team foul #5 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Michaels (SG) Gregory Reynosa | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Coppola (PF) Delbert Paylor | |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Anthony Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Michaels - foul #1 on Stephen Michaels, team foul #6 | 58-33 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Anthony Miller makes the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Anthony Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Russell Berkman misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Irving Jordan - foul #2 on Irving Jordan, team foul #8 | 58-35 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Russell Berkman makes the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Russell Berkman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-35 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-35 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola loses the ball out of bounds | 59-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG) Anthony Miller | |
| 05:22 | Butler | Russell Berkman slams it home on a nice dish by William Milligan | 61-35 |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan throws it down | 61-37 |
| 05:07 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Michaels is blocked by Ronald Coppola | 61-37 |
| 05:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ronald Coppola | 61-37 |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Russell Berkman - foul #3 on Russell Berkman, team foul #7 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Reynosa (SG) Stephen Michaels | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan misses the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 04:39 | Butler | William Milligan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-38 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Russell Berkman grabs the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Neil Siler misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-38 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor pulls down the rebound | 61-38 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Delbert Paylor | 61-41 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Scotty James misses the jumpshot from the right side | 61-41 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Russell Berkman tips it home | 63-41 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Bruce Hale loses the ball out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Michaels (SG), Jonathan Wallace (PF) Neil Siler, Russell Berkman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Miller (SG), Samuel Wilcox (PF) Ronald Coppola, Robert Bresnahan | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Milligan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) SF - Gregory Reynosa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Wallace (fresh) C - Scotty James (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Wilcox (fresh) C - Irving Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Butler | Stephen Michaels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-41 |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Irving Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-41 |
| 03:13 | Butler | William Milligan grabs the board | 63-41 |
| 03:04 | Butler | William Milligan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 03:03 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Reynosa | 63-41 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Stephen Michaels knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Milligan | 66-41 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-41 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Scotty James gets the rebound | 66-41 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Butler | Stephen Michaels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-41 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Irving Jordan pulls down the rebound | 66-41 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Bruce Hale buries a runner in the paint set up by Delbert Paylor | 66-43 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Stephen Michaels misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-43 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Bruce Hale grabs the board | 66-43 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Stephen Michaels picks off the pass by Delbert Paylor | 66-43 |
| 01:04 | Butler | William Milligan is fouled on the floor by Delbert Paylor - foul #2 on Delbert Paylor, team foul #9 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF) Stephen Michaels, Jonathan Wallace | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan (C) Samuel Wilcox | |
| 01:04 | Butler | William Milligan misses the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Irving Jordan snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Irving Jordan makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Delbert Paylor | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Butler | William Milligan misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Irving Jordan - foul #3 on Irving Jordan, team foul #10 | 66-46 |
| 00:27 | Butler | William Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 00:27 | Butler | William Milligan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Belmont | William Milligan takes the ball from Robert Bresnahan | 67-46 |
| 00:00 | Butler | William Milligan runs out the clock | 67-46 |