| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) SG - Michael Hoard (fresh) SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) C - Clinton Franke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Buskirk (fresh) SG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) SF - Richard Fish (fresh) PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) C - Roger Ashley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Clinton Franke 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Michael Hoard misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Buskirk - foul #1 on Joshua Buskirk, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Michael Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Michael Hoard misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | The rebound goes to Edward Plunkett | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Michael Hoard knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Franke | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Roger Ashley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Don May's pass is intercepted by Edward Plunkett | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Edward Plunkett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Roger Ashley grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk drills a 3 from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Don May hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Roger Ashley makes the fadeaway from the right block | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Richard Fish is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #1 on Richard Fish, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Michael Hoard misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Fish | 3-5 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Richard Fish loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Calvin Scales (C) Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver scores on a shot from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein buries a 3 from straight away | 5-8 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Robert Brown comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Joshua Buskirk - foul #2 on Joshua Buskirk, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (PG), Stephen Honeycutt (SG), Kevin Dessert (C) Don May, Michael Hoard, Dallas Oliver | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), Ryan Depuy (SG), Daniel Lenihan (SF), Erik Caples (PF), Darrel Atchley (C) Joshua Buskirk, Tommy Muhlestein, Richard Fish, Edward Plunkett, Roger Ashley | |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Eudy (SF), Clinton Franke (C) Robert Brown, Kevin Dessert | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Norman Moulton (fresh) SG - Stephen Honeycutt (fresh) SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) PF - Calvin Scales (fresh) C - Clinton Franke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) SG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) SF - Daniel Lenihan (fresh) PF - Erik Caples (fresh) C - Darrel Atchley (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Depuy | 7-11 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Roger Eudy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Erik Caples grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Darrel Atchley scores on a floater in the lane | 7-13 |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Calvin Scales hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Norman Moulton and he's fouled by Darrel Atchley - foul #1 on Darrel Atchley, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Don May (PG), Michael Hoard (SG), Dallas Oliver (PF) Norman Moulton, Stephen Honeycutt, Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Edward Plunkett (PF), Roger Ashley (C) Ryan Depuy, Daniel Lenihan, Erik Caples, Darrel Atchley | |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Calvin Scales misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Roger Ashley | 9-13 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Richard Fish makes the shot from close range set up by Matthew Castrejon | 9-15 |
| 13:49 | Belmont | Roger Eudy banks in the layup on a great pass from Don May | 11-15 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Roger Eudy steals the ball from Matthew Castrejon | 11-15 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Calvin Scales comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-15 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Edward Plunkett pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 11-15 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:44 | Belmont | Calvin Scales drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Calvin Scales picks off the pass by Roger Ashley | 13-15 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Roger Ashley is called for the reach on Calvin Scales - foul #1 on Roger Ashley, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Kevin Dessert (PF), Clinton Franke (C) Michael Hoard, Roger Eudy, Dallas Oliver, Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (PG) Matthew Castrejon | |
| 11:58 | Belmont | Norman Moulton clanks a shot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert grabs the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Moulton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Dessert (fresh) C - Clinton Franke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Belmont | The jump hook by Clinton Franke is blocked by Roger Ashley | 13-15 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Roger Ashley grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 11:22 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Robert Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hoard (SG) Don May | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), Daniel Lenihan (SF), Erik Caples (PF), Darrel Atchley (C) Tommy Muhlestein, Richard Fish, Edward Plunkett, Roger Ashley | |
| 10:50 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 13-18 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | Michael Hoard grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | Michael Hoard can't finish the layup | 13-18 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Erik Caples gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-18 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Norman Moulton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 16-18 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Erik Caples drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Castrejon and he's hacked by Kevin Dessert - foul #1 on Kevin Dessert, team foul #2 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Don May (PG), Roger Eudy (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF), Calvin Scales (C) Norman Moulton, Robert Brown, Kevin Dessert, Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Roger Ashley (C) Ryan Depuy, Daniel Lenihan, Darrel Atchley | |
| 09:33 | Butler | Erik Caples misses the free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:24 | Belmont | Calvin Scales hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Don May | 18-20 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Erik Caples is fouled on the floor by Don May - foul #1 on Don May, team foul #3 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Honeycutt (SG) Michael Hoard | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Edward Plunkett (PF) Matthew Castrejon, Erik Caples | |
| 08:43 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 18-20 |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Roger Ashley swats the layup by Calvin Scales | 18-20 |
| 08:21 | Belmont | Calvin Scales tips it back up and in | 20-20 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Roger Eudy | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Honeycutt (fresh) SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Scales (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Kleinschmidt (fresh) SG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Don May clanks a 3 from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:38 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver hits the follow up shot | 22-20 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-20 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt grabs the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Roger Ashley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 07:09 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Fish | 22-20 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt makes the floater from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the fadeaway near the basket | 24-22 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Calvin Scales grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Roger Eudy loses the dribble to Michael Kleinschmidt | 24-22 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Richard Fish snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Roger Ashley is hacked by Calvin Scales - foul #1 on Calvin Scales, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (PG), Michael Hoard (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Kevin Dessert (PF), Clinton Franke (C) Don May, Stephen Honeycutt, Roger Eudy, Dallas Oliver, Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), Ryan Depuy (SG), Daniel Lenihan (SF), Erik Caples (PF), Darrel Atchley (C) Michael Kleinschmidt, Tommy Muhlestein, Richard Fish, Edward Plunkett, Roger Ashley | |
| 05:22 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 05:20 | Belmont | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Robert Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Moulton | 26-22 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Erik Caples clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-22 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon tips it in | 26-24 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Michael Hoard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Erik Caples grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Norman Moulton is called for the reach on Matthew Castrejon - foul #1 on Norman Moulton, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Don May (PG) Norman Moulton | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Plunkett (PF) Erik Caples | |
| 03:49 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert grabs the board | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hoard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clinton Franke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Lenihan (fresh) PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrel Atchley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Belmont | Matthew Castrejon is called for the reach on Michael Hoard - foul #1 on Matthew Castrejon, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dallas Oliver (PF) Kevin Dessert | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Buskirk (PG) Ryan Depuy | |
| 03:16 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Edward Plunkett pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Buskirk | 26-26 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Don May hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clinton Franke and he's hacked by Darrel Atchley - foul #2 on Darrel Atchley, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Roger Ashley (C) Matthew Castrejon, Daniel Lenihan, Darrel Atchley | |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Don May misses the free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Roger Ashley pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tommy Muhlestein | 28-29 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Don May loses the dribble to Edward Plunkett | 28-29 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (SG), Roger Eudy (SF), Calvin Scales (C) Michael Hoard, Robert Brown, Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Butler | Erik Caples (PF) Edward Plunkett | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Roger Ashley is fouled on the floor by Calvin Scales - foul #2 on Calvin Scales, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Honeycutt (SG) Don May | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Roger Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Roger Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | Roger Ashley swats the short shot by Dallas Oliver | 28-31 |
| 01:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Roger Ashley | 28-31 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Norman Moulton is hacked by Erik Caples - foul #1 on Erik Caples, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (C) Dallas Oliver | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Lenihan (PF) Erik Caples | |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Norman Moulton makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Norman Moulton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Richard Fish is whistled for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Darrel Atchley (C) Roger Ashley | |
| 01:02 | Belmont | Roger Eudy blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Fish - foul #2 on Richard Fish, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Don May (PG), Michael Hoard (SG), Robert Brown (SF) Norman Moulton, Stephen Honeycutt, Kevin Dessert | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (SG), Edward Plunkett (PF) Tommy Muhlestein, Darrel Atchley | |
| 01:02 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:02 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Don May takes the ball from Richard Fish | 32-33 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Michael Hoard drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Don May | 34-33 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Calvin Scales | 34-33 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Robert Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Eudy | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-33 |