| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Buskirk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roger Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hoard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clinton Franke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Robert Brown inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Clinton Franke knocks in the runner in the lane and the foul's on Roger Ashley - foul #2 on Roger Ashley, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Clinton Franke makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joshua Buskirk | 37-39 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Michael Hoard misses the shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Robert Brown tips it home | 37-41 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joshua Buskirk, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG) Joshua Buskirk | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver banks in the layup set up by Don May | 37-43 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Dallas Oliver is called for the reach on Matthew Castrejon - foul #3 on Dallas Oliver, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Calvin Scales (PF) Dallas Oliver | |
| 17:36 | Butler | Roger Ashley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 17:35 | Belmont | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Calvin Scales misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Plunkett - foul #1 on Edward Plunkett, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (SG), Daniel Lenihan (C) Tommy Muhlestein, Roger Ashley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Eudy (SF), Kevin Dessert (C) Robert Brown, Clinton Franke | |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Calvin Scales makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Calvin Scales makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan clanks a jumper in the paint | 37-45 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Edward Plunkett gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Ryan Depuy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 16:28 | Belmont | Don May scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Eudy | 40-47 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Kevin Dessert steps in front of the Richard Fish pass | 40-47 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Michael Hoard loses the dribble to Daniel Lenihan | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Fish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Plunkett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lenihan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hoard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Calvin Scales (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Butler | Kevin Dessert is called for the reach on Daniel Lenihan - foul #3 on Kevin Dessert, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Buskirk (PG), Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Erik Caples (PF), Roger Ashley (C) Matthew Castrejon, Ryan Depuy, Richard Fish, Edward Plunkett | |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (PG), Stephen Honeycutt (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF), Clinton Franke (C) Don May, Michael Hoard, Roger Eudy, Calvin Scales, Kevin Dessert | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Ashley | 43-47 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Stephen Honeycutt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Ashley - foul #3 on Roger Ashley, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Stephen Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Stephen Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk is called for traveling | 43-49 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | Norman Moulton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 43-52 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Roger Ashley misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Clinton Franke - foul #3 on Clinton Franke, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Darrel Atchley (SF) Daniel Lenihan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Don May (PG) Stephen Honeycutt | |
| 14:11 | Butler | Roger Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Roger Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Robert Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Robert Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Don May loses the dribble to Joshua Buskirk | 44-52 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Clinton Franke - foul #4 on Clinton Franke, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Edward Plunkett (PF) Tommy Muhlestein, Erik Caples, Roger Ashley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hoard (SG), Calvin Scales (C) Norman Moulton, Clinton Franke | |
| 13:21 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Calvin Scales | 44-52 |
| 12:57 | Belmont | Michael Hoard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Brown | 44-54 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Edward Plunkett comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Calvin Scales - foul #1 on Calvin Scales, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (SG), Daniel Lenihan (C) Joshua Buskirk, Darrel Atchley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Eudy (SF), Kevin Dessert (C) Robert Brown, Dallas Oliver | |
| 12:39 | Butler | Edward Plunkett misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Edward Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Michael Hoard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Don May | 45-57 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon misses the fadeaway from the left side | 45-57 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | Calvin Scales pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Michael Hoard drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Calvin Scales | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lenihan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hoard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Calvin Scales (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 45-59 |
| 11:40 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 11:14 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert is hacked by Matthew Castrejon - foul #2 on Matthew Castrejon, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Buskirk (PG), Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Darrel Atchley (SF), Erik Caples (PF), Roger Ashley (C) Matthew Castrejon, Ryan Depuy, Richard Fish, Edward Plunkett, Daniel Lenihan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (PG), Robert Brown (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF) Don May, Roger Eudy, Kevin Dessert | |
| 11:01 | Belmont | Norman Moulton is fouled on the floor by Erik Caples - foul #1 on Erik Caples, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | Norman Moulton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-59 |
| 10:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Darrel Atchley | 45-59 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Darrel Atchley is whistled for traveling | 45-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Honeycutt (SG) Michael Hoard | |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Moulton | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:00 | Butler | Darrel Atchley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-61 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Erik Caples snags the offensive board | 45-61 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tommy Muhlestein | 48-61 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Tommy Muhlestein - foul #1 on Tommy Muhlestein, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), Richard Fish (SF), Edward Plunkett (PF) Joshua Buskirk, Darrel Atchley, Erik Caples | |
| Subs | Belmont | Don May (PG), Michael Hoard (SG), Roger Eudy (SF), Kevin Dessert (C) Norman Moulton, Stephen Honeycutt, Robert Brown, Calvin Scales | |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Roger Ashley grabs the board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:51 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses the dunk | 48-61 |
| 08:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Roger Ashley | 48-61 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Edward Plunkett is called for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Plunkett, team foul #8 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (SG), Daniel Lenihan (C) Tommy Muhlestein, Roger Ashley | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Ryan Depuy is called for the reach on Don May - foul #2 on Ryan Depuy, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Buskirk (PG) Ryan Depuy | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Don May misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-61 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan tips it back up and in | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Buskirk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lenihan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hoard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dallas Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Michael Hoard tips it in | 50-63 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Buskirk | 52-63 |
| 06:58 | Belmont | Michael Hoard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-63 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Richard Fish gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk comes up short on the floater from the left side | 52-63 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan tips it back up and in | 54-63 |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Hoard | 54-65 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-65 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 05:59 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Roger Ashley (C) Matthew Castrejon, Daniel Lenihan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Brown (SF), Calvin Scales (PF), Clinton Franke (C) Roger Eudy, Dallas Oliver, Kevin Dessert | |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Michael Hoard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clinton Franke | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Scales | 54-67 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein grabs the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Roger Ashley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Fish | 57-67 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | Clinton Franke buries a shot from just outside the lane | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Butler | Edward Plunkett misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 57-69 |
| 04:52 | Belmont | Don May grabs the board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Tommy Muhlestein is called for the reach on Michael Hoard - foul #2 on Tommy Muhlestein, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG) Joshua Buskirk | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Michael Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Michael Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:08 | Butler | Richard Fish can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-71 |
| 04:07 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Calvin Scales | 57-71 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Don May hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 57-74 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Fish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Plunkett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Ashley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hoard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Calvin Scales (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Franke (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Belmont | Michael Hoard misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-74 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Roger Ashley snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon can't connect on a shot from the left side | 57-74 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Richard Fish tips it home | 59-74 |
| 02:30 | Belmont | Edward Plunkett denies the turnaround by Clinton Franke | 59-74 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Edward Plunkett grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Edward Plunkett's floater is tipped away by Clinton Franke | 59-74 |
| 02:05 | Belmont | Michael Hoard grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 01:44 | Belmont | Robert Brown is called for traveling | 59-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (SG), Daniel Lenihan (SF), Erik Caples (PF), Darrel Atchley (C) Tommy Muhlestein, Richard Fish, Edward Plunkett, Roger Ashley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (PG), Stephen Honeycutt (SG), Roger Eudy (SF), Kevin Dessert (C) Don May, Michael Hoard, Robert Brown, Clinton Franke | |
| 01:32 | Butler | Darrel Atchley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-74 |
| 01:07 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 59-74 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Moulton | 59-74 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan Depuy - foul #3 on Ryan Depuy, team foul #11 | 59-74 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Calvin Scales grabs the board | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Norman Moulton loses the dribble to Matthew Castrejon | 59-75 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-75 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Calvin Scales gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Calvin Scales runs out the clock | 59-75 |