| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Neely (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Charles Campbell inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Gary Neely's layup is rejected by John Ward | 29-33 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Ronald Hartley snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 19:16 | Butler | John Ward clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 19:15 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Jody Frazier buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gabriel McCrone | 32-33 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Jody Frazier is called for the reach on Karl Dubin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jody Frazier, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Ronald Hartley's pass is intercepted by Gary Neely | 32-33 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | John Fuchs misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 18:54 | Butler | John Ward snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Bryan Bennett scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Wolf | 32-36 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Jody Frazier steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-36 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Karl Dubin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bryan Bennett | 32-39 |
| 17:50 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 32-39 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Gary Neely grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 17:33 | Belmont | Jody Frazier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 17:31 | Belmont | Gary Neely tips it home | 34-39 |
| 17:08 | Butler | David Wolf scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Gary Neely misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 34-42 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Gary Neely grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Jody Frazier can't connect on a floater from the left side | 34-42 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Ronald Hartley pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:20 | Butler | John Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-42 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | Gary Neely pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:04 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jody Frazier | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Frazier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Neely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wolf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 15:44 | Butler | John Ward tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 15:25 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone scores on a floater in the lane | 38-44 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Karl Dubin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 15:03 | Belmont | Charles Campbell pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | John Fuchs misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Bryan Bennett - foul #2 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (SG), David Lehmann (SF), Christopher Dugger (PF), Todd Rudisill (C) Jody Frazier, Charles Campbell, Gabriel McCrone, Gary Neely | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Anthony Saiz (SG), Ronny White (SF), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) Karl Dubin, David Wolf, Bryan Bennett, John Ward, Ronald Hartley | |
| 14:58 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Anthony Saiz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Christopher Dugger | 40-44 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | Ronald Hughes steals the ball from David Lehmann | 40-44 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Ronald Hughes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Saiz | 40-46 |
| 14:08 | Belmont | Scott Tsai is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Tsai, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jan Satchell (SG) John Fuchs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:48 | Butler | Jayson Clarke clanks a shot from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Manuel Hooten is called for the reach on Todd Rudisill - foul #2 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG) Anthony Saiz | |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Scott Tsai comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Jayson Clarke pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Karl Dubin is hacked by Jan Satchell - foul #3 on Jan Satchell, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG) Jan Satchell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:37 | Butler | Jayson Clarke comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-46 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Ronald Hughes grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Christopher Dugger knocks away the 3 by Jayson Clarke | 40-46 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Fuchs | 40-46 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | John Fuchs hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Todd Rudisill | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Tsai (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Lehmann (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Dugger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Todd Rudisill (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Hooten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny White (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jayson Clarke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Karl Dubin scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Ronny White | 42-49 |
| 11:21 | Belmont | Scott Tsai misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Jayson Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:02 | Butler | David Lehmann steps in front of the Ronald Hughes pass | 42-49 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Lehmann and the foul's on Manuel Hooten - foul #3 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jody Frazier (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Gary Neely (C) Scott Tsai, David Lehmann, Christopher Dugger | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), David Wolf (SG), Anthony Saiz (SF), John Ward (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, Manuel Hooten, Ronny White, Jayson Clarke, Ronald Hughes | |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Bryan Bennett buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Saiz | 45-51 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | John Fuchs is called for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jan Satchell (PG), Gabriel McCrone (PF) John Fuchs, Todd Rudisill | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:55 | Butler | John Ward misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Gary Neely grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 09:40 | Belmont | Jan Satchell is hacked by Bryan Bennett - foul #3 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG) Anthony Saiz | |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Jody Frazier hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jan Satchell | 47-51 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Charles Campbell steps in front of the Ronald Hartley pass | 47-51 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | A charge is called on Jody Frazier - foul #3 on Jody Frazier, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG) Jan Satchell | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronny White (SF) Bryan Bennett | |
| 08:40 | Butler | Ronald Hartley misses badly on a floater from the right block | 47-51 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Ronny White gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Ronald Hartley is called for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jayson Clarke (C) Ronald Hartley | |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Karl Dubin steals the ball from Gabriel McCrone | 47-51 |
| 07:42 | Butler | John Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:41 | Belmont | John Fuchs grabs the board | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Frazier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Neely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Wolf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Ward (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Jody Frazier misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone hits the follow up shot | 49-51 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Gary Neely takes the ball from Karl Dubin | 49-51 |
| 06:38 | Belmont | Jody Frazier drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Fuchs | 52-51 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-51 |
| 06:12 | Butler | John Ward tips it but misses | 52-51 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Ronny White tips it but misses | 52-51 |
| 06:09 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gabriel McCrone | 52-51 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Jody Frazier is fouled on the floor by Jayson Clarke - foul #1 on Jayson Clarke, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (SG), David Lehmann (SF), Christopher Dugger (PF), Todd Rudisill (C) Jody Frazier, Charles Campbell, Gabriel McCrone, Gary Neely | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), Manuel Hooten (SG), Anthony Saiz (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, David Wolf, Ronny White, John Ward | |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Scott Tsai drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Dugger and the foul's on Anthony Saiz - foul #1 on Anthony Saiz, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jan Satchell (SG) John Fuchs | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Hughes (PF) Jayson Clarke | |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Scott Tsai makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Anthony Saiz misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Bryan Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Ronald Hughes is fouled on the floor by David Lehmann - foul #1 on David Lehmann, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Manuel Hooten's pass is intercepted by Todd Rudisill | 55-51 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Scott Tsai drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Lehmann | 57-51 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Manuel Hooten scores on a floater from the right side | 57-53 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | Jan Satchell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 03:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Manuel Hooten | 57-53 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Ronald Hughes's layup is rejected by Christopher Dugger | 57-53 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Manuel Hooten grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Scott Tsai (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Jan Satchell (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Lehmann (fresh) PF - Christopher Dugger (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Rudisill (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Saiz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Butler | Bryan Bennett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 03:22 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Christopher Dugger | 57-53 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Scott Tsai misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG), Jody Frazier (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF), Gary Neely (C) Scott Tsai, Jan Satchell, David Lehmann, Christopher Dugger, Todd Rudisill | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF), John Ward (PF) Bryan Bennett, Manuel Hooten, Anthony Saiz, Ronald Hughes | |
| 02:37 | Butler | Karl Dubin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-53 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Gary Neely gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:30 | Belmont | Jody Frazier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Neely | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Butler | Ronny White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-53 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gabriel McCrone | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Charles Campbell drills a jumper in the paint set up by Jody Frazier | 63-53 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Ronald Hartley buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Ronny White | 63-55 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Jody Frazier loses the dribble to David Wolf | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 00:45 | Butler | John Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Butler | Karl Dubin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Wolf | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Karl Dubin is called for the reach on John Fuchs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Dubin, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Lehmann (SF), Todd Rudisill (PF) Charles Campbell, Gabriel McCrone | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:38 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Butler | David Wolf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Gary Neely gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | John Fuchs is hacked by Karl Dubin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Karl Dubin, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Butler | David Wolf connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronny White | 67-61 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | David Wolf is called for the reach on Jody Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Wolf, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jan Satchell (SF) Gary Neely | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Jody Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Jody Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:16 | Butler | John Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-61 |
| 00:15 | Butler | John Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:12 | Butler | John Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-61 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Neely (C) Jan Satchell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Belmont | David Lehmann is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Dubin - foul #4 on Karl Dubin, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | David Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | David Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:01 | Butler | David Wolf knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | John Fuchs runs out the clock | 71-63 |