| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Huber (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Wade Breault inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Kirk Martz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Stephen Huber tips it in | 31-32 |
| 19:19 | Butler | William Dalton loses the dribble to Richard Robichaud | 31-32 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Tommy Strozier is called for the reach on Kirk Martz - foul #2 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Joseph Cole makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stephen Huber | 31-35 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Joel Ament banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frankie Molnar | 33-35 |
| 18:10 | Belmont | Kirk Martz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Wade Breault grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | Kirk Martz buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Cole | 33-37 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Wade Breault blocks the jumper by Frankie Molnar | 33-37 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Frankie Molnar grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Joel Ament is hacked by Richard Robichaud - foul #3 on Richard Robichaud, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Deshields (C) Richard Robichaud | |
| 17:10 | Butler | William Dalton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-37 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it but misses | 33-37 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Deshields | 33-37 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Stephen Huber misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 16:52 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Deshields | 33-37 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Stephen Huber misses short on a shot in the paint | 33-37 |
| 16:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frankie Molnar | 33-37 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Kirk Martz steals it from James Stone | 33-37 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Kirk Martz loses the dribble to Frankie Molnar | 33-37 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Tommy Strozier connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frankie Molnar and the foul's on Stephen Huber - foul #1 on Stephen Huber, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Norman Wiedman (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) William Dalton, Frankie Molnar, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Gregory Zonker (SG), Richard Robichaud (PF), John Doss (C) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz, Wade Breault, Stephen Huber | |
| 15:55 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Stephen Acker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Deshields (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Doss (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 15:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rogelio Romano | 36-37 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Zonker - foul #2 on Gregory Zonker, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF) Tommy Strozier | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:17 | Belmont | John Doss knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Deshields | 38-39 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Raphael Rossi loses the dribble to Gregory Zonker | 38-39 |
| 14:55 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker misses the dunk | 38-39 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Rogelio Romano gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Norman Wiedman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | John Doss lays it in | 38-41 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Vito Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF) Stephen Acker, Gregory Zonker, Edward Deshields | |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Kirk Martz comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Stone - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Huber (PF) Richard Robichaud | |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Joel Ament snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:27 | Butler | James Stone makes the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Stephen Huber - foul #2 on Stephen Huber, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 13:27 | Butler | James Stone makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | John Doss is fouled on the floor by James Stone - foul #4 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF) Vito Esposito, James Stone | |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin (C) John Doss | |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Joseph Cole drills a jumpshot from the left side | 41-44 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Frankie Molnar clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-44 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Rogelio Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Wade Breault picks off the pass by Frankie Molnar | 41-44 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Kirk Martz hits the finger roll set up by Wade Breault | 41-46 |
| 12:03 | Butler | William Dalton buries a turnaround from close range | 43-46 |
| 11:43 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses the floater from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Huber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Joel Ament comes up short on the floater from close range | 43-46 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Rogelio Romano tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Stephen Huber is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Romano - foul #2 on Rogelio Romano, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG), Norman Wiedman (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Edward Deshields (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), John Doss (C) Joseph Cole, Wade Breault, Stephen Huber, Timothy Gatlin | |
| 10:52 | Belmont | The short jumper by Kirk Martz is denied by Raphael Rossi | 45-46 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | John Doss tips it home | 45-48 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Norman Wiedman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kirk Martz - foul #2 on Kirk Martz, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF), Omer Zaharis (C) William Dalton, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (SG) Kirk Martz | |
| 10:27 | Butler | Norman Wiedman misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Norman Wiedman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Edward Deshields is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Wade Breault (SF) Edward Deshields | |
| 09:54 | Butler | Omer Zaharis is denied on a layup by Richard Robichaud | 46-48 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Jessie Williamson hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 09:38 | Belmont | John Doss misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Omer Zaharis - foul #1 on Omer Zaharis, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi, Omer Zaharis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG) Gregory Zonker | |
| 09:38 | Belmont | John Doss misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:38 | Belmont | John Doss misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Richard Robichaud steals it from Tommy Strozier | 48-48 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Stephen Acker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 08:55 | Butler | Rogelio Romano snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by John Doss - foul #4 on John Doss, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF) Vito Esposito, Norman Wiedman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Stephen Huber (PF) Stephen Acker, John Doss | |
| 08:36 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Richard Robichaud | 50-48 |
| 08:16 | Belmont | The jump hook by Wade Breault is blocked by Rogelio Romano | 50-48 |
| 08:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joel Ament | 50-48 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the jumper from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Joel Ament is called for the reach on Richard Robichaud - foul #1 on Joel Ament, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG), James Stone (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Tommy Strozier, Rogelio Romano, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Deshields (SF), John Doss (C) Wade Breault, Richard Robichaud | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Deshields (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Huber (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Doss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Kirk Martz hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Cole | 52-51 |
| 07:01 | Butler | James Stone hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Frankie Molnar | 54-51 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Joseph Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Ament (C) Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG) Joseph Cole | |
| 06:24 | Butler | James Stone misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | John Doss snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Stephen Acker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Frankie Molnar grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Vito Esposito can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-51 |
| 05:42 | Belmont | John Doss pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | John Doss misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 54-51 |
| 05:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frankie Molnar | 54-51 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Vito Esposito comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Edward Deshields connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Huber | 54-53 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Joel Ament misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 54-53 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Kirk Martz snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG) Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Wade Breault (SF) Stephen Acker, Edward Deshields | |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Joel Ament swats the short shot by Wade Breault | 54-53 |
| 03:55 | Butler | James Stone snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 03:30 | Butler | William Dalton buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Tommy Strozier | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Huber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Doss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Joel Ament gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Frankie Molnar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wade Breault - foul #1 on Wade Breault, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Robichaud (PF), Edward Deshields (C) Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Edward Deshields's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Ament | 58-53 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tommy Strozier - foul #3 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Huber (PF), John Doss (C) Richard Robichaud, Edward Deshields | |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:22 | Butler | James Stone gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Frankie Molnar comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Joel Ament gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Frankie Molnar scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Dalton | 60-54 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Joseph Cole drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kirk Martz | 60-56 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Frankie Molnar, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Tommy Strozier is called for the reach on Kirk Martz - foul #4 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Kirk Martz hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Cole | 62-61 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Butler | Kirk Martz is called for the reach on Joel Ament in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kirk Martz, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 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 and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Frankie Molnar grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |