| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) SF - Austin Mapp (fresh) PF - Edward Deshields (fresh) C - John Doss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | John Doss 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) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | John Doss comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Frankie Molnar pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Joel Ament misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Edward Deshields - foul #1 on Edward Deshields, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | John Doss misses the jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Belmont | John Doss snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | John Doss misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Kevin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Edward Deshields banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Cole | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Belmont | Joseph Cole is hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Omer Zaharis blocks the jumper by Austin Mapp | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Omer Zaharis gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Butler | John Doss blocks the jumper by Tommy Strozier | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Tommy Strozier can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Austin Mapp grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Joseph Cole hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | John Doss tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | John Doss snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:28 | Belmont | Austin Mapp hits a jumpshot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Kevin Jackson's floater is tipped away by Austin Mapp | 6-4 |
| 16:04 | Belmont | Joseph Cole pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:43 | Belmont | The short jumper by Edward Deshields is denied by Tommy Strozier | 6-4 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Kevin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) SF - Austin Mapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Deshields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Doss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) PF - Omer Zaharis (fairly fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Joel Ament lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson and he's fouled by Kirk Martz - foul #1 on Kirk Martz, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (PG), Thomas Courtney (SG), Michael Leo (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz, Austin Mapp, Edward Deshields, John Doss | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG), Cory Aylward (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Omer Zaharis | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:06 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker's pass is intercepted by Joel Ament | 6-7 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses the dunk | 6-7 |
| 14:48 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Williamson | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Rogelio Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Joel Ament's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG) Thomas Courtney, Michael Leo | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF) Kevin Jackson, Jessie Williamson, Cory Aylward, Joel Ament | |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Omer Zaharis swats the shot by Joseph Cole | 6-7 |
| 13:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Omer Zaharis | 6-7 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Omer Zaharis connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Jackson | 6-9 |
| 13:26 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 13:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rogelio Romano | 6-9 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Frankie Molnar knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rogelio Romano | 6-12 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Tommy Strozier picks off the pass by Joseph Cole in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits a 3 from the left corner | 6-15 |
| 12:23 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 6-15 |
| 12:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Jackson | 6-15 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-15 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Omer Zaharis tips it home | 6-17 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kirk Martz | 8-17 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Omer Zaharis is hacked by Richard Robichaud - foul #1 on Richard Robichaud, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (PG), Austin Mapp (SF), Edward Deshields (PF), John Doss (C) Joseph Cole, Gregory Zonker, Richard Robichaud, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Jessie Williamson (SG), Cory Aylward (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Joel Ament (C) Frank Jackson, Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Omer Zaharis, Rogelio Romano | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Cory Aylward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 11:33 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Thomas Courtney (fresh) SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Austin Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Deshields (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Doss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) SF - Cory Aylward (fresh) PF - Raphael Rossi (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Kirk Martz clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jessie Williamson - foul #1 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Raphael Rossi hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 9-17 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Kirk Martz loses the dribble to Kevin Jackson | 9-17 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Cory Aylward's floater is tipped away by John Doss | 9-17 |
| 10:27 | Belmont | Kirk Martz grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 10:05 | Belmont | The short jumper by Kirk Martz is denied by Joel Ament | 9-17 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Cory Aylward pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Kevin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 9-17 |
| 09:59 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Edward Deshields clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Raphael Rossi - foul #1 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Gregory Zonker (SG) Thomas Courtney, Kirk Martz | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF) Jessie Williamson, Cory Aylward, Raphael Rossi | |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Edward Deshields makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Edward Deshields makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:30 | Butler | John Doss takes the ball from Frankie Molnar | 11-17 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Joseph Cole connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Zonker | 13-17 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Joel Ament connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Tommy Strozier | 13-19 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Joel Ament steps in front of the Gregory Zonker pass | 13-19 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Joel Ament misses long on a runner from the left block | 13-19 |
| 08:35 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Ament | 13-19 |
| 08:18 | Butler | John Doss swats the short shot by Joel Ament | 13-19 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses the tip | 13-19 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | John Doss gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:55 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker blows the dunk | 13-19 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | Edward Deshields grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Austin Mapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Austin Mapp, Edward Deshields, John Doss | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Kevin Jackson, Omer Zaharis, Joel Ament | |
| 07:28 | Butler | Frankie Molnar hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Gatlin - foul #1 on Timothy Gatlin, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin grabs the board | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Zonker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Joseph Cole makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Robichaud and he's hacked by Frank Jackson - foul #1 on Frank Jackson, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG), Cory Aylward (SF) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar | |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Joseph Cole makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses short on a shot near the basket | 16-20 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Cory Aylward tips it back up and in | 16-22 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud is fouled on the floor by Raphael Rossi - foul #2 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (PG), Michael Leo (SF) Joseph Cole, Gregory Zonker | |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Ament (C) Raphael Rossi | |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin travels with the ball | 16-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG) Frank Jackson | |
| 06:02 | Butler | Cory Aylward loses the ball out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF) Jessie Williamson, Cory Aylward | |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Kevin Jackson is called for the reach on Thomas Courtney - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Austin Mapp (SF), Edward Deshields (PF) Michael Leo, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Omer Zaharis (PF) Kevin Jackson, Rogelio Romano | |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney's floater is tipped away by Frankie Molnar | 16-22 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Omer Zaharis grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is hacked by Austin Mapp - foul #1 on Austin Mapp, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), John Doss (C) Thomas Courtney, Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:01 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is hacked by Austin Mapp - foul #2 on Austin Mapp, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (SF) Austin Mapp | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:56 | Butler | Omer Zaharis jams it set up by Frank Jackson | 16-24 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Joseph Cole comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 04:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joel Ament | 16-24 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Omer Zaharis hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Tommy Strozier | 16-26 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Kirk Martz comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Tommy Strozier - foul #1 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Austin Mapp (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF) Gregory Zonker, Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Jessie Williamson (SG), Cory Aylward (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Frank Jackson, Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Omer Zaharis, Joel Ament | |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to John Doss | 17-26 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Raphael Rossi is called for the reach on John Doss - foul #3 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (SG) Kirk Martz | |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Ament (C) Raphael Rossi | |
| 03:45 | Belmont | John Doss makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | John Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:33 | Butler | The jumper by Rogelio Romano is denied by John Doss | 19-26 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Jessie Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Joel Ament hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Joseph Cole gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) C - John Doss (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Cory Aylward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Joseph Cole is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Cole, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (SG), Timothy Gatlin (C) Joseph Cole, John Doss | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Kevin Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-26 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 02:42 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney is whistled for a carry | 19-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Edward Deshields (PF) Thomas Courtney, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF) Cory Aylward, Joel Ament | |
| 02:22 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses the turnaround in the paint | 19-26 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Edward Deshields grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 01:59 | Belmont | Rogelio Romano steals the ball from Gregory Zonker | 19-26 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Frankie Molnar can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | Kirk Martz gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Austin Mapp comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Kevin Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Kirk Martz - foul #2 on Kirk Martz, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), John Doss (C) Austin Mapp, Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano | |
| 01:37 | Butler | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | Kirk Martz connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Cole | 21-28 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Kevin Jackson makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Omer Zaharis | 21-30 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Edward Deshields loses the ball out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (SG), Michael Leo (SF), Timothy Gatlin (PF) Kirk Martz, Gregory Zonker, Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Cory Aylward (SF) Kevin Jackson, Frankie Molnar | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Joel Ament can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 21-30 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | John Doss snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Cory Aylward - foul #1 on Cory Aylward, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Austin Mapp (SF) Michael Leo | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Cory Aylward, Omer Zaharis | |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Courtney - foul #1 on Thomas Courtney, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Richard Robichaud (PF) Thomas Courtney, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses the halfcourt shot | 23-32 |