| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Southwick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hansard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carlos Waldron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Dasilva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Odegaard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Michael Thomas inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Oscar Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-29 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Bryan Lathan grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Bryan Lathan's floater is tipped away by William Odegaard | 25-29 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | William Odegaard grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | William Odegaard is fouled on the floor by Bryan Lathan - foul #2 on Bryan Lathan, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 25-29 |
| 18:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leo Pressman | 25-29 |
| 18:22 | Butler | John Derosa is whistled for a carry | 25-29 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron is hacked by Keith Southwick - foul #2 on Keith Southwick, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 17:42 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | William Odegaard hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 17:24 | Butler | John Derosa hits the finger roll | 27-31 |
| 17:04 | Belmont | William Odegaard drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Oscar Gray | 27-34 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Bryan Lathan slams it home | 29-34 |
| 16:28 | Belmont | Oscar Gray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Bryan Lathan grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 16:02 | Butler | William Hansard's pass is intercepted by William Odegaard | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Southwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hansard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Bryan Lathan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carlos Waldron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Dasilva (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Odegaard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva lays it up and in and the foul's on John Derosa - foul #2 on John Derosa, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (SG), Calvin Issel (SF), Tommy Petti (PF), Ronald Cyr (C) Leo Pressman, Keith Southwick, William Hansard, Bryan Lathan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Malott (PG), James Hewitt (SG), Elmer White (SF), Kendall Blazosky (C) Carlos Waldron, Oscar Gray, Michael Thomas, William Odegaard | |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva misses the free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Ronald Cyr grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Elmer White is called for the reach on Calvin Issel - foul #1 on Elmer White, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Sherman Ward (C) Justin Dasilva | |
| 15:14 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by John Derosa is blocked by Kendall Blazosky | 29-36 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Calvin Issel grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:57 | Butler | John Derosa's pass is intercepted by James Hewitt | 29-36 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Joe Malott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Kendall Blazosky | 29-36 |
| 14:25 | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 29-38 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Roland Inge clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-38 |
| 14:15 | Belmont | Sherman Ward snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Sherman Ward is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Sherman Ward, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Pressman (SG), Keith Southwick (SF), Bryan Lathan (C) John Derosa, Tommy Petti, Ronald Cyr | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carlos Waldron (PG), Oscar Gray (SG) Joe Malott, James Hewitt | |
| 13:52 | Butler | Leo Pressman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Oscar Gray and he's hacked by Bryan Lathan - foul #3 on Bryan Lathan, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Odegaard (C) Sherman Ward | |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Calvin Issel snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Bryan Lathan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-41 |
| 13:21 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Southwick | 32-41 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Bryan Lathan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Keith Southwick tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Elmer White clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Bryan Lathan pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Roland Inge scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Calvin Issel | 37-41 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Oscar Gray makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Waldron | 37-44 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Bryan Lathan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roland Inge | 40-44 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Bryan Lathan steals the ball from Kendall Blazosky | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roland Inge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Southwick (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Calvin Issel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carlos Waldron (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kendall Blazosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Odegaard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Keith Southwick lays it up and in set up by Leo Pressman and the foul's on Carlos Waldron - foul #2 on Carlos Waldron, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG), William Hansard (PF) Roland Inge, Calvin Issel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Thomas (SF), Justin Dasilva (PF), Sherman Ward (C) Elmer White, Kendall Blazosky, William Odegaard | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Sherman Ward banks in the layup set up by Michael Thomas and he's fouled by Bryan Lathan - foul #4 on Bryan Lathan, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Jimmy Goldman (SF), Ronald Cyr (C) Keith Southwick, Bryan Lathan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Sherman Ward makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:01 | Butler | John Derosa makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Hansard | 45-47 |
| 10:38 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cyr | 45-47 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Leo Pressman | 48-47 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Oscar Gray connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carlos Waldron | 48-50 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Michael Thomas drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Waldron | 48-52 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Leo Pressman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Cyr | 51-52 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva is hacked by William Hansard - foul #1 on William Hansard, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (SG), Keith Southwick (SF), Tommy Petti (PF), Calvin Issel (C) Leo Pressman, Jimmy Goldman, William Hansard, Ronald Cyr | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Malott (PG), James Hewitt (SG), Elmer White (SF), Kendall Blazosky (PF), William Odegaard (C) Carlos Waldron, Oscar Gray, Michael Thomas, Justin Dasilva, Sherman Ward | |
| 08:35 | Belmont | Joe Malott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to William Odegaard | 51-52 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Tommy Petti - foul #2 on Tommy Petti, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Roland Inge buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Elmer White misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Calvin Issel grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Inge (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Southwick (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Petti (fresh) C - Calvin Issel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joe Malott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hewitt (fresh) SF - Elmer White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kendall Blazosky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Odegaard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | Butler | John Derosa hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Elmer White gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Elmer White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 07:18 | Butler | Calvin Issel grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Calvin Issel tips it home | 56-54 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Elmer White makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kendall Blazosky | 56-57 |
| 06:17 | Butler | John Derosa makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Roland Inge and he's fouled by Elmer White - foul #2 on Elmer White, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hansard (PF), Bryan Lathan (C) Tommy Petti, Calvin Issel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carlos Waldron (PG), Oscar Gray (SG), Michael Thomas (SF), Justin Dasilva (PF) Joe Malott, James Hewitt, Elmer White, Kendall Blazosky | |
| 06:17 | Butler | John Derosa makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | William Hansard is called for the reach on Justin Dasilva - foul #2 on William Hansard, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Sherman Ward (C) William Odegaard | |
| 05:58 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bryan Lathan | 59-57 |
| 05:46 | Butler | William Hansard is denied on a dunk by Justin Dasilva | 59-57 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Oscar Gray pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Oscar Gray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 05:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Keith Southwick | 59-57 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Derosa | 62-57 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Michael Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Thomas, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PG), Leo Pressman (SG), Jimmy Goldman (SF) John Derosa, Roland Inge, Keith Southwick | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky (C) Sherman Ward | |
| 05:00 | Butler | William Hansard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Oscar Gray gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 62-57 |
| 04:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Calvin Issel | 62-57 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Kendall Blazosky blocks the jumper by Bryan Lathan | 62-57 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Carlos Waldron | 62-57 |
| 03:50 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Dasilva | 62-59 |
| 03:26 | Butler | William Hansard can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 62-59 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Calvin Issel (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. SG - Leo Pressman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Goldman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hansard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carlos Waldron (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Dasilva (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kendall Blazosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Butler | Leo Pressman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 03:09 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Carlos Waldron | 62-59 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Bryan Lathan denies the turnaround by Carlos Waldron | 62-59 |
| 02:45 | Butler | William Hansard grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG), Keith Southwick (SF) Calvin Issel, Jimmy Goldman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elmer White (SF), William Odegaard (C) Michael Thomas, Kendall Blazosky | |
| 02:26 | Butler | Bryan Lathan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | William Odegaard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 02:03 | Belmont | Elmer White snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Elmer White is fouled on the floor by Keith Southwick - foul #3 on Keith Southwick, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Thomas (SF) Carlos Waldron | |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Elmer White makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Elmer White misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bryan Lathan | 62-60 |
| 01:26 | Butler | John Derosa scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Leo Pressman | 65-60 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Michael Thomas misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Derosa - foul #3 on John Derosa, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carlos Waldron (PG) Elmer White | |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Michael Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Michael Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Bryan Lathan gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:47 | Butler | William Odegaard swats the short shot by Keith Southwick | 65-61 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Oscar Gray grabs the board | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Michael Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva can't tip it in | 65-61 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Oscar Gray gets the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | William Odegaard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | John Derosa is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Waldron - foul #3 on Carlos Waldron, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Keith Southwick is fouled on the floor by William Odegaard - foul #2 on William Odegaard, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Bryan Lathan pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Bryan Lathan is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Gray - foul #1 on Oscar Gray, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PF) William Hansard | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:18 | Butler | Bryan Lathan makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Bryan Lathan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Keith Southwick is hacked by Carlos Waldron in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlos Waldron, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Oscar Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-66 |
| 00:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Calvin Issel | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Calvin Issel is hacked by Carlos Waldron in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carlos Waldron, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Petti (C) Bryan Lathan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elmer White (PG) Carlos Waldron | |
| 00:03 | Butler | Calvin Issel misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Calvin Issel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Oscar Gray comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-66 |