| Lineup | Butler | PG - Carmelo Vazquez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Bergevin (fresh) PF - Ronnie Fludd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Farrier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marlin Tiedeman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Morneau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Cordeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeffery Bergevin inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Phillip Andrews's layup is rejected by Sean Cordeiro | 26-35 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Jeffery Bergevin tips it home | 28-35 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Jeremiah King is hacked by Carmelo Vazquez - foul #3 on Carmelo Vazquez, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Anderson (PG) Carmelo Vazquez | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:00 | Belmont | William Farrier is fouled on the floor by Mark Anderson - foul #1 on Mark Anderson, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Sean Cordeiro can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Ronnie Fludd pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Jeffery Bergevin misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on William Farrier - foul #1 on William Farrier, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Jeffery Bergevin makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Jeffery Bergevin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:13 | Belmont | Walter Morneau snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | Sean Cordeiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Ronnie Fludd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Phillip Andrews snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Jeffery Bergevin blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Sean Cordeiro gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Sean Cordeiro loses the dribble to Mark Anderson | 29-35 |
| 16:41 | Butler | William Farrier steps in front of the Jeffery Bergevin pass | 29-35 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | William Farrier throws it down | 29-37 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Ronnie Fludd connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Jeffery Bergevin | 31-37 |
| 16:08 | Belmont | William Farrier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Phillip Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:00 | Butler | John Thompson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Bergevin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Fludd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Farrier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marlin Tiedeman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Morneau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Jeremiah King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Carmelo Vazquez (PG), John Cole (SG), Kevin Hutchinson (SF), Dikembe Amedee (PF), John Blanding (C) Mark Anderson, John Thompson, Jeffery Bergevin, Ronnie Fludd, Phillip Andrews | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Kennon (PG), Roger Phelan (SG), Timothy Morowski (SF), Alex Russell (PF), Steven Cyphers (C) William Farrier, Jeremiah King, Marlin Tiedeman, Walter Morneau, Sean Cordeiro | |
| 15:19 | Butler | John Cole misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 15:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Alex Russell | 34-37 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Dikembe Amedee denies the turnaround by Timothy Morowski | 34-37 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Alex Russell tips it but misses | 34-37 |
| 15:06 | Belmont | John Kennon pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:46 | Belmont | John Kennon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-37 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Morowski | 34-37 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | Timothy Morowski banks in the layup | 34-39 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Carmelo Vazquez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 14:11 | Butler | John Cole tips it in | 36-39 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Kevin Hutchinson picks off the pass by Roger Phelan | 36-39 |
| 13:27 | Butler | John Kennon steals it from John Cole | 36-39 |
| 13:24 | Belmont | John Kennon hits the finger roll | 36-41 |
| 13:10 | Butler | John Cole misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 13:09 | Butler | John Blanding can't tip it in | 36-41 |
| 13:08 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hutchinson | 36-41 |
| 12:48 | Butler | John Cole buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Carmelo Vazquez | 38-41 |
| 12:33 | Belmont | Roger Phelan knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Kennon | 38-43 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Carmelo Vazquez misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 12:10 | Belmont | Steven Cyphers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | Timothy Morowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Phelan | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Carmelo Vazquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Amedee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Blanding (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Kennon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Phelan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Morowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Russell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Steven Cyphers (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Butler | Steven Cyphers takes the ball from Carmelo Vazquez | 38-46 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Roger Phelan misses the easy layup | 38-46 |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Alex Russell gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Timothy Morowski loses the dribble to Carmelo Vazquez | 38-46 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Kevin Hutchinson knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Carmelo Vazquez | 40-46 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | John Kennon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alex Russell | 40-49 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Dikembe Amedee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Anderson (PG), John Thompson (SG), Jeffery Bergevin (SF), Ronnie Fludd (PF), Phillip Andrews (C) Carmelo Vazquez, John Cole, Kevin Hutchinson, Dikembe Amedee, John Blanding | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Farrier (PG), Jeremiah King (SG), Marlin Tiedeman (SF), Walter Morneau (PF), Sean Cordeiro (C) John Kennon, Roger Phelan, Timothy Morowski, Alex Russell, Steven Cyphers | |
| 10:02 | Belmont | Sean Cordeiro slams it home set up by Jeremiah King | 40-51 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Jeffery Bergevin misses the shot from the left block | 40-51 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Walter Morneau pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Jeremiah King misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Phillip Andrews - foul #2 on Phillip Andrews, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Jeremiah King misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Jeremiah King makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Ronnie Fludd connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Anderson | 42-52 |
| 08:50 | Belmont | William Farrier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 08:49 | Butler | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:39 | Butler | John Thompson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Anderson | 45-52 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Marlin Tiedeman drills a driving attempt in the lane | 45-54 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Sean Cordeiro blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Fludd | 45-54 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Mark Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Ronnie Fludd is whistled for a carry | 45-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Carmelo Vazquez (PG) Mark Anderson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:36 | Belmont | John Thompson takes the ball from Walter Morneau | 45-54 |
| 07:32 | Butler | John Thompson misses the easy layup | 45-54 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Ronnie Fludd grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Carmelo Vazquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Bergevin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Fludd (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Phillip Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Farrier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlin Tiedeman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Morneau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Cordeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Butler | Jeffery Bergevin buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Thompson | 48-54 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Jeremiah King knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Cordeiro | 48-57 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Ronnie Fludd comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 48-57 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | William Farrier snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | William Farrier knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Cordeiro | 48-59 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Sean Cordeiro steals the ball from Phillip Andrews | 48-59 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Marlin Tiedeman misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffery Bergevin - foul #3 on Jeffery Bergevin, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Butler | John Cole (SG), Mark Anderson (SF), Kevin Hutchinson (PF), John Blanding (C) John Thompson, Jeffery Bergevin, Ronnie Fludd, Phillip Andrews | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Kennon (PG), Roger Phelan (SG), Alex Russell (PF), Timothy Morowski (C) William Farrier, Jeremiah King, Walter Morneau, Sean Cordeiro | |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Marlin Tiedeman misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Marlin Tiedeman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Kevin Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Carmelo Vazquez loses the ball out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Cyphers (C) Marlin Tiedeman | |
| 05:16 | Belmont | Steven Cyphers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Blanding - foul #1 on John Blanding, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| 05:16 | Belmont | Steven Cyphers misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:16 | Belmont | Steven Cyphers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Alex Russell blocks the jumper by John Blanding | 48-60 |
| 04:59 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Carmelo Vazquez | 48-60 |
| 04:44 | Butler | John Blanding scores on a runner in the paint set up by Carmelo Vazquez and he's hacked by Alex Russell - foul #1 on Alex Russell, team foul #2 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Butler | William Weston (PG) Carmelo Vazquez | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Farrier (PG) Roger Phelan | |
| 04:44 | Butler | John Blanding makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Steven Cyphers misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-60 |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Timothy Morowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | John Kennon misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Weston - foul #1 on William Weston, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Butler | John Thompson (SG), Jeffery Bergevin (SF) William Weston, John Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | Marlin Tiedeman (SF), Sean Cordeiro (C) Timothy Morowski, Steven Cyphers | |
| 04:19 | Belmont | John Kennon makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | John Kennon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Mark Anderson is called for traveling | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Fludd (PF) Kevin Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Sean Cordeiro hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 51-62 |
| 03:43 | Butler | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 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) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | John Blanding is whistled for a carry | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Carmelo Vazquez (PG), Phillip Andrews (C) Mark Anderson, John Blanding | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremiah King (SG) John Kennon | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Carmelo Vazquez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffery Bergevin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Fludd (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Phillip Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Farrier (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlin Tiedeman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alex Russell (fresh) 7 reb. C - Sean Cordeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Belmont | Sean Cordeiro hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Farrier | 51-64 |
| 03:10 | Butler | John Thompson misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Alex Russell | 51-64 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Sean Cordeiro is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Sean Cordeiro, team foul #3 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Butler | William Weston (PG), John Cole (SG), Mark Anderson (SF), Kevin Hutchinson (PF), Dikembe Amedee (C) Carmelo Vazquez, John Thompson, Jeffery Bergevin, Ronnie Fludd, Phillip Andrews | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Kennon (PG), Roger Phelan (SG), Eddie Watson (SF), Timothy Morowski (PF), Steven Cyphers (C) William Farrier, Jeremiah King, Marlin Tiedeman, Alex Russell, Sean Cordeiro | |
| 02:35 | Butler | Dikembe Amedee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-64 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | John Kennon pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Roger Phelan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Dikembe Amedee grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Mark Anderson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Eddie Watson - foul #1 on Eddie Watson, team foul #4 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Butler | John Blanding (C) Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:12 | Butler | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Mark Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | John Cole steps in front of the John Kennon pass | 53-64 |
| 01:50 | Butler | John Cole can't finish the layup | 53-64 |
| 01:49 | Belmont | Timothy Morowski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Timothy Morowski misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Mark Anderson snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 01:20 | Butler | John Blanding comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 53-64 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Mark Anderson grabs the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Mark Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Timothy Morowski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Timothy Morowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Cyphers | 53-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | William Weston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Timothy Morowski pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Eddie Watson loses the dribble to John Cole | 53-66 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Mark Anderson dunks the ball set up by John Cole | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | John Kennon runs out the clock | 55-66 |