| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Lemons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Warner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Lang (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Orta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) PF - David Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Darko Bochenski inbounds the ball | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | David Bogue hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Lang - foul #2 on Edward Lang, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 19:36 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 19:36 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | Michael Ellis buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Lemons | 43-44 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is fouled on the floor by John Lemons - foul #2 on John Lemons, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| 18:31 | Butler | David Bogue misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Orta - foul #2 on Steven Orta, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 18:31 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 18:31 | Butler | David Bogue misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Steven Orta grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Charles Warner's pass is intercepted by Darko Bochenski | 43-45 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Roberts and he's hacked by John Lemons - foul #3 on John Lemons, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Grant (PG) John Lemons | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:48 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Steven Orta grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Edward Lang misses short on a runner from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 17:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 43-47 |
| 17:13 | Butler | John Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Orta | 43-47 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Darko Bochenski tips it in | 43-49 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Charles Warner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 16:52 | Butler | David Bogue grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 16:40 | Butler | John Roberts connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Darko Bochenski and he's fouled by Steven Orta - foul #3 on Steven Orta, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz (SG), Ralph Menke (SF), Miles Yoder (PF), Ronald Rakes (C) Charles Warner, Michael Ellis, Edward Lang, Steven Orta | |
| Subs | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski, David Bogue | |
| 16:40 | Butler | John Roberts misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ronald Rakes | 43-51 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Ralph Menke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Terence Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 15:43 | Belmont | John Roberts is called for the reach on Richard Grant - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Lemons (PG), Charles Warner (SG), Michael Ellis (SF) Richard Grant, Adam Stankiewicz, Ralph Menke | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Ilia Pieczynski, John Roberts | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Lemons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Warner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Miles Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Rakes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Charles Warner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 15:36 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Johnson Sparling hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michel McAlexander | 43-56 |
| 15:14 | Belmont | John Lemons blows the layup but he's hacked by Michel McAlexander - foul #1 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Lang (PF), Steven Orta (C) Miles Yoder, Ronald Rakes | |
| Subs | Butler | David Bogue (PF) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 15:14 | Belmont | John Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 15:14 | Belmont | John Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is fouled on the floor by Michael Ellis - foul #2 on Michael Ellis, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (SF) Masio Abdallah | |
| 14:42 | Butler | David Bogue lays it up and in | 45-58 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | John Landes swats the layup by Charles Warner | 45-58 |
| 14:30 | Butler | David Bogue pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Darko Bochenski drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michel McAlexander | 45-60 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Michael Ellis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Darko Bochenski - foul #1 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #3 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Grant (SG) Charles Warner | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Ilia Pieczynski (SG), John Roberts (C) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, John Landes | |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Michael Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Michael Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 13:47 | Butler | David Bogue gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 13:20 | Butler | David Bogue lays it in on a great pass from Terence Smith | 46-62 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Steven Orta makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Grant | 48-62 |
| 12:51 | Butler | John Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Darko Bochenski | 48-64 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Edward Lang jams it on a great pass from John Lemons | 50-64 |
| 12:07 | Butler | David Bogue misses the jumper in the lane | 50-64 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Steven Orta grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | John Lemons misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Steven Orta grabs the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Edward Lang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 11:28 | Butler | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Lemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Lang (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Orta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ilia Pieczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bogue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:02 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-64 |
| 11:01 | Butler | John Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski's pass is intercepted by John Lemons | 50-64 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | John Lemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz (PG), Charles Warner (SG), Ralph Menke (SF), Miles Yoder (PF), Ronald Rakes (C) John Lemons, Richard Grant, Michael Ellis, Edward Lang, Steven Orta | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Ilia Pieczynski, Darko Bochenski, David Bogue, John Roberts | |
| 10:06 | Butler | Charles Warner steals the ball from Terence Smith | 50-64 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Miles Yoder misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Masio Abdallah pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Terence Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 09:32 | Butler | John Landes grabs the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Miles Yoder - foul #1 on Miles Yoder, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Grant (PG) Adam Stankiewicz | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), John Roberts (C) Terence Smith, John Landes | |
| 09:19 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Miles Yoder grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 09:14 | Belmont | Charles Warner scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Grant and the foul's on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #2 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #4 | 52-65 |
| 09:14 | Belmont | Charles Warner makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 08:48 | Butler | John Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Ronald Rakes clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-65 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 08:13 | Butler | John Roberts misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Miles Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Richard Grant drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Warner and the foul's on Michel McAlexander - foul #2 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Ellis (SF), Steven Orta (C) Ralph Menke, Ronald Rakes | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG) Michel McAlexander | |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Richard Grant makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Richard Grant is called for the reach on Terence Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Lemons (PG), Edward Lang (PF) Richard Grant, Miles Yoder | |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (PF) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 07:45 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Charles Warner knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Lemons | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Lemons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Warner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Lang (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Orta (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Landes (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Butler | Charles Warner steals it from John Roberts | 58-67 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Charles Warner banks in the layup | 60-67 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Masio Abdallah knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnson Sparling | 60-69 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Edward Lang loses the ball out of bounds | 60-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Grant (SG) Charles Warner | |
| Subs | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Darko Bochenski (SF), David Bogue (PF) Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, John Roberts | |
| 06:24 | Butler | John Lemons is called for the reach on David Bogue - foul #4 on John Lemons, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| 06:24 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 06:24 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 06:09 | Belmont | Steven Orta knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 62-71 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Darko Bochenski is whistled for traveling | 62-71 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ralph Menke (SG), Miles Yoder (PF) John Lemons, Edward Lang | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:47 | Belmont | Ralph Menke is hacked by Ilia Pieczynski - foul #1 on Ilia Pieczynski, team foul #7 | 62-71 |
| 05:47 | Belmont | Ralph Menke misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 05:47 | Butler | David Bogue pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 05:34 | Butler | David Bogue connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ilia Pieczynski | 62-73 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Terence Smith is called for the reach on Ralph Menke - foul #3 on Terence Smith, team foul #8 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Warner (SG), Ronald Rakes (C) Michael Ellis, Steven Orta | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), John Roberts (C) Ilia Pieczynski, John Landes | |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Ralph Menke makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Ralph Menke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Darko Bochenski comes up short on the floater from the left block | 64-73 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Darko Bochenski grabs the offensive board | 64-73 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Johnson Sparling loses the ball out of bounds | 64-73 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Lemons (PG) Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:29 | Belmont | Ronald Rakes comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Terence Smith - foul #4 on Terence Smith, team foul #9 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Lang (PF) Miles Yoder | |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Darko Bochenski | |
| 04:29 | Belmont | Ronald Rakes makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:29 | Belmont | Ronald Rakes misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Bogue | 65-73 |
| 04:17 | Butler | John Roberts buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Terence Smith | 65-75 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Charles Warner drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lemons | 67-75 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Terence Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-75 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | Ronald Rakes grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Belmont | Edward Lang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 03:42 | Butler | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Butler | John Roberts misses the lay-in | 67-75 |
| 03:15 | Butler | John Roberts can't tip it in | 67-75 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Johnson Sparling pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Lemons (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Warner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Menke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Lang (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Rakes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Bogue (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:48 | Butler | David Bogue drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Masio Abdallah | 67-77 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-77 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Ellis (SF), Steven Orta (C) Ralph Menke, Ronald Rakes | |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (SF) Masio Abdallah | |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Charles Warner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Johnson Sparling - foul #1 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #10 | 67-77 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Charles Warner misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Charles Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 02:11 | Butler | John Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 68-77 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Darko Bochenski tips it home | 68-79 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Terence Smith steals it from Steven Orta | 68-79 |
| 01:43 | Butler | David Bogue drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Johnson Sparling and he's hacked by Edward Lang - foul #3 on Edward Lang, team foul #10 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Grant (PG), Adam Stankiewicz (SG), Ralph Menke (SF), Miles Yoder (PF), Ronald Rakes (C) John Lemons, Charles Warner, Michael Ellis, Edward Lang, Steven Orta | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski, John Roberts | |
| 01:43 | Butler | David Bogue makes the free throw | 68-82 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz double dribbles | 68-82 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski (PF) David Bogue | |
| 01:10 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-82 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Ronald Rakes grabs the board | 68-82 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Miles Yoder | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Michel McAlexander connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Goran Kwapniewski | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Miles Yoder drills a jump hook from close range set up by Richard Grant and the foul's on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #3 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #11 | 72-84 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Miles Yoder misses the free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski snags the defensive board | 72-84 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Miles Yoder - foul #2 on Miles Yoder, team foul #11 | 72-84 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Richard Grant's pass is intercepted by Masio Abdallah | 72-86 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michel McAlexander runs out the clock | 72-86 |