| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Colin Hines (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Kilian (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Asencio (fresh) C - John McCanless (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Maple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) SF - Forest Alba (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Ogata (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Edward Lee inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Jonathan Johnson picks off the pass by John McCanless | 21-36 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Forest Alba misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | John McCanless grabs the board | 21-36 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | Colin Hines misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-36 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson grabs the board | 21-36 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Everett Maple scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Johnson and the foul's on Colin Hines - foul #2 on Colin Hines, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Everett Maple makes the free throw | 21-39 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | Eugene Kilian can't connect on a shot from the left side | 21-39 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to John McCanless | 21-39 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Thomas Mikkelson steps in front of the Colin Hines pass | 21-39 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Forest Alba clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-39 |
| 17:54 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Ogata | 21-39 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson double dribbles | 21-39 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Jonathan Johnson picks off the pass by Colin Hines | 21-39 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Forest Alba misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Lee - foul #1 on Edward Lee, team foul #2 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sammy Clarke (PF), Edwin McKenna (C) David Asencio, John McCanless | |
| Subs | Butler | Alphonse Pena (C) Jonathan Johnson | |
| 17:02 | Butler | Forest Alba misses the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Forest Alba makes the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Eugene Kilian comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 21-40 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Alphonse Pena grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Alphonse Pena connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Everett Maple and he's fouled by Eugene Kilian - foul #3 on Eugene Kilian, team foul #3 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Derek Ornstein (SG) Eugene Kilian | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF) Marion Ogata | |
| 16:11 | Butler | Alphonse Pena misses the free throw | 21-42 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Sammy Clarke | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:48 | Belmont | Edward Lee misses long on a shot from the left block | 21-42 |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke tips it back up and in | 23-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Colin Hines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Derek Ornstein (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin McKenna (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Maple (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) SF - Forest Alba (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alphonse Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Butler | Forest Alba hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Mikkelson | 23-45 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-45 |
| 15:13 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the rebound | 23-45 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Forest Alba loses the dribble to Edward Lee | 23-45 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke's floater is knocked away by John Bublitz | 23-45 |
| 14:31 | Butler | John Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 23-45 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Alphonse Pena connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Everett Maple | 23-47 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Edward Lee clanks a floater from the left side | 23-47 |
| 13:58 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the rebound | 23-47 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Alphonse Pena comes up short on the floater in the lane | 23-47 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Alphonse Pena tips it back up and in | 23-49 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | John Bublitz steps in front of the Sammy Clarke pass | 23-49 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Alphonse Pena misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-49 |
| 12:57 | Belmont | Edward Lee grabs the board | 23-49 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Colin Hines loses the dribble to Everett Maple in the backcourt | 23-49 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Alphonse Pena misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Lee - foul #2 on Edward Lee, team foul #4 | 23-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner (PG), Eugene Kilian (SG), Delbert Glover (SF), David Asencio (PF), John McCanless (C) Colin Hines, Derek Ornstein, Edward Lee, Sammy Clarke, Edwin McKenna | |
| Subs | Butler | Marion Ogata (PF) John Bublitz | |
| 12:42 | Butler | Alphonse Pena misses the 1st free throw | 23-49 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Alphonse Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 23-50 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Delbert Glover can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Mikkelson - foul #2 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #1 | 23-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Johnson (C) Alphonse Pena | |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Delbert Glover makes the 1st free throw | 24-50 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Delbert Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 25-50 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Forest Alba | 25-52 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | David Asencio is denied on a layup by Jonathan Johnson | 25-52 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Everett Maple gets the rebound | 25-52 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Everett Maple misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-52 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | John McCanless grabs the defensive rebound | 25-52 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Anthony Bruckner (fresh) SG - Eugene Kilian (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Delbert Glover (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Asencio (fresh) C - John McCanless (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Maple (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Forest Alba (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marion Ogata (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Delbert Glover misses the jumper from the left side | 25-52 |
| 11:27 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson gets the rebound | 25-52 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bruckner - foul #1 on Anthony Bruckner, team foul #5 | 25-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Derek Ornstein (PG) Anthony Bruckner | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Davis (SF) Forest Alba | |
| 10:32 | Butler | Charles Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Mikkelson | 25-54 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Eugene Kilian clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-54 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | John McCanless tips it back up and in | 27-54 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Charles Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Mikkelson | 27-56 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | Delbert Glover can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-56 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | David Asencio tips it home | 29-56 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Everett Maple drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Johnson | 29-58 |
| 09:06 | Belmont | Derek Ornstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-58 |
| 09:04 | Belmont | John McCanless snags the offensive board | 29-58 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | David Asencio buries a turnaround from the right block set up by John McCanless | 31-58 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson scores on a runner from the right block set up by Thomas Mikkelson | 31-60 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Delbert Glover misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Davis - foul #2 on Charles Davis, team foul #2 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner (PG), Edwin McKenna (SF), Ronald Wilson (PF), Sammy Clarke (C) Derek Ornstein, Eugene Kilian, David Asencio, John McCanless | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Hisey (PG), Forest Alba (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Alphonse Pena (C) Everett Maple, Charles Davis, Marion Ogata, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Delbert Glover makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Delbert Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 08:31 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the board | 32-60 |
| 08:02 | Butler | John Bublitz buries a floater near the basket | 32-62 |
| 07:46 | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-62 |
| 07:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Bublitz | 32-62 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Earl Hisey is hacked by Delbert Glover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Delbert Glover, team foul #6 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Derek Ornstein (SG) Delbert Glover | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:26 | Butler | Earl Hisey loses the dribble to Sammy Clarke | 32-62 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Anthony Bruckner (fresh) SG - Derek Ornstein (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin McKenna (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) C - Sammy Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Hisey (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Forest Alba (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Alphonse Pena (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mikkelson | 32-62 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Ronald Wilson takes the ball from John Bublitz | 32-62 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Alphonse Pena is called for the reach on Anthony Bruckner - foul #1 on Alphonse Pena, team foul #3 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Maple (PG), Charles Davis (SF), Marion Ogata (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Earl Hisey, Thomas Mikkelson, John Bublitz, Alphonse Pena | |
| 06:14 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna's pass is intercepted by Charles Davis | 32-62 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Forest Alba makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Marion Ogata | 32-65 |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Derek Ornstein connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-65 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Anthony Bruckner is called for the reach on Everett Maple - foul #2 on Anthony Bruckner, team foul #7 | 35-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Glover (SF) Sammy Clarke | |
| Subs | Butler | Erasmo Russo (SG) Forest Alba | |
| 05:39 | Butler | Everett Maple makes the 1st free throw | 35-66 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Everett Maple makes the 2nd free throw | 35-67 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Derek Ornstein makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-67 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson misses the dunk | 38-67 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the tip | 38-67 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | Ronald Wilson snags the defensive board | 38-67 |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-67 |
| 04:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathan Johnson | 38-67 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Marion Ogata is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wilson - foul #1 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #8 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Sammy Clarke (PF) Anthony Bruckner, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Forest Alba (SF), John Bublitz (C) Erasmo Russo, Charles Davis, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 04:12 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Sammy Clarke | 38-67 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Sean Swaim buries a shot from the left wing | 40-67 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Everett Maple comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 40-67 |
| 03:53 | Butler | John Bublitz tips it in | 40-69 |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Forest Alba steps in front of the Delbert Glover pass | 40-69 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the easy layup | 40-69 |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 40-69 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Ornstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Delbert Glover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Sammy Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin McKenna (fairly fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Maple (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Forest Alba (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marion Ogata (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - John Bublitz (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Belmont | Delbert Glover makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-69 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:55 | Butler | Forest Alba scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Bublitz | 42-72 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Derek Ornstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-72 |
| 02:37 | Butler | John Bublitz snags the defensive board | 42-72 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Forest Alba misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-72 |
| 02:13 | Butler | John Bublitz hits the follow up shot | 42-74 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Delbert Glover can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-74 |
| 01:59 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the rebound | 42-74 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Everett Maple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-74 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner (PG) Sean Swaim | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Johnson (C) John Bublitz | |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-74 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Marion Ogata snags the defensive board | 42-74 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edwin McKenna - foul #2 on Edwin McKenna, team foul #9 | 42-74 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Mikkelson - foul #3 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #4 | 42-76 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna misses the 1st free throw | 42-76 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna makes the 2nd free throw | 43-76 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson lays it in set up by Everett Maple | 43-78 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Belmont | Marion Ogata swats the short shot by Delbert Glover | 43-78 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke tips it home | 45-78 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Forest Alba drills a runner in the lane | 45-80 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Johnson - foul #1 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-80 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna makes the 1st free throw | 46-80 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna makes the 2nd free throw | 47-80 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Everett Maple runs out the clock | 47-80 |