| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey inbounds the ball | 16-35 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-35 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Shawn Faust drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Sean Swaim | 18-35 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 18-35 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Paul Teeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-37 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Shawn Faust misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 18-37 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Michael Nations pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the floater from the free throw line | 20-37 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Sean Swaim steps in front of the Thomas Mikkelson pass | 20-37 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses the easy layup | 20-37 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-37 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Robert Pham snags the offensive board | 20-37 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 20-39 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Kenneth Root is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Root, team foul #1 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Stewart (PF) Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:47 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Thomas Mikkelson | 20-41 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Shawn Faust misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-41 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Root | 20-41 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Patrick Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-41 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Marion Ogata pulls down the rebound | 20-41 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Robert Pham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 20-41 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Shawn Faust pulls down the rebound | 20-41 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Kenneth Root is fouled on the floor by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #1 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Wallace McDonald (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Mario Velasquez (C) Sean Swaim, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| 16:00 | Belmont | Clarence Hertenstein is called for the reach on Wallace McDonald - foul #2 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #2 | 20-41 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Wallace McDonald (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 15:50 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald gets the offensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-41 |
| 15:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas McCrorey | 20-41 |
| 15:05 | Butler | The jumper by Thomas McCrorey is denied by Mario Velasquez | 20-41 |
| 15:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mario Velasquez | 20-41 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson loses the dribble to Thomas McCrorey | 20-41 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Charles Plaisted jams it on a nice dish by Thomas McCrorey | 20-43 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | The jumper by Clarence Lowe is denied by John Bublitz | 20-43 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Charles Plaisted snags the defensive board | 20-43 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Wallace McDonald is called for the reach on John Bublitz - foul #2 on Wallace McDonald, team foul #2 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Michael Nations (PF), Shawn Faust (C) Clarence Lowe, Wallace McDonald, Bobby Johnson, Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Robert Pham (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Thomas McCrorey, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 14:05 | Butler | Marion Ogata clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 20-43 |
| 14:04 | Belmont | Sean Swaim grabs the defensive rebound | 20-43 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Bublitz - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #3 | 20-43 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-43 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | Sean Swaim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-43 |
| 13:08 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the easy layup | 22-43 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Shawn Faust snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | Shawn Faust double dribbles | 22-43 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Robert Pham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF) John Bublitz | |
| 12:32 | Belmont | Shawn Faust makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-43 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Robert Pham misses long on a runner in the lane | 25-43 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | Michael Nations gets the rebound | 25-43 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Shawn Faust misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Mikkelson - foul #2 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #4 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (SF) Kenneth Root | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Thomas Mikkelson, Marion Ogata | |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Shawn Faust makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Shawn Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Robert Pham lays it in and he's fouled by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Stewart (PF) Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Paul Teeter | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the free throw | 27-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Patrick Smith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-46 |
| 11:22 | Butler | Robert Pham is denied on a layup by Shawn Faust | 30-46 |
| 11:21 | Belmont | Ray Stewart pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-46 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Robert Pham gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Robert Pham misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Sean Swaim - foul #3 on Sean Swaim, team foul #4 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (SG), Kenneth Root (SF) Patrick Smith, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 10:46 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Ray Stewart buries a fadeaway from the right block | 32-47 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Robert Pham lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 32-49 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Sean Swaim is fouled on the floor by Marion Ogata - foul #1 on Marion Ogata, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wallace McDonald (SG), Michael Nations (PF), Shawn Faust (C) Sean Swaim, Ray Stewart, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF) Robert Pham | |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Kenneth Root comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 09:42 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Clarence Lowe - foul #3 on Clarence Lowe, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG) Wallace McDonald | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 09:11 | Butler | John Bublitz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shawn Faust - foul #2 on Shawn Faust, team foul #6 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG) Paul Teeter | |
| 09:11 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 09:11 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 08:50 | Belmont | John Bublitz picks off the pass by Clarence Lowe | 32-51 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Adam Binkley is hacked by Kenneth Root - foul #2 on Kenneth Root, team foul #7 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Bobby Johnson (SF) Clarence Lowe, Kenneth Root | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Thomas Mikkelson, Marion Ogata | |
| 08:26 | Butler | Adam Binkley makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Shawn Faust | 32-52 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Patrick Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-52 |
| 08:09 | Butler | John Bublitz misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Bobby Johnson - foul #2 on Bobby Johnson, team foul #8 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF) Charles Plaisted, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 08:09 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 08:09 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 08:09 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas McCrorey | 32-53 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a floater from the right wing | 32-55 |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Patrick Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-55 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Robert Pham gets the rebound | 32-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - John Bublitz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Patrick Smith steals it from Adam Binkley | 32-55 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Sean Swaim lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 34-55 |
| 07:00 | Butler | John Bublitz can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Swaim - foul #4 on Sean Swaim, team foul #9 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) Patrick Smith, Michael Nations, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Marion Ogata (C) Adam Binkley, Robert Pham | |
| 07:00 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 07:00 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 06:43 | Belmont | Ray Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-57 |
| 06:41 | Butler | John Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 34-57 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Marion Ogata buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-59 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Ray Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-59 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Lowe - foul #4 on Clarence Lowe, team foul #10 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wallace McDonald (SG), Mario Velasquez (C) Sean Swaim, Kenneth Root | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, John Bublitz, Marion Ogata | |
| 05:57 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 05:42 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson is whistled for a carry | 37-60 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Plaisted | 37-63 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-63 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez grabs the offensive rebound | 37-63 |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Thomas Mikkelson steals it from Mario Velasquez | 37-63 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson is fouled on the floor by Wallace McDonald - foul #3 on Wallace McDonald, team foul #11 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Redd (PG) Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:44 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-65 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | David Redd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-65 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson gets the rebound | 37-65 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Binkley | 37-68 |
| 03:51 | Belmont | Adam Thompson steps in front of the Mario Velasquez pass | 37-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-68 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Adam Binkley can't tip it in | 37-68 |
| 03:26 | Belmont | David Redd gets the rebound | 37-68 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Redd (fresh) SG - Clarence Lowe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Wallace McDonald (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Thompson (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Belmont | David Redd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-68 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 37-68 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Charles Plaisted misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-68 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Adam Thompson tips it home | 37-70 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Ray Stewart can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Adam Thompson - foul #1 on Adam Thompson, team foul #6 | 37-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (C) Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), John Bublitz (PF) Thomas Mikkelson, Adam Thompson | |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 37-70 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Ray Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-70 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Clarence Lowe steps in front of the Charles Plaisted pass in the backcourt | 38-70 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | John Bublitz denies the turnaround by Ray Stewart | 38-70 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the board | 38-70 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-70 |
| 01:51 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Plaisted | 38-70 |
| 01:34 | Butler | John Bublitz knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Charles Plaisted | 38-72 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | The short jumper by Wallace McDonald is denied by Thomas McCrorey | 38-72 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe hits the follow up shot | 40-72 |
| 00:50 | Butler | David Redd takes the ball from Adam Binkley | 40-72 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:46 | Belmont | David Redd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) David Redd | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is hacked by Ray Stewart - foul #2 on Ray Stewart, team foul #12 | 40-72 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 40-72 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-73 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-73 |
| 00:16 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-73 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Charles Plaisted runs out the clock | 40-73 |