| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits a shot from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | Kenneth Root is hacked by Robert Pham - foul #1 on Robert Pham, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:55 | Belmont | Sean Swaim comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 18:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Pham | 37-29 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kenneth Root | 37-29 |
| 18:34 | Belmont | Michael Nations is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 40-29 |
| 18:00 | Belmont | Shawn Faust is hacked by Marion Ogata - foul #2 on Marion Ogata, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Robert Pham snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas McCrorey | 42-29 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Root | 42-31 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Robert Pham misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Michael Nations - foul #2 on Michael Nations, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Belmont | Wallace McDonald (SG), Ray Stewart (PF) Clarence Lowe, Michael Nations | |
| 17:01 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Ray Stewart clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-31 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Robert Pham blows the layup | 43-31 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | Sean Swaim grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Adam Binkley takes the ball from Wallace McDonald | 43-31 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Wallace McDonald steps in front of the John Bublitz pass | 43-31 |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Ray Stewart tips it back up and in | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Pham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace McDonald (fresh) SF - Kenneth Root (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Butler | Robert Pham buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Adam Binkley | 45-33 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Adam Binkley - foul #3 on Adam Binkley, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Robert Pham, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Michael Nations (PF), Bobby Johnson (C) Sean Swaim, Wallace McDonald, Kenneth Root, Shawn Faust | |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Ray Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:02 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Marion Ogata snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ray Stewart - foul #2 on Ray Stewart, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) Ray Stewart | |
| 14:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Michael Nations hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 47-34 |
| 14:04 | Butler | John Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Marion Ogata hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 47-36 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Clarence Lowe - foul #2 on Clarence Lowe, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (PF) John Bublitz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Shawn Faust (C) Clarence Lowe, Mario Velasquez | |
| 13:08 | Butler | Marion Ogata throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Root (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) Bobby Johnson, Michael Nations | |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Robert Pham takes the ball from Kenneth Root | 47-36 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the lay-in | 47-36 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Shawn Faust | 47-36 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-36 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Robert Pham blows the dunk | 47-36 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Marion Ogata can't tip it in | 47-36 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey gets the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Shawn Faust is called for the reach on Thomas Mikkelson - foul #1 on Shawn Faust, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF) Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Ray Stewart | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Pham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Butler | Charles Plaisted buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Adam Binkley | 50-36 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Sean Swaim scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Nations | 50-38 |
| 10:53 | Butler | John Bublitz connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Pham and he's hacked by Michael Nations - foul #3 on Michael Nations, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Robert Pham | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:53 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Shawn Faust hits the finger roll and the foul's on Clarence Hertenstein - foul #1 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF) Clarence Lowe, Bobby Johnson | |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Shawn Faust makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas McCrorey, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Bobby Johnson (C) Sean Swaim, Shawn Faust | |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-41 |
| 09:51 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 56-41 |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Kenneth Root connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 09:00 | Butler | John Bublitz lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Mikkelson and the foul's on Kenneth Root - foul #2 on Kenneth Root, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Ray Stewart (PF), Shawn Faust (C) Clarence Lowe, Michael Nations, Bobby Johnson | |
| 09:00 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the free throw | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:51 | Belmont | Patrick Smith's pass is intercepted by Thomas McCrorey | 59-43 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Shawn Faust denies the turnaround by Marion Ogata | 59-43 |
| 08:27 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Mikkelson | 59-43 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Marion Ogata clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-43 |
| 08:10 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Ogata | 59-43 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 07:42 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Bublitz | 59-43 |
| 07:22 | Butler | John Bublitz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Bublitz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Root (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Belmont | Marion Ogata swats the layup by Ray Stewart | 61-43 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Patrick Smith steals the ball from Marion Ogata | 61-43 |
| 06:45 | Belmont | Patrick Smith lays it up and in | 61-45 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Shawn Faust takes the ball from Paul Teeter | 61-45 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | The jump hook by Kenneth Root is blocked by John Bublitz | 61-45 |
| 05:54 | Belmont | Patrick Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Shawn Faust knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the jump hook in the lane | 61-47 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ray Stewart - foul #3 on Ray Stewart, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Robert Pham (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, John Bublitz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Wallace McDonald (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) Sean Swaim, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Ray Stewart, Shawn Faust | |
| 04:56 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald is called for a charge - foul #1 on Wallace McDonald, team foul #8 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:21 | Butler | Robert Pham misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Nations - foul #4 on Michael Nations, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the floater from the left side | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Plaisted | 67-49 |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Binkley - foul #4 on Adam Binkley, team foul #5 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (C) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Redd (PF) Michael Nations | |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Pham (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Wallace McDonald (fresh) SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Redd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Robert Pham knocks in the floater from close range | 69-50 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Pham - foul #2 on Robert Pham, team foul #6 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Stewart (PF) Mario Velasquez | |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein is hacked by Wallace McDonald - foul #2 on Wallace McDonald, team foul #10 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF) Robert Pham | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:12 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | The jumper by Clarence Lowe is denied by Charles Plaisted | 69-52 |
| 01:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Bublitz | 69-52 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Charles Plaisted hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Thompson | 72-52 |
| 01:21 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-52 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Adam Binkley pulls down the rebound | 72-52 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Bobby Johnson steals the ball from Charles Plaisted | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Charles Plaisted picks off the pass by David Redd in the backcourt | 72-52 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein banks in the layup set up by Charles Plaisted | 74-52 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | David Redd misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John Bublitz - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #7 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) Wallace McDonald | |
| 00:44 | Belmont | David Redd makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | David Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Butler | Charles Plaisted is fouled on the floor by Ray Stewart - foul #4 on Ray Stewart, team foul #11 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Wallace McDonald (SG) David Redd | |
| 00:18 | Butler | Charles Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Charles Plaisted misses the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald grabs the board | 75-54 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Charles Plaisted runs out the clock | 75-57 |