| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Joseph Tate inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh buries a floater in the paint and he's fouled by David Frazier - foul #2 on David Frazier, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Douglas Welsh picks off the pass by Travis Broaddus | 34-38 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Christopher Lewter is called for the reach on Douglas Welsh - foul #3 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Hsieh (PF) Christopher Lewter | |
| 19:12 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Harden | 36-38 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Mark Fincher lays it in on a great pass from Cecil Foster | 36-40 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | George Hsieh denies the turnaround by John Harden | 36-40 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Foster | 36-42 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | John Harden scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Paille | 39-42 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Douglas Welsh swats the shot by Travis Broaddus | 39-42 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Mark Fincher snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Travis Broaddus is hacked by John Harden - foul #1 on John Harden, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 17:00 | Butler | John Harden picks off the pass by Cecil Foster | 39-42 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Stephen Paille is hacked by David Frazier - foul #3 on David Frazier, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG), Anthony Johnson (C) John Harden, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), James Eberly (C) David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Mark Fincher | |
| 16:28 | Belmont | Terence Smith's fadeaway is rejected by George Hsieh | 39-42 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 16:18 | Butler | James Eberly misses the jump hook from close range | 41-42 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | Stephen Paille grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Stephen Paille misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 15:56 | Butler | James Eberly pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Welsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) PF - George Hsieh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Eberly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Travis Broaddus can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Johnson - foul #2 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Joseph Hampton (SF), Timothy Aron (C) Terence Smith, Joseph Tate, Douglas Welsh | |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF) Armando Robles, George Hsieh | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Travis Broaddus misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Timothy Aron | 41-43 |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Stephen Ullrich picks off the pass by Joseph Hampton | 41-43 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Travis Broaddus double dribbles | 41-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (SF), Jonathan Chandler (C) Stephen Paille, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Butler | Cecil Foster (SF), Mark Fincher (C) Travis Broaddus, James Eberly | |
| 15:19 | Belmont | David Frazier steals it from Jonathan Chandler | 41-43 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Christopher Lewter lays it in set up by David Frazier | 41-45 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Terence Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 14:39 | Butler | David Frazier banks in the layup set up by Cecil Foster | 43-47 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Terence Smith is hacked by Christopher Lewter - foul #4 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG), Joseph Tate (SF), Douglas Welsh (PF) Joseph Hampton, Terence Smith, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), James Eberly (PF) Stephen Ullrich, Christopher Lewter | |
| 14:08 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by John Harden is blocked by Mark Fincher | 43-47 |
| 14:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 43-47 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Travis Broaddus misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Harden - foul #2 on John Harden, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG), Timothy Aron (C) John Harden, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF) David Frazier, Cecil Foster, James Eberly | |
| 14:01 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Stephen Paille clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Hsieh - foul #3 on George Hsieh, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Johnson (C) Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (C) Mark Fincher | |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:12 | Butler | James Eberly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 13:10 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:00 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 12:59 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 12:40 | Belmont | Joseph Tate pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 45-49 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Stephen Paille snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Stephen Paille scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Hampton and the foul's on George Hsieh - foul #4 on George Hsieh, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Jonathan Chandler (C) Joseph Hampton, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), Cecil Foster (SF), Mark Fincher (C) Stephen Ullrich, Armando Robles, George Hsieh | |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Travis Broaddus scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cecil Foster | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Harden | 50-51 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Cecil Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) Joseph Tate, Douglas Welsh | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:07 | Belmont | John Harden buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Hampton | 52-51 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Cecil Foster knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Eberly | 52-54 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Mark Fincher swats the layup by Joseph Hampton | 52-54 |
| 10:36 | Butler | David Frazier snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 10:32 | Butler | David Frazier connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Broaddus | 52-57 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton clanks a floater from the right block | 52-57 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Travis Broaddus snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 09:40 | Butler | David Frazier misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Mark Fincher tips it in | 52-59 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Harden | 55-59 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Mark Fincher's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hampton | 55-59 |
| 08:44 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson can't finish the layup | 55-59 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler is hacked by Cecil Foster - foul #1 on Cecil Foster, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG), David Collado (SG), Joseph Tate (SF), Douglas Welsh (PF) John Harden, Stephen Paille, Joseph Hampton, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Russell Clark (PF) Travis Broaddus, David Frazier, Cecil Foster, James Eberly | |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Larry Tarter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Fincher | 57-62 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Joseph Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Aron (C) Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:50 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Russell Clark snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Armando Robles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-62 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Mark Fincher pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Collado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Aron (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) PF - Russell Clark (fresh) C - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Butler | Russell Clark misses long on a floater from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Joseph Tate grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Terence Smith is hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG) David Collado | |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), David Frazier (SG), Cecil Foster (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), George Hsieh (C) Larry Tarter, Stephen Ullrich, Armando Robles, Russell Clark, Mark Fincher | |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Terence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Terence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Travis Broaddus is fouled on the floor by Douglas Welsh - foul #1 on Douglas Welsh, team foul #4 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Anthony Johnson (C) Terence Smith, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:40 | Butler | David Frazier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 06:38 | Butler | George Hsieh tips it back up and in | 59-64 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | John Harden misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Cecil Foster gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:08 | Butler | George Hsieh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler (C) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Joseph Tate is fouled on the floor by Cecil Foster - foul #2 on Cecil Foster, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Joseph Tate makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Joseph Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:42 | Butler | George Hsieh clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 05:41 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Lewter | 61-64 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Stephen Paille takes the ball from David Frazier | 61-64 |
| 05:19 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh misses the easy layup | 61-64 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Travis Broaddus pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:00 | Butler | David Frazier is hacked by Jonathan Chandler - foul #1 on Jonathan Chandler, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) Joseph Tate, Douglas Welsh | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SF) Cecil Foster | |
| 04:50 | Butler | George Hsieh's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hampton | 61-64 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | John Harden blows the layup | 61-64 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Christopher Lewter hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Frazier | 61-67 |
| 04:09 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson travels with the ball | 61-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (SF) John Harden | |
| Subs | Butler | Armando Robles (SF), James Eberly (PF), Mark Fincher (C) David Frazier, Christopher Lewter, George Hsieh | |
| 04:02 | Butler | Travis Broaddus misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-67 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Terence Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Hampton | 63-67 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Armando Robles is called for traveling | 63-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Tate (SF), Douglas Welsh (PF) Stephen Paille, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | Cecil Foster (SF) Travis Broaddus | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Terence Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Armando Robles (fresh) SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Joseph Tate misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-67 |
| 03:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Eberly | 63-67 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Cecil Foster hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Stephen Paille (SG), Jonathan Chandler (C) Joseph Hampton, Terence Smith, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), David Frazier (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF) Stephen Ullrich, Armando Robles, James Eberly | |
| 02:24 | Belmont | John Harden scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Travis Broaddus misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Christopher Lewter hits the follow up shot | 66-72 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Joseph Tate misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-72 |
| 01:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 66-72 |
| 01:27 | Butler | David Frazier is denied on a layup by Douglas Welsh | 66-72 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Christopher Lewter gets the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Travis Broaddus knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Frazier | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Cecil Foster steals the ball from Jonathan Chandler | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | David Frazier is hacked by Stephen Paille in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Paille, team foul #6 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (PF) Christopher Lewter | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Stephen Paille is called for the reach on David Frazier - foul #4 on Stephen Paille, team foul #7 | 66-75 |
| 00:50 | Butler | David Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:50 | Butler | David Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Mark Fincher blocks the short jumper by Douglas Welsh | 66-77 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Travis Broaddus pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | David Frazier hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Clark | 66-79 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Stephen Paille's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-79 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG), Terence Smith (SG), Christopher Hinkle (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), Timothy Aron (C) John Harden, Stephen Paille, Joseph Tate, Douglas Welsh, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF), James Eberly (C) Travis Broaddus, David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Russell Clark, Mark Fincher | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Larry Tarter runs out the clock | 66-79 |