| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sammy Prom (fresh) SG - James Schriver (fresh) SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) PF - Willis Stout (fresh) C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Norman Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Norman Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox and he's fouled by James Schriver - foul #1 on James Schriver, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | James Schriver scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Sammy Prom | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Belmont | Willis Stout snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Butler | The jumper by Ronald Smith is denied by Jeffrey Rainwater | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Willis Stout grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Norman Powell is called for the reach on Sammy Prom - foul #1 on Norman Powell, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Frances Heimann steals the ball from Thomas Narvaez | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Frances Heimann lays it in | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Belmont | Frances Heimann is called for the reach on Sammy Prom - foul #1 on Frances Heimann, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Ronald Smith swats the short shot by Thomas Narvaez | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Belmont | James Schriver tips it home | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Rudy Salisbury | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater is hacked by Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Phillip Gibby (SG), Bernard Montgomery (SF), Kyle Taylor (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Frances Heimann, Rudy Salisbury, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| 16:53 | Belmont | James Schriver misses the jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Belmont | James Schriver tips it home | 6-5 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Alan Butler hits the finger roll set up by Bernard Montgomery | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | James Schriver drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Narvaez | 8-7 |
| 15:44 | Butler | James Schriver steals it from Phillip Gibby | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sammy Prom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Schriver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fairly fresh) PF - Willis Stout (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) SF - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) C - Christopher Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez clanks a floater from close range | 8-7 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Christopher Scott pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Alan Butler | 8-10 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Willis Stout can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Christopher Scott gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Christopher Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Daniel Casselman (SG), Steven Voyles (SF), Mark Larsen (PF), James Lee (C) Sammy Prom, James Schriver, Thomas Narvaez, Willis Stout, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Alan Butler, Phillip Gibby, Bernard Montgomery, Kyle Taylor, Christopher Scott | |
| 14:21 | Belmont | James Lee hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Beckett | 10-10 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Norman Powell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 10-10 |
| 14:03 | Belmont | Steven Voyles snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | James Lee misses badly on a shot in the lane | 10-10 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Frances Heimann can't connect on a floater from close range | 10-10 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Ronald Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Frances Heimann connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Wilcox | 10-13 |
| 12:48 | Belmont | Steven Voyles misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Steven Voyles can't tip it in | 10-13 |
| 12:46 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Larsen | 10-13 |
| 12:32 | Belmont | Daniel Casselman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 10-13 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Norman Powell connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 10-15 |
| 11:56 | Belmont | James Lee misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Frances Heimann - foul #2 on Frances Heimann, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sammy Prom (PG), James Schriver (SG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Willis Stout (PF) Roy Beckett, Daniel Casselman, Steven Voyles, Mark Larsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Bernard Montgomery (SG), Kyle Taylor (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Frances Heimann, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| 11:56 | Belmont | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:56 | Belmont | James Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:38 | Butler | James Lee is called for the reach on Christopher Scott - foul #1 on James Lee, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Smith (C) James Lee | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG) Rudy Salisbury | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sammy Prom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Schriver (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) PF - Willis Stout (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) SF - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Phillip Gibby - foul #1 on Phillip Gibby, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Willis Stout denies the turnaround by Kyle Taylor | 14-15 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Sammy Prom scores on a 3 from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Kyle Taylor buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Gibby | 17-17 |
| 10:31 | Belmont | Willis Stout is fouled on the floor by Kyle Taylor - foul #1 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Phillip Gibby, Bernard Montgomery, Kyle Taylor, Christopher Scott | |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Sammy Prom misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-17 |
| 10:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Norman Powell | 17-17 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Willis Stout is called for the reach on Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Willis Stout, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Alan Butler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-17 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Norman Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Willis Stout snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez is fouled on the floor by Rudy Salisbury - foul #1 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Casselman (SG), Steven Voyles (PF), James Lee (C) James Schriver, Willis Stout, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (SG), Christopher Scott (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Ronald Smith | |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Norman Powell pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury is hacked by James Lee - foul #2 on James Lee, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Mark Larsen (PF), Jerry Smith (C) Sammy Prom, Thomas Narvaez, James Lee | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG), Kyle Taylor (PF) Rudy Salisbury, Norman Powell | |
| 07:54 | Butler | Daniel Casselman takes the ball from Alan Butler | 18-17 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Daniel Casselman hits the finger roll | 20-17 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Steven Voyles steps in front of the Christopher Scott pass | 20-17 |
| 07:42 | Belmont | Daniel Casselman can't finish the layup | 20-17 |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Steven Voyles tips it home | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Casselman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Voyles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Larsen (fresh) C - Jerry Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Butler | Alan Butler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Kyle Taylor snags the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Phillip Gibby makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Mark Larsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 06:54 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Voyles | 22-19 |
| 06:45 | Belmont | Roy Beckett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Butler | 22-21 |
| 06:26 | Belmont | Daniel Casselman connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Beckett | 24-21 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Alan Butler hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Bernard Montgomery and he's hacked by Mark Larsen - foul #1 on Mark Larsen, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sammy Prom (PG), James Schriver (SG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Willis Stout (PF), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Roy Beckett, Daniel Casselman, Steven Voyles, Mark Larsen, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Phillip Gibby, Bernard Montgomery, Kyle Taylor, Christopher Scott | |
| 06:06 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | A charge is called on James Schriver - foul #2 on James Schriver, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster (SG) James Schriver | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:33 | Butler | Alan Butler's layup is rejected by Willis Stout | 24-24 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Norman Powell hits the follow up shot | 24-26 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster is hacked by Curtis Wilcox - foul #2 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (PG), Phillip Gibby (SG) Curtis Wilcox, Alan Butler | |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Ronald Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willis Stout - foul #2 on Willis Stout, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Casselman (SG), Steven Voyles (PF) Jeffrey Foster, Willis Stout | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:46 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Phillip Gibby steps in front of the Sammy Prom pass | 25-27 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Norman Powell comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Rainwater - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rainwater, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Smith (C) Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:07 | Butler | Norman Powell misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez is whistled for traveling | 25-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Schriver (SG), Willis Stout (PF), James Lee (C) Daniel Casselman, Steven Voyles, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG) Bernard Montgomery, Phillip Gibby | |
| 03:41 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-28 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | James Lee gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sammy Prom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Schriver (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willis Stout (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Belmont | Willis Stout drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Schriver | 27-28 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Voyles (SF) Thomas Narvaez | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (SF), Christopher Scott (PF), Bernard Montgomery (C) Rudy Salisbury, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Steven Voyles makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Schriver | 29-28 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Alan Butler is denied on a layup by Willis Stout | 29-28 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Lee | 29-28 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Willis Stout makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Sammy Prom and he's fouled by Christopher Scott - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Sammy Prom, James Lee | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Willis Stout makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Alan Butler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 32-28 |
| 02:11 | Belmont | Willis Stout gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Willis Stout loses the dribble to Frances Heimann | 32-28 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frances Heimann | 32-30 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | James Schriver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Scott - foul #2 on Christopher Scott, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez (SF) Steven Voyles | |
| Subs | Butler | Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Curtis Wilcox, Christopher Scott, Bernard Montgomery | |
| 01:22 | Belmont | James Schriver makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | James Schriver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Alan Butler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Powell | 34-33 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | James Schriver loses the dribble to Ronald Smith | 34-33 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Frances Heimann comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Frances Heimann can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Frances Heimann grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | James Schriver misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-35 |