| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Cecil Foster inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | David Frazier drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Travis Broaddus | 36-31 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Stephen Paille is hacked by David Frazier - foul #1 on David Frazier, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Mark Fincher swats the short shot by Jonathan Chandler | 36-31 |
| 18:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 36-31 |
| 18:43 | Butler | David Frazier double dribbles | 36-31 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | Stephen Paille misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 18:20 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Tate | 36-31 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Stephen Paille's pass is intercepted by David Frazier | 36-31 |
| 17:44 | Butler | David Frazier makes the floater in the lane | 38-31 |
| 17:29 | Belmont | John Harden can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-31 |
| 17:27 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Chandler | 38-31 |
| 17:11 | Belmont | David Frazier takes the ball from Douglas Welsh | 38-31 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Travis Broaddus lays it in | 40-31 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Paille and he's hacked by David Frazier - foul #2 on David Frazier, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF), James Eberly (C) David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG), Terence Smith (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) John Harden, Joseph Tate, Douglas Welsh | |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Travis Broaddus hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 16:15 | Belmont | Stephen Paille grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 16:08 | Belmont | James Eberly swats the short shot by Stephen Paille | 40-34 |
| 16:06 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:40 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Hsieh | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) PF - George Hsieh (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Eberly (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chandler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Belmont | Stephen Paille connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Hampton | 43-37 |
| 15:13 | Butler | James Eberly misses long on a runner in the lane | 43-37 |
| 15:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Anthony Johnson | 43-37 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), Cecil Foster (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Travis Broaddus, Armando Robles, George Hsieh, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Joseph Tate (SF), Douglas Welsh (PF) Stephen Paille, Terence Smith, Jonathan Chandler | |
| 14:56 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Mark Fincher misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | Joseph Tate scores on a shot near the basket | 43-40 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | John Harden buries a shot from the left side set up by Joseph Tate | 45-42 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses short on a shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 13:31 | Belmont | John Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | John Harden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 13:10 | Butler | Mark Fincher pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 12:51 | Butler | David Frazier tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 12:50 | Butler | David Frazier tips it home | 47-42 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Joseph Tate clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Cecil Foster - foul #2 on Cecil Foster, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF) Stephen Ullrich, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG), Jonathan Chandler (C) Joseph Hampton, Anthony Johnson | |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Joseph Tate makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Joseph Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Armando Robles misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 11:40 | Belmont | Joseph Tate's layup is rejected by George Hsieh | 47-44 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Mark Fincher pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) PF - George Hsieh (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Butler | George Hsieh can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-44 |
| 11:22 | Belmont | Joseph Tate grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | David Frazier steals the ball from Joseph Tate | 47-44 |
| 10:55 | Butler | David Frazier scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Travis Broaddus | 49-44 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by George Hsieh - foul #1 on George Hsieh, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Cecil Foster (SF), James Eberly (C) David Frazier, Armando Robles, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG), Terence Smith (SF), Timothy Aron (C) John Harden, Joseph Tate, Jonathan Chandler | |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Stephen Paille steals the ball from Travis Broaddus | 49-46 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Timothy Aron misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Eberly - foul #3 on James Eberly, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF) James Eberly | |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Johnson (C) Douglas Welsh | |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Timothy Aron makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Timothy Aron misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:00 | Butler | George Hsieh grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Cecil Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-47 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Terence Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Stephen Paille's floater is knocked away by George Hsieh | 49-47 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Cecil Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 09:28 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Broaddus | 49-47 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Travis Broaddus buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Ullrich and he's fouled by Timothy Aron - foul #1 on Timothy Aron, team foul #1 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (C) George Hsieh | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Tate (SF), Jonathan Chandler (C) Terence Smith, Timothy Aron | |
| 09:18 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-47 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Travis Broaddus misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Joseph Tate hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | Joseph Tate grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Stephen Paille hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Johnson | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Eberly (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Cecil Foster is hacked by Joseph Tate - foul #2 on Joseph Tate, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Travis Broaddus, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Terence Smith (SG), Christopher Hinkle (SF), Douglas Welsh (PF), Timothy Aron (C) Joseph Hampton, Stephen Paille, Joseph Tate, Anthony Johnson, Jonathan Chandler | |
| 06:56 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 06:54 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 52-52 |
| 06:48 | Butler | George Hsieh buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Stephen Ullrich | 54-52 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Terence Smith is fouled on the floor by Stephen Ullrich - foul #2 on Stephen Ullrich, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Terence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Terence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Armando Robles is denied on a layup by Timothy Aron | 54-54 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:10 | Butler | David Frazier connects on the runner in the lane set up by Armando Robles | 56-54 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Timothy Aron loses the ball out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG) Stephen Ullrich | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG), Joseph Tate (SF), Jonathan Chandler (C) Terence Smith, Christopher Hinkle, Timothy Aron | |
| 05:34 | Butler | Armando Robles knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Broaddus | 59-54 |
| 05:17 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh misses the 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Travis Broaddus snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 04:59 | Butler | George Hsieh is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Hsieh, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Cecil Foster (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF) Armando Robles, George Hsieh | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Joseph Tate is hacked by Cecil Foster - foul #3 on Cecil Foster, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Joseph Tate makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Joseph Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Mark Fincher gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Christopher Lewter buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Travis Broaddus | 61-55 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Joseph Tate misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Travis Broaddus grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 03:55 | Butler | The short jumper by David Frazier is denied by Douglas Welsh | 61-55 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Stephen Paille | 61-55 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Christopher Lewter denies the turnaround by Douglas Welsh | 61-55 |
| 03:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Frazier | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Welsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Chandler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Butler | Mark Fincher is whistled for a carry | 61-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), George Hsieh (PF), James Eberly (C) David Frazier, Christopher Lewter, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG), Anthony Johnson (PF), Timothy Aron (C) John Harden, Douglas Welsh, Jonathan Chandler | |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Stephen Paille loses the dribble to Travis Broaddus | 61-55 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Stephen Ullrich, George Hsieh, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Douglas Welsh (PF), Jonathan Chandler (C) Joseph Hampton, Anthony Johnson, Timothy Aron | |
| 02:17 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jonathan Chandler - foul #2 on Jonathan Chandler, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Mark Fincher steals the ball from John Harden | 61-55 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Christopher Lewter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| 01:01 | Belmont | Stephen Paille comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Butler | John Harden is called for the reach on Mark Fincher in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Harden, team foul #4 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) Christopher Lewter, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Travis Broaddus is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Chandler - foul #3 on Jonathan Chandler, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Travis Broaddus is fouled on the floor by Douglas Welsh - foul #3 on Douglas Welsh, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Travis Broaddus is hacked by Stephen Paille - foul #2 on Stephen Paille, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Stephen Paille knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-58 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| 00:40 | Butler | James Eberly is fouled in the backcourt by John Harden - foul #2 on John Harden, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| 00:40 | Butler | James Eberly misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Joseph Tate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Cecil Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Cecil Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Paille - foul #3 on Stephen Paille, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (PG) Travis Broaddus | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Cecil Foster misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:31 | Butler | James Eberly snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 00:29 | Butler | James Eberly is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Chandler - foul #4 on Jonathan Chandler, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| 00:29 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:29 | Butler | James Eberly misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Stephen Paille can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Cecil Foster pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| 00:21 | Butler | John Harden is called for the reach on David Frazier in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Harden, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| 00:21 | Butler | David Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:21 | Butler | David Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | John Harden makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Chandler | 65-61 |
| 00:15 | Butler | John Harden is called for the reach on James Eberly in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Harden, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF) Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:15 | Butler | James Eberly misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:15 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Stephen Paille clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Cecil Foster gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (PF) Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:06 | Butler | John Harden is called for the reach on David Frazier in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Harden, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG) John Harden | |
| 00:06 | Butler | David Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:06 | Butler | David Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Stephen Paille misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-61 |