| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke misses badly on a shot from the left side | 23-34 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Bernard Dicken gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Russell Robbins is hacked by David Leasure - foul #2 on David Leasure, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Clay Moore connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Araujo | 23-37 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Clay Moore - foul #2 on Clay Moore, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 18:48 | Butler | George Wilson gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Clay Moore knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Bernard Dicken | 24-39 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian loses the dribble to Bernard Dicken | 24-39 |
| 18:04 | Butler | George Wilson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 18:02 | Belmont | David Leasure grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-39 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Freddie Sebastian steps in front of the George Wilson pass | 24-39 |
| 17:27 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits the finger roll | 26-39 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Clay Moore can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by David Leasure - foul #3 on David Leasure, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF) David Leasure | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:06 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 16:29 | Butler | George Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Sid Carmona scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Freddie Sebastian and he's fouled by John Araujo - foul #1 on John Araujo, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Ernest Benton (SF) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Freddie Sebastian | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Ronnie Krone buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Belmont | Barry Parrish connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Williams | 35-42 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Ronnie Krone blows the layup | 35-42 |
| 14:59 | Belmont | Barry Parrish snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Ernest Benton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ernest Benton, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), David Leasure (PF) Garland Fontenot, Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 14:31 | Butler | Bernard Dicken's floater is tipped away by Chad Williams | 35-42 |
| 14:29 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Robbins | 35-42 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Clay Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Clay Moore - foul #3 on Clay Moore, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Agnew (C) Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Clay Moore hits a fadeaway from close range set up by John Araujo | 37-44 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton's pass is intercepted by George Wilson | 37-44 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Bernard Dicken banks in the layup on a nice dish by Russell Robbins | 37-46 |
| 12:40 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Freddie Sebastian | 39-46 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the driving attempt in the paint | 39-46 |
| 12:21 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Brian Agnew connects on the jumper from the left block | 41-46 |
| 11:50 | Butler | George Wilson is fouled on the floor by Brian Agnew - foul #1 on Brian Agnew, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Sid Carmona (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Freddie Sebastian, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Hung Tang tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 11:26 | Belmont | David Leasure gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Ernest Benton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Sid Carmona tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot tips it back up and in | 43-46 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Thomas Lyons buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Hung Tang | 43-48 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Barry Parrish's floater is tipped away by Rene Rizzo | 43-48 |
| 10:46 | Belmont | Ernest Benton tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Herbert Hudson hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Lyons | 45-50 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lyons - foul #2 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Chad Williams (PF) Garland Fontenot, Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton, David Leasure | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Sid Carmona comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 09:51 | Belmont | Chad Williams tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Chad Williams is called for the reach on Clay Moore - foul #1 on Chad Williams, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 09:20 | Butler | George Wilson misses long on a shot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 09:18 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Freddie Sebastian | 47-50 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Sid Carmona scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ted Hamilton | 49-50 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Clay Moore loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Leasure (PF) Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke is hacked by Clay Moore - foul #4 on Clay Moore, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Bernard Dicken steals the ball from Sid Carmona | 49-50 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Thomas Lyons loses the dribble to Sid Carmona | 49-50 |
| 07:41 | Belmont | David Leasure buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Zwerschke and he's hacked by Thomas Lyons - foul #3 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Chad Williams (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF) Thomas Lyons, Bernard Dicken | |
| 07:41 | Belmont | David Leasure makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Clay Moore hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Leasure | 54-53 |
| 06:43 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Araujo | 54-56 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Ernest Benton (SF), Sid Carmona (C) Barry Parrish, Freddie Sebastian, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) John Araujo, Ronnie Krone, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 06:12 | Butler | Rene Rizzo travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Chad Williams (PF) Garland Fontenot, David Leasure | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Ernest Benton misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Hudson - foul #1 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), John Araujo (SG) Clay Moore, Herbert Hudson | |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Ernest Benton makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Ernest Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hung Tang | 55-56 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 05:20 | Belmont | Sid Carmona pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Sid Carmona drills a jumper near the basket | 57-56 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-56 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Chad Williams gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (SF), David Leasure (PF) Ernest Benton, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 04:26 | Belmont | David Leasure is whistled for a carry | 57-56 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Bernard Dicken clanks a jumper from the right block | 57-56 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Sid Carmona snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 03:42 | Belmont | David Leasure travels with the ball | 57-56 |
| 03:29 | Butler | George Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 57-56 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Clay Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - George Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the lay-in | 57-56 |
| 03:02 | Butler | John Araujo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Bernard Dicken scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Araujo and he's fouled by Freddie Sebastian - foul #3 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:42 | Belmont | Sid Carmona pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | John Araujo steals it from Sid Carmona | 57-58 |
| 02:20 | Butler | John Araujo blows the layup | 57-58 |
| 02:18 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | David Leasure misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Wilson - foul #2 on George Wilson, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | David Leasure makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | David Leasure misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:54 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:33 | Butler | George Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clay Moore and the foul's on Ted Hamilton - foul #2 on Ted Hamilton, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| 01:33 | Butler | George Wilson makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ted Hamilton | 60-61 |
| 01:13 | Butler | John Araujo is fouled on the floor by Sid Carmona - foul #1 on Sid Carmona, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 01:13 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:13 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Wilson - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to David Leasure | 60-63 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-63 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Sid Carmona tips it home | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Zwerschke - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zwerschke, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Clay Moore grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Jeffrey Zwerschke is called for the reach on Clay Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Zwerschke, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG) John Araujo | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Belmont | George Wilson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ted Hamilton | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Butler | George Wilson is hacked by Ted Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Hamilton, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Sid Carmona | 62-67 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the fullcourt shot | 62-67 |