| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fresh) SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) SF - Edwin Morgan (fresh) PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) SG - James McCade (fresh) SF - Richard Balog (fresh) PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) C - Todd Metzger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks 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) | |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Metzger | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Kyle Cole scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Kirwin | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Todd Metzger pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Larry Carpenter steps in front of the Kyle Cole pass | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Richard Balog grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Charles Kirwin travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Shuffler | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | The jumper by Edwin Morgan is denied by Kyle Cole | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Harold Gaston clanks a jump hook near the basket | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Todd Metzger pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Kyle Cole misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | Belmont | James McCade steals it from Joe Shuffler | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | Butler | James McCade misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Shuffler - foul #1 on Joe Shuffler, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Corey (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF) Edwin Morgan, Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:57 | Butler | James McCade misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | Butler | James McCade makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Michael Corey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Jones (PG), Lawrence Mecham (SG) Larry Carpenter, Joe Shuffler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:23 | Butler | James McCade misses short on a floater from the left block | 0-3 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Matthew Jones | 0-3 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Matthew Jones makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Willard Hendricks and he's fouled by Charles Kirwin - foul #1 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Carroll Dobson (C) Todd Metzger | |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Matthew Jones makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Carroll Dobson misses the dunk | 3-3 |
| 16:01 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Carroll Dobson | 3-3 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Kyle Cole comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Carroll Dobson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Mecham (fresh) SF - Michael Corey (fresh) PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fairly fresh) PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carroll Dobson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Kyle Cole is hacked by Michael Corey - foul #1 on Michael Corey, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Edwin Morgan (SF), Harold Gaston (PF) Matthew Jones, Lawrence Mecham, Michael Corey, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dykstra (PG), Paul Stephens (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), William Butcher (PF) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Richard Balog, Kyle Cole | |
| 15:20 | Butler | William Butcher misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Shuffler - foul #2 on Joe Shuffler, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lawrence Mecham (SG) Joe Shuffler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:20 | Butler | William Butcher misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:20 | Butler | William Butcher misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Carroll Dobson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Carroll Dobson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Stephens | 3-5 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 14:49 | Butler | William Butcher gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Carroll Dobson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Dykstra | 3-8 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 14:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Norberto Yazzie | 3-8 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Clemente O'Neill steps in front of the Norberto Yazzie pass | 3-8 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Carroll Dobson swats the layup by Harold Gaston | 3-8 |
| 13:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Carroll Dobson | 3-8 |
| 13:35 | Butler | William Butcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 13:26 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter is whistled for traveling | 3-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Jones (PG), John Cross (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Larry Carpenter, Lawrence Mecham, Edwin Morgan, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), James McCade (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Andrew Dykstra, Paul Stephens, Norberto Yazzie, William Butcher, Carroll Dobson | |
| 13:03 | Butler | Kyle Cole misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Gaston - foul #1 on Harold Gaston, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Nicholas Ramer (PF) Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:03 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks banks in the layup and he's hacked by Kyle Cole - foul #1 on Kyle Cole, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Kyle Cole knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Kirwin | 6-13 |
| 12:10 | Belmont | John Cross hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Todd Metzger - foul #1 on Todd Metzger, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Clemente O'Neill (PF) Matthew Jones, Nicholas Ramer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:10 | Belmont | John Cross misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:10 | Belmont | John Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Todd Metzger gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Richard Balog buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James McCade | 6-16 |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Richard Balog takes the ball from Clemente O'Neill | 6-16 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fresh) SG - John Cross (fresh) SF - Michael Corey (fresh) PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 7 pts. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Charles Kirwin connects on the shot from the right side set up by Todd Metzger | 6-18 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks buries a turnaround from close range | 8-18 |
| 10:52 | Butler | James McCade knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Kyle Cole and he's hacked by Clemente O'Neill - foul #1 on Clemente O'Neill, team foul #5 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lawrence Mecham (SG), Edwin Morgan (SF), Harold Gaston (PF) John Cross, Michael Corey, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:52 | Butler | James McCade misses the free throw | 8-20 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | Harold Gaston pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Todd Metzger - foul #2 on Todd Metzger, team foul #4 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Carroll Dobson (C) Todd Metzger | |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kyle Cole - foul #2 on Kyle Cole, team foul #5 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Jones (PG) Larry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Butler | Norberto Yazzie (SF), William Butcher (PF) Richard Balog, Kyle Cole | |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 10:21 | Butler | William Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie misses the easy layup | 9-20 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | Lawrence Mecham grabs the defensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Matthew Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Kirwin - foul #2 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #6 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill (C) Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dykstra (PG), Paul Stephens (SG) Charles Kirwin, James McCade | |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Matthew Jones misses the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Matthew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Carroll Dobson loses the dribble to Clemente O'Neill | 10-20 |
| 09:36 | Belmont | Andrew Dykstra steps in front of the Matthew Jones pass | 10-20 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Carroll Dobson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Clemente O'Neill - foul #2 on Clemente O'Neill, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Willard Hendricks (C) Matthew Jones, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG), Richard Balog (SF) Andrew Dykstra, Norberto Yazzie | |
| 09:18 | Butler | Carroll Dobson misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Carroll Dobson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Harold Gaston is fouled on the floor by William Butcher - foul #1 on William Butcher, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:08 | Butler | William Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Larry Carpenter is called for the reach on Paul Stephens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Carpenter, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Paul Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Paul Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Harold Gaston is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Harold Gaston, team foul #8 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Corey (PF) Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:28 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Richard Balog is blocked by Willard Hendricks | 11-22 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan snags the defensive board | 11-22 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Carroll Dobson denies the turnaround by Lawrence Mecham | 11-22 |
| 08:03 | Butler | James McCade snags the defensive board | 11-22 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Michael Corey is called for the reach on William Butcher - foul #2 on Michael Corey, team foul #9 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Cross (SG), Travis Lindsey (SF), Nicholas Ramer (PF) Lawrence Mecham, Edwin Morgan, Michael Corey | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dykstra (PG), Douglas Buske (C) Paul Stephens, Carroll Dobson | |
| 07:52 | Butler | William Butcher makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 07:52 | Butler | William Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Cross (fresh) SF - Travis Lindsey (fresh) PF - Nicholas Ramer (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Dykstra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Buske (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Butler | William Butcher is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Ramer - foul #1 on Nicholas Ramer, team foul #10 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Jones (PG) Larry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Butler | Norberto Yazzie (SF) Richard Balog | |
| 07:17 | Butler | William Butcher makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:17 | Butler | William Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey travels with the ball | 13-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Carroll Dobson (C) William Butcher | |
| 06:39 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James McCade | 13-29 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | Douglas Buske denies the turnaround by Matthew Jones | 13-29 |
| 06:18 | Butler | James McCade grabs the defensive rebound | 13-29 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Willard Hendricks picks off the pass by Andrew Dykstra | 13-29 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | James McCade picks off the pass by Travis Lindsey | 13-29 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Matthew Jones steals it from James McCade | 13-29 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | John Cross lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Jones | 15-29 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie clanks a floater from the left side | 15-29 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Carroll Dobson gets the offensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Douglas Buske banks in the layup on a great pass from Carroll Dobson | 15-31 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks buries a driving attempt from close range | 17-31 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Douglas Buske knocks in the floater from close range set up by Andrew Dykstra | 17-33 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Norberto Yazzie takes the ball from Travis Lindsey | 17-33 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Carroll Dobson blows the layup | 17-33 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks snags the defensive board | 17-33 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Matthew Jones makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Travis Lindsey | 19-33 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Lindsey (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Ramer (fairly fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Dykstra (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Buske (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carroll Dobson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-36 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Nicholas Ramer pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 19-36 |
| 03:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to James McCade | 19-36 |
| 02:45 | Butler | John Cross is called for the reach on Andrew Dykstra - foul #1 on John Cross, team foul #11 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Edwin Morgan (SF), Harold Gaston (PF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Matthew Jones, John Cross, Travis Lindsey, Nicholas Ramer, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), Todd Metzger (C) James McCade, Norberto Yazzie, Douglas Buske, Carroll Dobson | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra misses the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill grabs the board | 19-37 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Paul Stephens connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Dykstra | 22-40 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-40 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler tips it but misses | 22-40 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Richard Balog gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Paul Stephens scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Balog | 22-43 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Richard Balog blocks the short jumper by Clemente O'Neill | 22-43 |
| 01:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Metzger | 22-43 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Joe Shuffler steals the ball from Paul Stephens | 22-43 |
| 01:01 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler hits the finger roll | 24-43 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Larry Carpenter steals the ball from Todd Metzger | 24-43 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Harold Gaston clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 00:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Metzger | 24-43 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Todd Metzger buries a jump hook from close range set up by Andrew Dykstra | 24-45 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Harold Gaston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-45 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill tips it back up and in | 26-45 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra is fouled on the floor by Clemente O'Neill - foul #3 on Clemente O'Neill, team foul #12 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Jones (PG), Lawrence Mecham (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Larry Carpenter, Joe Shuffler, Edwin Morgan, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), William Butcher (C) Paul Stephens, Richard Balog, Todd Metzger | |
| 00:05 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | William Butcher swats the short shot by Willard Hendricks | 26-47 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | The clock runs out | 26-47 |