| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) PF - Roland Thomas (fresh) C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) C - Andrew Bean (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Bean - foul #1 on Andrew Bean, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:49 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Junior Larocca lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | A charge is called on James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (SG) James Jones | |
| 18:52 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the dunk but he's fouled by Junior Larocca - foul #1 on Junior Larocca, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Andrew Bean steals the ball from Herbert Eickhoff | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Andrew Bean's layup is rejected by Roland Thomas | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Robert Lema steals the ball from Roland Thomas | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Dennis Smith takes the ball from Robert Lema | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Roland Thomas | 7-2 |
| 17:10 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Robert Thomason snags the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Robert Thomason buries a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Roland Thomas - foul #1 on Roland Thomas, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF), Antonio Irons (C) Herbert Eickhoff, Roland Thomas, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Payne (PG), Levi Gordon (SG), William Salmon (SF), Ruben Miller (C) Robert Lema, Carey Steffen, Junior Larocca, Andrew Bean | |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Gregory Duncan gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses long on a floater from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Robert Thomason gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | Belmont | John Payne knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Levi Gordon | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Gregory Duncan is denied on a layup by Robert Thomason | 7-7 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | William Salmon grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | John Payne misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG) Dennis Smith, Van Laffoon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Taylor (PF) Robert Thomason | |
| 16:21 | Belmont | John Payne makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | John Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee | 9-9 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | William Salmon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Gregory Duncan snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Fragoso (fresh) PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Irons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Payne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Levi Gordon (fresh) SF - William Salmon (fresh) PF - Robert Taylor (fresh) C - Ruben Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Butler | Gregory Duncan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-9 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Andrew Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Butler | The jump hook by Gregory Duncan is blocked by Ruben Miller | 9-9 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Antonio Irons snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Gregory Duncan buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Dunn and he's fouled by William Salmon - foul #1 on William Salmon, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Craig Fragoso, Antonio Irons | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Carey Steffen (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Robert Thomason (PF), Andrew Bean (C) John Payne, Levi Gordon, William Salmon, Robert Taylor, Ruben Miller | |
| 14:45 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Junior Larocca gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | Junior Larocca knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Lema | 11-12 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Dennis Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Lema - foul #1 on Robert Lema, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Thomas (PF) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:27 | Butler | Roland Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Junior Larocca pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:08 | Belmont | Dennis Smith steals it from Robert Thomason | 11-12 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Dennis Smith can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | Carey Steffen gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Robert Thomason lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Lema | 11-14 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Junior Larocca | 11-14 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Robert Lema clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Van Laffoon grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski hits the finger roll set up by Van Laffoon and he's fouled by Carey Steffen - foul #1 on Carey Steffen, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SF) Herbert Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Payne (PG), Levi Gordon (SG), William Salmon (C) Robert Lema, Carey Steffen, Andrew Bean | |
| 12:02 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Thomas | 13-14 |
| 11:48 | Butler | John Payne is called for the reach on Dennis Smith - foul #1 on John Payne, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (C) Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ruben Miller (C) Junior Larocca | |
| 11:48 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Robert Thomason gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Fragoso (fresh) PF - Roland Thomas (fresh) C - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Payne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Levi Gordon (fresh) SF - William Salmon (fresh) PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Miller (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Belmont | John Payne is whistled for a carry | 14-14 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-14 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Roland Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Roland Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | John Payne pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:45 | Belmont | William Salmon loses the ball out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Antonio Irons (C) Dennis Smith, Van Laffoon, Roland Thomas | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Carey Steffen (SG), Junior Larocca (SF) John Payne, Levi Gordon, Robert Thomason | |
| 10:24 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ruben Miller - foul #1 on Ruben Miller, team foul #9 | 14-14 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | William Salmon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | William Salmon misses the 3 from straight away | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Antonio Irons gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Craig Fragoso knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee | 17-14 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | Junior Larocca drills a shot in the paint set up by William Salmon | 17-16 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Gregory Duncan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Craig Fragoso | 20-16 |
| 08:54 | Belmont | Thomas Cartee is called for the reach on Robert Lema - foul #1 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Roland Thomas (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Craig Fragoso, Gregory Duncan, Antonio Irons | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Payne (PG), Levi Gordon (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Robert Thomason (PF), Andrew Bean (C) Robert Lema, Carey Steffen, Junior Larocca, William Salmon, Ruben Miller | |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Robert Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Roland Thomas hits a shot from close range set up by Dennis Smith | 22-19 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Robert Thomason connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Payne | 22-21 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski is hacked by Levi Gordon - foul #1 on Levi Gordon, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Junior Larocca (SF) Robert Taylor | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Levi Gordon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Levi Gordon (fresh) SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Bean (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Dennis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Carey Steffen (SG) John Payne, Levi Gordon | |
| 07:04 | Belmont | Robert Lema travels with the ball | 24-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SF) Herbert Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:50 | Butler | Robert Thomason steps in front of the Craig Fragoso pass | 24-21 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Junior Larocca double dribbles | 24-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Salmon (C) Andrew Bean | |
| 06:16 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski knocks in the runner in the lane | 26-21 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Robert Lema comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 05:47 | Belmont | William Salmon misses the tip | 26-21 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Dennis Smith pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Dennis Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF), Antonio Irons (C) Dennis Smith, Craig Fragoso, Roland Thomas, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Levi Gordon (SG), Ruben Miller (C) Carey Steffen, Junior Larocca | |
| 05:13 | Belmont | William Salmon misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Herbert Eickhoff - foul #1 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG) Van Laffoon | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Payne (PG) Robert Lema | |
| 05:13 | Belmont | William Salmon makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | William Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-23 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses the tip | 26-23 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | Robert Thomason gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Levi Gordon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Gregory Duncan knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 28-25 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | William Salmon makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Payne | 28-28 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Gregory Duncan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | John Payne snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Levi Gordon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 03:42 | Belmont | William Salmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 03:31 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-28 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Gregory Duncan grabs the board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Irons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Levi Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Salmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Thomason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Miller (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Butler | Thomas Cartee hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Antonio Irons | 30-28 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | William Salmon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-28 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:45 | Butler | John Payne is called for the reach on Thomas Cartee - foul #2 on John Payne, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Craig Fragoso (SF), Roland Thomas (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Andrew Dunn, Herbert Eickhoff, Gregory Duncan, Antonio Irons | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), James Jones (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Robert Taylor (PF), Andrew Bean (C) John Payne, Levi Gordon, William Salmon, Robert Thomason, Ruben Miller | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Thomas Cartee makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Thomas Cartee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:27 | Belmont | Andrew Bean's layup is rejected by Bruce Gapinski | 32-28 |
| 02:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Cartee | 32-28 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Roland Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Fragoso | 35-28 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | Craig Fragoso steps in front of the Robert Taylor pass | 35-28 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Craig Fragoso hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee | 37-28 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Robert Lema clanks a jumper from the left side | 37-28 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Bean - foul #2 on Andrew Bean, team foul #12 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG) Thomas Cartee | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:22 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Robert Lema connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Junior Larocca | 39-31 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Roland Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Roland Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Dennis Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #13 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff (SF) Craig Fragoso | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Thomason (PF), William Salmon (C) Robert Taylor, Andrew Bean | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bruce Gapinski - foul #1 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #6 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (PF), Antonio Irons (C) Roland Thomas, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG), Levi Gordon (SG) Robert Lema, James Jones | |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Robert Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | William Salmon grabs the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Robert Thomason makes the runner from close range | 43-34 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Dennis Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 43-34 |