| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Bean (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roland Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Butler | Dennis Smith travels in the backcourt | 20-37 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | Herbert Eickhoff takes the ball from Andrew Bean | 20-37 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Van Laffoon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-40 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Junior Larocca lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Lema | 22-40 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski lays it up and in set up by Herbert Eickhoff and he's fouled by Andrew Bean - foul #2 on Andrew Bean, team foul #1 | 22-42 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the free throw | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Junior Larocca clanks a jumper from the right wing | 22-43 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | Andrew Bean can't tip it in | 22-43 |
| 18:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bruce Gapinski | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:19 | Butler | Robert Lema steps in front of the Bruce Gapinski pass | 22-43 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | Robert Lema hits the finger roll | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:55 | Butler | Van Laffoon drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 24-45 |
| 17:43 | Belmont | James Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:16 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses the shot in the paint | 24-45 |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Junior Larocca snags the defensive board | 24-45 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Robert Lema is hacked by Bruce Gapinski - foul #1 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG), William Salmon (C) Robert Lema, Andrew Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SF), Gregory Duncan (C) Herbert Eickhoff, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Roland Thomas swats the short shot by Carey Steffen | 24-45 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Gregory Duncan gets the rebound | 24-45 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Roland Thomas misses long on a jumper from the left side | 24-45 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Junior Larocca gets the rebound | 24-45 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | James Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-45 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 24-45 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Gregory Duncan hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carey Steffen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Salmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roland Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Robert Taylor (PF), Andrew Bean (C) James Jones, Junior Larocca, Robert Thomason | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Van Laffoon, Craig Fragoso, Roland Thomas | |
| 15:23 | Butler | The short jumper by Bruce Gapinski is denied by Robert Taylor | 24-47 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff tips it home | 24-49 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | William Salmon comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 24-49 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski pulls down the rebound | 24-49 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Andrew Dunn - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #2 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Thomason (PF) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn | |
| 14:14 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the lay-in | 24-49 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | William Salmon grabs the board | 24-49 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the fadeaway from the right side | 24-49 |
| 13:56 | Belmont | Andrew Bean grabs the offensive rebound | 24-49 |
| 13:43 | Belmont | William Salmon is fouled on the floor by Herbert Eickhoff - foul #3 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #2 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Ruben Miller (C) Carey Steffen, William Salmon, Andrew Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Craig Fragoso (SF), Roland Thomas (PF) Thomas Cartee, Herbert Eickhoff, Gregory Duncan | |
| 13:31 | Belmont | James Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Gapinski | 24-49 |
| 13:29 | Belmont | Ruben Miller tips it back up and in | 26-49 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Robert Lema steals the ball from Dennis Smith in the backcourt | 26-49 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | Roland Thomas steals the ball from Junior Larocca | 26-49 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Van Laffoon is hacked by Robert Lema - foul #1 on Robert Lema, team foul #3 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Payne (PG) Robert Lema | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Irons (C) Bruce Gapinski | |
| 12:55 | Butler | Van Laffoon is hacked by Ruben Miller - foul #1 on Ruben Miller, team foul #4 | 26-49 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Antonio Irons loses the dribble to John Payne | 26-49 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | John Payne hits the finger roll | 28-49 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-49 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Thomason | 28-49 |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roland Thomas - foul #2 on Roland Thomas, team foul #3 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Carey Steffen (SG), Andrew Bean (C) John Payne, James Jones, Ruben Miller | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Van Laffoon, Craig Fragoso, Antonio Irons | |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski grabs the board | 28-49 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carey Steffen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Bean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roland Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Bruce Gapinski and the foul's on Robert Thomason - foul #1 on Robert Thomason, team foul #5 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Salmon (SF), Robert Taylor (PF) Junior Larocca, Robert Thomason | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:19 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the free throw | 28-52 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | The jump hook by William Salmon is blocked by Bruce Gapinski | 28-52 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Andrew Bean grabs the offensive board | 28-52 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | William Salmon knocks in the jumper in the lane | 30-52 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Dennis Smith connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roland Thomas | 30-54 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | The short jumper by Carey Steffen is denied by Bruce Gapinski | 30-54 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Robert Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 30-54 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | Carey Steffen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-54 |
| 09:40 | Belmont | Andrew Bean grabs the offensive board | 30-54 |
| 09:30 | Belmont | Carey Steffen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-54 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Robert Taylor snags the offensive board | 30-54 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Carey Steffen makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Bean | 32-54 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Dennis Smith scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Roland Thomas | 32-57 |
| 08:35 | Belmont | Andrew Bean blows the layup | 32-57 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | William Salmon gets the offensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 08:20 | Belmont | Dennis Smith picks off the pass by Carey Steffen | 32-57 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Dennis Smith banks in the layup | 32-59 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | William Salmon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-59 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski gets the rebound | 32-59 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Roland Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 32-59 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Andrew Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 32-59 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carey Steffen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Salmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Bean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roland Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Gapinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Butler | Roland Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-59 |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Carey Steffen grabs the defensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Carey Steffen loses the ball out of bounds | 32-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Payne (PG), Levi Gordon (SG), Gilbert Hill (PF), Ruben Miller (C) Robert Lema, Carey Steffen, Robert Taylor, Andrew Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Craig Fragoso (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF), Antonio Irons (C) Dennis Smith, Herbert Eickhoff, Roland Thomas, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Thomas Cartee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-59 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Craig Fragoso hits the follow up shot | 32-61 |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Payne | 34-61 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Gregory Duncan is whistled for traveling | 34-61 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | Levi Gordon is hacked by Thomas Cartee - foul #1 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #4 | 34-61 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | William Salmon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Levi Gordon | 37-61 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Gregory Duncan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gilbert Hill - foul #1 on Gilbert Hill, team foul #6 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Taylor (SF) William Salmon | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:05 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Gregory Duncan - foul #1 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #5 | 37-62 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Thomas Cartee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Levi Gordon grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Robert Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Gregory Duncan pulls down the rebound | 39-62 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Ruben Miller - foul #2 on Ruben Miller, team foul #7 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG), William Salmon (PF) John Payne, Gilbert Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Kasiya Africa (C) Andrew Dunn | |
| 03:58 | Butler | Antonio Irons makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Antonio Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Kasiya Africa steps in front of the Levi Gordon pass | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Gregory Duncan is hacked by William Salmon - foul #1 on William Salmon, team foul #8 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Leroy Winfield (SF) Craig Fragoso, Antonio Irons | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-66 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carey Steffen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Levi Gordon (fairly fresh) SF - William Salmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ruben Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) PF - Gregory Duncan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Carey Steffen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ruben Miller | 41-66 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by Kasiya Africa | 41-66 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 41-66 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Kasiya Africa grabs the defensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Thomas Cartee is fouled on the floor by Carey Steffen - foul #3 on Carey Steffen, team foul #9 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Payne (PG), Gilbert Hill (C) Levi Gordon, Ruben Miller | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| 02:01 | Butler | Thomas Cartee makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Thomas Cartee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Carey Steffen is fouled on the floor by Craig Fragoso - foul #1 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #6 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | Levi Gordon (SG), Ruben Miller (C) John Payne, Gilbert Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Antonio Irons (C) Leroy Winfield, Kasiya Africa | |
| 01:49 | Belmont | William Salmon loses the dribble to Thomas Cartee | 41-68 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Antonio Irons makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-71 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Robert Taylor knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Carey Steffen and he's fouled by Gregory Duncan - foul #2 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #7 | 43-71 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Robert Taylor misses the free throw | 43-71 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Antonio Irons snags the defensive board | 43-71 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-74 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Carey Steffen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-74 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Andrew Dunn clanks a jumper from the right side | 46-74 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | William Salmon grabs the board | 46-74 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Levi Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-74 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Thomas Cartee pulls down the rebound | 46-74 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Cartee runs out the clock | 46-74 |