| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo inbounds the ball | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Butler | Richard Blevins scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Melvin Forbes | 21-39 |
| 19:46 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton scores on a jumper near the basket | 23-39 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Melvin Forbes buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 23-42 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Daniel Larson comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Jarvis - foul #2 on David Jarvis, team foul #1 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Daniel Larson makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:07 | Butler | Gordon Casey is called for traveling | 24-42 |
| 18:58 | Belmont | Keith Sipple drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brad Stutler | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:48 | Butler | Daniel Larson steals the ball from Jeremy Copas | 27-42 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Gordon Casey knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Craig Salcedo | 27-44 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Keith Sipple drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregg Paxton | 29-44 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Jeremy Copas scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Davis | 29-47 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-47 |
| 17:33 | Belmont | Daniel Larson gets the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 17:15 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Jeremy Copas snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Edward Hess is called for the reach on Jeremy Copas - foul #3 on Edward Hess, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), David Mapes (PF), James Mease (C) Brad Stutler, Gregg Paxton, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 16:42 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses short on a jumper from the left side | 29-47 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski tips it back up and in | 29-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Keith Sipple scores on a 3 from straight away | 32-49 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Melvin Forbes tips it home | 32-51 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 16:11 | Belmont | David Mapes clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-51 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Melvin Forbes gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 32-51 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | James Mease pulls down the rebound | 32-51 |
| 15:54 | Belmont | James Mease is hacked by Richard Blevins - foul #2 on Richard Blevins, team foul #2 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG) Daniel Bailey, Keith Sipple | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mapes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mease (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Brad Stutler loses the dribble to Hans Swiatkowski | 32-51 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Craig Salcedo lays it in on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 32-53 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Hans Swiatkowski is called for the reach on Brad Stutler - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #3 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Larson (PF) Donald Lane | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Craig Salcedo | |
| 15:07 | Belmont | Daniel Larson buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Brad Stutler | 34-53 |
| 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) | |
| 14:39 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-53 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | David Mapes knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Hans Swiatkowski - foul #4 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Hess (C) James Mease | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SF) Hans Swiatkowski, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 14:20 | Belmont | David Mapes makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 13:56 | Butler | David Jarvis is whistled for traveling | 37-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Keith Sipple (SF) Brad Stutler, Gregg Paxton, Daniel Larson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Edward Hess is fouled on the floor by Craig Salcedo - foul #2 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Keith Sipple buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Bailey | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:08 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Copas | 40-56 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | 3 seconds is called on Keith Sipple | 40-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Daniel Larson (PF) Donald Lane, Daniel Bailey, David Mapes | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Craig Salcedo | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 12:38 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Keith Sipple - foul #1 on Keith Sipple, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 12:12 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Filip Kranjcar | 40-58 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 12:00 | Belmont | Gonzalo Castillo takes the ball from Daniel Larson | 40-58 |
| 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) | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Melvin Forbes grabs the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Butler | Keith Sipple takes the ball from Gonzalo Castillo | 40-58 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Edward Hess misses short on a floater from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Jeremy Copas pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeremy Copas | 40-61 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Brad Stutler knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-61 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Daniel Larson grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 09:17 | Belmont | Daniel Larson gets the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 09:04 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Jeremy Copas's pass is intercepted by Brad Stutler in the backcourt | 43-61 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Daniel Larson knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Brad Stutler | 45-61 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Hess - foul #4 on Edward Hess, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), David Mapes (SF), James Mease (PF), John Pifer (C) Brad Stutler, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | John Pifer makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Lane | 47-62 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Filip Kranjcar | 47-65 |
| 07:35 | Belmont | John Pifer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to David Mapes | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Donald Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Mapes (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Mease (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pifer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Allen Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Allen Davis is called for the reach on Daniel Bailey - foul #1 on Allen Davis, team foul #6 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 07:13 | Belmont | Richard Blevins steals the ball from John Pifer | 47-65 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Richard Blevins slams it home | 47-67 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | David Mapes can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | John Pifer gets the offensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Donald Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-67 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Allen Davis pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Richard Blevins dunks the ball on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski and the foul's on John Pifer - foul #1 on John Pifer, team foul #4 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF) Donald Lane, Daniel Bailey, James Mease | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF) Allen Davis, Gordon Casey | |
| 05:58 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the free throw | 47-70 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | John Pifer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-70 |
| 05:34 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-70 |
| 05:25 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 47-70 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Richard Blevins can't connect on a shot in the lane | 47-70 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gregg Paxton | 47-70 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Keith Sipple clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-70 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Richard Blevins scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 47-72 |
| 04:07 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Stutler | 50-72 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-72 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the offensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 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) | |
| 03:40 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is hacked by Gregg Paxton - foul #1 on Gregg Paxton, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Donald Lane (SF), James Mease (PF) Brad Stutler, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, John Pifer | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Craig Salcedo drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Filip Kranjcar | 50-75 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Darin Jones (fresh) SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mease (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Mapes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Salcedo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:00 | Belmont | David Mapes scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Daniel Bailey | 53-75 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses short on a floater from the right side | 53-75 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Darin Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-75 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | James Mease misses the lay-in | 53-75 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 53-75 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Allen Davis | 53-77 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | David Mapes drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Lane | 55-77 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-77 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar tips it in | 55-79 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | David Mapes scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Bailey | 58-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | Jeremy Copas knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Salcedo | 58-81 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Darin Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-81 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the easy layup | 61-81 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar tips it but misses | 61-81 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey gets the rebound | 61-81 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Darin Jones misses short on a shot from the left wing | 61-81 |