| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Salmon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Junior Larocca inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Belmont | James Jones can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-43 |
| 19:45 | Belmont | James Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Junior Larocca's pass is intercepted by Van Laffoon | 30-43 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Robert Lema is called for the reach on Antonio Irons - foul #3 on Robert Lema, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG) Robert Lema | |
| 18:58 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 30-43 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | Andrew Bean grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by David Huggins - foul #1 on David Huggins, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 18:31 | Butler | David Huggins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Bean - foul #2 on Andrew Bean, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| 18:31 | Butler | David Huggins misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 18:31 | Butler | David Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | Andrew Bean comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to William Salmon | 31-45 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Junior Larocca hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Antonio Irons snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 17:26 | Butler | David Huggins travels with the ball | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (PG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Taylor (PF), Ruben Miller (C) William Salmon, Andrew Bean | |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Kasiya Africa denies the turnaround by Robert Taylor | 31-45 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Kasiya Africa grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Leonard Bishop comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 16:52 | Belmont | Junior Larocca snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 16:33 | Belmont | Junior Larocca scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Jones | 31-47 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Kasiya Africa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ruben Miller | 31-47 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Leonard Bishop - foul #2 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Van Laffoon, Leroy Winfield, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum (PG), Larry Cronan (SG), Levi Gordon (SF), William Salmon (PF) Carey Steffen, James Jones, Junior Larocca, Robert Taylor | |
| 15:56 | Belmont | William Salmon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Quattlebaum | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Quattlebaum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Cronan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Salmon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:46 | Butler | David Huggins hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Fragoso | 34-50 |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Herbert Eickhoff steals the ball from Ruben Miller | 34-50 |
| 15:28 | Butler | David Huggins lays it in on a great pass from Herbert Eickhoff | 36-50 |
| 15:05 | Belmont | Larry Cronan drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ruben Miller | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:42 | Butler | Craig Fragoso knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 14:25 | Belmont | William Salmon banks in the layup | 39-54 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Craig Fragoso is fouled on the floor by Levi Gordon - foul #1 on Levi Gordon, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), James Jones (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Robert Taylor (PF), Andrew Bean (C) Robert Quattlebaum, Larry Cronan, Levi Gordon, William Salmon, Ruben Miller | |
| 14:06 | Butler | Leonard Bishop scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Van Laffoon and the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Leonard Bishop misses the free throw | 41-54 |
| 14:06 | Belmont | Andrew Bean grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Robert Taylor is hacked by Van Laffoon - foul #1 on Van Laffoon, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| 13:31 | Belmont | James Jones connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Lema | 41-57 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Van Laffoon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willard Smith | 43-57 |
| 13:00 | Belmont | Robert Lema can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses the tip | 43-57 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | Andrew Bean tips it but misses | 43-57 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | James Jones tips it but misses | 43-57 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Leonard Bishop snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Van Laffoon scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kasiya Africa | 45-57 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Robert Taylor knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Junior Larocca | 45-59 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Willard Smith's pass is intercepted by James Jones in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Andrew Bean scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by James Jones and he's hacked by Leroy Winfield - foul #1 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #4 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Willard Smith, Leroy Winfield, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Salmon (PF) Robert Taylor | |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Andrew Bean misses the free throw | 45-61 |
| 12:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 45-61 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Andrew Bean - foul #3 on Andrew Bean, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (SG), Ruben Miller (C) James Jones, Andrew Bean | |
| 12:00 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses short on a jumper from the right block | 46-61 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carey Steffen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - William Salmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-61 |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Junior Larocca gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 11:25 | Belmont | William Salmon scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Carey Steffen and he's fouled by Antonio Irons - foul #3 on Antonio Irons, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum (SG), Levi Gordon (SF) Robert Lema, Junior Larocca | |
| 11:25 | Belmont | William Salmon makes the free throw | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:10 | Butler | Robert Quattlebaum takes the ball from Fred Johnson | 46-64 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Levi Gordon misses the easy layup | 46-64 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses the easy layup | 46-64 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ruben Miller | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Ruben Miller blows the dunk | 46-64 |
| 10:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Herbert Eickhoff | 46-64 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Van Laffoon hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Fred Johnson | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Salmon | 48-66 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Antonio Irons drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Huggins | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Ruben Miller misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-66 |
| 09:36 | Belmont | William Salmon tips it home | 50-68 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Van Laffoon drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Huggins | 52-68 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | William Salmon can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 52-68 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | William Salmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Carey Steffen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Antonio Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Van Laffoon | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:16 | Belmont | Levi Gordon is hacked by Antonio Irons - foul #4 on Antonio Irons, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Van Laffoon, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), James Jones (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Robert Taylor (PF), Andrew Bean (C) Carey Steffen, Robert Quattlebaum, Levi Gordon, William Salmon, Ruben Miller | |
| 07:59 | Belmont | James Jones hits the finger roll set up by Robert Lema and the foul's on Craig Fragoso - foul #2 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #7 | 54-70 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | James Jones makes the free throw | 54-71 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Leroy Winfield blows the layup | 54-71 |
| 07:44 | Belmont | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Willard Smith steals it from Robert Lema | 54-71 |
| 07:22 | Butler | Willard Smith lays it up and in | 56-71 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | Andrew Bean is fouled on the floor by Leonard Bishop - foul #3 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | Andrew Bean makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | Andrew Bean misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Kasiya Africa gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Leroy Winfield makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Craig Fragoso | 58-72 |
| 06:32 | Belmont | Junior Larocca can't finish the layup | 58-72 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Robert Lema gets the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Andrew Bean makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Junior Larocca | 58-74 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Willard Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-74 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Kasiya Africa tips it home | 60-74 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Junior Larocca is hacked by Leroy Winfield - foul #2 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #9 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Willard Smith, Craig Fragoso, Leroy Winfield, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG), Robert Quattlebaum (SG), Ruben Miller (PF), Gilbert Hill (C) Robert Lema, James Jones, Robert Taylor, Andrew Bean | |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Antonio Irons snags the defensive board | 60-75 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-75 |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Ruben Miller grabs the board | 60-75 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-75 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Van Laffoon snags the defensive board | 60-75 |
| 04:51 | Butler | David Huggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-75 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Levi Gordon (SF), William Salmon (PF) Junior Larocca, Gilbert Hill | |
| 04:26 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-75 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Levi Gordon | 60-75 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | Carey Steffen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SF), Leroy Winfield (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), James Jones (SG) Carey Steffen, Robert Quattlebaum | |
| 03:58 | Butler | Craig Fragoso connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kasiya Africa | 63-75 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Robert Lema misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Huggins - foul #2 on David Huggins, team foul #10 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Leonard Bishop (PF) Leroy Winfield | |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Bean (C) Ruben Miller | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Robert Lema makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Robert Lema makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Salmon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Bean (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Butler | The jump hook by Kasiya Africa is blocked by Andrew Bean | 63-77 |
| 03:22 | Belmont | William Salmon grabs the board | 63-77 |
| 02:58 | Belmont | James Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-77 |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Andrew Bean tips it back up and in | 63-79 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Kasiya Africa is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bean - foul #4 on Andrew Bean, team foul #6 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leroy Winfield (PF) David Huggins, Van Laffoon, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG), Robert Quattlebaum (SG), Robert Taylor (PF), Gilbert Hill (C) Robert Lema, James Jones, William Salmon, Andrew Bean | |
| 02:35 | Butler | Leonard Bishop's floater is tipped away by Levi Gordon | 63-79 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Levi Gordon snags the defensive board | 63-79 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Levi Gordon drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Willard Smith - foul #1 on Willard Smith, team foul #11 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ruben Miller (C) Gilbert Hill | |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Levi Gordon makes the free throw | 63-82 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-82 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Levi Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-82 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Robert Taylor loses the dribble to Willard Smith | 63-82 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Craig Fragoso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-82 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Ruben Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 63-82 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Levi Gordon misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-82 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste gets the rebound | 63-82 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Leroy Winfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-82 |
| Subs | Butler | Kasiya Africa (C) Jeffrey Baptiste | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Levi Gordon connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ruben Miller | 63-84 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-84 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Leroy Winfield grabs the offensive board | 63-84 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Kasiya Africa scores on a shot near the basket set up by Willard Smith | 65-84 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Carey Steffen runs out the clock | 65-84 |