| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Julian (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Yoder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Noah Miles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wagnon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ed Marks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | John Julian misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 19:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ed Marks | 33-32 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Noah Miles hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ed Marks | 33-35 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Lester Yoder is called for the reach on John Julian - foul #2 on Lester Yoder, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SF), John Jaco (PF) Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:45 | Butler | Daniel Bailey steps in front of the John Julian pass | 33-35 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey lays it in | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lester Yoder - foul #3 on Lester Yoder, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF) John Julian, John Jaco | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (SG) Lester Yoder | |
| 18:14 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Ed Marks gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | Brad Stutler makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Bailey | 33-39 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar can't connect on a runner from the left block | 33-39 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 35-39 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Otha Zeck pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Gordon Casey knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Otha Zeck | 38-39 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Stutler | 38-42 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Otha Zeck is hacked by Daniel Wagnon - foul #1 on Daniel Wagnon, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG), Marcelo Conti (SF), John Jaco (PF) Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (SG), Lloyd Towry (SF), Charlie Marceau (PF), Jonathan Arnett (C) Daniel Bailey, Noah Miles, Daniel Wagnon, Ed Marks | |
| 16:07 | Butler | John Jaco scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremy Copas | 40-42 |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Julian (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Marcelo Conti (fresh) PF - John Jaco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darin Jones (fresh) SF - Lloyd Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charlie Marceau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Arnett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Butler | Jonathan Arnett denies the turnaround by Filip Kranjcar | 40-42 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Brad Stutler gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Brad Stutler is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF) Marcelo Conti, John Jaco | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), Lester Yoder (SG) Brad Stutler, Darin Jones | |
| 14:51 | Butler | Otha Zeck clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Lloyd Towry - foul #2 on Lloyd Towry, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon (PF), Ed Marks (C) Charlie Marceau, Jonathan Arnett | |
| 14:51 | Butler | Otha Zeck misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Otha Zeck makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 14:32 | Butler | John Julian grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Gordon Casey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 14:16 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 14:08 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry tips it in | 41-44 |
| 13:48 | Butler | John Julian is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wagnon - foul #2 on Daniel Wagnon, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Marcelo Conti (SG) Jeremy Copas, John Julian | |
| Subs | Belmont | Noah Miles (SF) Lloyd Towry | |
| 13:37 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ed Marks - foul #1 on Ed Marks, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG) Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:37 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Ed Marks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar tips it home | 44-44 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Lester Yoder connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Noah Miles | 44-46 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Otha Zeck | 46-46 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-46 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Otha Zeck snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 12:04 | Butler | John Julian connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | Noah Miles misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-46 |
| 11:49 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Yoder | 48-46 |
| 11:33 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Bailey | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Allen Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Julian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcelo Conti (fresh) PF - Otha Zeck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Yoder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Noah Miles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wagnon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ed Marks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Marcelo Conti's fadeaway is rejected by Ed Marks | 48-48 |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Ed Marks gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Otha Zeck is called for the reach on Noah Miles - foul #1 on Otha Zeck, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), John Jaco (PF) Allen Davis, John Julian, Marcelo Conti, Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Darin Jones (SG), Lloyd Towry (SF), Charlie Marceau (PF), Jonathan Arnett (C) Daniel Bailey, Lester Yoder, Noah Miles, Daniel Wagnon, Ed Marks | |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Darin Jones | 48-51 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Jonathan Arnett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Darin Jones connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Towry | 48-53 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is fouled on the floor by Darin Jones - foul #1 on Darin Jones, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Oleg Leski (PF) John Jaco | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:05 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Jonathan Arnett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Jeremy Copas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeremy Copas, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG), Otha Zeck (PF) Craig Salcedo, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lester Yoder (SG) Darin Jones | |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Otha Zeck is called for the reach on Jonathan Arnett - foul #2 on Otha Zeck, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG) Brad Stutler | |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 09:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Julian | 50-53 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Jeremy Copas drills a shot from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Bailey | 52-56 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Gordon Casey loses the dribble to Daniel Bailey | 52-56 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Jonathan Arnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), John Jaco (PF) John Julian, Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | Belmont | Noah Miles (SF), Daniel Wagnon (PF), Ed Marks (C) Lloyd Towry, Charlie Marceau, Jonathan Arnett | |
| 07:59 | Butler | Ed Marks picks off the pass by Gordon Casey | 52-56 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Bailey | 52-58 |
| 07:22 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is fouled on the floor by Lester Yoder - foul #4 on Lester Yoder, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG), Otha Zeck (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Gordon Casey, John Jaco, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Darin Jones (SG) Daniel Bailey, Lester Yoder | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:22 | Butler | Craig Salcedo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Julian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Oleg Leski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Miles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wagnon (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ed Marks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Ed Marks snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 06:52 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 06:50 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon tips it back up and in | 53-60 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Craig Salcedo misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-60 |
| 06:38 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Darin Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | Ed Marks grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 06:02 | Belmont | Darin Jones is fouled on the floor by John Julian - foul #2 on John Julian, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Marcelo Conti (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Craig Salcedo, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), Lester Yoder (SG), Lloyd Towry (SF), Charlie Marceau (PF) Brad Stutler, Darin Jones, Noah Miles, Daniel Wagnon | |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Allen Davis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Arnett (C) Ed Marks | |
| 05:34 | Butler | Marcelo Conti loses the dribble to Charlie Marceau | 53-60 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Lester Yoder clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Otha Zeck - foul #3 on Otha Zeck, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), John Julian (SG), John Jaco (PF) Jeremy Copas, Marcelo Conti, Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Lester Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:11 | Butler | John Jaco gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-61 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Lester Yoder gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:46 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Otha Zeck (PF) Allen Davis, John Jaco | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon (PF), Ed Marks (C) Charlie Marceau, Jonathan Arnett | |
| 04:36 | Butler | Otha Zeck dunks the ball set up by John Julian | 55-61 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 04:09 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses the tip | 55-61 |
| 04:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Otha Zeck | 55-61 |
| 03:58 | Butler | John Julian scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Otha Zeck | 58-61 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Gordon Casey tips it home | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Julian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Filip Kranjcar (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lester Yoder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lloyd Towry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Wagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Ed Marks (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Lester Yoder is fouled on the floor by John Julian - foul #3 on John Julian, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Marcelo Conti (SG), John Jaco (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Darin Jones (SG), Noah Miles (SF), Charlie Marceau (PF), Jonathan Arnett (C) Daniel Bailey, Lester Yoder, Lloyd Towry, Daniel Wagnon, Ed Marks | |
| 02:32 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Allen Davis pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:14 | Butler | John Jaco is hacked by Charlie Marceau - foul #2 on Charlie Marceau, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG), Filip Kranjcar (C) Gordon Casey, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:14 | Butler | John Jaco makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:14 | Butler | John Jaco misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Darin Jones grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | Darin Jones is whistled for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF) Allen Davis, Marcelo Conti, John Jaco | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), Lester Yoder (SG), Daniel Wagnon (PF), Ed Marks (C) Brad Stutler, Darin Jones, Charlie Marceau, Jonathan Arnett | |
| 01:34 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar knocks in the floater from the left side | 63-61 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Lester Yoder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Gordon Casey hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Copas | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Noah Miles is fouled on the floor by Gordon Casey - foul #1 on Gordon Casey, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Noah Miles makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Noah Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Otha Zeck is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bailey - foul #2 on Daniel Bailey, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG) Jeremy Copas | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Otha Zeck misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Otha Zeck makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Bailey - foul #3 on Daniel Bailey, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Oleg Leski (PF) Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lester Yoder | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Allen Davis runs out the clock | 69-66 |