| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David O'Donell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Giles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Casey Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan McQuown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Mailloux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:51 | Belmont | David O'Donell misses the dunk | 29-26 |
| 19:49 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to William Giles | 29-26 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | David O'Donell misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Casey Hall - foul #3 on Casey Hall, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Stokes (PG) Casey Hall | |
| 19:32 | Belmont | David O'Donell makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | David O'Donell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Ryan McQuown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-26 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | William Giles grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Frank Swords knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Jack Stokes's pass is intercepted by Frank Swords | 34-26 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | Charles Owens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Swords | 36-26 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Joe Thompson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jesus Valdez, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 17:46 | Butler | Jack Stokes's pass is intercepted by David O'Donell | 36-28 |
| 17:36 | Belmont | Frank Swords comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-28 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:31 | Butler | William Giles swats the short shot by Ryan McQuown | 36-28 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | David O'Donell drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Frank Swords | 38-28 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Ryan McQuown drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Allen | 38-31 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Charles Owens lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Swords | 40-31 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux is fouled on the floor by William Giles - foul #1 on William Giles, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Machen (PG), Jerry Aquino (SG), Charlie Rhodes (SF), Steve Carrell (PF), Rodrigo Padilla (C) Charles Owens, Frank Swords, Jesus Valdez, David O'Donell, William Giles | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fenley (SG), James Tedesco (SF), Brian Winders (PF), John Cornelius (C) Ryan McQuown, Richard Allen, Joe Thompson, Johnny Mailloux | |
| 16:13 | Butler | James Fenley loses the dribble to Charlie Rhodes | 40-31 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Steve Carrell knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Charlie Rhodes | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Machen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Aquino (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jack Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Fenley (fresh) SF - James Tedesco (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Winders (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Cornelius (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | John Cornelius misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 15:33 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jerry Aquino | 42-31 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Brian Winders denies the turnaround by Steve Carrell | 42-31 |
| 15:08 | Butler | James Tedesco grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Brian Winders misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:25 | Belmont | Steve Carrell is fouled on the floor by Jack Stokes - foul #1 on Jack Stokes, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Owens (PG), Frank Swords (SG), Jesus Valdez (SF), David O'Donell (PF), William Giles (C) Brian Machen, Jerry Aquino, Charlie Rhodes, Steve Carrell, Rodrigo Padilla | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Ryan McQuown (SG), Richard Allen (SF), Joe Thompson (PF), Johnny Mailloux (C) Jack Stokes, James Fenley, James Tedesco, Brian Winders, John Cornelius | |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Frank Swords knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by William Giles - foul #2 on William Giles, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 13:56 | Belmont | David O'Donell grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 13:51 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez misses short on a jumper in the paint | 45-31 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Danny Brant snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Ryan McQuown connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Danny Brant | 45-33 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | David O'Donell is denied on a layup by Johnny Mailloux | 45-33 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | David O'Donell can't tip it in | 45-33 |
| 13:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Johnny Mailloux | 45-33 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Joe Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | William Giles snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | David O'Donell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes (C) William Giles | |
| Subs | Butler | James Tedesco (PF), John Cornelius (C) Joe Thompson, Johnny Mailloux | |
| 12:38 | Butler | Charles Owens steals it from Richard Allen | 45-33 |
| 12:35 | Belmont | Charles Owens banks in the layup | 47-33 |
| 12:19 | Butler | James Tedesco comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Frank Swords pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Danny Brant steps in front of the Jesus Valdez pass | 47-33 |
| 11:59 | Butler | James Tedesco blows the layup | 47-33 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | Frank Swords pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | David O'Donell banks in the layup set up by Charlie Rhodes | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesus Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David O'Donell (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan McQuown (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Tedesco (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Cornelius (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Frank Swords takes the ball from Richard Allen | 49-33 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | David O'Donell drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Swords | 51-33 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 10:45 | Butler | James Tedesco misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-33 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez gets the rebound | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Charles Owens is hacked by Danny Brant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Brant, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Machen (PG), Jerry Aquino (SG), Steve Carrell (PF), William Giles (C) Charles Owens, Frank Swords, Jesus Valdez, David O'Donell | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (PG), Jack Stokes (SG), Joe Thompson (PF), Johnny Mailloux (C) Danny Brant, Ryan McQuown, Richard Allen, John Cornelius | |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Steve Carrell misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jack Stokes - foul #2 on Jack Stokes, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Steve Carrell makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Steve Carrell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Joe Thompson gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Joe Thompson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 52-33 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Casey Hall knocks in the floater from the right side | 52-35 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | James Tedesco steals it from Brian Machen | 52-35 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Joe Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Stokes | 52-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:58 | Belmont | William Giles's pass is intercepted by Johnny Mailloux | 52-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:34 | Butler | Joe Thompson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-38 |
| 08:32 | Belmont | Steve Carrell snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Brian Machen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 08:10 | Belmont | William Giles hits the follow up shot | 54-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:02 | Butler | Casey Hall connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Joe Thompson | 54-41 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 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 (0) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Machen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Aquino (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Steve Carrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charlie Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Giles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Casey Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tedesco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Mailloux (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Butler | James Tedesco misses the easy layup | 54-41 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | William Giles pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Brian Machen drills a jumper from the left side set up by Steve Carrell | 56-41 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 07:00 | Butler | Joe Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux grabs the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Jack Stokes is fouled on the floor by Jerry Aquino - foul #2 on Jerry Aquino, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Owens (PG), Frank Swords (SG), Jesus Valdez (SF), David O'Donell (PF), Rodrigo Padilla (C) Brian Machen, Jerry Aquino, Steve Carrell, Charlie Rhodes, William Giles | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Ryan McQuown (SG), Richard Allen (SF), Brian Winders (PF), John Cornelius (C) Casey Hall, Jack Stokes, James Tedesco, Joe Thompson, Johnny Mailloux | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Brian Winders is hacked by Rodrigo Padilla - foul #1 on Rodrigo Padilla, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Danny Brant misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:58 | Belmont | David O'Donell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Owens | 59-41 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Richard Allen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan McQuown | 59-44 |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Charles Owens is hacked by Danny Brant - foul #5 on Danny Brant, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Stokes (PG) Danny Brant | |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Winders | 59-44 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Brian Winders gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Richard Allen makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jack Stokes | 59-47 |
| 04:29 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rodrigo Padilla | 62-47 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Ryan McQuown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 04:09 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 03:43 | Belmont | David O'Donell buries a jumper from the right block set up by Charles Owens and the foul's on Ryan McQuown - foul #3 on Ryan McQuown, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Machen (PG), Jerry Aquino (SG), Charlie Rhodes (SF), Steve Carrell (C) Charles Owens, Frank Swords, Jesus Valdez, Rodrigo Padilla | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (PG), James Fenley (SF), James Tedesco (PF) Ryan McQuown, Richard Allen, Brian Winders | |
| 03:43 | Belmont | David O'Donell misses the free throw | 64-47 |
| 03:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Cornelius | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Machen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Aquino (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David O'Donell (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Steve Carrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Casey Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fenley (fresh) PF - James Tedesco (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Cornelius (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Casey Hall loses the dribble to Charlie Rhodes | 64-47 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charlie Rhodes | 66-47 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Jack Stokes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-47 |
| 03:15 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to James Tedesco | 66-47 |
| 03:10 | Butler | John Cornelius is hacked by Steve Carrell - foul #1 on Steve Carrell, team foul #6 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Wilson (SG) David O'Donell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:00 | Butler | John Cornelius hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Aquino - foul #3 on Jerry Aquino, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| 03:00 | Butler | John Cornelius makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 03:00 | Butler | John Cornelius misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Steve Carrell gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Steve Carrell drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Aquino | 68-48 |
| 02:10 | Butler | John Cornelius scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Stokes | 68-50 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Richard Wilson is hacked by James Tedesco - foul #1 on James Tedesco, team foul #7 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla (C) Jerry Aquino | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Winders (PF) James Fenley | |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Richard Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Richard Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:54 | Butler | James Tedesco gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Richard Wilson is called for the reach on Brian Winders - foul #1 on Richard Wilson, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Aquino (SG) Richard Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:38 | Butler | Brian Winders makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Brian Winders misses the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Stokes - foul #3 on Jack Stokes, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:59 | Butler | John Cornelius is fouled on the floor by Brian Machen - foul #2 on Brian Machen, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| 00:59 | Butler | John Cornelius makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:59 | Butler | John Cornelius makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Brian Machen banks in the layup and the foul's on Brian Winders - foul #2 on Brian Winders, team foul #9 | 73-53 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Brian Machen makes the free throw | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Jerry Aquino takes the ball from Casey Hall | 74-53 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Brian Machen runs out the clock | 74-53 |