| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Moore (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Geoffrey Lucero (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Benoit (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Kimberly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Fetters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Kaiser (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ron Bruns (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Barry Kaiser inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Peter Fetters misses the driving attempt from the left block | 29-32 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | Robert Benoit gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero lays it up and in on a great pass from William Spangler | 31-32 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Ron Bruns's floater is tipped away by Robert Benoit | 31-32 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Robert Benoit snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Marvin Moore buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Spangler | 33-32 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Marvin Moore steals it from Barry Kaiser | 33-32 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Robert Benoit misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:42 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero lays it in set up by Robert Benoit | 35-32 |
| 17:24 | Butler | William Spangler is called for the reach on Antonio Smith - foul #2 on William Spangler, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Abel Bland (PF) Geoffrey Lucero | |
| Subs | Butler | Lynn Holmstrom (PF) Antonio Smith | |
| 17:18 | Butler | Peter Fetters scores on a floater from close range | 35-34 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Charlie Ward is fouled on the floor by Peter Fetters - foul #2 on Peter Fetters, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Cosenza (PG), Josiah Moore (C) William Spangler, Robert Benoit | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Porter (SF) Barry Kaiser | |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Josiah Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Kiesel (SF) Marvin Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Crum (C) Ron Bruns | |
| 16:36 | Butler | Clay Kimberly is fouled on the floor by Ernest Cosenza - foul #1 on Ernest Cosenza, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Conner (SG) Peter Fetters | |
| 16:18 | Butler | Clay Kimberly comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 16:17 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Conner | 35-34 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Ernest Cosenza is called for the reach on Clay Kimberly - foul #2 on Ernest Cosenza, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Spangler (PG), Geoffrey Lucero (PF), Robert Benoit (C) Charlie Ward, Abel Bland, Josiah Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | Barry Kaiser (SF), Antonio Smith (PF) Leroy Porter, Justin Crum | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Clay Kimberly clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Jerry Conner grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Cosenza (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Kiesel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Geoffrey Lucero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Benoit (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Kimberly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Kaiser (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lynn Holmstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Butler | Antonio Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Robert Benoit gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Robert Benoit buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from William Spangler | 37-34 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Jerry Conner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Clay Kimberly tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Antonio Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Geoffrey Lucero is called for the reach on Lynn Holmstrom - foul #2 on Geoffrey Lucero, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charlie Ward (SG), Marvin Moore (SF) Ernest Cosenza, Stephen Kiesel | |
| Subs | Butler | Peter Fetters (SG), Ron Bruns (C) Clay Kimberly, Lynn Holmstrom | |
| 14:46 | Butler | Antonio Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Marvin Moore misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Antonio Smith grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Jerry Conner is hacked by Marvin Moore - foul #1 on Marvin Moore, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Lynn Holmstrom (PF) Antonio Smith | |
| 14:07 | Butler | Robert Benoit denies the turnaround by Ron Bruns | 37-34 |
| 14:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Marvin Moore | 37-34 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero's pass is intercepted by Jerry Conner | 37-34 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Peter Fetters connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Conner | 37-37 |
| 13:17 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Ron Bruns pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Ron Bruns's layup is rejected by Marvin Moore | 37-37 |
| 12:55 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | William Spangler is hacked by Jerry Conner - foul #3 on Jerry Conner, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Cosenza (PG), Stephen Kiesel (SG), Abel Bland (PF), Josiah Moore (C) William Spangler, Charlie Ward, Geoffrey Lucero, Robert Benoit | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Kimberly (PG), Leroy Porter (SF), Antonio Smith (PF) Jerry Conner, Barry Kaiser, Lynn Holmstrom | |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Clay Kimberly steals the ball from Ernest Cosenza | 37-37 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Clay Kimberly misses the lay-in | 37-37 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Ron Bruns tips it in | 37-39 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Ernest Cosenza clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Clay Kimberly grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:50 | Butler | Clay Kimberly buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Porter | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Cosenza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Kiesel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Abel Bland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Josiah Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Kimberly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Fetters (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Porter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Bruns (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Peter Fetters is called for the reach on Abel Bland - foul #3 on Peter Fetters, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charlie Ward (SG) Marvin Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Conner (SG), Lynn Holmstrom (C) Peter Fetters, Ron Bruns | |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Stephen Kiesel blows the layup | 37-42 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Stephen Kiesel grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:53 | Belmont | Stephen Kiesel misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Antonio Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Antonio Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Josiah Moore - foul #2 on Josiah Moore, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Spangler (PG), Robert Benoit (C) Ernest Cosenza, Josiah Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | Peter Fetters (SG), Barry Kaiser (SF) Jerry Conner, Leroy Porter | |
| 10:33 | Butler | Antonio Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Antonio Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Barry Kaiser steals it from Stephen Kiesel | 37-44 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Lynn Holmstrom clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by William Spangler - foul #3 on William Spangler, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Marvin Moore (SF), Geoffrey Lucero (PF) Stephen Kiesel, Abel Bland | |
| Subs | Butler | Ron Bruns (C) Antonio Smith | |
| 09:52 | Butler | Lynn Holmstrom makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Lynn Holmstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | William Spangler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 09:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Peter Fetters | 37-46 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Peter Fetters lays it in on a great pass from Ron Bruns | 37-48 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Marvin Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Peter Fetters snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Charlie Ward picks off the pass by Barry Kaiser | 37-48 |
| 08:16 | Belmont | Robert Benoit makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Geoffrey Lucero | 40-48 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Ron Bruns lays it up and in and he's fouled by Charlie Ward - foul #3 on Charlie Ward, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Cosenza (PG), Stephen Kiesel (SG), Abel Bland (C) William Spangler, Charlie Ward, Robert Benoit | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Conner (PG), Austin Pearson (SG), Leroy Porter (SF), Antonio Smith (PF) Clay Kimberly, Peter Fetters, Barry Kaiser, Lynn Holmstrom | |
| 07:59 | Butler | Ron Bruns makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Ernest Cosenza comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Leroy Porter - foul #2 on Leroy Porter, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Ernest Cosenza makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Ernest Cosenza misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Austin Pearson snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Leroy Porter makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Conner | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Cosenza (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Kiesel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Lucero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Abel Bland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerry Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Austin Pearson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Leroy Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Bruns (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Austin Pearson steals the ball from Stephen Kiesel | 41-53 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Austin Pearson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kiesel - foul #2 on Stephen Kiesel, team foul #9 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Standifer (SG), Josiah Moore (C) Marvin Moore, Geoffrey Lucero | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Kimberly (PG) Jerry Conner | |
| 07:02 | Butler | Austin Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:02 | Belmont | William Standifer grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Austin Pearson is called for the reach on William Standifer - foul #1 on Austin Pearson, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charlie Ward (SG) William Standifer | |
| Subs | Butler | Peter Fetters (SG), Barry Kaiser (SF), Lynn Holmstrom (C) Austin Pearson, Leroy Porter, Ron Bruns | |
| 06:26 | Belmont | Lynn Holmstrom steals the ball from Charlie Ward | 41-53 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Antonio Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-53 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Josiah Moore grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Charlie Ward scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 43-53 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Peter Fetters connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clay Kimberly | 43-55 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Spangler (PG), Marvin Moore (SF), Geoffrey Lucero (PF), Robert Benoit (C) Ernest Cosenza, Stephen Kiesel, Abel Bland, Josiah Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | Ron Bruns (C) Lynn Holmstrom | |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Barry Kaiser steps in front of the Charlie Ward pass | 43-55 |
| 05:12 | Butler | William Spangler picks off the pass by Clay Kimberly in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | William Spangler dunks the ball | 45-55 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Peter Fetters clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Charlie Ward - foul #4 on Charlie Ward, team foul #10 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Lynn Holmstrom (PF) Antonio Smith | |
| 04:50 | Butler | Peter Fetters makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Peter Fetters misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Robert Benoit grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | William Spangler comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Barry Kaiser gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Barry Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 04:05 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Fetters | 45-56 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Ron Bruns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Robert Benoit can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-56 |
| 03:24 | Butler | Lynn Holmstrom pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charlie Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Lucero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Benoit (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Kimberly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Fetters (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Kaiser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lynn Holmstrom (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ron Bruns (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:09 | Butler | Peter Fetters misses short on a shot from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Marvin Moore gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Marvin Moore is fouled on the floor by Barry Kaiser - foul #2 on Barry Kaiser, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Smith (PF) Lynn Holmstrom | |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero clanks a jump hook from close range | 45-56 |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Robert Benoit blocks the short jumper by Barry Kaiser | 47-56 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Robert Benoit grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Antonio Smith - foul #1 on Antonio Smith, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Cosenza (PG), Stephen Kiesel (SF), Abel Bland (C) William Spangler, Marvin Moore, Robert Benoit | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Porter (SF) Barry Kaiser | |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Geoffrey Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Peter Fetters misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Peter Fetters misses the tip | 48-56 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Antonio Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Clay Kimberly is hacked by Ernest Cosenza - foul #3 on Ernest Cosenza, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Spangler (PG), Marvin Moore (SF), Robert Benoit (C) Ernest Cosenza, Stephen Kiesel, Abel Bland | |
| Subs | Butler | Barry Kaiser (SF) Leroy Porter | |
| 01:33 | Butler | Clay Kimberly misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Clay Kimberly makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Robert Benoit misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-57 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | William Spangler tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| 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) | |
| 01:03 | Butler | Antonio Smith drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Barry Kaiser | 50-59 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Marvin Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Antonio Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Antonio Smith is fouled in the backcourt by William Spangler - foul #4 on William Spangler, team foul #12 | 50-59 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Antonio Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Antonio Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Ron Bruns blocks the short jumper by Marvin Moore | 50-60 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Robert Benoit snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | Barry Kaiser steals it from Marvin Moore | 50-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Clay Kimberly runs out the clock | 50-60 |