| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ralph Lueras (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Sharp (fresh) SF - Joseph Kline (fresh) PF - Jody Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Aaron Sagers inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Micheal Mabery misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Sharp - foul #1 on Victor Sharp, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Micheal Mabery makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Micheal Mabery makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | Joseph Kline misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Jody Garrison misses the tip | 23-36 |
| 19:07 | Belmont | Victor Sharp misses the tip | 23-36 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Aaron Sagers pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Aaron Sagers makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Benbow | 23-38 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Jason Conley steals the ball from Ralph Lueras | 23-38 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Micheal Mabery lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Benbow and the foul's on Victor Sharp - foul #2 on Victor Sharp, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Micheal Mabery makes the free throw | 23-41 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Joseph Kline comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-41 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Jason Conley gets the rebound | 23-41 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Bernard Willis steps in front of the Michael Benbow pass | 23-41 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Bernard Willis drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jody Garrison and the foul's on Micheal Mabery - foul #2 on Micheal Mabery, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Hodge (PG), Joshua Carr (PF) Ralph Lueras, Jody Garrison | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Bernard Willis makes the free throw | 26-41 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Aaron Sagers knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 26-43 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Bernard Willis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Jason Conley gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Edward Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Williams (SG), Thomas Fuchs (SF), Scott Hiser (C) Victor Sharp, Joseph Kline, Bernard Willis | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Aaron Bowman (SG), Kevin Walsh (SF), Phillip Welch (PF), Michael Barnes (C) Michael Benbow, Micheal Mabery, Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley, Edward Hall | |
| 16:02 | Belmont | Larry Hodge's pass is intercepted by John Grove | 26-43 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Phillip Welch banks in the layup set up by John Grove | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Carr (fresh) C - Scott Hiser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) SF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Welch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 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 (0) | |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Kevin Walsh snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Phillip Welch blows the layup | 26-45 |
| 15:14 | Belmont | Scott Hiser gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| 14:59 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Williams | 29-45 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Michael Barnes misses long on a runner from close range | 29-45 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Joshua Carr pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 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) | |
| 14:10 | Belmont | Larry Hodge is fouled on the floor by Kevin Walsh - foul #1 on Kevin Walsh, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ralph Lueras (PG), Victor Sharp (SG), Joseph Kline (SF), Jody Garrison (PF), Bernard Willis (C) Larry Hodge, John Williams, Thomas Fuchs, Joshua Carr, Scott Hiser | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG), Micheal Mabery (SG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF), Edward Hall (C) John Grove, Aaron Bowman, Kevin Walsh, Phillip Welch, Michael Barnes | |
| 13:59 | Belmont | Jody Garrison misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Conley - foul #1 on Jason Conley, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| 13:59 | Belmont | Jody Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 13:59 | Belmont | Jody Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Jason Conley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Benbow | 31-48 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Jody Garrison buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Ralph Lueras and the foul's on Edward Hall - foul #3 on Edward Hall, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Jody Garrison misses the free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Jason Conley snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Edward Hall buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jason Conley | 33-50 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Michael Benbow steals it from Joseph Kline | 33-50 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Victor Sharp is called for the reach on Micheal Mabery - foul #3 on Victor Sharp, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Micheal Mabery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Jody Garrison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jody Garrison, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joshua Carr (C) Bernard Willis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:05 | Butler | Jason Conley knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Micheal Mabery | 33-52 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 11:51 | Belmont | Edward Hall is called for the reach on Joshua Carr - foul #4 on Edward Hall, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Hiser (C) Jody Garrison | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Welch (C) Edward Hall | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ralph Lueras (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Sharp (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Joseph Kline (fresh) PF - Joshua Carr (fresh) C - Scott Hiser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Welch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Victor Sharp knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Kline | 36-52 |
| 11:22 | Butler | Phillip Welch connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Benbow | 36-54 |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Aaron Sagers swats the layup by Victor Sharp | 36-54 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Micheal Mabery gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 10:46 | Butler | Aaron Sagers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Michael Benbow tips it back up and in | 36-56 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Victor Sharp comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-56 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Jason Conley grabs the board | 36-56 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Jason Conley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Phillip Welch snags the offensive board | 36-56 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Aaron Sagers scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Benbow | 36-59 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Joseph Kline hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-59 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Joshua Carr denies the turnaround by Phillip Welch | 38-59 |
| 09:15 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joshua Carr | 38-59 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | Victor Sharp drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Micheal Mabery | 41-61 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Scott Hiser comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-61 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Jason Conley gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Aaron Sagers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Hodge (PG), John Williams (SG), Thomas Fuchs (SF), Jody Garrison (PF), Bernard Willis (C) Ralph Lueras, Victor Sharp, Joseph Kline, Joshua Carr, Scott Hiser | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Aaron Bowman (SG), Kevin Walsh (SF), Michael Barnes (C) Michael Benbow, Micheal Mabery, Aaron Sagers, Phillip Welch | |
| 08:02 | Belmont | Jason Conley steps in front of the Larry Hodge pass | 41-61 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Jason Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Hall (C) Jason Conley | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Fuchs (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jody Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) SF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Edward Hall pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Aaron Bowman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-64 |
| 06:37 | Belmont | Jody Garrison misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 06:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Edward Hall | 41-64 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Michael Barnes blows the dunk | 41-64 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Aaron Bowman gets the offensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Aaron Bowman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Hall | 41-67 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | The short jumper by Thomas Fuchs is denied by Michael Barnes | 41-67 |
| 05:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Barnes | 41-67 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Michael Barnes banks in the layup and the foul's on Jody Garrison - foul #3 on Jody Garrison, team foul #5 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Hiser (SF), John Williams (PF), Ronald Alexander (C) John Williams, Jody Garrison, Bernard Willis | |
| Subs | Butler | Rickie Walker (SG), John Turner (SF), Phillip Welch (C) John Grove, Kevin Walsh, Edward Hall | |
| 05:10 | Butler | Michael Barnes makes the free throw | 41-70 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Ronald Alexander is fouled on the floor by John Turner - foul #1 on John Turner, team foul #6 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joshua Carr (PF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (SG) Aaron Bowman | |
| 04:48 | Belmont | Larry Hodge connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-70 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Phillip Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-70 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Joshua Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-70 |
| 03:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Barnes | 43-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:49 | Butler | Larry Hodge is called for the reach on Rickie Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Hodge, team foul #6 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Williams (PG) Thomas Fuchs | |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (PG), Kevin Walsh (PF) John Grove, Michael Barnes | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Rickie Walker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Welch | 43-73 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Larry Hodge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Hiser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Carr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rickie Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Turner (fresh) PF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Welch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | John Williams misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 43-73 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | John Williams hits the follow up shot | 45-73 |
| 03:00 | Butler | John Turner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-73 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Ronald Alexander grabs the board | 45-73 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Ronald Alexander comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-73 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Phillip Welch grabs the board | 45-73 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Kevin Walsh loses the dribble to Scott Hiser | 45-73 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Scott Hiser can't finish the layup | 45-73 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Scott Hiser hits the follow up shot | 47-73 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Kevin Walsh scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-76 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | John Williams scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Hodge | 49-76 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Aaron Bowman is denied on a layup by Joshua Carr | 49-76 |
| 01:17 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Turner | 49-76 |
| 01:05 | Butler | John Turner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Hiser - foul #1 on Scott Hiser, team foul #7 | 49-76 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs (SF) Ronald Alexander | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Michael Barnes (C) Rickie Walker, Kevin Walsh | |
| 01:05 | Butler | John Turner makes the 1st free throw | 49-77 |
| 01:05 | Butler | John Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-78 |
| 01:05 | Butler | John Turner makes the 3rd free throw | 49-79 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | John Williams knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Hodge | 52-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | John Turner is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Turner, team foul #7 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Walsh (SF) John Turner | |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Belmont | Scott Hiser makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Barnes - foul #1 on Michael Barnes, team foul #8 | 54-79 |
| 00:20 | Belmont | Scott Hiser misses the free throw | 54-79 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Michael Barnes snags the defensive board | 54-79 |
| 00:00 | Butler | John Grove runs out the clock | 54-79 |