| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Downey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Emilio Gonzales (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shane Johansen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | George King inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | James Klein can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Emilio Gonzales - foul #3 on Emilio Gonzales, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson (PG), William Ward (PF) Emilio Gonzales, Dennis Wright | |
| 19:43 | Butler | James Klein makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:43 | Butler | James Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Moore | 27-35 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joshua Johnson | 27-38 |
| 18:58 | Butler | George King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Moore | 27-38 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 18:37 | Butler | George King gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Roger Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Klein | 29-38 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:00 | Butler | James Klein hits a fadeaway in the lane | 31-38 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 17:16 | Butler | George King misses long on a floater from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shane Johansen | 31-43 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Fred Walker splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler lays it up and in and he's fouled by George King - foul #1 on George King, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hawkin (PG), James Cohen (SG), Kevin Barnes (PF), Paul Eldridge (C) James Klein, Fred Walker, Roger Jones, Christopher Downey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Jason Noel (SG), Dennis Wright (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Joshua Johnson, Shane Johansen, William Ward, David Moore | |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Kevin Barnes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-46 |
| 15:58 | Butler | George King can't tip it in | 34-46 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Hawkin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Cohen (fresh) SF - George King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Eldridge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) SG - Jason Noel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | William Hawkin is called for the reach on Henry Rude - foul #3 on William Hawkin, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Carpenter (SF) George King | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales (PG), Leroy Meserve (SF) Henry Rude, Alexei Ziegler | |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve double dribbles | 34-46 |
| Subs | Butler | James Klein (PG) James Cohen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:14 | Butler | Paul Eldridge is whistled for traveling | 34-46 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Emilio Gonzales and the foul's on Rodney Carpenter - foul #1 on Rodney Carpenter, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Downey (C) Rodney Carpenter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright misses the free throw | 34-48 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Christopher Downey grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Emilio Gonzales picks off the pass by James Klein in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman drills a shot from the baseline set up by Leroy Meserve | 34-50 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Christopher Downey makes the runner in the lane | 36-50 |
| 14:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Klein is called for the reach on Emilio Gonzales - foul #1 on James Klein, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Walker (SG), George King (SF), Roger Jones (PF) William Hawkin, Kevin Barnes, Paul Eldridge | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen (SG), David Moore (C) Jason Noel, Leonard Merriman | |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright misses the dunk | 36-50 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Christopher Downey snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Fred Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Roger Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 13:24 | Butler | George King misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Leroy Meserve - foul #2 on Leroy Meserve, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hawkin (PG) James Klein | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel (SG), William Ward (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Shane Johansen, Dennis Wright, David Moore | |
| 13:24 | Butler | George King makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 13:24 | Butler | George King misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #3 on Roger Jones, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Eldridge (C) Christopher Downey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Fred Walker misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Noel - foul #1 on Jason Noel, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Barnes (PF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen (SG), David Moore (C) Jason Noel, Leonard Merriman | |
| 12:44 | Butler | Fred Walker makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Fred Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen's pass is intercepted by George King | 39-52 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Paul Eldridge banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Hawkin | 41-52 |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen loses the ball out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Butler | James Klein (PG), Christopher Downey (C) Fred Walker, Paul Eldridge | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson (PG), Jason Noel (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF), Dennis Wright (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Emilio Gonzales, Shane Johansen, Leroy Meserve, William Ward, David Moore | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Klein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hawkin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Downey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Noel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Alexei Ziegler takes the ball from Kevin Barnes | 41-52 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 11:19 | Butler | James Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:13 | Butler | William Hawkin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 11:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Merriman | 41-52 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jason Noel | 41-54 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Dennis Wright is called for the reach on Kevin Barnes - foul #1 on Dennis Wright, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cohen (SG), Roger Jones (PF) William Hawkin, Kevin Barnes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales (PG), Shane Johansen (SG), William Ward (PF), David Moore (C) Joshua Johnson, Jason Noel, Dennis Wright, Leonard Merriman | |
| 10:17 | Butler | Emilio Gonzales steals it from George King | 41-54 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales dunks the ball | 41-56 |
| 09:53 | Butler | James Cohen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Klein | 43-56 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen buries a turnaround in the paint | 43-58 |
| 09:07 | Butler | James Cohen makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Klein out of the doubleteam | 46-58 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler's layup is rejected by Christopher Downey | 46-58 |
| 08:49 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Shane Johansen | 46-60 |
| 08:11 | Butler | George King is fouled on the floor by William Ward - foul #2 on William Ward, team foul #5 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hawkin (PG), Fred Walker (SG), Rodney Carpenter (SF), Kevin Barnes (PF), Paul Eldridge (C) James Klein, James Cohen, George King, Roger Jones, Christopher Downey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson (PG), Jason Noel (SG), Leroy Meserve (SF), Dennis Wright (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Emilio Gonzales, Shane Johansen, Alexei Ziegler, William Ward, David Moore | |
| 08:04 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Fred Walker tips it but misses | 46-60 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Paul Eldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Fred Walker lays it up and in and he's hacked by Leonard Merriman - foul #1 on Leonard Merriman, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Fred Walker makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Johnson | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Hawkin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Carpenter (fresh) PF - Kevin Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Noel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Wright | 49-62 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Hawkin - foul #4 on William Hawkin, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Butler | James Klein (PG) William Hawkin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen (SG) Jason Noel | |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:42 | Butler | Kevin Barnes misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 49-63 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson grabs the board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 06:11 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman hits the follow up shot | 49-65 |
| 05:55 | Butler | James Klein connects on the open shot from the left wing set up by Fred Walker out of the doubleteam | 51-65 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Paul Eldridge grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-65 |
| Subs | Butler | George King (SF), Roger Jones (PF), Christopher Downey (C) Rodney Carpenter, Kevin Barnes, Paul Eldridge | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales (PG), Jason Noel (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF), William Ward (PF), David Moore (C) Joshua Johnson, Shane Johansen, Leroy Meserve, Dennis Wright, Leonard Merriman | |
| 05:16 | Butler | James Klein misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales tips it back up and in | 51-67 |
| 04:34 | Butler | George King buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Fred Walker | 53-67 |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward drills a shot in the lane | 53-69 |
| 03:57 | Butler | George King drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Downey | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore is fouled on the floor by Christopher Downey - foul #3 on Christopher Downey, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hawkin (SG) Fred Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson (PG), Shane Johansen (SG), Leroy Meserve (SF), Dennis Wright (PF) Emilio Gonzales, Jason Noel, Alexei Ziegler, William Ward | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Wright | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Klein (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Hawkin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George King (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Downey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Johansen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright can't connect on a runner from close range | 56-69 |
| 03:16 | Butler | George King grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Butler | James Klein shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-69 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Christopher Downey snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 02:41 | Butler | James Klein works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Meserve - foul #3 on Leroy Meserve, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Carpenter (SF), Kevin Barnes (PF), Paul Eldridge (C) George King, Roger Jones, Christopher Downey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel (SG), William Ward (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Shane Johansen, Dennis Wright, David Moore | |
| 02:41 | Butler | James Klein misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:41 | Butler | James Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-69 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel tips it in | 57-71 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Paul Eldridge knocks in the shot from the left side | 59-71 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-71 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward tips it in | 59-73 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Meserve - foul #4 on Leroy Meserve, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cohen (SG) James Klein | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:34 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-73 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Kevin Barnes pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 00:55 | Butler | James Cohen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-73 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Kevin Barnes can't tip it in | 61-73 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve can't finish the layup | 61-73 |
| 00:28 | Butler | William Hawkin pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Paul Eldridge misses long on a floater from close range | 61-73 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Kevin Barnes hits the follow up shot | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson runs out the clock | 63-73 |