| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jody Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Zerzan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Franklin Lawrence and he's hacked by Jean Halvorsen - foul #3 on Jean Halvorsen, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy (PF) Jean Halvorsen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Luke Rollin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jody Kinney - foul #2 on Jody Kinney, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Luke Rollin misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Luke Rollin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 30-27 |
| 19:24 | Butler | John Bieber grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 19:22 | Butler | John Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Herman Grubbs | 30-27 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Luke Rollin's fadeaway is rejected by Augustus Zerzan | 30-27 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Augustus Zerzan | 30-27 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Meeks | 30-29 |
| 18:15 | Butler | John Bieber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence banks in the layup and he's hacked by Herman Grubbs - foul #1 on Herman Grubbs, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:49 | Butler | John Bieber connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Smith | 33-32 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-32 |
| 17:21 | Butler | John Bieber gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Augustus Zerzan - foul #1 on Augustus Zerzan, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Virgil Walsh (PF) John Bieber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough (SG), Anthony Whitener (SF), Rodger Carnes (C) Warren Peters, Franklin Lawrence, Jody Kinney | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Rodger Carnes misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Herman Grubbs snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:21 | Butler | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Virgil Walsh - foul #1 on Virgil Walsh, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Luis Yates (SG), John Bieber (SF), Roger Cheesman (C) Luke Rollin, Jeffrey Depuy, Herman Grubbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence (SF) Andrew Meeks | |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Roger Cheesman grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Luis Yates drills a fadeaway from the right side | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Yates (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Virgil Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Cheesman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Anthony Whitener (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Greenough (fresh) SF - Franklin Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Augustus Zerzan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodger Carnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence hits a fadeaway from the right side | 36-35 |
| 15:26 | Butler | John Bieber buries a jump hook in the lane | 38-35 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Cheesman is called for the reach on Franklin Lawrence - foul #1 on Roger Cheesman, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Jean Halvorsen (PF), Herman Grubbs (C) John Smith, Virgil Walsh, Roger Cheesman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks (PG), Warren Peters (SG), Jody Kinney (PF), Corey Kearney (C) Anthony Whitener, Roland Greenough, Augustus Zerzan, Rodger Carnes | |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 14:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Luis Yates | 38-35 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Luis Yates hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Luke Rollin (SG), Jeffrey Depuy (SF) Terry Brown, Luis Yates, John Bieber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough (SF) Franklin Lawrence | |
| 13:56 | Butler | John Smith is called for traveling | 41-35 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Warren Peters and he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Jody Kinney steps in front of the Jean Halvorsen pass | 41-37 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Luke Rollin's fadeaway is rejected by Corey Kearney | 41-40 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Meeks | 41-42 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Luke Rollin misses the fadeaway from the left block | 41-42 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Herman Grubbs - foul #2 on Herman Grubbs, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Butler | John Bieber (SF), Virgil Walsh (C) Jean Halvorsen, Herman Grubbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener (PG), Henry Jones (SG), Franklin Lawrence (SF), Augustus Zerzan (PF) Andrew Meeks, Warren Peters, Roland Greenough, Jody Kinney | |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Virgil Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Anthony Whitener (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Franklin Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Augustus Zerzan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Corey Kearney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Virgil Walsh knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Luke Rollin | 43-44 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener clanks a floater from the left side | 43-44 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Bieber steps in front of the Henry Jones pass | 43-44 |
| 10:25 | Butler | John Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones double dribbles | 43-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), Jean Halvorsen (PF), Herman Grubbs (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, Jeffrey Depuy, Virgil Walsh | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks (PG), Warren Peters (SG), Jody Kinney (PF) Anthony Whitener, Henry Jones, Corey Kearney | |
| 09:53 | Butler | Andrew Meeks steals the ball from Luis Yates | 43-44 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| 09:22 | Butler | John Bieber clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Herman Grubbs snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Luis Yates misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Meeks - foul #1 on Andrew Meeks, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Virgil Walsh (SF) Terry Brown, John Bieber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough (SF), Rodger Carnes (C) Franklin Lawrence, Augustus Zerzan | |
| 08:40 | Butler | Luis Yates makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Luis Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Roland Greenough | 45-46 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Herman Grubbs is whistled for a carry | 45-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Rollin (SG) Luis Yates | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough is hacked by Virgil Walsh - foul #2 on Virgil Walsh, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy (SF) Virgil Walsh | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener (SF), Augustus Zerzan (PF) Warren Peters, Jody Kinney | |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Herman Grubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Meeks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Greenough (fresh) SF - Anthony Whitener (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Augustus Zerzan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodger Carnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Augustus Zerzan swats the short shot by Jeffrey Depuy | 45-46 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough is fouled on the floor by Jean Halvorsen - foul #4 on Jean Halvorsen, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Butler | John Bieber (SF) Jean Halvorsen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence (SF), Corey Kearney (C) Andrew Meeks, Rodger Carnes | |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Herman Grubbs snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 06:40 | Butler | John Smith's layup is rejected by Franklin Lawrence | 45-46 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Herman Grubbs misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-46 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough connects on the shot in the lane | 45-48 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Corey Kearney is called for the reach on John Bieber - foul #4 on Corey Kearney, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), Jean Halvorsen (PF), Virgil Walsh (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, Jeffrey Depuy, Herman Grubbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks (PG), Warren Peters (SG), Jody Kinney (PF) Anthony Whitener, Roland Greenough, Augustus Zerzan | |
| 05:04 | Butler | Terry Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-48 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence loses the dribble to John Bieber | 45-48 |
| 04:23 | Butler | John Bieber hits the finger roll | 47-48 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jean Halvorsen - foul #5 on Jean Halvorsen, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Samuel Fox (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) Terry Brown, John Bieber, Jean Halvorsen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener (SF), Augustus Zerzan (C) Franklin Lawrence, Corey Kearney | |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Samuel Fox hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Virgil Walsh | 49-50 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan travels with the ball | 49-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Rollin (SG), Jeffrey Depuy (SF), Herman Grubbs (C) Luis Yates, Samuel Fox, Roger Cheesman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Meeks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Whitener (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zerzan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Butler | Luke Rollin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Herman Grubbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Warren Peters takes the ball from Virgil Walsh | 49-50 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Butler | John Bieber (SF) Virgil Walsh | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence (SF), Corey Kearney (C) Anthony Whitener, Augustus Zerzan | |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Luke Rollin pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Herman Grubbs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Luke Rollin - foul #2 on Luke Rollin, team foul #10 | 49-50 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 01:47 | Butler | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney misses the lay-in | 49-52 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 01:18 | Butler | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 01:16 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Bieber | 49-54 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy travels with the ball | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney misses the dunk attempt | 49-54 |
| 00:33 | Butler | John Bieber grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Luke Rollin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence grabs the board | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith is called for the reach on Franklin Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough (SG), Augustus Zerzan (C) Warren Peters, Corey Kearney | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:20 | Butler | John Bieber gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 00:15 | Butler | John Bieber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 00:09 | Butler | John Smith scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Luke Rollin | 52-54 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters (SG), Corey Kearney (C) Roland Greenough, Augustus Zerzan | |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #12 | 52-54 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Luke Rollin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy grabs the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 52-56 |