| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Lucht (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Ton inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | James Greenwald's floater is tipped away by Larry Lucht | 29-31 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Joseph Ton pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Richard Duvall is fouled on the floor by Dennis Pierson - foul #3 on Dennis Pierson, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers (C) Dennis Pierson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:12 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Robinson | 29-34 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson tips it back up and in | 31-34 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Stephen Rivers blocks the short jumper by Bryan Dedmon | 31-34 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Thomas Robinson tips it home | 31-36 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Hope | 34-36 |
| 18:29 | Butler | James Greenwald hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 34-36 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Robinson - foul #3 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) Thomas Robinson | |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:09 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Richard Duvall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (PG), William Ezell (C) Gregory Hope, Larry Lucht | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Wagner - foul #2 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough (SG) Joseph Hanson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Greenwald | 37-39 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Dedmon steps in front of the Tommy Greenough pass | 37-39 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon can't finish the layup | 37-39 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-39 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Thomas Wagner snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Corey Fulp (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Tommy Greenough (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Rivers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - William Ezell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Duvall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Greenwald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon knocks in the jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers slams it home set up by Corey Fulp | 39-41 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Paul Patterson is called for the reach on Joseph Ton - foul #1 on Paul Patterson, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (PG), Joseph Hanson (SG), Larry Lucht (PF), Dennis Pierson (C) Corey Fulp, Paul Patterson, Stephen Rivers, William Ezell | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), John Marotta (SG), Samuel Foster (SF), David Sparling (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Bryan Dedmon, Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Wagner | |
| 14:43 | Butler | Dennis Pierson picks off the pass by John Marotta | 39-41 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht scores on a jumper from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Thomas Robinson is hacked by Dennis Pierson - foul #4 on Dennis Pierson, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SF), Stephen Rivers (C) Tommy Greenough, Dennis Pierson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:06 | Butler | Pablo Baez makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-44 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hanson | 44-44 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Samuel Foster lays it up and in set up by Thomas Robinson | 44-46 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Pablo Baez is called for the reach on Gregory Hope - foul #3 on Pablo Baez, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (SF) Ognjen Zens | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Joseph Ton (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF) John Marotta, Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough (SF) Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:48 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon is fouled on the floor by Corey Fulp - foul #2 on Corey Fulp, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell (C) Gregory Hope | |
| Subs | Butler | James Greenwald (PF) Thomas Wagner | |
| 12:29 | Butler | James Greenwald loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson (SF) Tommy Greenough | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) Pablo Baez | |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp is hacked by Bryan Dedmon - foul #2 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SG) Joseph Hanson | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) Thomas Robinson | |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Larry Lucht | 46-46 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Corey Fulp (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Ognjen Zens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Lucht (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ezell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Fulp | 49-49 |
| 11:22 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Joseph Ton snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Joseph Ton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ognjen Zens | 52-51 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Richard Duvall drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Ton | 52-53 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Paul Patterson | 54-53 |
| 09:55 | Butler | James Greenwald comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 09:40 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ognjen Zens - foul #1 on Ognjen Zens, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (PG), Joseph Hanson (SG), Tommy Greenough (SF), Stephen Rivers (C) Corey Fulp, Ognjen Zens, Paul Patterson, William Ezell | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SF), David Sparling (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Wagner | |
| 09:27 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Greenough | 57-55 |
| 08:53 | Butler | John Marotta hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 57-55 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Joseph Hanson - foul #3 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), Samuel Foster (SF) Bryan Dedmon, Richard Duvall | |
| 08:13 | Butler | Stephen Rivers swats the short shot by Samuel Foster | 57-55 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Thomas Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Tommy Greenough swats the layup by David Sparling | 57-55 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Samuel Foster snags the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Larry Lucht | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Greenough (fresh) PF - Larry Lucht (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Marotta (fresh) SF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Sparling (fresh) 3 blk. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Thomas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Thomas Robinson is hacked by Stephen Rivers - foul #3 on Stephen Rivers, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (PG), Paul Patterson (SF), Dennis Pierson (C) Gregory Hope, Tommy Greenough, Larry Lucht | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF) John Marotta, Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| 07:05 | Butler | Thomas Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Thomas Robinson snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon's pass is intercepted by Stephen Rivers | 57-55 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp is hacked by Bryan Dedmon - foul #3 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough (SG) Joseph Hanson | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Thomas Wagner (C) Pablo Baez, Thomas Robinson | |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Ton - foul #1 on Joseph Ton, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell (PF) Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Ton | 57-55 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson loses the dribble to Richard Duvall | 57-55 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Joseph Ton banks in the layup set up by Richard Duvall | 57-57 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Pierson | 59-57 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Joseph Ton is hacked by Paul Patterson - foul #2 on Paul Patterson, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (PG) Corey Fulp | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Joseph Ton makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Joseph Ton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell clanks a floater from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Thomas Wagner double dribbles | 59-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (SG), Stephen Rivers (PF) Tommy Greenough, William Ezell | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), Thomas Robinson (C) Richard Duvall, Thomas Wagner | |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson tips it in | 61-58 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Ton | 61-60 |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (SF) Paul Patterson | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF) Joseph Ton, James Greenwald | |
| 03:27 | Butler | John Marotta connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Wagner | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Fulp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Dennis Pierson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 7 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough (SF) Gregory Hope | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) Pablo Baez | |
| 02:55 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Richard Duvall | 61-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SF), William Ezell (PF) Joseph Hanson, Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (PG), Joseph Hanson (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Stephen Rivers (PF) Corey Fulp, Tommy Greenough, Ognjen Zens, William Ezell | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF) John Marotta, Thomas Wagner | |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Dedmon steals it from Joseph Hanson | 61-63 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon travels in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 61-63 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Joseph Ton snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Stephen Rivers blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Thomas Robinson | 61-63 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-63 |
| 01:38 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Duvall | 61-63 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Joseph Ton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Paul Patterson - foul #3 on Paul Patterson, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht (PF) Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:11 | Butler | Joseph Ton makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Joseph Ton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Hope and he's hacked by Bryan Dedmon - foul #4 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:49 | Butler | James Greenwald misses the runner from the right block | 64-64 |
| 00:47 | Butler | James Greenwald pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Richard Duvall's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Pierson | 64-64 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon tips it in | 64-66 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope connects on the shot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Butler | Joseph Ton is hacked by Paul Patterson - foul #4 on Paul Patterson, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Joseph Ton makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Joseph Ton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope misses short on a halfcourt shot | 66-68 |