| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Landes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | John Landes lays it up and in | 25-38 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-38 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Masio Abdallah drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Pantoja | 27-41 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts is fouled on the floor by Douglas Ensminger - foul #2 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the offensive board | 27-41 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 18:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joey Welch | 27-41 |
| 18:05 | Butler | John Molter steals the ball from Larry Dean | 27-41 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Decarlo | 27-41 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts is hacked by Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Albert Conway (PF) Darrell Hill, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Joey Welch | |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses short on a shot from the left side | 27-41 |
| 17:17 | Butler | John Landes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-41 |
| 16:58 | Butler | John Landes tips it but misses | 27-41 |
| 16:57 | Butler | James Fowler tips it but misses | 27-41 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 16:38 | Detroit Mercy | James Fowler is called for the reach on Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Harry Reiter (C) John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter is fouled on the floor by John Landes - foul #1 on John Landes, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Jerry Czapla (PF) Jason Shepard, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Albert Conway - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) Joey Welch | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Michael Pantoja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Ellis Markham | |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Joey Welch (PF) Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joey Welch (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Pantoja steals it from Darrell Hill | 27-41 |
| 15:11 | Butler | Joey Welch hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Pantoja | 27-43 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown loses the dribble to James Fowler | 27-43 |
| 14:27 | Butler | John Landes clanks a jumper from the right side | 27-43 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Pantoja - foul #1 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #5 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, John Landes | |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Greg Decarlo steals the ball from Larry Dean | 28-43 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses short on a jumper from the right side | 28-43 |
| 13:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Masio Abdallah | 28-43 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Larry Dean can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Joey Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-43 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the board | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joey Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Butler | Larry Dean hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 30-46 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the easy layup | 30-46 |
| 11:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 30-46 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Masio Abdallah buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Joey Welch - foul #1 on Joey Welch, team foul #6 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Ellis Markham (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Darrell Hill, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger, Joey Welch | |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla gets the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Greg Decarlo is blocked by Gabriel Gallo | 33-48 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal is fouled on the floor by Brett Shepherd - foul #2 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #7 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (C) Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Brett Shepherd's layup is rejected by Jerry Czapla | 35-48 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:17 | Butler | James Fowler connects on the floater from the left wing set up by John Landes | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Shepard | 38-50 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Brett Shepherd clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Mariscal - foul #1 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Harry Reiter (C) Jason Shepard, Ellis Markham, Terry Mariscal, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| 07:41 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Gordon (fresh) SG - John Molter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brett Shepherd - foul #3 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Brett Shepherd, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 06:49 | Butler | John Landes is hacked by Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (C) Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| 06:27 | Butler | John Landes is whistled for a carry | 40-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Jerry Czapla (PF) Harold Gordon, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Fowler - foul #3 on James Fowler, team foul #9 | 40-51 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Landes - foul #2 on John Landes, team foul #10 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Michael Pantoja can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 44-51 |
| 05:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter banks in the layup set up by Darrell Hill | 46-51 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-51 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Molter | 48-51 |
| 04:05 | Butler | John Landes knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Fowler | 48-53 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Masio Abdallah pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the turnaround from the baseline | 48-56 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter tips it in | 50-56 |
| 02:24 | Butler | John Landes can't finish the layup | 50-56 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Masio Abdallah tips it in | 50-58 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-58 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Masio Abdallah scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 00:48 | Butler | John Landes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo hits the follow up shot | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-63 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Gallo steals it from Jerry Czapla | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Hill - foul #3 on Darrell Hill, team foul #4 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Michael Pantoja, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is hacked by Jerry Czapla - foul #2 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Andre Harper is fouled on the floor by Darrell Hill - foul #4 on Darrell Hill, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Andre Harper is hacked by Darrell Hill - foul #5 on Darrell Hill, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Darrell Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Landes is called for the reach on Greg Decarlo - foul #3 on John Landes, team foul #11 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Albert Conway (PF) John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Andre Harper, James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Joey Welch is hacked by Jason Shepard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Shepard, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Jason Shepard, Michael Brown, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Brett Shepherd, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Andre Harper - foul #2 on Andre Harper, team foul #12 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), John Landes (C) Andre Harper, Joey Welch | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 3rd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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) | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Ellis Markham is called for the reach on Masio Abdallah in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Gallo is called for the reach on Jerry Czapla - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #13 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:07 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 00:06 | Butler | John Landes is hacked by Ellis Markham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ellis Markham, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 00:06 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:06 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-69 |