| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson is hacked by Paul Teeter - foul #3 on Paul Teeter, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG) Paul Teeter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd hits a driving attempt from the right block | 31-22 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Morgan Todd steals it from Horace Stewart | 31-22 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Adam Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Morgan Todd | 31-23 |
| 18:12 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #3 | 31-23 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 16:35 | Butler | The jump hook by Paul Hyde is blocked by Morgan Todd | 31-25 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Paul Hyde tips it back up and in | 33-25 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Alfred Noel (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Dennis Bethea, Clyde Josephson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| 15:52 | Butler | Horace Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alfred Noel - foul #1 on Alfred Noel, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG) Alfred Noel | |
| 15:52 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) SF - Bobbie Johns (fresh) PF - James Tamez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Matthew Howard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns tips it in | 35-27 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits a fadeaway from close range | 37-27 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Tamez, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Randy Cardoza, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez, Matthew Howard | |
| 14:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Morgan Todd - foul #2 on Morgan Todd, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard hits a runner from the left block | 39-29 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is hacked by Morgan Todd - foul #3 on Morgan Todd, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Paul Hyde is denied on a layup by Morgan Todd | 39-29 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Teeter - foul #4 on Paul Teeter, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Teeter, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Binkley | 41-29 |
| 12:31 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Clyde Josephson | 41-31 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the jumper from the baseline | 41-31 |
| 12:01 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson is fouled on the floor by Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Randy Cardoza (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) SF - Bobbie Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tamez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Matthew Howard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Thompson - foul #1 on Adam Thompson, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the fadeaway from close range | 43-33 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #7 | 43-33 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Matthew Howard is called for the reach on Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Matthew Howard, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Thompson (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Thomas McCrorey, Stephen Jasper, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF) Randy Cardoza, Dennis Bethea, Bobbie Johns | |
| 09:46 | Butler | Adam Thompson is hacked by Stephen Webb - foul #1 on Stephen Webb, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) James Tamez, Matthew Howard | |
| 09:25 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is whistled for a carry | 43-35 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Brandon Coppola pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Larocca | 45-35 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Thompson steals the ball from Morgan Todd | 45-35 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Jonathan Larocca - foul #4 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #8 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Thomas McCrorey, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Paul Hyde hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson is hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #9 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Adam Thompson knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Paul Teeter and he's fouled by James Tamez - foul #3 on James Tamez, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (SG) Clyde Josephson | |
| 06:55 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns (SF) Stephen Webb | |
| 06:37 | Butler | Paul Teeter's pass is intercepted by Antoine Langley in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley lays it in | 50-42 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jonathan Larocca | 52-42 |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by James Tamez - foul #4 on James Tamez, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Adam Binkley, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Antoine Langley, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez, Matthew Howard | |
| 05:33 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Brandon Coppola (C) Jonathan Larocca, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:55 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the finger roll set up by Horace Stewart | 54-42 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea is hacked by Paul Teeter - foul #5 on Paul Teeter, team foul #10 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG) Paul Teeter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Morgan Todd blocks the jumper by Adam Thompson | 54-44 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Brandon Coppola gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Webb - foul #2 on Stephen Webb, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Horace Stewart, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG) Dennis Bethea | |
| 03:57 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #11 | 56-46 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Butler | Morgan Todd blocks the short jumper by Paul Hyde | 56-47 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 6 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Butler | Adam Binkley's pass is intercepted by Antoine Langley | 56-47 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson banks in the layup on a great pass from Antoine Langley | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jonathan Larocca | 58-49 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:19 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Larocca | 60-52 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd is whistled for traveling | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:57 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 60-52 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Antoine Langley | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Butler | Douglas Rickard denies the turnaround by Paul Hyde | 60-55 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Rickard | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Thomas McCrorey | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-57 |
| 00:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Thompson | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Adam Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Langley - foul #4 on Antoine Langley, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Webb | 64-60 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Langley - foul #5 on Antoine Langley, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG) Antoine Langley | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Bethea | 66-63 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Bethea - foul #3 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Larocca steals it from Clyde Josephson | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits the finger roll | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-63 |