| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alvin Newell (fresh) SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) PF - James Gray (fresh) C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) SG - Jim Motter (fresh) SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) PF - Ian Snider (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | James Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Alvin Newell | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Cancel - foul #1 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Alvin Newell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 19:05 | Butler | James Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Richard Fern steals it from James Gray | 2-1 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders grabs the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Alan Loudermilk picks off the pass by Jim Motter | 2-1 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Alvin Newell is hacked by Richard Fern in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Fern, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk connects on the jumper from the left side | 4-1 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern is hacked by Thomas Cancel - foul #2 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (PG), William Halvorson (SF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alvin Newell, Thomas Cancel, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 17:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Halvorson | 4-1 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Terry Nimmo buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-1 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders misses the lay-in | 7-1 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Terry Nimmo snags the defensive board | 7-1 |
| 17:04 | Butler | William Halvorson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-1 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern makes the jumpshot from the left side | 9-3 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:10 | Butler | William Halvorson can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Jonathon McCracken (C) Alan Loudermilk, James Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey (PG), Matthew Canizales (SG), Jerry Fairfax (SF), Joseph Watkins (PF), Daniel Cairns (C) Richard Fern, Jim Motter, Clinton Schnieders, Ian Snider, William Smith | |
| 16:10 | Butler | William Halvorson makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:10 | Butler | William Halvorson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins is fouled on the floor by Terry Nimmo - foul #1 on Terry Nimmo, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (SF), James Gray (PF) William Halvorson, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alvin Newell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Nimmo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) PF - James Gray (fairly fresh) C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gabriel Godbey (fresh) SG - Matthew Canizales (fresh) SF - Jerry Fairfax (fresh) PF - Joseph Watkins (fresh) C - Daniel Cairns (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Gray - foul #1 on James Gray, team foul #4 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG) Terry Nimmo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-4 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken can't tip it in | 11-4 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jerry Fairfax | 11-4 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Fairfax lays it up and in | 11-6 |
| 14:50 | Butler | James Gray misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-6 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gabriel Godbey | 11-9 |
| 14:18 | Butler | James Gray clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Fairfax misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Godbey | 11-9 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins is whistled for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (PG), Alan Loudermilk (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF), William Halvorson (PF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alvin Newell, Alex Avdalovic, Wilson Ward, James Gray, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern (PG), Jim Motter (SG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), Ian Snider (PF), William Smith (C) Gabriel Godbey, Matthew Canizales, Jerry Fairfax, Joseph Watkins, Daniel Cairns | |
| 13:24 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields (C) William Smith | |
| 13:18 | Butler | Clinton Schnieders steals the ball from William Halvorson | 11-9 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Leon Ottinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns (C) Edward Fields | |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Wilson Ward (SF) Terry Nimmo, Clayton Goodman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins (C) Daniel Cairns | |
| 12:01 | Butler | Leon Ottinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Wilson Ward | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter can't throw it down | 11-11 |
| 11:49 | Butler | William Halvorson grabs the board | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alvin Newell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Halvorson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jim Motter (fresh) SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ian Snider (fresh) C - Joseph Watkins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Ian Snider is called for the reach on William Halvorson - foul #1 on Ian Snider, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (SG), Wilson Ward (SF) Alan Loudermilk, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken slams it home on a great pass from Terry Nimmo | 13-11 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Fern | 13-13 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Terry Nimmo misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider banks in the layup set up by Richard Fern | 13-15 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Terry Nimmo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-15 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clinton Schnieders | 13-17 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Ian Snider steps in front of the Jonathon McCracken pass | 13-17 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jonathon McCracken - foul #1 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (PG), Alan Loudermilk (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF), James Gray (PF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alvin Newell, Terry Nimmo, Wilson Ward, William Halvorson, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey (PG), Matthew Canizales (SG), Jerry Fairfax (SF), Daniel Cairns (C) Richard Fern, Jim Motter, Clinton Schnieders, Ian Snider | |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Canizales - foul #1 on Matthew Canizales, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields (C) Joseph Watkins | |
| 09:10 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| 08:44 | Butler | James Gray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Fields - foul #1 on Edward Fields, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| 08:44 | Butler | James Gray misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:44 | Butler | James Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Alan Loudermilk steals the ball from Gabriel Godbey | 16-19 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Cairns - foul #1 on Daniel Cairns, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (PG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern (PG) Jerry Fairfax | |
| 08:10 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 08:00 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern tips it but misses | 17-19 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields grabs the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Canizales | 17-21 |
| 07:34 | Butler | James Gray loses the dribble to Gabriel Godbey | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Nimmo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Goodman (fresh) PF - James Gray (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Canizales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Godbey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Cairns (fresh) C - Edward Fields (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Nimmo - foul #2 on Terry Nimmo, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Wilson Ward (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Terry Nimmo, Clayton Goodman, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter (SG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), Ian Snider (PF) Matthew Canizales, Gabriel Godbey, Edward Fields | |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Wilson Ward comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 17-22 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter is hacked by Wilson Ward - foul #1 on Wilson Ward, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG), William Halvorson (PF) Alan Loudermilk, James Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins (C) Daniel Cairns | |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Joseph Watkins steals the ball from Alvin Newell | 17-24 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Alex Avdalovic - foul #1 on Alex Avdalovic, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Wilson Ward hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Newell | 20-26 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alvin Newell, Wilson Ward, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey (PG), Daniel Cairns (C) Richard Fern, Joseph Watkins | |
| 05:32 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk's pass is intercepted by Jim Motter | 20-26 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider travels with the ball | 20-26 |
| Subs | Butler | James Gray (PF) William Halvorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales (SG) Jim Motter | |
| 05:03 | Butler | Clayton Goodman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-26 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern (PG) Clinton Schnieders | |
| 04:20 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-26 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern misses short on a shot from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 04:02 | Butler | James Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the jumper from the right side | 22-26 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider's floater is tipped away by James Gray | 22-26 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Clayton Goodman grabs the board | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alex Avdalovic (fairly fresh) SG - Alan Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Goodman (fairly fresh) PF - James Gray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Canizales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Godbey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ian Snider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Cairns (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic is hacked by Richard Fern - foul #2 on Richard Fern, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Thomas Cancel (SF), William Halvorson (PF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alan Loudermilk, Clayton Goodman, James Gray, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter (SG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), Joseph Watkins (PF), William Smith (C) Matthew Canizales, Gabriel Godbey, Ian Snider, Daniel Cairns | |
| 03:05 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 02:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Cancel | 22-26 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Alvin Newell's floater is tipped away by William Smith | 22-26 |
| 02:31 | Butler | William Halvorson tips it in | 24-26 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 24-26 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Leon Ottinger gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic can't connect on a shot from the left side | 24-26 |
| 02:02 | Butler | William Halvorson grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Leon Ottinger knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Cancel | 26-26 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern is fouled on the floor by William Halvorson - foul #1 on William Halvorson, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (SG), James Gray (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Alex Avdalovic, William Halvorson, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:39 | Butler | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:31 | Butler | James Gray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Thomas Cancel pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Terry Nimmo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Richard Fern | 26-29 |
| 00:26 | Butler | James Gray knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Nimmo | 29-29 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Cancel - foul #3 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), William Halvorson (PF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alvin Newell, Thomas Cancel, James Gray, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales (PG), Gabriel Godbey (SF), Ian Snider (PF), Daniel Cairns (C) Richard Fern, Clinton Schnieders, Joseph Watkins, William Smith | |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 29-30 |