| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - George Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Butler | George Wilson hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Araujo | 28-33 |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Brown | 30-33 |
| 19:13 | Butler | John Araujo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Clay Moore steals the ball from Wayne Brown | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Richard Gaston steals the ball from Clay Moore in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses the easy layup | 30-33 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:28 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Clay Moore blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses short on a shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 18:01 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Clay Moore buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Araujo | 30-35 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Bernard Dicken - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson (SF), Jerald Barnes (PF) Andrew Venne, John Baker | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Jerald Barnes steals the ball from Bernard Dicken | 32-35 |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Thomas Wallace and he's hacked by George Wilson - foul #2 on George Wilson, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Peter Flowers (SF), Mark Maguire (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF), Hung Tang (C) John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Herbert Hudson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 35-35 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Hung Tang tips it but misses | 35-35 |
| 16:28 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Womack | 35-35 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Herbert Hudson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-35 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Herbert Hudson tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jerald Barnes | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes is fouled on the floor by Hung Tang - foul #1 on Hung Tang, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Martin Anderson, Peter Flowers, Jerald Barnes, Mark Maguire | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack, Hung Tang | |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Bernard Dicken gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Bernard Dicken throws it down on a nice dish by John Araujo and he's hacked by Andrew Venne - foul #1 on Andrew Venne, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:08 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Clay Moore pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Bernard Dicken's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Brown | 37-40 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Clay Moore is hacked by Richard Gaston - foul #2 on Richard Gaston, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Clay Moore knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Araujo | 37-42 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Clay Moore - foul #1 on Clay Moore, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Bernard Dicken banks in the layup | 40-44 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (SG), Martin Anderson (SF), Jerald Barnes (PF), Mark Maguire (C) Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, John Baker, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| 12:11 | Butler | George Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jerald Barnes | 40-44 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire is fouled on the floor by Edward Womack - foul #2 on Edward Womack, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers (SF) Richard Gaston | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), Hung Tang (C) John Araujo, George Wilson | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Lee | 42-44 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Peter Flowers | 42-44 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by David Lee | 45-44 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Herbert Hudson loses the dribble to Mark Maguire | 45-44 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Lee | 47-44 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers tips it but misses | 47-44 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Ronnie Krone pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Ronnie Krone dunks the ball on a nice dish by Herbert Hudson | 47-46 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | David Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-46 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Thomas Lyons loses the dribble to Jerald Barnes | 50-46 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Ronnie Krone | 50-49 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire travels with the ball | 50-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Martin Anderson, Peter Flowers, Jerald Barnes, Mark Maguire | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack, Hung Tang | |
| 08:14 | Butler | Clay Moore is fouled on the floor by Richard Gaston - foul #3 on Richard Gaston, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Clay Moore loses the dribble to Wayne Brown | 50-49 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 07:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Dicken | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - George Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | George Wilson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clay Moore - foul #2 on Clay Moore, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:04 | Butler | George Wilson gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:47 | Butler | George Wilson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clay Moore | 50-52 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by George Wilson - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Richard Gaston is called for the reach on Clay Moore - foul #4 on Richard Gaston, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| 05:54 | Butler | George Wilson buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Araujo | 53-54 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Gaston | 56-54 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Clay Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Richard Gaston is denied by Bernard Dicken | 56-54 |
| 05:01 | Butler | John Araujo pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is hacked by Andrew Venne - foul #2 on Andrew Venne, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Jerald Barnes (PF), Mark Maguire (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, John Baker, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 04:28 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Herbert Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Ronnie Krone banks in the layup set up by Thomas Lyons | 56-56 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Lee | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerald Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Butler | Hung Tang misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Maguire - foul #3 on Mark Maguire, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Hung Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Mark Maguire | 58-57 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers's fadeaway is rejected by Hung Tang | 58-57 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Hung Tang pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Herbert Hudson's floater is knocked away by Jerald Barnes | 58-57 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Martin Anderson, Peter Flowers, Jerald Barnes, Mark Maguire | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack, Hung Tang | |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on John Baker - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 02:15 | Butler | George Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Brown - foul #3 on Wayne Brown, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 02:15 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:15 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Araujo steps in front of the Richard Gaston pass | 58-59 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Venne - foul #3 on Andrew Venne, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Bernard Dicken pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:25 | Butler | George Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Russell Robbins hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Baker | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Clay Moore can't finish the layup | 61-62 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Baker | 61-62 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Baker and he's hacked by Bernard Dicken - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the jumper in the paint | 64-62 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Clay Moore - foul #3 on Clay Moore, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Clay Moore misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-62 |