| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Lucht (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Marotta (fresh) PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Richard | 44-26 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Richard Duvall clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-26 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht loses the dribble to Thomas Wagner | 44-26 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Samuel Foster blows the layup but the foul's on Larry Lucht - foul #2 on Larry Lucht, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Samuel Foster makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 18:43 | Butler | John Marotta clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-27 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Duvall steals it from Donald Richard | 44-27 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Stephen Rivers denies the turnaround by Thomas Wagner | 44-27 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Samuel Foster gets the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Samuel Foster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-27 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Hope | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:06 | Butler | Thomas Wagner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-27 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses the tip | 47-27 |
| 17:03 | Butler | John Marotta gets the offensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 16:45 | Butler | The short jumper by Thomas Wagner is denied by Larry Lucht | 47-27 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Richard Duvall gets the offensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Richard Duvall travels with the ball | 47-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG), Tommy Greenough (SG), Corey Fulp (SF), William Ezell (PF), Joaquin Salas (C) Donald Richard, Gregory Hope, Paul Patterson, Larry Lucht, Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG), George Larson (SG), Tim Pointer (SF), David Sparling (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) Everett Savory, Richard Duvall, John Marotta, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough's layup is rejected by Johnathan Gardner | 47-27 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Stanton Williams grabs the board | 47-27 |
| 15:53 | Butler | George Larson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-27 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas grabs the defensive rebound | 47-27 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tommy Greenough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Corey Fulp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ezell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joaquin Salas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Stanton Williams (fresh) SG - George Larson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Pointer (fresh) PF - David Sparling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnathan Gardner (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas loses the ball out of bounds | 47-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF) Stanton Williams, Johnathan Gardner | |
| 15:11 | Butler | Richard Duvall buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George Larson | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by David Sparling - foul #2 on David Sparling, team foul #1 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson (SF), Stephen Rivers (C) Corey Fulp, Joaquin Salas | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Samuel Foster (PF) George Larson, Tim Pointer | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Samuel Foster banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Duvall | 49-32 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson's layup is rejected by David Sparling | 49-32 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers hits the follow up shot | 51-32 |
| 13:58 | Butler | David Sparling's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Patterson | 51-32 |
| 13:57 | Butler | David Sparling tips it back up and in | 51-34 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-34 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson tips it home | 53-34 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-34 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson grabs the board | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Matuszeski is called for the reach on Stephen Rivers - foul #4 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Gregory Hope (SG), Larry Lucht (PF), Corey Fulp (C) Joseph Hanson, Tommy Greenough, William Ezell, Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), George Larson (SG), Tim Pointer (SF), William Potter (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Everett Savory, Richard Duvall, Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht buries a runner near the basket set up by Paul Patterson | 55-34 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Thomas Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas (C) Paul Patterson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Pointer is called for the reach on Corey Fulp - foul #1 on Tim Pointer, team foul #3 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Samuel Foster (PF) George Larson, Tim Pointer, William Potter | |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp drills a floater in the paint set up by Donald Richard | 57-34 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Corey Fulp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lucht (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joaquin Salas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marotta (fresh) PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Everett Savory misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Lucht - foul #3 on Larry Lucht, team foul #2 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough (SG), Stephen Rivers (C) Gregory Hope, Joaquin Salas | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Everett Savory makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Everett Savory misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephen Rivers | 57-35 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-35 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers grabs the offensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 10:46 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard is fouled on the floor by Richard Duvall - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #4 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson (SF) Larry Lucht | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Pointer (SF), David Sparling (C) John Marotta, Thomas Wagner | |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses long on a runner from the left block | 57-35 |
| 10:16 | Butler | David Sparling snags the defensive board | 57-35 |
| 10:01 | Butler | David Sparling is called for traveling | 57-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG), Gregory Hope (SG), William Ezell (PF) Donald Richard, Tommy Greenough, Corey Fulp | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG), George Larson (SG), Johnathan Gardner (C) Everett Savory, Richard Duvall, Samuel Foster | |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson connects on the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Tim Pointer - foul #2 on Tim Pointer, team foul #5 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht (PF) Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Thomas Wagner (C) Stanton Williams, George Larson, Johnathan Gardner | |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the free throw | 60-35 |
| 08:54 | Butler | John Marotta clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-35 |
| 08:53 | Butler | David Sparling grabs the offensive board | 60-35 |
| 08:47 | Butler | David Sparling buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Marotta and the foul's on Joseph Hanson - foul #1 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #3 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG) Joseph Hanson | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG) Tim Pointer | |
| 08:47 | Butler | David Sparling makes the free throw | 60-38 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the lay-in | 60-38 |
| 08:31 | Butler | David Sparling grabs the defensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-38 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell snags the defensive board | 60-38 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Patterson | 63-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Hope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Larry Lucht (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Ezell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marotta (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Sparling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Butler | Richard Duvall hits a floater from the left side | 63-40 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Wagner | 63-40 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Richard Duvall snags the defensive board | 63-40 |
| 06:50 | Butler | John Marotta is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hope - foul #2 on Gregory Hope, team foul #4 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG), Tommy Greenough (SG), Corey Fulp (SF), Joaquin Salas (PF), Stephen Rivers (C) Donald Richard, Gregory Hope, Paul Patterson, Larry Lucht, William Ezell | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG), George Larson (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), Tim Pointer (C) Everett Savory, Richard Duvall, John Marotta, David Sparling, Thomas Wagner | |
| 06:28 | Butler | George Larson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 63-40 |
| 06:27 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 63-40 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Stanton Williams grabs the board | 63-40 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Stanton Williams makes the 3 from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-43 |
| 05:38 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stanton Williams | 63-43 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Samuel Foster's layup is rejected by Joaquin Salas | 63-43 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Stanton Williams tips it but misses | 63-43 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson lays it in on a great pass from Joaquin Salas | 65-43 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Stanton Williams misses the lay-in | 65-43 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephen Rivers | 65-43 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joaquin Salas | 68-43 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Stanton Williams comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joaquin Salas - foul #1 on Joaquin Salas, team foul #5 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SF), William Ezell (C) Joaquin Salas, Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SF), William Potter (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, Tim Pointer | |
| 04:14 | Butler | Stanton Williams misses the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Stanton Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-44 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough grabs the offensive rebound | 68-44 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joseph Hanson and he's hacked by Johnathan Gardner - foul #2 on Johnathan Gardner, team foul #6 | 70-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Pointer (SF), David Sparling (PF) Stanton Williams, William Potter | |
| 03:36 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell misses the free throw | 70-44 |
| 03:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Sparling | 70-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Hanson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Greenough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Ognjen Zens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Ezell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Corey Fulp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Pointer (fresh) PF - David Sparling (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Johnathan Gardner (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Butler | John Marotta is hacked by Corey Fulp - foul #1 on Corey Fulp, team foul #6 | 70-44 |
| 02:56 | Butler | George Larson lays it up and in set up by John Marotta | 70-46 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas (PF) Corey Fulp | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:24 | Butler | John Marotta clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-46 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson pulls down the rebound | 70-46 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-46 |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell snags the offensive board | 70-46 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-46 |
| 01:37 | Butler | David Sparling gets the rebound | 70-46 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Tim Pointer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 70-46 |
| 01:06 | Butler | John Marotta snags the offensive board | 70-46 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner is fouled on the floor by William Ezell - foul #1 on William Ezell, team foul #7 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (SF) Ognjen Zens | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:55 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp snags the defensive board | 70-47 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tim Pointer - foul #3 on Tim Pointer, team foul #7 | 70-47 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | George Larson blows the layup but he's fouled by Joaquin Salas - foul #2 on Joaquin Salas, team foul #8 | 72-47 |
| 00:24 | Butler | George Larson makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 00:24 | Butler | George Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson runs out the clock | 72-49 |