| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Albert Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Brett Shepherd inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Brett Shepherd scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Dino Mazierski | 36-26 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the fadeaway from the right side | 36-26 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 18:57 | Butler | James Fowler lays it in set up by Douglas Ensminger | 38-26 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Oscar Pitts | 38-29 |
| 18:25 | Butler | John Molter steps in front of the Douglas Ensminger pass | 38-29 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts is fouled on the floor by Dino Mazierski - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla is fouled on the floor by Joey Welch - foul #2 on Joey Welch, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Gallo is called for the reach on John Molter - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (PF) Jerry Czapla | |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Dino Mazierski gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:56 | Butler | James Fowler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 16:54 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Molter | 38-32 |
| 16:20 | Butler | James Fowler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Conway - foul #1 on Albert Conway, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway | |
| 16:20 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:20 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo comes up short on the shot in the lane | 40-32 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Butler | Brett Shepherd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 15:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 40-32 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger knocks in the shot from close range set up by Brett Shepherd | 42-32 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown is called for traveling | 42-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Andre Harper (SG) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harry Reiter (PF), Albert Conway (C) John Molter, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 14:40 | Butler | Brett Shepherd can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Brett Shepherd tips it in | 44-32 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Shepherd steals the ball from Harry Reiter | 44-32 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Andre Harper hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 46-32 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-32 |
| 13:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 46-32 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham travels with the ball | 46-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Jason Shepard, Michael Brown, Harry Reiter, Albert Conway | |
| 12:17 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-32 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Andre Harper gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Michael Pantoja drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Andre Harper | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andre Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Larry Dean gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:18 | Butler | Michael Pantoja's pass is intercepted by Oscar Pitts | 49-32 |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Harold Gordon | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:49 | Butler | Michael Pantoja clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-35 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Molter | 49-38 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Joey Welch is called for a charge - foul #3 on Joey Welch, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Albert Conway (C) Harold Gordon, Greg Decarlo | |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Oscar Pitts | 49-40 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Brett Shepherd knocks in the floater from the right side | 51-40 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Molter and he's hacked by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (PF) Jerry Czapla | |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Pantoja and the foul's on Ellis Markham - foul #2 on Ellis Markham, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF) Oscar Pitts | |
| 09:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the runner near the basket | 54-42 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham snags the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown tips it but misses | 54-42 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 08:29 | Butler | John Molter is called for the reach on Michael Pantoja - foul #3 on John Molter, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF) John Molter, Greg Decarlo | |
| 08:18 | Butler | Michael Pantoja blows the layup | 54-42 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown is whistled for a carry | 54-42 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Butler | James Fowler connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Shepherd | 56-42 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Fowler - foul #1 on James Fowler, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Albert Conway | |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Michael Pantoja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Shepard | 56-46 |
| 06:44 | Butler | James Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Oscar Pitts | 56-46 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Fowler | 59-49 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Pantoja is called for the reach on Jason Shepard - foul #4 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Harry Reiter (PF), Albert Conway (C) Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Michael Pantoja comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Jason Shepard | |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 05:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 59-53 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 59-53 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Donald Gray tips it in | 61-53 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ellis Markham and the foul's on James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF) Michael Brown, Harry Reiter | |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Larry Dean misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Michael Pantoja grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Joey Welch misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 61-56 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Joey Welch can't tip it in | 61-56 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - Joey Welch (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway's fadeaway is rejected by Joey Welch | 61-56 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Andre Harper pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF) Greg Decarlo | |
| 03:05 | Butler | James Fowler misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Ellis Markham - foul #3 on Ellis Markham, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| 03:05 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:05 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter connects on the shot from the left side | 62-58 |
| 02:19 | Butler | James Fowler hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 64-58 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Pantoja takes the ball from John Molter | 64-58 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Pitts | 64-58 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Shepherd swats the layup by Albert Conway | 64-58 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Brett Shepherd lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Fowler | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense 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) | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Michael Pantoja throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Butler | John Molter is called for the reach on Donald Gray in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Molter, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michael Pantoja, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Oscar Pitts is called for the reach on James Fowler - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| 00:11 | Butler | John Molter is called for the reach on James Fowler - foul #5 on John Molter, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG) John Molter | |
| 00:11 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:11 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-61 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Pitts | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 68-61 |