| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Featherstone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Aguilar (fresh) PF - Sean Brewster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeff Davis inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Jeff Davis clanks a floater from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is fouled on the floor by Sean Brewster - foul #2 on Sean Brewster, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Larry Tarter knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Featherstone | 28-32 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Larry Tarter clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Sean Brewster - foul #3 on Sean Brewster, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino (PF) Sean Brewster | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:06 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino lays it in | 30-33 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Christopher Lewter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Jeff Davis snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Larry Tarter is hacked by Eric Williamson - foul #2 on Eric Williamson, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Lawrence Grant (SG), James Lewis (SF), Eric Jun (C) Eric Williamson, Thomas Featherstone, Alfredo Aguilar, Michael Shultis | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 16:42 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is hacked by Lawrence Grant - foul #2 on Lawrence Grant, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter | |
| 16:31 | Butler | James Eberly travels with the ball | 30-33 |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-33 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Joseph Gantz snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Russell Clark hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Sean Brewster (PF), Michael Shultis (C) Lawrence Grant, James Lewis, Eric Jun | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Rodney Fern | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) SF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Brewster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Russell Clark (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Williamson | 33-34 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Jeff Davis loses the dribble to Eric Williamson | 33-34 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Williamson | 35-34 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Russell Clark hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Tarter | 35-36 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster scores on a shot in the lane set up by Michael Shultis and he's hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone (SG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF) Christopher Arnold, Ronald Paladino | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Russell Clark, James Eberly | |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Gordon Scaife comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Featherstone - foul #1 on Thomas Featherstone, team foul #6 | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:44 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson is hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #2 on Larry Tarter, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun (C) Michael Shultis | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife | |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Jeff Davis's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Aguilar | 40-38 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 13:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Allen | 40-38 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Christopher Lewter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Featherstone - foul #2 on Thomas Featherstone, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Ronald Paladino (PF) Eric Williamson, Sean Brewster | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (SF) Jeff Davis | |
| 12:57 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Christopher Lewter clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfredo Aguilar | 42-38 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Todd Allen blows the layup | 42-38 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Todd Allen snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 11:46 | Butler | James Pantoja misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Featherstone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfredo Aguilar (fresh) PF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun tips it but misses | 42-38 |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Jun | 42-38 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun's layup is rejected by Todd Allen | 42-38 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino tips it in | 44-38 |
| 11:01 | Butler | James Pantoja misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Jun - foul #3 on Eric Jun, team foul #8 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Sean Brewster (PF), Michael Shultis (C) Thomas Featherstone, Alfredo Aguilar, Eric Jun | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), James Eberly (PF) Joseph Gantz, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 11:01 | Butler | James Pantoja misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:01 | Butler | James Pantoja misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Clark is called for the reach on Michael Shultis - foul #3 on Russell Clark, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis (SF) Ronald Paladino | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) James Pantoja | |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis misses short on a shot from the left block | 44-38 |
| 10:30 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Russell Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 10:15 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Davis | 44-38 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Sean Brewster is called for the reach on Larry Tarter - foul #4 on Sean Brewster, team foul #9 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG), Felix Caballero (PF) Christopher Arnold, Sean Brewster | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:00 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 09:41 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Felix Caballero takes the ball from James Eberly | 44-38 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Russell Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #10 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone (SG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF), Ronald Paladino (PF) Lawrence Grant, James Lewis, Felix Caballero | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Eberly, Russell Clark | |
| 08:46 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone is fouled on the floor by Todd Allen - foul #1 on Todd Allen, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Gordon Scaife - foul #2 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF) Jeff Davis | |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan is hacked by Alfredo Aguilar - foul #1 on Alfredo Aguilar, team foul #11 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Eric Jun (C) Eric Williamson, Michael Shultis | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| 08:04 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Hennigan - foul #1 on Thomas Hennigan, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster (PF) Eric Jun | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (SF) Thomas Hennigan | |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Featherstone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfredo Aguilar (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sean Brewster (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Todd Allen knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 47-44 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Arnold | 50-44 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Joseph Gantz double dribbles | 50-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Michael Shultis (C) Christopher Arnold, Ronald Paladino | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF) Larry Tarter, Todd Allen | |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster misses long on a jumper in the lane | 50-44 |
| 06:32 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Eric Williamson picks off the pass by Joseph Gantz in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino (SF) Alfredo Aguilar | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (C) Christopher Lewter | |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:05 | Butler | James Eberly misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Shultis - foul #1 on Michael Shultis, team foul #12 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (SG) Thomas Featherstone | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:05 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:05 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (C) James Eberly | |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Russell Clark misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-46 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Gordon Scaife snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Rodney Fern hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Joseph Gantz scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF), Eric Jun (C) Eric Williamson, Sean Brewster, Michael Shultis | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Todd Allen (C) Gordon Scaife, Rodney Fern | |
| 04:28 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-49 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Tarter steals the ball from Alfredo Aguilar | 52-49 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Larry Tarter knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Davis | 52-51 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 03:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Russell Clark | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Aguilar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Paladino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Gantz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Eric Jun | 52-51 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeff Davis - foul #2 on Jeff Davis, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Thomas Featherstone (SG), Sean Brewster (PF), Michael Shultis (C) Christopher Arnold, Lawrence Grant, Alfredo Aguilar, Eric Jun | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), James Eberly (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF) Joseph Gantz, Jeff Davis, Russell Clark | |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Todd Allen tips it in | 54-53 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 02:33 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Christopher Lewter comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Michael Shultis - foul #2 on Michael Shultis, team foul #13 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis (SF) Ronald Paladino | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF) Todd Allen | |
| 02:15 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Lewter - foul #2 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar (SF) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) Thomas Hennigan, James Eberly | |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Gordon Scaife buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Allen | 56-57 |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Michael Shultis is denied by Jeff Davis | 56-57 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Todd Allen pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is fouled on the floor by Thomas Featherstone - foul #3 on Thomas Featherstone, team foul #14 | 56-57 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Williamson | 59-58 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Todd Allen misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Michael Shultis - foul #3 on Michael Shultis, team foul #15 | 59-58 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Featherstone | 61-59 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Thomas Featherstone picks off the pass by Christopher Lewter | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone runs out the clock | 61-59 |