| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Slack (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) C - Jacob Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lloyd Crisman (fresh) SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) SF - Darryl Brennan (fresh) PF - Brian Williams (fresh) C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams 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) | |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Larry Smith loses the dribble to Darryl Brennan | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary dunks the ball on a great pass from Darryl Brennan | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Dewei Zheng can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Darryl Brennan - foul #1 on Darryl Brennan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dewei Zheng - foul #1 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Richard Slack clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Larry Smith gets the offensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the jump hook from close range | 1-3 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Dewei Zheng tips it but misses | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Smith picks off the pass by Darryl Brennan | 1-3 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Lloyd Crisman is called for the reach on Richard Slack - foul #1 on Lloyd Crisman, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer (PF) Brian Williams | |
| 17:21 | Butler | Joseph Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary buries a floater from just outside the lane | 1-5 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Richard Slack comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Chris Mauriello | 1-5 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer hits the finger roll | 1-7 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Chris Mauriello - foul #1 on Chris Mauriello, team foul #3 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho (PG), Trevor Calvin (SG), John Sanner (SF), William Ned (C) Lloyd Crisman, Bruce Gary, Darryl Brennan, Chris Mauriello | |
| 16:34 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned hits a runner from close range on a great pass from John Sanner | 2-9 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is hacked by John Sanner - foul #1 on John Sanner, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Samuel Sandell (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary (SG), Brian Williams (PF) Reynaldo Camacho, Trevor Calvin | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Sanner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Ned (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Wimer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Samuel Sandell dunks the ball | 4-9 |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Ragin blocks the short jumper by Robert Wimer | 4-9 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned tips it in | 4-11 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Samuel Sandell is called for traveling | 4-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF) Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), Darryl Brennan (SF), Chris Mauriello (C) John Sanner, William Ned, Robert Wimer | |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary is hacked by Kim Randolph - foul #1 on Kim Randolph, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 14:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Slack | 4-11 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Chris Mauriello swats the short shot by Dewei Zheng | 4-11 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Gary | 4-13 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Lloyd Crisman steals it from Joseph Payne | 4-13 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-13 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Dewei Zheng clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-13 |
| 13:13 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Dewei Zheng | 4-13 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the jumpshot from the left side | 4-13 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Williams | 4-16 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 4-16 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan grabs the board | 4-16 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello is fouled on the floor by Henry Ragin - foul #1 on Henry Ragin, team foul #3 | 4-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Samuel Sandell (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner (PG), Trevor Calvin (SG), Robert Wimer (PF), William Ned (C) Lloyd Crisman, Bruce Gary, Brian Williams, Chris Mauriello | |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kim Randolph - foul #2 on Kim Randolph, team foul #4 | 4-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG) Kim Randolph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer makes the 1st free throw | 4-17 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer misses the 2nd free throw | 4-17 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Jacob Adams snags the defensive board | 4-17 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Richard Slack misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 4-17 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer grabs the defensive rebound | 4-17 |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-17 |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-17 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) SG - Richard Slack (fairly fresh) SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) PF - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Sanner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Trevor Calvin (fresh) SF - Darryl Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wimer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ned (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-17 |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin can't tip it in | 4-17 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Samuel Sandell snags the defensive board | 4-17 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Wimer - foul #1 on Robert Wimer, team foul #5 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG) Richard Slack | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello (C) Darryl Brennan | |
| 11:18 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Sanner | 6-20 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Bradley Childs connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Smith | 8-20 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer scores on a jumper in the paint | 8-22 |
| 10:17 | Butler | Bradley Childs is called for traveling | 8-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), Bruce Gary (SG), Darryl Brennan (SF) John Sanner, Trevor Calvin, William Ned | |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-22 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 8-22 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Bill Lowery buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry Smith | 11-22 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 11-22 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan grabs the offensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Gary | 11-25 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Larry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Crisman - foul #2 on Lloyd Crisman, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Henry Ragin (C) Larry Smith, Bill Lowery, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner (PG), Brian Williams (PF), William Ned (C) Lloyd Crisman, Robert Wimer, Chris Mauriello | |
| 08:54 | Butler | Bradley Childs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-25 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Dewei Zheng grabs the offensive rebound | 11-25 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-25 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams grabs the board | 11-25 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Darryl Brennan | 11-27 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Richard Slack buries a runner from the left block set up by Bradley Childs and he's fouled by Darryl Brennan - foul #2 on Darryl Brennan, team foul #7 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (C) Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho (PG) Darryl Brennan | |
| 08:08 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:08 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned snags the defensive board | 13-27 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (C) Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello (C) Reynaldo Camacho | |
| 07:31 | Butler | Bruce Gary steals it from Dewei Zheng | 13-27 |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary lays it up and in | 13-29 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Sanner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ned (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Richard Slack is hacked by Bruce Gary - foul #1 on Bruce Gary, team foul #8 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Jacob Adams (C) Dewei Zheng, Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho (PG), Robert Wimer (PF) William Ned, Brian Williams | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-29 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer grabs the offensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Gary | 15-31 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Samuel Sandell blows the layup | 15-31 |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Bruce Gary | 15-31 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-31 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Bradley Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 15-31 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the floater from the free throw line | 15-31 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Jacob Adams tips it home | 17-31 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Sanner | 17-33 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Richard Slack buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Childs and the foul's on John Sanner - foul #2 on John Sanner, team foul #9 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin (SG), William Ned (SF), Brian Williams (PF), Daniel Bradley (C) Bruce Gary, John Sanner, Robert Wimer, Chris Mauriello | |
| 05:22 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin is fouled on the floor by Dewei Zheng - foul #2 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #5 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (SG), William Hall (SF) Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:53 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-33 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Henry Ragin pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Henry Ragin can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Reynaldo Camacho - foul #1 on Reynaldo Camacho, team foul #10 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mitchell Tushoski (SG) Reynaldo Camacho | |
| 04:28 | Butler | Henry Ragin makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Henry Ragin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bill Lowery - foul #1 on Bill Lowery, team foul #6 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Bradley Childs (SF) Larry Smith, William Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello (C) Daniel Bradley | |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Henry Ragin travels with the ball | 21-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF) Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), Bruce Gary (SG), Darryl Brennan (SF), Robert Wimer (PF) Trevor Calvin, Mitchell Tushoski, William Ned, Brian Williams | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dewei Zheng steals the ball from Robert Wimer | 21-33 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Dewei Zheng lays it in | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lloyd Crisman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wimer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Ragin is called for the reach on Bruce Gary - foul #2 on Henry Ragin, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (SG), Samuel Sandell (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Richard Slack, Joseph Payne, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello grabs the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jacob Adams swats the layup by Robert Wimer | 23-33 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello can't tip it in | 23-33 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Dewei Zheng pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Robert Wimer blocks the short jumper by Dewei Zheng | 23-33 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Darryl Brennan | 23-35 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Sandell | 25-35 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary is called for a backcourt violation | 25-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Joseph Payne (PF) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams (PF), William Ned (C) Robert Wimer, Chris Mauriello | |
| 01:27 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary is hacked by Joseph Payne - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (C) Dewei Zheng, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner (PG) Lloyd Crisman | |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Henry Ragin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Slack | 28-37 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Ned | 28-40 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Joseph Payne is fouled on the floor by Darryl Brennan - foul #3 on Darryl Brennan, team foul #11 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin (SG), Chris Mauriello (C) Bruce Gary, Darryl Brennan | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams misses the easy layup | 30-40 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joseph Payne comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-40 |