| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Williamson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Featherstone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfredo Aguilar (fresh) PF - Sean Brewster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shultis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson is hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #2 on Larry Tarter, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson loses the dribble to Larry Tarter | 29-31 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Todd Allen travels with the ball | 29-31 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-31 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Christopher Lewter is whistled for a carry | 29-33 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Jeff Davis pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Larry Tarter is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Tarter, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG) Larry Tarter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Scaife | 29-33 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Todd Allen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Shultis - foul #2 on Michael Shultis, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (PF) Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (SG), James Lewis (SF), Ronald Paladino (PF), Eric Jun (C) Thomas Featherstone, Alfredo Aguilar, Sean Brewster, Michael Shultis | |
| 17:31 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson misses the 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Eric Williamson takes the ball from Jeff Davis | 30-33 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Todd Allen is hacked by Eric Jun - foul #2 on Eric Jun, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), Rodney Fern (C) Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG) Eric Williamson | |
| 16:32 | Butler | Rodney Fern buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Clark | 33-33 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold tips it home | 33-35 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Lawrence Grant picks off the pass by James Eberly | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Christopher Lewter (PF) James Pantoja, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone (SG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF), Sean Brewster (PF), Michael Shultis (C) Lawrence Grant, James Lewis, Ronald Paladino, Eric Jun | |
| 15:19 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Alfredo Aguilar - foul #1 on Alfredo Aguilar, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF) Joseph Gantz, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG) Christopher Arnold | |
| 15:19 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Shultis | 34-38 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Shultis - foul #3 on Michael Shultis, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (C) James Eberly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:52 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson double dribbles | 36-38 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Jeff Davis is hacked by Alfredo Aguilar - foul #2 on Alfredo Aguilar, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:05 | Butler | Sean Brewster steps in front of the Todd Allen pass | 36-38 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Eric Williamson | 36-40 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Todd Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Christopher Lewter tips it back up and in | 38-40 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Featherstone | 38-42 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Jeff Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Larry Tarter | 41-42 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Allen is called for the reach on Michael Shultis - foul #2 on Todd Allen, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Lawrence Grant (SG), James Lewis (SF), Ronald Paladino (PF), Eric Jun (C) Eric Williamson, Thomas Featherstone, Alfredo Aguilar, Sean Brewster, Michael Shultis | |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Christopher Arnold, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Russell Clark comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 11:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Eberly | 41-42 |
| 11:34 | Butler | James Eberly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun grabs the board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 5 reb. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Grant and he's hacked by James Pantoja - foul #1 on James Pantoja, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) James Pantoja | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:12 | Butler | James Eberly is hacked by Lawrence Grant - foul #1 on Lawrence Grant, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis (C) James Lewis | |
| 11:12 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:12 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis jams it on a great pass from Lawrence Grant and he's fouled by Rodney Fern - foul #1 on Rodney Fern, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, Russell Clark, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG) Lawrence Grant | |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Paladino | 46-50 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Paladino - foul #1 on Ronald Paladino, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF) James Eberly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone (SG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF), Sean Brewster (PF) Christopher Arnold, Ronald Paladino, Eric Jun | |
| 09:57 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Shultis | 47-50 |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Lewter | 47-50 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Todd Allen snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Eric Williamson takes the ball from Todd Allen | 47-50 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Tarter - foul #4 on Larry Tarter, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (PG), Felix Caballero (C) Eric Williamson, Michael Shultis | |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Felix Caballero can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Christopher Lewter pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Russell Clark misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Felix Caballero - foul #1 on Felix Caballero, team foul #10 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Ronald Paladino (PF), Eric Jun (C) Lawrence Grant, Sean Brewster, Felix Caballero | |
| 08:29 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Featherstone and he's fouled by James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG) Christopher Arnold | |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:13 | Butler | James Eberly snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Russell Clark buries a 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-52 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson is hacked by Joseph Gantz - foul #1 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (SG), Sean Brewster (PF), Michael Shultis (C) Thomas Featherstone, Alfredo Aguilar, Eric Jun | |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:13 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Williamson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Sean Brewster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shultis (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Butler | Christopher Lewter blows the layup | 50-52 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson is hacked by Russell Clark - foul #3 on Russell Clark, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF) Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Jeff Davis is called for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG), James Lewis (SF) Eric Williamson, Ronald Paladino | |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Michael Shultis blocks the short jumper by Larry Tarter | 50-54 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Todd Allen tips it back up and in | 52-54 |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Arnold | 52-57 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Larry Tarter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gordon Scaife - foul #1 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone (SG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF), Ronald Paladino (PF), Eric Jun (C) Christopher Arnold, James Lewis, Sean Brewster, Michael Shultis | |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 52-58 |
| 04:01 | Butler | James Eberly pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Gordon Scaife comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant tips it home | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Butler | Larry Tarter hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Eberly | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gordon Scaife (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lawrence Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Featherstone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfredo Aguilar (fresh) PF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rodney Fern - foul #2 on Rodney Fern, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Jeff Davis (SF) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Michael Shultis (C) Lawrence Grant, Ronald Paladino | |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Jeff Davis is whistled for traveling | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone is fouled on the floor by Russell Clark - foul #4 on Russell Clark, team foul #12 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Eberly, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster (PF) Eric Jun | |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) James Pantoja | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:20 | Butler | Todd Allen steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG) Joseph Gantz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Christopher Lewter gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Christopher Lewter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Todd Allen tips it home | 56-64 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Sean Brewster | 56-67 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Todd Allen tips it in | 58-67 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Shultis | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 58-70 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster grabs the board | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Lawrence Grant (SG), James Lewis (SF), Ronald Paladino (PF), Eric Jun (C) Eric Williamson, Thomas Featherstone, Alfredo Aguilar, Sean Brewster, Michael Shultis | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Russell Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-70 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold runs out the clock | 58-70 |