| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Steven Flannery inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Butler | William Michael knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Ezekiel Minor - foul #2 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:53 | Butler | William Michael makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Kirch swats the layup by Garry Goad | 37-32 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom misses the runner in the paint | 37-32 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to John Blom | 37-32 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-32 |
| 19:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Steven Flannery | 37-32 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Garry Goad steals the ball from Steven Flannery | 37-32 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Vincent Wroten pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Garry Goad is called for the reach on Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Garry Goad, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Steven Flannery comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-32 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Blom | 37-32 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Steven Flannery steals it from David Weber | 37-32 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Richard Courtois is hacked by Garry Goad - foul #2 on Garry Goad, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Steven Flannery | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams (C) Ezekiel Minor | |
| 17:45 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Blom | 39-35 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Shawn Kirch buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Redding | 42-35 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-35 |
| 16:57 | Butler | William Michael gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:38 | Butler | William Michael misses long on a floater from close range | 42-35 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Blom | 42-35 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom hits a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Shawn Kirch - foul #3 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Garry Goad, Walter Williams | |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Earl Redding's pass is intercepted by James Shetrawski in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Eddy Cowan grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Redding | 44-38 |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Blom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Franklin Dash steals the ball from Daniel Hayes | 44-40 |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG) Earl Redding, Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Franklin Dash, John Blom | |
| 15:04 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Timothy Stam - foul #2 on Timothy Stam, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), William Michael (PF) Mark Baccus, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:04 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Eddy Cowan hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Courtois | 47-42 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | William Michael takes the ball from James Shetrawski | 47-42 |
| 13:44 | Butler | William Michael lays it up and in and he's fouled by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Steven Flannery, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Garry Goad (SF) James Shetrawski, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 13:44 | Butler | William Michael misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Walter Williams | 49-42 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:05 | Butler | William Michael drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Earl Redding snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Richard Courtois can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Earl Redding tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Garry Goad | 54-44 |
| 12:04 | Butler | William Michael's floater is tipped away by Walter Williams | 54-44 |
| 12:03 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 11:43 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Stam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Vincent Wroten connects on the shot from the baseline | 56-44 |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:54 | Butler | Earl Redding clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Michael - foul #1 on William Michael, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), John Blom (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Garry Goad, Timothy Stam | |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Vincent Wroten drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddy Cowan | 58-46 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom misses the easy layup | 58-46 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Eddy Cowan snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Vincent Wroten connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Eddy Cowan | 60-46 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Eddy Cowan snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Steven Flannery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-46 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Vincent Wroten tips it but misses | 60-46 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-46 |
| 08:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom hits the follow up shot | 60-48 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Daniel Hayes is fouled on the floor by Ezekiel Minor - foul #3 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Garry Goad (SF), Tom Kiser (C) James Shetrawski, Walter Williams, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 08:20 | Butler | Earl Redding misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash lays it up and in and the foul's on Antonio Scarborough - foul #1 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Michael Tompson (PF) Antonio Scarborough, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG), Timothy Stam (PF) Garry Goad, John Blom | |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Tompson and the foul's on Tom Kiser - foul #1 on Tom Kiser, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Michael Tompson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor (C) Franklin Dash | |
| 07:42 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the free throw | 62-51 |
| 07:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ezekiel Minor | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Michael (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tom Kiser (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Courtois - foul #3 on Richard Courtois, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF) Mark Baccus, Earl Redding | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Shawn Kirch comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-53 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Matthew Washington | 62-55 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Matthew Washington takes the ball from Steven Flannery | 62-55 |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Shawn Kirch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF) Tom Kiser, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 05:12 | Butler | John Blom steals it from Richard Courtois | 62-57 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad is fouled on the floor by Richard Courtois - foul #4 on Richard Courtois, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (C) Steven Flannery, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | William Michael steals it from Matthew Washington | 62-57 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Vincent Wroten comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 62-57 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Garry Goad | 62-57 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom connects on the floater in the paint | 62-59 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Garry Goad - foul #3 on Garry Goad, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Ezekiel Minor (C) Matthew Washington, Timothy Stam | |
| 04:03 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 3rd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits the follow up shot | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Michael (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Blom (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits the finger roll set up by Richard Courtois | 66-61 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber travels with the ball | 66-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, William Michael | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (PF) David Weber, Garry Goad, John Blom | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Eddy Cowan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Redding | 69-61 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), William Michael (PF) Earl Redding, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), David Weber (SG), Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF) James Shetrawski, Franklin Dash, Timothy Stam, Walter Williams | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Vincent Wroten takes the ball from Ezekiel Minor | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the driving attempt from the right block | 71-61 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Washington | 71-63 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Matthew Washington is called for the reach on Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Matthew Washington, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is whistled for traveling | 73-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Tom Kiser (C) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Garry Goad, John Blom, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 01:09 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Shetrawski - foul #2 on James Shetrawski, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Earl Redding - foul #1 on Earl Redding, team foul #6 | 75-63 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eddy Cowan | 75-64 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Daniel Hayes is fouled on the floor by Tom Kiser - foul #2 on Tom Kiser, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Daniel Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Daniel Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser's floater is tipped away by Eddy Cowan | 75-64 |
| 00:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eddy Cowan | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough runs out the clock | 75-64 |