| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Weber (fresh) SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad inbounds the ball | 17-27 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom tips it home | 19-27 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Shawn Kirch can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Earl Redding knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Vincent Wroten | 19-29 |
| 18:53 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington clanks a runner from the right block | 19-29 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 18:31 | Butler | David Weber takes the ball from Shawn Kirch | 19-29 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber lays it in | 21-29 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Shawn Kirch drills a shot from close range set up by Steven Flannery | 21-31 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Earl Redding snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Vincent Wroten scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Flannery | 21-34 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad lays it up and in | 23-34 |
| 17:00 | Butler | The short jumper by William Michael is denied by John Blom | 23-34 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Garry Goad | 23-34 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Wroten | 23-34 |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber snags the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom makes the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (C) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Garry Goad, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser (C) John Blom | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski dunks the ball and the foul's on Mark Baccus - foul #1 on Mark Baccus, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG) Mark Baccus | |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Kiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Flannery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Butler | Daniel Hayes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Antonio Scarborough | 29-36 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Steven Flannery is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG) Franklin Dash | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Steven Flannery | |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG) James Shetrawski | |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Antonio Scarborough | |
| 14:22 | Butler | William Michael hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 31-36 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 14:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eddy Cowan | 31-36 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Vincent Wroten drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Courtois | 31-39 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam lays it in on a great pass from David Weber and the foul's on Richard Courtois - foul #4 on Richard Courtois, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash (SG), John Blom (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) David Weber, Walter Williams, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Earl Redding (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Shawn Kirch pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough's fadeaway is rejected by Ezekiel Minor | 33-39 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 33-39 |
| 13:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Antonio Scarborough | 33-39 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 12:40 | Butler | William Michael hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Washington and he's fouled by Shawn Kirch - foul #3 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), David Weber (SG), Garry Goad (SF) Matthew Washington, Franklin Dash, Timothy Stam | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (PF) William Michael | |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Earl Redding and he's fouled by James Shetrawski - foul #1 on James Shetrawski, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ezekiel Minor | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ezekiel Minor (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams (C) Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:17 | Butler | David Weber is called for the reach on Shawn Kirch - foul #1 on David Weber, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF) Vincent Wroten, Eddy Cowan | |
| 11:05 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Steven Flannery is fouled on the floor by Garry Goad - foul #3 on Garry Goad, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Timothy Stam (C) James Shetrawski, John Blom | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Eddy Cowan (C) Earl Redding, Antonio Scarborough, Shawn Kirch | |
| 10:28 | Butler | David Weber steals it from Eddy Cowan | 36-43 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Mark Baccus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Garry Goad, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Daniel Hayes (C) Mark Baccus, Steven Flannery | |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Daniel Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Timothy Stam, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Shawn Kirch (C) Vincent Wroten, William Michael | |
| 08:40 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Earl Redding | 38-45 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom misses badly on a floater in the lane | 38-45 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Daniel Hayes gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Daniel Hayes is fouled on the floor by James Shetrawski - foul #2 on James Shetrawski, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (C) Garry Goad, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF) Antonio Scarborough, Eddy Cowan | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Timothy Stam takes the ball from Shawn Kirch | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), David Weber (SG) James Shetrawski, Franklin Dash | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), William Michael (PF) Earl Redding, Daniel Hayes | |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timothy Stam | 41-45 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Steven Flannery connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Wroten | 41-47 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 41-47 |
| 06:34 | Butler | William Michael pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Steven Flannery clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:00 | Butler | William Michael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF), Tom Kiser (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Timothy Stam, John Blom, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (C) Steven Flannery, Shawn Kirch | |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 41-47 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Earl Redding grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Matthew Washington picks off the pass by Richard Courtois in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is whistled for a carry | 41-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG) Matthew Washington | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Hayes (C) William Michael | |
| 04:59 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (PF) David Weber, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| 04:23 | Butler | Eddy Cowan knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Courtois | 41-49 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses the driving attempt from close range | 44-49 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Garry Goad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Earl Redding gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), David Weber (SG), John Blom (PF) James Shetrawski, Franklin Dash, Timothy Stam | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Earl Redding, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is fouled on the floor by David Weber - foul #2 on David Weber, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Steven Flannery slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Courtois | 44-51 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is fouled on the floor by Vincent Wroten - foul #2 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams (C) Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 03:09 | Butler | William Michael snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Richard Courtois clanks a shot from the right side | 44-51 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Weber | 44-51 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Kirch takes the ball from Garry Goad | 44-51 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Richard Courtois comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Washington - foul #2 on Matthew Washington, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (SF) Garry Goad | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:25 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Timothy Stam, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Weber | 47-53 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Shawn Kirch is fouled on the floor by Garry Goad - foul #4 on Garry Goad, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Steven Flannery snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Butler | David Weber steals the ball from Richard Courtois | 47-55 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew Washington | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Vincent Wroten connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Courtois | 50-57 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Steven Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Steven Flannery is hacked by Matthew Washington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Washington, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-59 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Richard Courtois snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Richard Courtois is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Washington - foul #4 on Matthew Washington, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-60 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Steven Flannery gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Courtois runs out the clock | 50-60 |