| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King inbounds the ball | 45-17 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski makes the 3 from the left wing set up by John Johnson | 45-20 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Bruce Whited lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 47-20 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | John King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-20 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett is hacked by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #1 | 47-20 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits the finger roll | 49-20 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-20 |
| 18:10 | Butler | John Johnson steps in front of the Stephen Jasper pass | 49-20 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson blows the layup | 49-20 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski can't tip it in | 49-20 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett grabs the board | 49-20 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-20 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-20 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by John Johnson | 49-22 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Stephen Jasper is called for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #1 | 49-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Fred Linderman (PF), Paul James (C) Jerome Thorton, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John King | 49-25 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-25 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Fred Linderman | 49-25 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bennett - foul #1 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #2 | 49-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Matthew Howard (PF), Robert Collins (C) John Johnson, John King, Paul James | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) C - John Sherrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eugene Lazarski (fresh) SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ben Corpuz | 49-28 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-28 |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 49-28 |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman loses the dribble to Bret Perino | 49-28 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Bennett | 52-28 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Bennett steals it from Robert Collins | 52-28 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Bret Perino is hacked by Eugene Lazarski - foul #1 on Eugene Lazarski, team foul #2 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG), John King (SF) Eugene Lazarski, Ben Corpuz, Fred Linderman | |
| 14:16 | Butler | Stephen Jasper scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Whited | 54-28 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-28 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-28 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-31 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-31 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits the follow up shot | 56-31 |
| 13:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-31 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the rebound | 56-31 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses badly on a shot near the basket | 56-31 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jerome Thorton | 56-31 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-31 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 56-31 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Stephen Jasper drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 58-31 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Jasper - foul #3 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #3 | 58-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Grant Benson (SF) Andrew Bennett, Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Charles Doroski (PF), Paul James (C) Jerome Thorton, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 1st free throw | 58-31 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 58-32 |
| 11:50 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-32 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Bruce Whited tips it but misses | 58-32 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul James | 58-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 22 pts. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul James (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Bruce Whited - foul #1 on Bruce Whited, team foul #4 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Horace Stewart, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (PF) John King | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 1st free throw | 58-32 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 11:10 | Butler | William Kincer hits the finger roll | 60-33 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz drills a shot from the left side set up by Charles Doroski | 60-35 |
| 10:31 | Butler | John Sherrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG) William Kincer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG), Matthew Howard (PF) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz, Fred Linderman | |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG) Jason Lucas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:06 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-35 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses the tip | 60-35 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the tip | 60-35 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Eugene Lazarski | 60-35 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Sherrill - foul #1 on John Sherrill, team foul #5 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Charles Doroski, Paul James | |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Matthew Howard - foul #4 on Matthew Howard, team foul #3 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Grant Benson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (PF) Matthew Howard | |
| 09:16 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-37 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 60-37 |
| 09:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Horace Stewart | 60-37 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Bruce Whited is hacked by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #4 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF) Andrew Bennett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG) Eugene Lazarski | |
| 08:27 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) Jerome Thorton, Fred Linderman | |
| 08:27 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the board | 61-37 |
| 08:08 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Jasper steals it from John King | 61-37 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Stephen Jasper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG) William Kincer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (PF) Charles Doroski | |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-37 |
| 07:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bruce Whited | 61-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 ast. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Bruce Whited can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-37 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Bruce Whited tips it back up and in | 63-37 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Howard | 63-39 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-39 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett grabs the offensive board | 63-39 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Stephen Jasper can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 63-39 |
| 06:11 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Matthew Howard | 63-39 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | John King's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Jasper | 63-39 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Bruce Whited gets the rebound | 63-39 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Stephen Jasper can't throw it down | 63-39 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Bruce Whited tips it back up and in | 65-39 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-39 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard hits the follow up shot | 65-41 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Stephen Jasper lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Lucas and he's fouled by Matthew Howard - foul #5 on Matthew Howard, team foul #6 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG), Grant Benson (SF), John Sherrill (C) Andrew Bennett, Kenneth Bennett, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Charles Doroski (SF), Fred Linderman (PF), Paul James (C) John Johnson, John King, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| 04:55 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the free throw | 67-41 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman grabs the board | 67-41 |
| 04:53 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Lucas - foul #1 on Jason Lucas, team foul #6 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman double dribbles | 67-41 |
| 04:11 | Butler | William Kincer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-41 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz pulls down the rebound | 67-41 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-41 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Bret Perino pulls down the rebound | 67-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Butler | Jason Lucas can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-41 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski snags the defensive board | 67-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Kincer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) C - John Sherrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eugene Lazarski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ben Corpuz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul James (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski is fouled on the floor by William Kincer - foul #2 on William Kincer, team foul #7 | 67-41 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:56 | Butler | William Kincer is hacked by Eugene Lazarski - foul #2 on Eugene Lazarski, team foul #7 | 67-43 |
| 02:56 | Butler | William Kincer makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 02:56 | Butler | William Kincer misses the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the defensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 68-43 |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James tips it in | 68-45 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Jason Lucas clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ben Corpuz - foul #2 on Ben Corpuz, team foul #8 | 68-45 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| 02:04 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-45 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Grant Benson grabs the board | 69-45 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Bret Perino connects on the shot in the paint | 71-45 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-45 |
| 01:28 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 71-45 |
| 01:04 | Butler | William Kincer can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 71-45 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Grant Benson tips it in | 73-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | William Kincer takes the ball from Charles Doroski | 73-45 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Bret Perino banks in the layup on a great pass from William Kincer | 75-45 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Bret Perino swats the layup by Ben Corpuz | 75-45 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Bret Perino snags the defensive board | 75-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Kincer | 77-45 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 77-45 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Bret Perino pulls down the rebound | 77-45 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas runs out the clock | 77-45 |