| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) SF - John King (fresh) PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) C - Robert Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Bruce Whited (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Stephen Jasper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Stephen Jasper drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Whited | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bennett - foul #1 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | John King hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Horace Stewart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins can't connect on a floater in the paint | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Andrew Bennett double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Robert Collins is blocked by Bruce Whited | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| 15:56 | Butler | Robert Collins steals it from Bret Perino | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) SF - John King (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) C - John Sherrill (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Horace Stewart snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 5-8 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 15:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Sherrill | 5-8 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett lays it up and in | 5-10 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Charles Doroski (SF), Fred Linderman (PF), Paul James (C) John Johnson, Jerome Thorton, John King, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| 14:17 | Butler | Stephen Jasper buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Bennett | 5-12 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman loses the dribble to Bruce Whited | 5-12 |
| 13:42 | Butler | The short jumper by Andrew Bennett is denied by Paul James | 5-12 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul James | 5-12 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Whited steps in front of the Charles Doroski pass | 5-12 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Eugene Lazarski is called for the reach on Andrew Bennett - foul #1 on Eugene Lazarski, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John King (SF), Matthew Howard (PF), Robert Collins (C) Eugene Lazarski, Charles Doroski, Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 12:59 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Grant Benson - foul #1 on Grant Benson, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton (SG) Ben Corpuz | |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Bruce Whited | |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the jumper near the basket set up by John Sherrill | 8-14 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins's fadeaway is rejected by John Sherrill | 8-14 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Stephen Jasper snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) SF - John King (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Stephen Jasper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Andrew Bennett clanks a runner in the paint | 8-14 |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard throws it down on a nice dish by John Johnson | 10-14 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 10-17 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | John King is hacked by Grant Benson - foul #2 on Grant Benson, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Jerome Thorton | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG), William Kincer (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bruce Whited (PF) Andrew Bennett, Horace Stewart, Grant Benson, Stephen Jasper | |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-17 |
| 10:32 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Ben Corpuz steals it from John Sherrill | 10-17 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz is hacked by Bruce Whited - foul #1 on Bruce Whited, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (SF), Paul James (C) John King, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 09:51 | Butler | John Sherrill snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Bruce Whited can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:14 | Butler | John Sherrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG), Fred Linderman (PF) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Bret Perino (C) William Kincer, John Sherrill | |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski is denied on a layup by Kenneth Bennett | 10-17 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Jerome Thorton is called for the reach on Bruce Whited - foul #1 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Eugene Lazarski, Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Jason Lucas, Bret Perino | |
| 08:06 | Butler | Stephen Jasper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (PF) Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-17 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Stephen Jasper gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) SF - John King (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Howard - foul #1 on Matthew Howard, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Jerome Thorton | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), John Sherrill (C) Kenneth Bennett, Bruce Whited | |
| 07:23 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-17 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Horace Stewart snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the shot from the right side | 10-17 |
| 06:26 | Butler | John Sherrill hits the follow up shot | 10-19 |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-19 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 05:57 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 12-21 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Bruce Whited can't connect on a runner from the right block | 12-21 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John King | 12-21 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Bruce Whited - foul #2 on Bruce Whited, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (PF), Paul James (C) John King, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bret Perino (C) Andrew Bennett, Horace Stewart, Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett lays it in on a nice dish by William Kincer | 12-23 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bret Perino blocks the short jumper by Matthew Howard | 12-23 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski grabs the offensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Paul James - foul #1 on Paul James, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Eugene Lazarski, Jerome Thorton, Charles Doroski, Paul James | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Horace Stewart (SG), Bruce Whited (PF), John Sherrill (C) Jason Lucas, William Kincer, Stephen Jasper, Bret Perino | |
| 03:48 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) SF - John King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 2 stl. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz loses the dribble to Kenneth Bennett | 15-25 |
| 03:05 | Butler | John Johnson is called for the reach on Andrew Bennett - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (PF) Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-27 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Bruce Whited pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Horace Stewart snags the offensive board | 15-27 |
| 01:40 | Butler | John Sherrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton (SG), Matthew Howard (PF) Ben Corpuz, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Andrew Bennett, Grant Benson, John Sherrill | |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins lays it in set up by Jerome Thorton | 17-27 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Horace Stewart and he's fouled by Matthew Howard - foul #2 on Matthew Howard, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (SF) John King | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:09 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the free throw | 17-30 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-30 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Stephen Jasper comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Howard - foul #3 on Matthew Howard, team foul #9 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF), Paul James (C) Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 00:57 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Bruce Whited snags the defensive board | 17-32 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Stephen Jasper can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-32 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman pulls down the rebound | 17-32 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Jasper swats the short shot by John King | 17-32 |