| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Josh Adkins (fresh) SG - Bryan Haider (fresh) SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) PF - Joseph Watkins (fresh) C - Edward Fields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Leon Ottinger tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Cancel is called for the reach on Clinton Schnieders - foul #1 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Van Laffoon knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders tips it home | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Cancel picks off the pass by Clinton Schnieders | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Van Laffoon lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Cancel | 7-2 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider double dribbles | 7-2 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is called for traveling | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Dennis Smith drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Cancel and he's fouled by Josh Adkins - foul #1 on Josh Adkins, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Van Laffoon, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG), Jason Bolton (SG), Ian Snider (SF), Daniel Cairns (PF), Rhett Perry (C) Josh Adkins, Bryan Haider, Clinton Schnieders, Joseph Watkins, Edward Fields | |
| 16:19 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-2 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski pulls down the rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rhett Perry - foul #1 on Rhett Perry, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (SF) Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:57 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Daniel Cairns | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) SG - Jason Bolton (fresh) SF - Ian Snider (fresh) PF - Daniel Cairns (fresh) C - Rhett Perry (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns's floater is tipped away by Jonathon McCracken | 11-2 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski pulls down the rebound | 11-2 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Dunn | 13-2 |
| 15:00 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-2 |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider tips it home | 13-4 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Wilson Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn, Wilson Ward, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins (PG), Bryan Haider (SG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), Joseph Watkins (PF), Edward Fields (C) Ronny Wideman, Jason Bolton, Ian Snider, Daniel Cairns, Rhett Perry | |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider makes the shot from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Edward Fields | 13-6 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins travels in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (C) Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:42 | Butler | Thomas Cancel scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-6 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Haider | 16-9 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Edward Fields denies the turnaround by Thomas Cancel | 16-9 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Gregory Duncan tips it back up and in | 18-9 |
| 13:06 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Josh Adkins | 18-11 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Van Laffoon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee and he's hacked by Bryan Haider - foul #1 on Bryan Haider, team foul #3 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Wilson Ward (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:49 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathon McCracken - foul #1 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #2 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Van Laffoon, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG) Josh Adkins | |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Dennis Smith is hacked by Ronny Wideman - foul #1 on Ronny Wideman, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider (C) Edward Fields | |
| 12:01 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Joseph Watkins | 21-13 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) SG - Bryan Haider (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Watkins (fresh) C - Ian Snider (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken clanks a shot from close range | 21-16 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Clinton Schnieders | 21-16 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins is fouled on the floor by Bruce Gapinski - foul #1 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #3 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cancel (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF) Bruce Gapinski, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins (PG), Daniel Cairns (PF), Rhett Perry (C) Bryan Haider, Clinton Schnieders, Joseph Watkins | |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 21-16 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Dennis Smith gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 21-16 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider hits the finger roll | 21-18 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Andrew Dunn steps out of bounds on the baseline | 21-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF) Wilson Ward | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bolton (SG), Edward Fields (C) Ronny Wideman, Rhett Perry | |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jason Bolton and he's hacked by Leon Ottinger - foul #1 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider (SG), Joseph Watkins (PF) Jason Bolton, Ian Snider | |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Thomas Cancel buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 23-21 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Duncan is called for the reach on Daniel Cairns - foul #1 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG), Clinton Schnieders (SF) Josh Adkins, Daniel Cairns | |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Watkins, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG) Van Laffoon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:02 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Watkins - foul #2 on Joseph Watkins, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF) Harold Finnie, Clayton Goodman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider (PF) Joseph Watkins | |
| 09:02 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Haider | 25-24 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Edward Fields blocks the short jumper by Bruce Gapinski | 25-24 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Clinton Schnieders steps in front of the Bruce Gapinski pass | 25-24 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields can't finish the layup | 25-24 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Haider and he's fouled by Wilson Ward - foul #1 on Wilson Ward, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Wilson Ward, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins (PG), Jason Bolton (SG), Daniel Cairns (C) Ronny Wideman, Bryan Haider, Edward Fields | |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Josh Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Bolton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Snider (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Cairns (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Dennis Smith is fouled on the floor by Josh Adkins - foul #2 on Josh Adkins, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (C) Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash (SG) Josh Adkins | |
| 06:35 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Nash | 25-29 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Van Laffoon is fouled on the floor by Jason Bolton - foul #1 on Jason Bolton, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (PF) Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG), Bryan Haider (SG), Rhett Perry (PF), Edward Fields (C) Jason Bolton, Richard Nash, Clinton Schnieders, Ian Snider | |
| 05:50 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Cancel - foul #2 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF) Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Dennis Smith is hacked by Ronny Wideman - foul #2 on Ronny Wideman, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bolton (PG) Ronny Wideman | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski throws it down | 29-30 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bolton double dribbles | 29-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Leon Ottinger (PF) Dennis Smith, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders (SF), Ian Snider (PF) Daniel Cairns, Rhett Perry | |
| 04:01 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Thomas Cartee pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilson Ward (fairly fresh) PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Bolton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Haider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ian Snider (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken buries a driving attempt from close range | 31-30 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields is hacked by Jonathon McCracken - foul #2 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Wilson Ward, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins (PG), Ronny Wideman (SG), Joseph Watkins (PF) Jason Bolton, Bryan Haider, Ian Snider | |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Smith and he's fouled by Ronny Wideman - foul #3 on Ronny Wideman, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (C) Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash (SG), Ian Snider (C) Ronny Wideman, Edward Fields | |
| 02:43 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Smith steals the ball from Ian Snider | 33-32 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Dennis Smith lays it in | 35-32 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Nash, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider (SG) Richard Nash | |
| 01:37 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns (C) Clinton Schnieders | |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Smith steps in front of the Bryan Haider pass | 35-32 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Dennis Smith's pass is intercepted by Daniel Cairns | 35-32 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Duncan swats the layup by Josh Adkins | 35-32 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Thomas Cancel loses the dribble to Ian Snider | 35-34 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Cancel - foul #3 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Dennis Smith, Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Gregory Duncan, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bolton (PG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), Edward Fields (C) Josh Adkins, Ian Snider, Daniel Cairns | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski knocks in the floater from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bolton comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 37-36 |