| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Donald Gray 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 triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Dino Mazierski is fouled on the floor by Kyle Wilson - foul #1 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Brett Shepherd drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Fowler | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray loses the dribble to Donald Gray | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerry Czapla - foul #1 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Fowler | 0-7 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 17:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 0-7 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Donald Gray is denied on a layup by Jerry Czapla | 0-7 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dino Mazierski is called for the reach on Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (SG), Harry Reiter (SF) Harold Gordon, Dennis Gray | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla blows the layup | 0-7 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Harry Reiter - foul #1 on Harry Reiter, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (PF), John Cassella (C) Jerry Czapla, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - Roderick Haire (fresh) SF - Harry Reiter (fresh) PF - Don Hutchison (fresh) C - John Cassella (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Harry Reiter, team foul #4 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Max Heaps (SF) Ellis Markham, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:03 | Butler | David Jarvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-9 |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire is denied on a layup by Gonzalo Castillo | 0-9 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps grabs the offensive board | 0-9 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella's pass is intercepted by Gonzalo Castillo | 0-9 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is whistled for traveling | 0-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Dennis Gray (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Roderick Haire, Max Heaps, Don Hutchison, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-9 |
| 13:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 0-9 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Kyle Wilson steals the ball from Donald Gray | 0-9 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Ensminger steps in front of the Dennis Gray pass | 0-9 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-12 |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses the jumper from the right wing | 0-12 |
| 12:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 0-12 |
| 12:08 | Butler | James Fowler buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-15 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 0-15 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the tip | 0-15 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Brett Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 0-15 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Dennis Gray is called for the reach on Dino Mazierski - foul #1 on Dennis Gray, team foul #5 | 0-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), John Cassella (PF) Harold Gordon, Dennis Gray, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - Roderick Haire (fresh) SF - Don Hutchison (fresh) PF - John Cassella (fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Butler | David Jarvis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gonzalo Castillo | 0-17 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (SF) Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 10:56 | Butler | Don Hutchison is called for the reach on David Jarvis - foul #1 on Don Hutchison, team foul #6 | 0-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Hans Swiatkowski | |
| 10:33 | Butler | James Fowler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-17 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps snags the defensive board | 0-17 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is fouled on the floor by Dino Mazierski - foul #2 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #2 | 0-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Ellis Markham, Max Heaps, Don Hutchison, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gonzalo Castillo - foul #1 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #3 | 0-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes | |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 1st free throw | 1-17 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 1-17 |
| 10:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 1-17 |
| 09:45 | Butler | A charge is called on Gonzalo Castillo - foul #2 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #4 | 1-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Gonzalo Castillo, James Fowler, Hans Swiatkowski | |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #5 | 1-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 2-17 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-17 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Andre Harper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-17 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson snags the defensive board | 3-17 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roderick Haire | 6-17 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-17 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Andre Harper snags the offensive board | 6-17 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Andre Harper | 6-19 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roderick Haire | 9-19 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Andre Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Brett Shepherd tips it in | 9-21 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Teter (fresh) SF - Dennis Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Teter | 11-21 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Brett Shepherd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Andre Harper | 11-24 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla is fouled on the floor by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #6 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Max Heaps (SF), Don Hutchison (PF), John Cassella (C) Roderick Haire, Andrew Teter, Dennis Gray, Jerry Czapla, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Max Heaps and the foul's on Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #7 | 13-24 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Dino Mazierski's pass is intercepted by Don Hutchison | 14-24 |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Richard Blevins knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Forbes and he's hacked by John Cassella - foul #1 on John Cassella, team foul #7 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Melvin Forbes | |
| 05:39 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the free throw | 14-26 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison is hacked by David Jarvis - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #8 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) James Fowler, Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits a runner from the left block set up by Richard Blevins | 16-28 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-28 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Don Hutchison is called for the reach on Melvin Forbes - foul #2 on Don Hutchison, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Don Hutchison, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| 04:13 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:13 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the offensive board | 18-29 |
| 04:07 | Butler | James Fowler is whistled for a carry | 18-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | David Jarvis is called for the reach on Harold Gordon - foul #2 on David Jarvis, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (SF) Max Heaps | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Harry Reiter - foul #3 on Harry Reiter, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (SG), Dennis Gray (SF) Harold Gordon, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:44 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 20-31 |
| 03:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis | |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Ensminger steals it from Jerry Czapla | 20-31 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 02:33 | Butler | James Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 20-31 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Donald Gray knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski and the foul's on Kyle Wilson - foul #2 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Max Heaps (SF), Don Hutchison (PF), John Cassella (C) Ellis Markham, Dennis Gray, Jerry Czapla, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 01:41 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the free throw | 22-34 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 01:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 22-34 |
| 01:04 | Butler | David Jarvis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski | 22-36 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses the fadeaway from the right block | 22-36 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 22-36 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Donald Gray scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 22-38 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-38 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison tips it back up and in | 24-38 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Dino Mazierski can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 24-38 |