| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Kincer (fresh) PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fresh) SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | William Kincer inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | Andrew Bennett clanks a floater from the left side | 32-23 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Bruce Whited snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 18:43 | Butler | William Kincer travels with the ball | 32-23 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Butler steals it from Brian Bartolome | 32-23 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Andrew Bennett lays it up and in set up by Garry Butler | 34-23 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | William Kincer is called for the reach on Lawrence Corp - foul #1 on William Kincer, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Bruce Whited jams it on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 36-23 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Bennett - foul #1 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) William Kincer, Bruce Whited, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Casey (PG), Fred Linderman (SF), Paul James (PF) Brian Bartolome, John King, Charles Doroski | |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Sherrill | 36-24 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Bret Perino can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Linderman - foul #2 on Fred Linderman, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-24 |
| 16:31 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 16:20 | Butler | John Sherrill knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Garry Butler and he's hacked by Ben Corpuz - foul #2 on Ben Corpuz, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Robert Collins | |
| 16:20 | Butler | John Sherrill makes the free throw | 41-24 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-26 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Casey (fresh) SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul James (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Butler | John Sherrill's floater is tipped away by Fred Linderman | 41-26 |
| 15:29 | Butler | John Sherrill hits the follow up shot | 43-26 |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp is fouled on the floor by Garry Butler - foul #3 on Garry Butler, team foul #3 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF), Bruce Whited (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Garry Butler, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John King (SF), Charles Doroski (PF), Robert Collins (C) John Casey, Ben Corpuz, Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp's pass is intercepted by Jason Lucas | 43-26 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Jason Lucas lays it in | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins is fouled on the floor by Bruce Whited - foul #2 on Bruce Whited, team foul #4 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | John King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Collins | 45-26 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Johnson | 45-28 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman grabs the board | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-28 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Andrew Bennett snags the defensive board | 45-28 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Lucas | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-28 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Bruce Whited grabs the board | 48-28 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Bruce Whited is whistled for a carry | 48-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), William Kincer (SG), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Andrew Bennett, Jason Lucas, Bruce Whited, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Paul James (PF), Timothy Smith (C) Fred Linderman, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bret Perino - foul #1 on Bret Perino, team foul #5 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (SG) Grant Benson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson grabs the board | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Kincer (fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-30 |
| 11:38 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Paul James steals it from John Sherrill | 48-30 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Johnson | 48-32 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Andrew Bennett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Kincer | 51-32 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | John King shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Johnson and he's fouled by John Sherrill - foul #1 on John Sherrill, team foul #6 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG), Grant Benson (SF), Bruce Whited (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Garry Butler, Andrew Bennett, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Charles Doroski (PF), Robert Collins (C) John Johnson, Lawrence Corp, Paul James, Timothy Smith | |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Jason Lucas's pass is intercepted by Charles Doroski | 51-35 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins travels with the ball | 51-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (SF) John King | |
| 09:09 | Butler | Robert Collins swats the layup by William Kincer | 51-35 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Bruce Whited tips it in | 53-35 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits a jump hook near the basket | 53-37 |
| 08:22 | Butler | William Kincer is hacked by Fred Linderman - foul #3 on Fred Linderman, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG) William Kincer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG) Brian Bartolome | |
| 08:07 | Butler | Andrew Bennett scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Whited | 56-37 |
| 07:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses long on a runner from the baseline | 56-37 |
| 07:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Grant Benson | 56-37 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Bruce Whited comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 56-37 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Doroski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses the tip | 56-37 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Andrew Bennett pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Jason Lucas connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bruce Whited | 58-37 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bennett - foul #2 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #7 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), William Kincer (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Jason Lucas, Grant Benson, Bruce Whited, Jerry Harris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), John King (SF), Paul James (PF), Timothy Smith (C) Ben Corpuz, Fred Linderman, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 06:29 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the defensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-37 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | John King blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 58-37 |
| 05:54 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 58-37 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Bret Perino hits the follow up shot | 60-37 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Bret Perino | 60-37 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the tip | 60-37 |
| 05:23 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 60-37 |
| 04:59 | Butler | William Kincer can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 60-37 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 60-37 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp clanks a floater from the right side | 60-37 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Bret Perino - foul #2 on Bret Perino, team foul #8 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Andrew Bennett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Fred Linderman (PF) John Johnson, Lawrence Corp, John King, Timothy Smith | |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 04:27 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 60-38 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ben Corpuz - foul #3 on Ben Corpuz, team foul #5 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF), James Jennings (PF) Garry Butler, Bret Perino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 03:14 | Butler | James Jennings hits a jumper near the basket | 64-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Kincer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fresh) SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-40 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Grant Benson pulls down the rebound | 64-40 |
| 02:35 | Butler | John Sherrill blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Bartolome - foul #3 on Brian Bartolome, team foul #6 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF) Grant Benson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith (C) Paul James | |
| 02:35 | Butler | John Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 02:35 | Butler | John Sherrill misses the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz grabs the board | 65-40 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith is hacked by James Jennings - foul #1 on James Jennings, team foul #9 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG) John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 02:20 | Butler | James Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 65-40 |
| 01:57 | Butler | William Kincer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 65-40 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Garry Butler hits the follow up shot | 67-40 |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-40 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth tips it home | 67-42 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Bret Perino lays it in | 69-42 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 69-42 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth snags the offensive board | 69-42 |
| 01:09 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Linderman | 69-44 |
| 00:47 | Butler | William Kincer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-44 |
| 00:46 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to James Jennings | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Jason Lucas lays it in set up by Garry Butler and the foul's on Anthony Wildermuth - foul #1 on Anthony Wildermuth, team foul #7 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) James Jennings | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul James (PF) Anthony Wildermuth | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the free throw | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul James | 72-46 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Garry Butler runs out the clock | 72-46 |