| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon is fouled on the floor by Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF) James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-26 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Donald Gray knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Andre Harper | 32-26 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson connects on the shot from the right side | 32-28 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Gray - foul #2 on Dennis Gray, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:42 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (PG) Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:19 | Butler | James Fowler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-30 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Richard Blevins snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Harold Gordon steals the ball from James Fowler | 33-30 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla is fouled on the floor by Douglas Ensminger - foul #2 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Donald Gray (C) Gonzalo Castillo, Brett Shepherd, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (SG), Harry Reiter (SF), Don Hutchison (PF), John Cassella (C) Harold Gordon, Dennis Gray, Jerry Czapla, Kyle Wilson | |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter buries a floater from the right side set up by Ellis Markham | 33-32 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter buries a floater from the right side | 33-34 |
| 16:45 | Butler | James Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 16:32 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Brett Shepherd drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Fowler | 36-34 |
| 16:03 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter scores on a 3 from the right corner | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Reiter (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Don Hutchison (fresh) C - John Cassella (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Brett Shepherd connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Andre Harper | 39-37 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Andre Harper snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Brett Shepherd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andre Harper and the foul's on John Cassella - foul #1 on John Cassella, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, James Fowler, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Ellis Markham, Harry Reiter, Don Hutchison, John Cassella | |
| 15:23 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roderick Haire | 41-40 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Czapla - foul #1 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG) Roderick Haire | |
| 15:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Teter | 43-43 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Richard Blevins tips it home | 45-43 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Donald Gray (C) Melvin Forbes, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:57 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Gray | 48-43 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon is fouled on the floor by James Fowler - foul #1 on James Fowler, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Andrew Teter | |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 48-45 |
| 13:18 | Butler | James Fowler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Gordon - foul #2 on Harold Gordon, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (SF) Dennis Gray | |
| 13:18 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:18 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:18 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 3rd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the jump hook from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Shepherd takes the ball from Jerry Czapla | 52-45 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Donald Gray lays it in | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Harry Reiter (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham loses the dribble to James Fowler | 54-45 |
| 11:40 | Butler | James Fowler banks in the layup | 56-45 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Dino Mazierski steals the ball from Harold Gordon | 56-45 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Dino Mazierski banks in the layup | 58-45 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon tips it back up and in | 58-47 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Brett Shepherd banks in the layup | 60-47 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Brett Shepherd knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Fowler | 62-47 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 09:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:22 | Butler | Brett Shepherd comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 62-47 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-47 |
| 08:55 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson can't tip it in | 62-47 |
| 08:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 62-47 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Donald Gray can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses short on a shot from the left side | 62-47 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson snags the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Brett Shepherd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Andrew Teter (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Don Hutchison (PF), John Cassella (C) Ellis Markham, Harold Gordon, Harry Reiter, Jerry Czapla, Kyle Wilson | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Hutchison (fresh) C - John Cassella (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella is fouled on the floor by Richard Blevins - foul #2 on Richard Blevins, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter is hacked by Dino Mazierski - foul #4 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison clanks a floater from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Dennis Gray is called for the reach on Hans Swiatkowski - foul #3 on Dennis Gray, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Gray | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:08 | Butler | John Cassella picks off the pass by Hans Swiatkowski | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Melvin Forbes is called for the reach on Roderick Haire - foul #1 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Dennis Gray, Don Hutchison | |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Jarvis | 62-51 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by John Cassella - foul #2 on John Cassella, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Andrew Teter, John Cassella | |
| 05:24 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps can't finish the layup | 63-51 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger blows the layup | 63-51 |
| 04:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Roderick Haire | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Melvin Forbes | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Dino Mazierski takes the ball from Roderick Haire in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Butler | Kyle Wilson picks off the pass by Richard Blevins | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (tired) 2 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Jones (fresh) SF - Max Heaps (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Melvin Forbes steals the ball from Dustin Jones | 65-54 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo slams it home on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 67-54 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Andrew Teter (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Don Hutchison (PF), John Cassella (C) Roderick Haire, Dustin Jones, Max Heaps, Jerry Czapla, Kyle Wilson | |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella blows the dunk but he's hacked by Donald Gray - foul #2 on Donald Gray, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Max Heaps (SF) Ellis Markham, Dennis Gray | |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Hans Swiatkowski, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Harry Reiter (PF) Andrew Teter, Dustin Jones, Max Heaps, Don Hutchison | |
| 02:36 | Butler | David Jarvis scores on a jumper from the left side | 69-55 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Don Hutchison (PF) Ellis Markham, Dennis Gray | |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon misses the free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:19 | Butler | David Jarvis gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Andre Harper hits a jumper near the basket set up by Melvin Forbes | 71-57 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Andre Harper steps in front of the Harry Reiter pass | 71-57 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Andre Harper lays it in | 73-57 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison clanks a floater from the right side | 73-57 |
| 01:27 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the defensive board | 73-57 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Andre Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 00:58 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the shot from the free throw line | 73-57 |
| 00:32 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the offensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 00:06 | Butler | David Jarvis jams it on a nice dish by Andre Harper | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison double dribbles | 75-57 |