| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Denning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey inbounds the ball | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Gordon Casey travels with the ball | 24-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG) Craig Salcedo | |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits a shot from the baseline | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:11 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-42 |
| 19:09 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:53 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-42 |
| 18:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hans Swiatkowski | 26-42 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Melvin Forbes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Casey | 26-45 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 26-45 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray gets the offensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 17:54 | Butler | David Jarvis knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gordon Casey and the foul's on Andrew Teter - foul #3 on Andrew Teter, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Don Hutchison (SG) Andrew Teter, Dustin Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Melvin Forbes, Donald Gray | |
| 17:54 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the free throw | 29-48 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison is fouled on the floor by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #1 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella (PF) Derek Denning | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison is called for traveling | 29-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (PG) Dennis Gray | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Donald Gray (C) Craig Salcedo, Richard Blevins | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:21 | Butler | David Jarvis knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gordon Casey | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #2 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps misses the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 16:54 | Butler | David Jarvis is fouled on the floor by John Cassella - foul #2 on John Cassella, team foul #2 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Melvin Forbes, Donald Gray | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:38 | Butler | Richard Blevins is whistled for traveling | 30-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Derek Denning (PF) Max Heaps, Mark Marker | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Donald Gray (C) Craig Salcedo, Richard Blevins | |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray (SF) Don Hutchison | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:11 | Butler | The jump hook by David Jarvis is blocked by Derek Denning | 32-50 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Melvin Forbes tips it but misses | 32-50 |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Cassella | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Melvin Forbes grabs the board | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Denning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Cassella (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Butler | Dustin Jones steps in front of the Gordon Casey pass | 32-50 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray blows the layup | 32-50 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 15:18 | Butler | David Jarvis clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 32-50 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire is hacked by Donald Gray - foul #2 on Donald Gray, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Don Hutchison (SG), Mark Marker (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Roderick Haire, Dustin Jones, Derek Denning, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Melvin Forbes, Donald Gray | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison tips it back up and in | 34-50 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Mark Marker | 34-50 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (SF) Dennis Gray | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Donald Gray (C) Craig Salcedo, Richard Blevins | |
| 14:08 | Butler | David Jarvis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-50 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Donald Gray scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gordon Casey | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps is fouled on the floor by Melvin Forbes - foul #1 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Derek Denning (PF) Max Heaps, Mark Marker | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Donald Gray | |
| 13:15 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 34-52 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:55 | Butler | Gordon Casey scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Don Hutchison - foul #1 on Don Hutchison, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray (SF) Don Hutchison | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 12:55 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the free throw | 34-55 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 12:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 34-55 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Donald Gray banks in the layup | 34-57 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-57 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Melvin Forbes snags the defensive board | 34-57 |
| 11:40 | Butler | David Jarvis is fouled on the floor by Andrew Teter - foul #4 on Andrew Teter, team foul #4 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (PG), Roderick Haire (SG), Robert Burch (SF), John Cassella (PF), Mark Marker (C) Andrew Teter, Dustin Jones, Dennis Gray, Derek Denning, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Donald Gray | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Max Heaps (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Burch (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Cassella (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Marker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (tiring) 5 pts. PF - David Jarvis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | David Jarvis is denied on a layup by John Cassella | 34-57 |
| 11:25 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Cassella | 34-57 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-57 |
| 11:02 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 34-57 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar loses the dribble to Roderick Haire | 34-57 |
| 10:22 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Max Heaps | 36-57 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #6 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Derek Denning (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Max Heaps, Robert Burch, John Cassella, Mark Marker | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-57 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Donald Gray drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 36-59 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson is fouled on the floor by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #7 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (PG), Don Hutchison (SG) Roderick Haire, Dustin Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (PF) David Jarvis | |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 08:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Casey | 37-59 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Donald Gray is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Donald Gray, team foul #8 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Gordon Casey, Richard Blevins | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-59 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski pulls down the rebound | 37-59 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is hacked by Max Heaps - foul #2 on Max Heaps, team foul #5 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Dustin Jones (SG), John Cassella (PF), Mark Marker (C) Max Heaps, Don Hutchison, Derek Denning, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Cassella (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Marker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jarvis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Butler | Dennis Gray takes the ball from Melvin Forbes | 37-59 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses the dunk attempt | 37-59 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 37-59 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-59 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray pulls down the rebound | 37-59 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Teter and he's fouled by David Jarvis - foul #3 on David Jarvis, team foul #9 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Dustin Jones, Mark Marker | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Richard Blevins (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Richard Blevins tips it home | 40-61 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella is called for traveling | 40-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (PG), Don Hutchison (SF), Mark Marker (C) Andrew Teter, Dennis Gray, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Gordon Casey | |
| 05:32 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeremy Copas | 40-64 |
| 05:13 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Marker | 40-64 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire loses the ball out of bounds | 40-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother (C) John Cassella | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:43 | Butler | Jeremy Copas is whistled for a carry | 40-64 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Roderick Haire | 42-64 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo loses the dribble to Max Heaps | 42-64 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Don Hutchison is blocked by Filip Kranjcar | 42-64 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo grabs the board | 42-64 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Roderick Haire steals the ball from Richard Blevins | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker loses the dribble to Richard Blevins | 42-64 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Max Heaps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roderick Haire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Hutchison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Marker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Yother (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Butler | Paul Yother is called for the reach on Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Paul Yother, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (PG), John Cassella (PF) Max Heaps, Mark Marker | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gonzalo Castillo | 42-66 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 02:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 42-66 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-66 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella scores on a runner from the left block set up by Robert Burch and the foul's on Filip Kranjcar - foul #1 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #10 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (PG), Mark Marker (C) Robert Burch, Paul Yother | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella makes the free throw | 45-66 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Max Heaps takes the ball from Jeremy Copas in the backcourt | 45-66 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps jams it | 47-66 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-66 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Filip Kranjcar - foul #2 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #11 | 47-66 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Jeremy Copas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-66 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses the lay-in | 47-66 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker grabs the offensive board | 47-66 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker drills a floater from the right side | 49-66 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jeremy Copas runs out the clock | 49-66 |