| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Grant Benson inbounds the ball | 17-24 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | Grant Benson can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 17-24 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jon Williams steals the ball from Paul James | 17-24 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Jon Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-24 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Bret Perino tips it home | 17-26 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Jonathan Sepulveda - foul #2 on Jonathan Sepulveda, team foul #1 | 17-26 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Bret Perino hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jon Williams and he's hacked by Fred Harris - foul #2 on Fred Harris, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the free throw | 19-28 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James is hacked by Jon Williams - foul #2 on Jon Williams, team foul #2 | 19-28 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-28 |
| 17:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bret Perino | 19-28 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda double dribbles | 19-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Fred Harris | 22-28 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Garry Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Harris - foul #3 on Fred Harris, team foul #2 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SG), Timothy Smith (C) Fred Harris, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| 16:43 | Butler | Bret Perino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Harris (C) Bret Perino | |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jon Williams picks off the pass by Timothy Smith | 22-28 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Jon Williams drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Garry Butler and he's hacked by Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #3 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Johnny Dubuque, Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG) Melvin Wilkinson | |
| 16:03 | Butler | Jon Williams misses the free throw | 22-30 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Jerry Harris gets the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 15:40 | Butler | Garry Butler makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Grant Benson | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Willer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jerry Harris - foul #1 on Jerry Harris, team foul #3 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Charles Ben (C) Danny Grizzard, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), James Jennings (PF), Bret Perino (C) Grant Benson, Jon Williams, Jerry Harris | |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Garry Butler tips it home | 23-35 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer's pass is intercepted by James Jennings | 23-35 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Timothy Smith steals it from James Jennings | 23-35 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp buries a jumper from the free throw line | 25-35 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Garry Butler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF) Lawrence Corp, Timothy Smith, Edward Willer | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF), Jon Williams (PF) Jonathan Sepulveda, James Jennings | |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube is fouled on the floor by Melvin Wilkinson - foul #2 on Melvin Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-35 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Bret Perino knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-37 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul James | 28-37 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Grant Benson | 28-40 |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Harris | 31-40 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Jon Williams drills a jumper from the right side set up by Melvin Wilkinson | 31-42 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Harris | 33-42 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Bret Perino misses short on a shot from the right block | 33-42 |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul James | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noel Berube (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ben (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Bret Perino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-42 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:53 | Butler | Bret Perino buries a turnaround from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jon Williams steps in front of the Charles Ben pass | 33-44 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Garry Butler's pass is intercepted by Noel Berube | 33-44 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris banks in the layup set up by Noel Berube | 35-44 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Bret Perino buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Grant Benson and he's fouled by Noel Berube - foul #4 on Noel Berube, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Fred Harris, Noel Berube, Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), James Jennings (PF) Melvin Wilkinson, Jon Williams | |
| 09:42 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the free throw | 35-46 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp's fadeaway is rejected by Bret Perino | 35-46 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Bret Perino gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Grant Benson scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Jennings | 35-48 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 08:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bret Perino | 35-48 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Garry Butler is fouled on the floor by Danny Grizzard - foul #1 on Danny Grizzard, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Harris (C) Bret Perino | |
| 08:28 | Butler | Timothy Smith is called for the reach on Grant Benson - foul #3 on Timothy Smith, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 08:03 | Butler | James Jennings tips it in | 35-50 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Lawrence Corp is denied by Jerry Harris | 35-50 |
| 07:44 | Butler | James Jennings pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 07:15 | Butler | Garry Butler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-50 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton grabs the board | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Willer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Patton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Corp | 38-50 |
| 06:36 | Butler | James Jennings can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Jerry Harris tips it home | 38-52 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard is hacked by Garry Butler - foul #2 on Garry Butler, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Noel Berube (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF), Charles Ben (C) Danny Grizzard, Lawrence Corp, Timothy Smith, Edward Willer, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF), Harvey Evans (PF), Bret Perino (C) Grant Benson, James Jennings, Jerry Harris | |
| 06:11 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James loses the dribble to Bret Perino | 38-52 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Bret Perino can't finish the layup | 38-52 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Fred Harris | 40-52 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Garry Butler misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Wildermuth | 42-52 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Garry Butler knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Williams | 42-55 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Jon Williams snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Bret Perino drills a floater in the lane | 42-57 |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James lays it up and in on a nice dish by Noel Berube | 44-57 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the easy layup | 44-57 |
| 03:07 | Butler | Harvey Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noel Berube (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Ben (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Harvey Evans (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bret Perino (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Butler | Bret Perino is fouled on the floor by Anthony Wildermuth - foul #2 on Anthony Wildermuth, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Fred Harris, Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (PG), Grant Benson (SF), James Jennings (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Garry Butler, Jonathan Sepulveda, Jon Williams, Harvey Evans | |
| 02:58 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Jerry Harris misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ralph Patton - foul #1 on Ralph Patton, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SG) Noel Berube | |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Evans (C) Bret Perino | |
| 02:09 | Butler | Jerry Harris misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Jerry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard connects on the shot near the basket | 49-60 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Ralph Patton steals the ball from Jerry Harris | 49-60 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 49-60 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque can't tip it in | 49-60 |
| 01:19 | Butler | James Jennings grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Jerry Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Dubuque - foul #2 on Johnny Dubuque, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG) Johnny Dubuque | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Jerry Harris makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Jerry Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Edward Willer | 49-61 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Willer | 52-61 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF), Charles Ben (C) Noel Berube, Danny Grizzard, Timothy Smith, Edward Willer, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Jon Williams (PF), Bret Perino (C) Melvin Wilkinson, Jerry Harris, James Jennings, Harvey Evans | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Butler | Fred Harris is called for the reach on Jon Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Harris, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Harris - foul #5 on Fred Harris, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG) Fred Harris | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 55-65 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben tips it but misses | 55-65 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James tips it in | 57-65 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Jon Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Noel Berube - foul #5 on Noel Berube, team foul #12 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (PG) Noel Berube | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Wildermuth | 57-67 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-67 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Garry Butler runs out the clock | 57-67 |