| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Granda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lisenby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua French (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rhett Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff tips it home | 32-41 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 19:10 | Butler | The jump hook by Van Laffoon is blocked by Jamie Boisvert | 32-44 |
| 19:08 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Van Laffoon pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff lays it in on a nice dish by David Huggins | 34-44 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French loses the ball out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Lisenby - foul #2 on William Lisenby, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG) James Granda | |
| 17:41 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ronny Wideman | 36-47 |
| 17:03 | Butler | David Huggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (PG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier (PF) Jamie Boisvert | |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-47 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Kasiya Africa grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 16:10 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 39-47 |
| 16:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Van Laffoon | 39-47 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Kasiya Africa drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lisenby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Baier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rhett Perry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby is whistled for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF) Van Laffoon, Leroy Winfield, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Granda (PG), Richard Nash (SF), Jamie Boisvert (PF) William Lisenby, Joshua French, Rhett Perry | |
| 15:40 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Baier | 42-49 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Richard Nash steps in front of the Antonio Irons pass | 42-49 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert clanks a jump hook from the left block | 42-49 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Craig Fragoso snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Craig Fragoso is fouled on the floor by Ronny Wideman - foul #1 on Ronny Wideman, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Leroy Winfield (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Leonard Bishop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby (SG), Joshua French (SF), Rhett Perry (C) James Granda, Ronny Wideman, Harry Baier | |
| 14:16 | Butler | Rhett Perry steals it from Van Laffoon | 42-49 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French is fouled on the floor by Leroy Winfield - foul #3 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Kasiya Africa (PF) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kasiya Africa - foul #1 on Kasiya Africa, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Bartz (PF) Jamie Boisvert | |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Van Laffoon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to William Lisenby | 42-50 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Bartz is fouled on the floor by Leroy Winfield - foul #4 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF) Willard Smith, Leroy Winfield, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG) Richard Nash | |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Fragoso - foul #1 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG) Craig Fragoso | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert (PF) Sam Bartz | |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman makes the 3rd free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Van Laffoon's floater is knocked away by Rhett Perry | 42-53 |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jamie Boisvert | 42-53 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 11:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Antonio Irons | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lisenby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua French (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rhett Perry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Antonio Irons clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 42-53 |
| 11:43 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Irons | 42-53 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Van Laffoon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Antonio Irons | 44-53 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French's pass is intercepted by David Huggins | 44-53 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronny Wideman - foul #2 on Ronny Wideman, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (PG), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Granda (PG), Edward Suminski (SG), Richard Nash (SF), Harry Baier (PF), Sam Bartz (C) Ronny Wideman, William Lisenby, Joshua French, Jamie Boisvert, Rhett Perry | |
| 10:50 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Bishop is called for the reach on James Granda - foul #3 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF) Van Laffoon, Herbert Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski loses the ball out of bounds | 44-53 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Craig Fragoso hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jeffrey Baptiste and the foul's on Harry Baier - foul #2 on Harry Baier, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Van Laffoon (SG) Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby (SG), Joshua French (SF), Jamie Boisvert (PF) Edward Suminski, Richard Nash, Sam Bartz | |
| 09:16 | Butler | Van Laffoon hits a jumper from the left block set up by David Huggins | 49-53 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby tips it but misses | 49-55 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French can't tip it in | 49-55 |
| 08:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leonard Bishop | 49-55 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Leonard Bishop hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Leonard Bishop snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Joshua French takes the ball from David Huggins | 49-55 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Leonard Bishop - foul #4 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG), Richard Nash (SG), Rhett Perry (C) James Granda, William Lisenby, Harry Baier | |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nash (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rhett Perry (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Fred Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Eickhoff | 51-57 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rhett Perry | 51-60 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses the easy layup | 51-60 |
| 06:35 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert is hacked by Willard Smith - foul #1 on Willard Smith, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG) Willard Smith, Van Laffoon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby (SG) Joshua French | |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Fred Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Bartz (PF) Jamie Boisvert | |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Eickhoff is called for the reach on Richard Nash - foul #3 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier (PF) Sam Bartz | |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Butler | David Huggins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Antonio Irons hits the follow up shot | 53-64 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby is hacked by Fred Johnson - foul #2 on Fred Johnson, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Granda (PG), Joshua French (SF) Ronny Wideman, Richard Nash | |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 04:47 | Butler | David Huggins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Granda - foul #2 on James Granda, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| 04:47 | Butler | David Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 04:47 | Butler | David Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Lisenby | 55-69 |
| 04:12 | Butler | James Granda is called for the reach on Van Laffoon - foul #3 on James Granda, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff (SF) David Huggins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert (PF), Sam Bartz (C) Harry Baier, Rhett Perry | |
| 03:58 | Butler | Van Laffoon comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 55-69 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Lisenby | 55-72 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Craig Fragoso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Granda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Lisenby (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Bartz (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Van Laffoon drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Herbert Eickhoff and he's fouled by James Granda - foul #4 on James Granda, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Craig Fragoso, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG) James Granda | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Herbert Eickhoff - foul #4 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #10 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG) Willard Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash (SG), Rhett Perry (C) William Lisenby, Sam Bartz | |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:36 | Butler | David Huggins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-74 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert gets the rebound | 58-74 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Rhett Perry | 58-76 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Van Laffoon drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Irons | 61-76 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Fred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff can't finish the layup | 61-76 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Nash | 61-76 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-79 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Antonio Irons's pass is intercepted by Ronny Wideman | 61-79 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry misses the driving attempt in the lane | 61-79 |
| 00:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jamie Boisvert - foul #2 on Jamie Boisvert, team foul #8 | 61-79 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (C) David Huggins, Van Laffoon, Herbert Eickhoff, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski (SG), Harry Baier (PF), Sam Bartz (C) Joshua French, Jamie Boisvert, Rhett Perry | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Antonio Irons makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Antonio Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ronny Wideman | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Leroy Winfield is fouled on the floor by Edward Suminski - foul #2 on Edward Suminski, team foul #9 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Butler | Kasiya Africa (C) Antonio Irons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Leroy Winfield misses the 1st free throw | 63-81 |