| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Granda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Morris (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Baier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff inbounds the ball | 48-28 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-28 |
| 19:38 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert's pass is intercepted by Herbert Eickhoff | 48-28 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff is hacked by Joshua French - foul #2 on Joshua French, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Joseph Morris steals the ball from Fred Johnson | 48-28 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Morris lays it in | 48-30 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Antonio Irons | 50-30 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert misses short on a shot from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 18:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 50-30 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Craig Fragoso throws it down on a great pass from Fred Johnson | 52-30 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-30 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Antonio Irons gets the rebound | 52-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle 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 (0) | |
| 17:38 | Butler | David Huggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Leonard Bishop (C) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott (PG), Edward Suminski (SG), David Ashley (C) James Granda, Joseph Morris, Harry Baier | |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua French | 52-32 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:08 | Butler | Antonio Irons clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-32 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Antonio Irons grabs the board | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle 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 (0) | |
| 16:29 | Butler | David Huggins misses short on a floater from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French misses the jump hook near the basket | 52-32 |
| 16:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Antonio Irons | 52-32 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Craig Fragoso hits a jumper in the paint set up by Herbert Eickhoff | 54-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Demetrius Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Suminski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joshua French (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Ashley (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Demetrius Scott | 54-34 |
| 15:21 | Butler | David Huggins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Fragoso | 57-34 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert loses the ball out of bounds | 57-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Leroy Winfield (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Kasiya Africa (PF), Fred Johnson (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Leonard Bishop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Granda (PG), Joseph Morris (SG), Stephen Capo (SF), Sam Bartz (PF), Harry Baier (C) Demetrius Scott, Edward Suminski, Joshua French, Jamie Boisvert, David Ashley | |
| 14:39 | Butler | Leroy Winfield knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kasiya Africa | 59-34 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Morris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Willard Smith - foul #1 on Willard Smith, team foul #1 | 59-34 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Morris makes the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Fred Johnson blows the layup | 59-36 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Bartz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-36 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier's pass is intercepted by Fred Johnson | 59-36 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Willard Smith makes the shot from the free throw line | 61-36 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Capo can't finish the layup | 61-36 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Bartz tips it home | 61-38 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste banks in the layup on a great pass from Willard Smith | 63-38 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Capo misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Kasiya Africa - foul #1 on Kasiya Africa, team foul #2 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Leonard Bishop (PF), Vincent Gray (C) Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste, Kasiya Africa, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott (PG), Edward Suminski (SG), Jamie Boisvert (PF), David Ashley (C) James Granda, Joseph Morris, Sam Bartz, Harry Baier | |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Capo makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Capo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Vincent Gray gets the rebound | 63-39 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Leonard Bishop clanks a jumper from the left wing | 63-39 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Vincent Gray snags the offensive board | 63-39 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Vincent Gray connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Craig Fragoso | 65-39 |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-39 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Craig Fragoso snags the defensive board | 65-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Howell (fresh) SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Winfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. C - Vincent Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Demetrius Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Suminski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Capo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Ashley (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Vincent Gray's pass is intercepted by Stephen Capo | 65-39 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-39 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Capo gets the offensive rebound | 65-39 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Demetrius Scott | 65-41 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Craig Fragoso knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-41 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski hits the finger roll set up by Jamie Boisvert and he's hacked by Craig Fragoso - foul #1 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #3 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Thomas Howell, Leroy Winfield, Leonard Bishop, Vincent Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Granda (PG), Joshua French (SF), Harry Baier (C) Demetrius Scott, Stephen Capo, David Ashley | |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski makes the free throw | 68-44 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Antonio Irons loses the ball out of bounds | 68-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Morris (SG), Sam Bartz (PF) Edward Suminski, Jamie Boisvert | |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Granda and he's fouled by David Huggins - foul #2 on David Huggins, team foul #4 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (SG) Craig Fragoso | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French makes the free throw | 68-47 |
| 09:14 | Butler | David Huggins misses the jumper from the right side | 68-47 |
| 09:12 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Johnson swats the layup by Joshua French | 68-47 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Bartz snags the offensive board | 68-47 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-50 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses the jump hook in the paint | 68-50 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Willard Smith misses the tip | 68-50 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff tips it back up and in | 70-50 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Morris | 70-53 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Willard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott (PG), Edward Suminski (SG), Jamie Boisvert (PF) James Granda, Joseph Morris, Harry Baier | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Demetrius Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Suminski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua French (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Bartz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French banks in the layup on a nice dish by Demetrius Scott | 70-55 |
| 07:08 | Butler | A charge is called on Craig Fragoso - foul #2 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #5 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG) Willard Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Capo (SF), David Ashley (C) Joshua French, Sam Bartz | |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Howell - foul #1 on Thomas Howell, team foul #6 | 70-55 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:34 | Butler | David Ashley steps in front of the Leroy Winfield pass | 70-57 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Capo | 70-57 |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Leonard Bishop gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Butler | Demetrius Scott picks off the pass by Leonard Bishop | 70-57 |
| 05:31 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Thomas Howell, Leroy Winfield, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Granda (PG), Joseph Morris (SG), Joshua French (SF), Harry Baier (C) Demetrius Scott, Edward Suminski, Stephen Capo, David Ashley | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle 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 (0) | |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Fred Johnson - foul #2 on Fred Johnson, team foul #7 | 70-57 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:47 | Butler | Antonio Irons comes up short on the shot near the basket | 70-58 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Craig Fragoso is called for the reach on Joshua French - foul #3 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Fred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:11 | Butler | David Huggins drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Herbert Eickhoff | 72-59 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Morris hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamie Boisvert | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:40 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Huggins | 74-62 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Granda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Morris (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua French (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Baier (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Johnson steals it from Joseph Morris | 74-62 |
| 03:02 | Butler | David Huggins is fouled on the floor by Joseph Morris - foul #1 on Joseph Morris, team foul #2 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Leonard Bishop (C) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott (PG), Edward Suminski (SG), Sam Bartz (C) James Granda, Joseph Morris, Harry Baier | |
| 02:48 | Butler | Antonio Irons clanks a floater from the free throw line | 74-62 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Johnson (C) Leonard Bishop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Morris (SG), Harry Baier (C) Edward Suminski, Sam Bartz | |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 74-62 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert hits the follow up shot | 74-64 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Jamie Boisvert swats the short shot by Craig Fragoso | 74-64 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Harry Baier | 74-64 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott is hacked by David Huggins in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Huggins, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Boisvert | 74-64 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott is fouled on the floor by Herbert Eickhoff - foul #1 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #10 | 74-64 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Antonio Irons connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Herbert Eickhoff | 77-66 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert throws it down | 77-68 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Antonio Irons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Fred Johnson hits the follow up shot | 79-68 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-68 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Fred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Harry Baier is called for the reach on Fred Johnson - foul #2 on Harry Baier, team foul #3 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Leroy Winfield (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski (SG), Stephen Capo (SF), Sam Bartz (PF), David Ashley (C) Joseph Morris, Joshua French, Jamie Boisvert, Harry Baier | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Willard Smith runs out the clock | 79-68 |