| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Wilbur Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Neer (fresh) SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Dukes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Lavern Ingram steals the ball from Nicholas Strickland | 27-25 |
| 19:33 | Butler | David Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gerald Neer - foul #1 on Gerald Neer, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:33 | Butler | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:33 | Butler | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland is hacked by Lavern Ingram - foul #3 on Lavern Ingram, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG) Lavern Ingram | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Pace and he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Martin Vitale lays it in on a nice dish by David Williams | 30-28 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Neer tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 18:04 | Butler | David Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Leroy Fryar gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Martin Vitale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch (C) Shawn Pace | |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch makes the runner from the left block set up by Gerald Neer | 30-32 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Martin Vitale double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross (PG), Tim Watts (SG), Julio Martin (C) Wilbur Pennington, Gerald Neer, Nicholas Strickland | |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland (SF) Ryan Dukes | |
| 16:07 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Gary Busch | 30-32 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | Martin Vitale is called for the reach on Tim Watts - foul #1 on Martin Vitale, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG) Martin Vitale | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux (SG), Shawn Pace (C) Tim Watts, Julio Martin | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ryan Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Malveaux (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Busch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 15:38 | Butler | Ray Hughes snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Leroy Fryar clanks a floater from the right block | 30-32 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Shawn Pace | 30-32 |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Ivers swats the short shot by Nicholas Strickland | 30-32 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Alfred Ivers snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Lavern Ingram grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Shawn Pace steps in front of the Alfred Ivers pass | 30-32 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Leroy Fryar scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lavern Ingram | 32-35 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfred Ivers - foul #1 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF), Melvin Owens (PF), David Williams (C) Ray Hughes, Leroy Fryar, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington (PG), Gerald Neer (SF), Ryan Dukes (PF) Ryan Gross, Nicholas Strickland, Gary Busch | |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is hacked by John Malveaux - foul #4 on John Malveaux, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Watts (SG), Julio Martin (C) John Malveaux, Shawn Pace | |
| 13:19 | Butler | Melvin Owens can't connect on a runner near the basket | 32-37 |
| 13:18 | Butler | David Williams snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Lavern Ingram lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brendan Gannon | 34-37 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes double dribbles | 34-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Ivers (PF) Melvin Owens | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:30 | Butler | Brendan Gannon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Williams | 37-37 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-37 |
| 12:08 | Butler | David Williams gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Lavern Ingram drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Alfred Ivers | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Wilbur Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Watts (fresh) SF - Gerald Neer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Dukes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Julio Martin (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington hits a jumper from the left side set up by Tim Watts | 40-39 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Wilbur Pennington is called for the reach on Lavern Ingram in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilbur Pennington, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF) Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland (SF) Tim Watts | |
| 11:22 | Butler | Lavern Ingram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG) Brendan Gannon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace (C) Julio Martin | |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-39 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 40-39 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 10:32 | Butler | David Williams gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 10:25 | Butler | David Williams tips it home | 42-39 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Bowers | 42-39 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Martin Vitale drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dwayne Bowers | 45-39 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace tips it home | 45-41 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Leroy Fryar scores on a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Ryan Dukes - foul #3 on Ryan Dukes, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Alfred Ivers (C) Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross (PG), Tim Watts (SG), Gary Busch (PF), Julio Martin (C) Wilbur Pennington, Gerald Neer, Ryan Dukes, Shawn Pace | |
| 09:41 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Alfred Ivers - foul #2 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Hughes (SF), Melvin Owens (C) Lavern Ingram, Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:59 | Butler | Martin Vitale comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 08:57 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 48-43 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Gary Busch blocks the short jumper by Ray Hughes | 48-43 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Martin Vitale grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Tim Watts takes the ball from Brendan Gannon | 48-43 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Martin Vitale pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Melvin Owens buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Brendan Gannon | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Vitale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Owens (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ryan Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Busch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Tim Watts and he's fouled by Martin Vitale - foul #2 on Martin Vitale, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF), David Williams (C) Martin Vitale, Ray Hughes, Alfred Ivers, Melvin Owens | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux (SG), Gerald Neer (SF), Ryan Dukes (PF), Shawn Pace (C) Tim Watts, Nicholas Strickland, Julio Martin, Gary Busch | |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Brendan Gannon connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Dwayne Bowers steals the ball from Gerald Neer | 53-45 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers hits the finger roll | 55-45 |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Gerald Neer | 55-47 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Leroy Fryar lays it in on a nice dish by David Williams | 57-47 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 57-47 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Lavern Ingram connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Brendan Gannon | 59-47 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Neer misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 59-47 |
| 05:28 | Butler | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses long on a shot from the left block | 59-47 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington (PG), Nicholas Strickland (SF) Ryan Gross, Gerald Neer | |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Wilbur Pennington | 59-49 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Ryan Dukes denies the turnaround by Leroy Fryar | 59-49 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace snags the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-49 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Lavern Ingram misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Wilbur Pennington - foul #3 on Wilbur Pennington, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Ivers (PF), Melvin Owens (C) Leroy Fryar, David Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch (C) Shawn Pace | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Lavern Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Lavern Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Owens (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Wilbur Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Malveaux (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Dukes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Busch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington clanks a floater from the left side | 61-49 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Alfred Ivers snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Strickland - foul #2 on Nicholas Strickland, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (PG), Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF) Lavern Ingram, Brendan Gannon, Dwayne Bowers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross (PG), Tim Watts (SG), Gerald Neer (SF), Julio Martin (C) Wilbur Pennington, John Malveaux, Nicholas Strickland, Ryan Dukes | |
| 01:40 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Melvin Owens misses the shot from the left side | 61-49 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Watts knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Gary Busch | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Ryan Gross is called for the reach on Melvin Owens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Gross, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Melvin Owens makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Melvin Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Julio Martin | 62-51 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Marsh is called for the reach on Ryan Gross - foul #1 on Joshua Marsh, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Melvin Owens gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Julio Martin picks off the pass by Joshua Marsh | 62-51 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Ivers swats the short shot by Julio Martin | 62-51 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross grabs the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch is called for traveling | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Martin Vitale runs out the clock | 62-51 |