| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Westbrook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfred Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Gross (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Pace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joshua Marsh inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | William Westbrook can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Gross - foul #1 on Ryan Gross, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:43 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:43 | Butler | William Westbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Jones is whistled for traveling | 25-35 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Joshua Marsh can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 19:02 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Jones misses long on a shot from the right side | 25-35 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sandstrom tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Joshua Marsh banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Patrick | 27-37 |
| 18:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Brown - foul #3 on Frank Brown, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (PF) Frank Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:52 | Butler | William Westbrook grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 17:33 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Ivy | 27-38 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Richard Patrick connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from William Westbrook | 29-38 |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-38 |
| 16:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joshua Marsh | 29-38 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #2 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Elton Nims (C) Steve Stafford, William Westbrook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Bower (PG), John Malveaux (SF), Mark Darnall (PF), David Joiner (C) Alfred Andrews, Christopher Sandstrom, Lawrence Jones, Shawn Pace | |
| 16:28 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux blows the layup | 30-38 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Lester Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 15:46 | Butler | David Zelkin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Malveaux - foul #1 on John Malveaux, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Patrick, Lester Ivy, Elton Nims | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sandstrom (SF) Ryan Gross | |
| 15:46 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:46 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Martin Bower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Malveaux (fresh) SF - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Darnall (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Joiner (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-38 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sandstrom misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 15:26 | Butler | David Zelkin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:04 | Butler | David Joiner swats the short shot by Joshua Marsh | 32-38 |
| 15:03 | Butler | David Zelkin can't tip it in | 32-38 |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | David Joiner gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux is hacked by Frank Brown - foul #4 on Frank Brown, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (PF) Frank Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews (PG), Ryan Gross (SG), Lawrence Jones (PF), Shawn Pace (C) Martin Bower, John Malveaux, Mark Darnall, David Joiner | |
| 14:29 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Sandstrom is blocked by Lester Ivy | 32-38 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Joshua Marsh grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Richard Thorpe hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Zelkin | 34-38 |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Jones misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Richard Thorpe gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross misses short on a jumper from the left block | 34-38 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Jones misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sandstrom tips it home | 34-40 |
| 12:54 | Butler | David Zelkin is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #3 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Patrick (SG), William Westbrook (C) David Zelkin, Richard Thorpe, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux (SF) Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 12:41 | Butler | Steve Stafford loses the dribble to Ryan Gross | 34-40 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Gross | 34-42 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 34-42 |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Jones grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Ivy denies the turnaround by John Malveaux | 34-42 |
| 11:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Patrick | 34-42 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Ryan Gross picks off the pass by Richard Patrick | 34-42 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews lays it in on a nice dish by Ryan Gross | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfred Andrews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Gross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Malveaux (fresh) PF - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Pace (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 10:57 | Butler | John Malveaux steals it from Steve Stafford | 34-44 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Elton Nims (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Joshua Marsh, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Bower (PG), Christopher Sandstrom (SF), Mark Darnall (PF), David Joiner (C) Alfred Andrews, Ryan Gross, Lawrence Jones, Shawn Pace | |
| 10:13 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits the finger roll set up by Steve Stafford | 36-44 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Darnall is hacked by Richard Patrick - foul #2 on Richard Patrick, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Eddie Winner (SG) Steve Stafford, Richard Patrick | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Richard Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Stanley Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Elton Nims knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Winner | 38-44 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | David Joiner misses the lay-in | 38-44 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Richard Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Richard Thorpe connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Winner | 40-44 |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Thorpe is called for the reach on Christopher Sandstrom - foul #4 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Patrick (SG), Joshua Marsh (SF), Frank Brown (PF), William Westbrook (C) David Zelkin, Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe, Elton Nims, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews (PG), Ryan Gross (SG), Lawrence Jones (PF), Shawn Pace (C) Martin Bower, John Malveaux, Mark Darnall, David Joiner | |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace misses short on a jumper in the lane | 40-44 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sandstrom buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfred Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Gross (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Pace (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Butler | The jumper by Steve Stafford is denied by Shawn Pace | 40-46 |
| 06:56 | Butler | William Westbrook grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 06:35 | Butler | William Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 06:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 40-46 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Jones | 40-46 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Joshua Marsh grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 05:49 | Butler | William Westbrook loses the dribble to Christopher Sandstrom | 40-46 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sandstrom lays it up and in | 40-48 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Lawrence Jones steals it from Frank Brown | 40-48 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 05:01 | Butler | William Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Joshua Marsh is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #4 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Richard Patrick, Frank Brown, William Westbrook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Bower (PG), John Malveaux (SF), Mark Darnall (PF) Alfred Andrews, Christopher Sandstrom, Lawrence Jones | |
| 04:15 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Malveaux - foul #2 on John Malveaux, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Joiner (C) Shawn Pace | |
| 04:15 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | David Joiner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-48 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Martin Bower tips it in | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Butler | Joshua Marsh's pass is intercepted by Mark Darnall | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Joiner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Richard Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Martin Bower (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ryan Gross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Malveaux (fresh) PF - Mark Darnall (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Joiner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Butler | Joshua Marsh can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-50 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Joiner gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Patrick (SG), Frank Brown (PF) David Zelkin, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews (PG), Christopher Sandstrom (SF), Lawrence Jones (PF), Shawn Pace (C) Martin Bower, John Malveaux, Mark Darnall, David Joiner | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Andrews misses the easy layup | 41-50 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Lawrence Jones steps in front of the Richard Patrick pass | 41-50 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Christopher Sandstrom | 41-52 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Stanley Peterson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 43-52 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 01:09 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Jones tips it home | 43-54 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Joshua Marsh, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Bower (PG), John Malveaux (SG), Corey Sokolsky (SF), Mark Darnall (PF), David Joiner (C) Alfred Andrews, Ryan Gross, Christopher Sandstrom, Lawrence Jones, Shawn Pace | |
| 00:49 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Mark Darnall | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Darnall is hacked by Richard Patrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Patrick, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG) Richard Patrick | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Darnall is hacked by William Westbrook - foul #1 on William Westbrook, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Ivy is called for the reach on David Joiner - foul #1 on Lester Ivy, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | David Joiner makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | David Joiner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | Richard Thorpe scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Zelkin | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| 00:05 | Butler | David Joiner blocks the short jumper by William Westbrook | 46-56 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Lester Ivy snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Richard Thorpe clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-56 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Darnall pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |