| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Cosentino (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Ruffin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Johnny Bell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary McCarter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ruben Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Coronel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Simon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Piechowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Albert Piechowski swats the short shot by Gary McCarter | 41-32 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Gary McCarter snags the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 19:20 | Butler | James Johnson makes the floater from the right side set up by Bryan Cosentino | 43-32 |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clayton Price | 43-35 |
| 18:41 | Butler | James Johnson is hacked by Ruben Brown - foul #3 on Ruben Brown, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Butler | James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Johnny Bell, Gary McCarter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker (PG), Ben Higgins (SF) Ruben Brown, Charles Simon | |
| 18:26 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino connects on the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Frank Coronel - foul #3 on Frank Coronel, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (SG), Daniel Whitton (SF) James Johnson, Joseph Ruffin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson (SG), Thomas Kelly (PF) Frank Coronel, Albert Piechowski | |
| 18:26 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Whitton is called for the reach on Richard Crocker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Whitton, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Slaughter (PG) Bryan Cosentino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Webster (C) Clayton Price | |
| 17:56 | Butler | Luke Slaughter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Webster - foul #1 on Daniel Webster, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Webster | 47-38 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Richard Crocker is called for the reach on Daniel Whitton - foul #3 on Richard Crocker, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Bryan Cosentino (SG), Joseph Ruffin (SF), Johnny Bell (PF), Gary McCarter (C) Luke Slaughter, Paul Bieber, Daniel Whitton, James Kessler, Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark White (SG), Charles Simon (SF) Richard Crocker, Ben Higgins | |
| 17:09 | Butler | James Johnson hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Joseph Ruffin and he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski (PF) Daniel Webster | |
| 17:09 | Butler | James Johnson misses the free throw | 49-38 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelly | 49-38 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Johnson | 49-41 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino misses badly on a shot from the left side | 49-41 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin tips it home | 51-41 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins (SF), Clayton Price (C) Charles Simon, Thomas Kelly | |
| 16:13 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Ruffin | 53-41 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ben Higgins, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Slaughter (PG), Paul Bieber (SG), Daniel Whitton (SF), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) James Johnson, Bryan Cosentino, Joseph Ruffin, Johnny Bell, Gary McCarter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon (SF), Daniel Webster (PF) Ben Higgins, Albert Piechowski | |
| 15:54 | Butler | Luke Slaughter lays it up and in | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Luke Slaughter (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Bieber (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Whitton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Israel Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark White (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Simon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon misses the dunk attempt | 55-41 |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Webster misses the tip | 55-41 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Daniel Whitton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses the fadeaway from close range | 55-41 |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Price grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Bieber is called for the reach on William Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bieber, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnny Bell (PF), Gary McCarter (C) James Kessler, Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown (PG), Frank Coronel (SG), Richard Crocker (SF), Thomas Kelly (PF) Mark White, William Johnson, Charles Simon, Clayton Price | |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Johnny Bell gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Gary McCarter lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Bieber | 57-41 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Johnny Bell snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Bieber | 59-41 |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Bieber - foul #3 on Paul Bieber, team foul #3 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG), Bryan Cosentino (SG), Joseph Ruffin (SF), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Luke Slaughter, Paul Bieber, Daniel Whitton, Johnny Bell, Gary McCarter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski (PF), Clayton Price (C) Thomas Kelly, Daniel Webster | |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Israel Seitz snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| 13:43 | Butler | James Johnson buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Ruffin and he's hacked by Ruben Brown - foul #4 on Ruben Brown, team foul #7 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins (SF) Ruben Brown | |
| 13:43 | Butler | James Johnson makes the free throw | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-41 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Price can't tip it in | 62-41 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Price | 62-41 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ben Higgins | 62-43 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Clayton Price swats the short shot by James Johnson | 62-43 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Frank Coronel | 62-43 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 12:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bryan Cosentino | 62-43 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Albert Piechowski swats the layup by James Johnson | 62-43 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 12:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Kessler denies the turnaround by Frank Coronel | 62-43 |
| 12:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Kessler | 62-43 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-43 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker's pass is intercepted by James Johnson | 62-43 |
| 11:51 | Butler | James Johnson misses the lay-in | 62-43 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins grabs the board | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Cosentino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ruffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - James Kessler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Israel Seitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Crocker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Coronel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ben Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Piechowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clayton Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Kessler - foul #1 on James Kessler, team foul #4 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Slaughter (PG), Paul Bieber (SG), Daniel Whitton (SF), Johnny Bell (PF), Gary McCarter (C) James Johnson, Bryan Cosentino, Joseph Ruffin, James Kessler, Israel Seitz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson (PG), Charles Simon (SF), Thomas Kelly (C) Richard Crocker, Ben Higgins, Clayton Price | |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 11:31 | Butler | Gary McCarter can't connect on a floater from the right block | 62-45 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 11:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gary McCarter | 62-45 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Thomas Kelly is called for the reach on Paul Bieber - foul #2 on Thomas Kelly, team foul #8 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark White (SG), Clayton Price (C) Frank Coronel, Albert Piechowski | |
| 11:17 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Paul Bieber makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Johnson | 64-47 |
| 10:53 | Butler | Gary McCarter misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 64-47 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Johnny Bell tips it home | 66-47 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson misses the tip | 66-47 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Paul Bieber snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Luke Slaughter drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gary McCarter | 68-47 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon misses the easy layup | 68-47 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Luke Slaughter grabs the board | 68-47 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-47 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Price snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson is open and scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 68-49 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Luke Slaughter is hacked by William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Cosentino (SG), Joseph Ruffin (SF) Paul Bieber, Daniel Whitton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker (PG), Frank Coronel (SG), Ben Higgins (SF), Albert Piechowski (PF), Daniel Webster (C) William Johnson, Mark White, Charles Simon, Thomas Kelly, Clayton Price | |
| 09:39 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski loses the dribble to Bryan Cosentino in the backcourt | 68-49 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino jams it | 70-49 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ruffin | 70-49 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Gary McCarter knocks in the floater in the lane | 72-49 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Luke Slaughter steals it from Ben Higgins in the backcourt | 72-49 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Gary McCarter knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Luke Slaughter | 74-49 |
| 08:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Johnny Bell - foul #2 on Johnny Bell, team foul #5 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Butler | James Johnson (PG) Luke Slaughter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker misses the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 08:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Gary McCarter blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Webster - foul #2 on Daniel Webster, team foul #10 | 74-50 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Gary McCarter misses the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Gary McCarter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-52 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 75-52 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel snags the defensive board | 75-52 |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski drills a shot from the right wing | 75-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Cosentino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ruffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - Johnny Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary McCarter (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Crocker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Coronel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ben Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Piechowski (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Butler | Gary McCarter blows the layup | 75-54 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Johnny Bell tips it home | 77-54 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-54 |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski snags the offensive board | 77-54 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 77-54 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino pulls down the rebound | 77-54 |
| 07:06 | Butler | James Johnson buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Ruffin | 79-54 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Webster misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary McCarter - foul #1 on Gary McCarter, team foul #6 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Slaughter (PG), Paul Bieber (SG), Daniel Whitton (SF), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) James Johnson, Bryan Cosentino, Joseph Ruffin, Johnny Bell, Gary McCarter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown (PG), William Johnson (SG), Charles Simon (SF), Thomas Kelly (C) Richard Crocker, Frank Coronel, Ben Higgins, Albert Piechowski | |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Webster misses the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Luke Slaughter clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #4 on William Johnson, team foul #11 | 79-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Price (C) Daniel Webster | |
| 06:19 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Price snags the defensive board | 80-55 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Bieber - foul #4 on Paul Bieber, team foul #7 | 80-55 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 80-56 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-57 |
| 05:56 | Butler | William Johnson steals the ball from Luke Slaughter | 80-57 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson lays it in | 80-59 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Luke Slaughter comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Charles Simon - foul #3 on Charles Simon, team foul #12 | 80-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark White (SF) Charles Simon | |
| 05:41 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-59 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 82-59 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly clanks a floater from the free throw line | 82-59 |
| 05:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Israel Seitz | 82-59 |
| 05:15 | Butler | William Johnson is called for the reach on Luke Slaughter - foul #5 on William Johnson, team foul #13 | 82-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Cosentino (SG), Joseph Ruffin (SF) Paul Bieber, Daniel Whitton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon (SF) William Johnson | |
| 05:15 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 83-59 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Luke Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 84-59 |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 84-59 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Israel Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 84-59 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Mark White - foul #2 on Mark White, team foul #14 | 84-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Whitton (SF) Joseph Ruffin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker (SG), Ben Higgins (SF), Daniel Webster (C) Ruben Brown, Charles Simon, Clayton Price | |
| 04:53 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino makes the 1st free throw | 85-59 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Bryan Cosentino makes the 2nd free throw | 86-59 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Whitton is called for the reach on Mark White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Whitton, team foul #8 | 86-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (SG) Bryan Cosentino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White makes the 1st free throw | 86-60 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White makes the 2nd free throw | 86-61 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 86-61 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Paul Bieber tips it in | 88-61 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker's pass is intercepted by Daniel Whitton in the backcourt | 88-61 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Luke Slaughter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 88-61 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelly | 88-61 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Israel Seitz picks off the pass by Mark White | 88-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Butler | Luke Slaughter misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 88-61 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Mark White | 88-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Luke Slaughter (tiring) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Bieber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Whitton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Kessler (tiring) 4 reb. C - Israel Seitz (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Crocker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ben Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Webster (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James Kessler - foul #2 on James Kessler, team foul #9 | 88-61 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 88-62 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 88-63 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Luke Slaughter clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 88-63 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly gets the rebound | 88-63 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark White | 88-66 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Luke Slaughter scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Paul Bieber | 90-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 90-66 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Luke Slaughter can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 90-66 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Daniel Whitton tips it but misses | 90-66 |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins snags the defensive board | 90-66 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Crocker and the foul's on James Kessler - foul #3 on James Kessler, team foul #10 | 90-68 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly makes the free throw | 90-69 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Daniel Whitton throws it down on a nice dish by Paul Bieber | 92-69 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Kessler denies the turnaround by Thomas Kelly | 92-69 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 92-69 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Crocker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 92-69 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White misses the tip | 92-69 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Israel Seitz gets the rebound | 92-69 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Richard Crocker steals it from Luke Slaughter in the backcourt | 92-69 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White lays it in set up by Richard Crocker | 92-71 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Luke Slaughter buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Paul Bieber | 94-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly is fouled on the floor by Daniel Whitton - foul #3 on Daniel Whitton, team foul #11 | 94-71 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 94-72 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 94-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Israel Seitz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Webster - foul #3 on Daniel Webster, team foul #15 | 94-73 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Israel Seitz makes the 1st free throw | 95-73 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Israel Seitz makes the 2nd free throw | 96-73 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins misses the lay-in | 96-73 |
| 00:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Israel Seitz | 96-73 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Luke Slaughter runs out the clock | 96-73 |