| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Steele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Migliore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lloyd Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Nitkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Carrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Bill Steele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Justin Thompson snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Gary Weaver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Carrell - foul #3 on Jason Carrell, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva (C) Jason Carrell | |
| 19:15 | Butler | Gary Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Gary Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:49 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore is called for traveling | 39-34 |
| 18:24 | Butler | James Brown is fouled on the floor by George Nitkowski - foul #3 on George Nitkowski, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw (C) George Nitkowski | |
| 18:03 | Butler | Gustavo Costa drills a 3 from straight away | 42-34 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lloyd Reid | 42-36 |
| 17:31 | Butler | John Oliva steals the ball from Gustavo Costa | 42-36 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry can't connect on a shot in the lane | 42-36 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Justin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Gustavo Costa clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 42-36 |
| 16:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gary Weaver | 42-36 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Bill Steele misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Migliore | 42-39 |
| 16:26 | Butler | James Brown loses the dribble to James Migliore | 42-39 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 16:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gustavo Costa | 42-39 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Gustavo Costa buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Steele | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Steele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Migliore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Reid (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Mowry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Oliva (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Shaw (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw buries a floater from the right side set up by Donald Mowry | 44-41 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Bill Steele buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Brown | 47-41 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Gary Weaver - foul #1 on Gary Weaver, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Bryant (PG), Dragan Klimaszewski (SG), Jeffery Kaiser (SF), Brandon Beaulieu (PF), Everette Boris (C) Gustavo Costa, James Brown, Bill Steele, Justin Thompson, Gary Weaver | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock (PG), Rudolph Swopes (SG), George Nitkowski (PF), Jason Carrell (C) James Migliore, Lloyd Reid, John Oliva, Lester Shaw | |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Everette Boris pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Everette Boris loses the ball out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Farina (SF) Donald Mowry | |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Everette Boris is called for the reach on Jason Carrell - foul #4 on Everette Boris, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Worcester (C) Everette Boris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:12 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Adam Bryant can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jason Carrell - foul #4 on Jason Carrell, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid (SG), James Lemon (C) Brandon Farina, Jason Carrell | |
| 13:56 | Butler | Adam Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Adam Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rudolph Swopes | 49-47 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Brandon Beaulieu lays it in | 51-47 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Steele (SF), Justin Thompson (PF) Adam Bryant, Aaron Worcester | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore (PG), John Oliva (SF) James Matlock, Rudolph Swopes | |
| 12:39 | Butler | Dragan Klimaszewski travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Ruben Bowman (SG) Jeffery Kaiser | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry (SF) James Lemon | |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Beaulieu is called for the reach on Donald Mowry - foul #4 on Brandon Beaulieu, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Bryant (PG), Gary Weaver (C) Ruben Bowman, Brandon Beaulieu | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw (C) George Nitkowski | |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Shaw | 51-47 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Gary Weaver gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dragan Klimaszewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Steele (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Migliore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Reid (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Oliva (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Butler | Gary Weaver is whistled for a carry | 51-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Costa (PG), James Brown (SG), Jeffery Kaiser (SF) Adam Bryant, Dragan Klimaszewski, Bill Steele | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes (SG), George Nitkowski (PF) Lloyd Reid, Lester Shaw | |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Mowry, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Justin Thompson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski drills a shot from the left block set up by James Migliore | 53-49 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Gustavo Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Gustavo Costa drills a jumpshot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Jeffery Kaiser snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Jeffery Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by James Migliore - foul #1 on James Migliore, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Bryant (PG), Dragan Klimaszewski (SG), Bill Steele (SF), Aaron Worcester (C) Gustavo Costa, James Brown, Justin Thompson, Gary Weaver | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock (PG), Lloyd Reid (SG), Brandon Farina (SF), Matthew Prescott (PF), Lester Shaw (C) James Migliore, Rudolph Swopes, Donald Mowry, George Nitkowski, John Oliva | |
| 08:58 | Butler | Jeffery Kaiser misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Jeffery Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Farina scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lloyd Reid | 56-54 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Bill Steele loses the dribble to Lester Shaw | 56-54 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Worcester - foul #1 on Aaron Worcester, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Thompson (PF) Jeffery Kaiser | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Dragan Klimaszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Justin Thompson connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Bryant | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dragan Klimaszewski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Steele (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Worcester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Matlock (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Reid (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Farina (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Prescott (fresh) C - Lester Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Justin Thompson snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Bill Steele makes the floater from the left side set up by Dragan Klimaszewski | 60-55 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Matlock | 60-57 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Dragan Klimaszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 06:46 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Thompson | 60-57 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Justin Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw's pass is intercepted by Aaron Worcester | 60-57 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Adam Bryant scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dragan Klimaszewski and he's hacked by James Matlock - foul #1 on James Matlock, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Butler | James Brown (SG), Brandon Beaulieu (PF), Gary Weaver (C) Dragan Klimaszewski, Justin Thompson, Aaron Worcester | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore (PG), Donald Mowry (SF), George Nitkowski (PF), Jason Carrell (C) James Matlock, Brandon Farina, Matthew Prescott, Lester Shaw | |
| 06:22 | Butler | Adam Bryant makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Lloyd Reid | 63-59 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Adam Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Costa (PG), Everette Boris (PF) Adam Bryant, Bill Steele | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:31 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Lloyd Reid - foul #3 on Lloyd Reid, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Lloyd Reid is called for the reach on Gary Weaver - foul #4 on Lloyd Reid, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes (SG) Lloyd Reid | |
| 05:16 | Butler | Gary Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Gary Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 04:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gary Weaver | 64-59 |
| 04:34 | Butler | James Brown misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rudolph Swopes - foul #2 on Rudolph Swopes, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Steele (SF) Gary Weaver | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:34 | Butler | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:34 | Butler | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry blows the dunk | 66-59 |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell tips it back up and in | 66-61 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Everette Boris's pass is intercepted by James Migliore | 66-61 |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes throws it down set up by James Migliore | 66-63 |
| 03:45 | Butler | James Brown scores on a shot in the paint | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Costa (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Steele (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brandon Beaulieu (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Everette Boris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Migliore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudolph Swopes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 12 pts. PF - George Nitkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Carrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-65 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Jason Carrell steps in front of the Bill Steele pass | 68-65 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rudolph Swopes | 68-68 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Dragan Klimaszewski (SG), Justin Thompson (PF), Gary Weaver (C) James Brown, Brandon Beaulieu, Everette Boris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid (SG), John Oliva (C) Rudolph Swopes, Jason Carrell | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Justin Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-68 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore buries a 3 from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Gary Weaver scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gustavo Costa | 71-71 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva is whistled for a carry | 71-71 |
| Subs | Butler | James Brown (SG) Dragan Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell (C) John Oliva | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Gustavo Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-71 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Gustavo Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:02 | Butler | James Brown makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Thompson | 74-71 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore is whistled for traveling | 74-71 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Reid - foul #5 on Lloyd Reid, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes (SG) Lloyd Reid | |
| 00:36 | Butler | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:36 | Butler | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore is hacked by Gustavo Costa - foul #3 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #5 | 75-71 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 00:23 | Butler | James Brown snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:21 | Butler | James Migliore is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Migliore, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| 00:21 | Butler | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:21 | Butler | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-71 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Gary Weaver gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Gary Weaver is hacked by James Migliore in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Migliore, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Everette Boris (PF) Justin Thompson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Gary Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Gary Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-71 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Mowry | 79-71 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore buries a 3 from the right corner | 79-74 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Gustavo Costa runs out the clock | 79-74 |