| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jin Xie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kieffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darrell Hileman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Aaron Sagers inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Wayne Kieffer takes the ball from John Grove | 28-40 |
| 19:34 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Sagers steals it from Russell Smith | 28-40 |
| 19:31 | Butler | John Grove slams it home set up by Aaron Sagers | 28-42 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Conley - foul #1 on Jason Conley, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jason Conley | 29-42 |
| 19:04 | Butler | John Grove drills a 3 from straight away set up by Aaron Sagers | 29-45 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-45 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Aaron Sagers snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 18:41 | Butler | John Grove knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jason Conley | 29-48 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Espiritu - foul #1 on Lawrence Espiritu, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie misses the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Jason Conley gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 18:06 | Butler | John Grove hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Jason Conley misses the tip | 30-48 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Edward Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-48 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Russell Smith | 30-48 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie drills a jumpshot from the left side | 32-48 |
| 16:59 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Aaron Sagers is blocked by Darrell Hileman | 32-48 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Edward Hall tips it home | 32-50 |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer is whistled for traveling | 32-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill (PG), William Lannon (SG), Robert Jameson (SF), Young Mang (PF), Rick Hughes (C) Jin Xie, Wayne Kieffer, Michael Bishop, Darrell Hileman, Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (PG), Rickie Walker (SG), Kevin Walsh (SF), Michael Barnes (PF), Phillip Welch (C) John Grove, Lawrence Espiritu, Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley, Edward Hall | |
| 16:11 | Butler | Rickie Walker is fouled on the floor by William Lannon - foul #2 on William Lannon, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Aaron Bowman travels with the ball | 32-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski (C) Rick Hughes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Churchill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Jameson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Young Mang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ratko Jerowski (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rickie Walker (fresh) SF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Welch (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | William Lannon is fouled on the floor by Aaron Bowman - foul #1 on Aaron Bowman, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer (SG) Robert Jameson | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Hall (C) Phillip Welch | |
| 15:06 | Butler | Edward Hall drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Bowman | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:52 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-52 |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | William Lannon hits the follow up shot | 34-52 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Aaron Bowman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to William Lannon | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 34-52 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Michael Barnes pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Michael Barnes misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-52 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Young Mang gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:33 | Detroit Mercy | Young Mang drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Churchill | 37-52 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Kevin Walsh hits the finger roll and he's fouled by William Lannon - foul #3 on William Lannon, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie (PG), Robert Jameson (SG), Michael Bishop (SF), Darrell Hileman (PF), Russell Smith (C) Michael Churchill, Wayne Kieffer, William Lannon, Young Mang, Ratko Jerowski | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Lawrence Espiritu (SG), Jason Conley (PF), Phillip Welch (C) Aaron Bowman, Rickie Walker, Michael Barnes, Edward Hall | |
| 13:20 | Butler | Kevin Walsh makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Jameson | 39-55 |
| 12:46 | Butler | John Grove hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Jameson - foul #1 on Robert Jameson, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Sagers (SF) Kevin Walsh | |
| 12:46 | Butler | John Grove makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 12:46 | Butler | John Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jin Xie and he's fouled by Jason Conley - foul #2 on Jason Conley, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop misses the free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jason Conley | 41-57 |
| 12:32 | Butler | John Grove is fouled in the backcourt by Jin Xie - foul #1 on Jin Xie, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Jason Conley drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lawrence Espiritu | 41-60 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jin Xie | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jin Xie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Jameson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bishop (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Darrell Hileman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Phillip Welch (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Jason Conley scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John Grove | 44-63 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop is fouled on the floor by Phillip Welch - foul #1 on Phillip Welch, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer (SG) Robert Jameson | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Hall (C) Phillip Welch | |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman loses the ball out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:48 | Butler | John Grove misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-63 |
| 10:46 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Aaron Sagers gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Russell Smith steps in front of the John Grove pass | 44-63 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Hileman | 46-63 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Jason Conley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Kieffer - foul #3 on Wayne Kieffer, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill (PG), William Lannon (SF), Young Mang (PF), Ratko Jerowski (C) Jin Xie, Michael Bishop, Darrell Hileman, Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (PG), Rickie Walker (SG), Kevin Walsh (SF) John Grove, Lawrence Espiritu, Aaron Sagers | |
| 09:15 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Rickie Walker - foul #3 on Rickie Walker, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Barnes (PF) Jason Conley | |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Edward Hall misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Michael Barnes tips it home | 49-67 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Churchill | 52-67 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Edward Hall misses the easy layup | 52-67 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:42 | Butler | Rickie Walker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Hall | 54-70 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Churchill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kieffer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Lannon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Young Mang (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ratko Jerowski (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickie Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-70 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Young Mang gets the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Rickie Walker - foul #4 on Rickie Walker, team foul #7 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Jameson (SF), Russell Smith (C) Wayne Kieffer, Young Mang | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF) Rickie Walker, Kevin Walsh, Edward Hall | |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 07:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jason Conley | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:50 | Butler | Michael Barnes can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 55-70 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Michael Barnes snags the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 06:37 | Butler | William Lannon steals it from Jason Conley | 55-70 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-70 |
| 06:24 | Butler | John Grove gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the dunk attempt | 55-70 |
| 05:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Russell Smith | 55-70 |
| 05:59 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie (PG), Wayne Kieffer (SG), Michael Bishop (SF), Darrell Hileman (PF) Michael Churchill, William Lannon, Robert Jameson, Ratko Jerowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Lawrence Espiritu (SG), Edward Hall (C) Aaron Bowman, Michael Barnes | |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-70 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith gets the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-70 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Lawrence Espiritu can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jin Xie - foul #2 on Jin Xie, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Lawrence Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Lawrence Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-72 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Edward Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Aaron Sagers is hacked by Michael Bishop - foul #1 on Michael Bishop, team foul #7 | 55-72 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Aaron Sagers makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Aaron Sagers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-74 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Aaron Sagers snags the defensive board | 55-74 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Jason Conley knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by John Grove and he's fouled by Jin Xie - foul #3 on Jin Xie, team foul #8 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill (PG), William Lannon (SG), Robert Jameson (SF), Young Mang (PF), Ratko Jerowski (C) Jin Xie, Wayne Kieffer, Michael Bishop, Darrell Hileman, Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (PG), Rickie Walker (SG), Kevin Walsh (SF), Michael Barnes (C) John Grove, Lawrence Espiritu, Aaron Sagers, Edward Hall | |
| 03:39 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the free throw | 55-77 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Churchill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Lannon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jameson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Young Mang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ratko Jerowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickie Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | William Lannon lays it in on a great pass from Ratko Jerowski | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Butler | Jason Conley blows the layup | 57-77 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski grabs the board | 57-77 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski is denied on a layup by Jason Conley | 57-77 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Michael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Kevin Walsh connects on the shot from the left side set up by Aaron Bowman | 57-79 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Jameson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-79 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill hits the follow up shot | 59-79 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Kevin Walsh's pass is intercepted by Ratko Jerowski | 59-79 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-79 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Rickie Walker scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Bowman | 62-82 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | William Lannon misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Walsh - foul #2 on Kevin Walsh, team foul #8 | 62-82 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Welch (C) Jason Conley | |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | William Lannon makes the 1st free throw | 63-82 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | William Lannon misses the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Michael Barnes grabs the board | 63-82 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Robert Jameson picks off the pass by Phillip Welch | 63-82 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Walsh takes the ball from Robert Jameson | 63-82 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Kevin Walsh throws it down | 63-84 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Young Mang makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Churchill | 65-84 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Kevin Walsh buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Bowman | 65-86 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 65-86 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Phillip Welch gets the rebound | 65-86 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Aaron Bowman runs out the clock | 65-86 |