| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glen Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Love (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alberto Campos (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Robert Love inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Glen Knight makes the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Thomas Demsky - foul #1 on Thomas Demsky, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 19:46 | Butler | Glen Knight makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight is fouled on the floor by Robert Love - foul #2 on Robert Love, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Tony Cook grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Alberto Campos is called for the reach on Robert Love - foul #1 on Alberto Campos, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Glen Knight misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Knight and he's hacked by Tony Cook - foul #2 on Tony Cook, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Glen Knight is fouled on the floor by Thomas Demsky - foul #2 on Thomas Demsky, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch (C) Alberto Campos | |
| 17:45 | Butler | Robert Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 38-47 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Glen Knight misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-47 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Colin Greenwell tips it but misses | 38-47 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Patrick Kirsch | 38-47 |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Demsky | 38-49 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Robert Love misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-49 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Colin Greenwell grabs the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Richard Moore's pass is intercepted by Michael Helsley | 38-49 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glen Knight - foul #2 on Glen Knight, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Wade Aronson (PG), Terry Boland (SG), Dennis Ripple (SF), Tim Jarvis (PF), Gary Kamm (C) Richard Moore, Glen Knight, Robert Love, Colin Greenwell, Tony Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Delbert Mayweather (SF), Alberto Campos (C) Kenneth Davis, Robert Knight, Michael Helsley | |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Terry Boland misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wade Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Boland (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Ripple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Jarvis (fresh) C - Gary Kamm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Demsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Delbert Mayweather (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Kirsch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alberto Campos (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Obi Abdur | 38-52 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Dennis Ripple buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Wade Aronson | 40-52 |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky tips it but misses | 40-52 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Wade Aronson pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Tim Jarvis is hacked by Patrick Kirsch - foul #3 on Patrick Kirsch, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (SG), Elmer Little (PF) Thomas Demsky, Patrick Kirsch | |
| 14:50 | Butler | Gary Kamm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 14:48 | Detroit Mercy | Elmer Little grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Obi Abdur | 40-55 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Obi Abdur steals it from Dennis Ripple | 40-55 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos snags the offensive board | 40-55 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Kamm - foul #2 on Gary Kamm, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG), Glen Knight (SG), Robert Love (SF), Colin Greenwell (PF), Tony Cook (C) Wade Aronson, Terry Boland, Dennis Ripple, Tim Jarvis, Gary Kamm | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky (SG), Robert Knight (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), Patrick Kirsch (C) James Highsmith, Delbert Mayweather, Elmer Little, Alberto Campos | |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Tony Cook gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Glen Knight misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 13:33 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Cook | 40-56 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Richard Moore makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch is denied on a layup by Tony Cook | 42-56 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight hits the follow up shot | 42-58 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Richard Moore misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Obi Abdur - foul #1 on Obi Abdur, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis (PG) Obi Abdur | |
| 12:49 | Butler | Richard Moore misses the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Richard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch hits the follow up shot | 43-60 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Robert Love hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Moore | 45-60 |
| 11:52 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 45-60 |
| 11:50 | Butler | Tony Cook pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Kirsch (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Butler | Richard Moore misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-60 |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight can't finish the layup | 45-60 |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight snags the offensive board | 45-60 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Demsky and the foul's on Colin Greenwell - foul #3 on Colin Greenwell, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Boland (SG), Dennis Ripple (SF), Tim Jarvis (PF), Gary Kamm (C) Glen Knight, Robert Love, Colin Greenwell, Tony Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather (SG), Alberto Campos (C) Thomas Demsky, Robert Knight | |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch misses the free throw | 45-62 |
| 11:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gary Kamm | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:02 | Butler | Dennis Ripple misses the lay-in | 45-62 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Tim Jarvis snags the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Michael Helsley steps in front of the Terry Boland pass | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alberto Campos | 45-65 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Terry Boland misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-65 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Glen Knight (SG), Colin Greenwell (PF), Tony Cook (C) Richard Moore, Tim Jarvis, Gary Kamm | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG), Robert Knight (SF), Michael Williams (C) Kenneth Davis, Patrick Kirsch, Michael Helsley, Alberto Campos | |
| 09:31 | Butler | Colin Greenwell is called for traveling | 45-65 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-65 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Terry Boland gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Glen Knight misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-65 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 45-65 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather clanks a shot from the left side | 45-65 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Dennis Ripple pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Glen Knight misses the 3 from straight away | 45-65 |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 07:55 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Delbert Mayweather | 45-68 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Glen Knight can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-68 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Terry Boland tips it but misses | 45-68 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Boland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Glen Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ripple (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Greenwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Delbert Mayweather (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ripple is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #2 on Dennis Ripple, team foul #6 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG), Robert Love (SF), Tim Jarvis (PF), Gary Kamm (C) Terry Boland, Dennis Ripple, Colin Greenwell, Tony Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis (PG), Patrick Kirsch (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), Alberto Campos (C) Obi Abdur, Robert Knight, Delbert Mayweather, Michael Williams | |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-68 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch grabs the offensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Kamm denies the turnaround by Michael Helsley | 45-68 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Robert Love gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Robert Love misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-68 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Tim Jarvis tips it home | 47-68 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Alberto Campos | 47-70 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Gary Kamm misses the easy layup | 47-70 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Helsley | 47-70 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos is called for a backcourt violation | 47-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Wade Aronson (PG), Terry Boland (SG), Harold Johnson (C) Richard Moore, Glen Knight, Robert Love | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), James Highsmith (SG), Delbert Mayweather (SF), Michael Williams (C) Kenneth Davis, Thomas Demsky, Michael Helsley, Alberto Campos | |
| 05:04 | Butler | Gary Kamm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-70 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch snags the defensive board | 47-70 |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith is hacked by Wade Aronson - foul #1 on Wade Aronson, team foul #7 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Ripple (SF) Gary Kamm | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Elmer Little (PF) Patrick Kirsch | |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Harold Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-71 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Harold Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-71 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Terry Boland pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-71 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Dennis Ripple misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-71 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather snags the defensive board | 47-71 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Elmer Little is fouled on the floor by Tim Jarvis - foul #2 on Tim Jarvis, team foul #8 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch (C) Michael Williams | |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Elmer Little misses the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Dennis Ripple snags the defensive board | 47-71 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Wade Aronson makes the jumper from the right side | 49-71 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-71 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Tim Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wade Aronson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Boland (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Ripple (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Jarvis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Highsmith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Delbert Mayweather (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Elmer Little (fresh) C - Patrick Kirsch (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Butler | Wade Aronson misses the jump hook from the right block | 49-71 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Elmer Little | 49-71 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Dennis Ripple - foul #3 on Dennis Ripple, team foul #9 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Kamm (C) Harold Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather misses the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Wade Aronson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-72 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch pulls down the rebound | 49-72 |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-75 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Wade Aronson is fouled on the floor by James Highsmith - foul #1 on James Highsmith, team foul #6 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Craig Parmenter (PG), Michael Williams (C) Obi Abdur, James Highsmith | |
| 02:03 | Butler | Dennis Ripple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Johnson (C) Wade Aronson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Elmer Little connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-78 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Dennis Ripple misses the floater in the lane | 49-78 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Craig Parmenter grabs the board | 49-78 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Elmer Little drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 49-81 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Terry Boland drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-81 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch connects on the runner from the baseline | 52-83 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | Gary Kamm clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-83 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Terry Boland grabs the offensive rebound | 52-83 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Terry Boland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-83 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Elmer Little grabs the board | 52-83 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Elmer Little is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Elmer Little, team foul #7 | 52-83 |
| Subs | Butler | Wade Aronson (PG) Harold Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), James Highsmith (SG) Craig Parmenter, Elmer Little | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Dennis Ripple hits a fadeaway in the paint | 54-83 |