| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Diep (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Powell (fresh) PF - Roy Guthrie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Ronny White inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:52 | Butler | John Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 19:50 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Diep | 30-35 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Ronny White is whistled for a carry | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Hughes, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Ronny White hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 30-35 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Karl Dubin gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Robert Diep steps in front of the Ronny White pass | 30-35 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell lays it in set up by Robert Diep | 32-35 |
| 17:54 | Butler | John Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Lewis Powell | 34-38 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Ronald Hartley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Wolf | 34-40 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny White is called for the reach on Roy Guthrie - foul #2 on Ronny White, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora (SG), Todd Troupe (SF), Michael Taliaferro (PF), Louis Solomon (C) Robert Diep, Lewis Powell, Roy Guthrie, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), Manuel Hooten (SG), Anthony Saiz (SF), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) Karl Dubin, David Wolf, Ronny White, John Ward, Ronald Hartley | |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Manuel Hooten - foul #3 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Bell (PG) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rollins (PG) Manuel Hooten | |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Michael Taliaferro blocks the short jumper by Jayson Clarke | 35-40 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kyle Santora | 37-40 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Ronald Hughes knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bryan Bennett | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Bell (fresh) SG - Kyle Santora (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Taliaferro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Solomon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rollins (fresh) SG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Saiz (fresh) PF - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe loses the dribble to Anthony Saiz | 37-42 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Anthony Saiz lays it in | 37-44 |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 14:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to Anthony Saiz | 37-44 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Bryan Bennett comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-44 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | David Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kyle Santora, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Edward Bellis (SG), Lewis Powell (SF), Roy Guthrie (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) David Bell, Kyle Santora, Todd Troupe, Michael Taliaferro, Louis Solomon | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF), John Ward (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Thomas Rollins, Bryan Bennett, Anthony Saiz, Jayson Clarke, Ronald Hughes | |
| 14:17 | Butler | David Wolf misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lewis Powell | 37-44 |
| 13:57 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell's layup is rejected by John Ward | 37-44 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Ronny White pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Karl Dubin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 13:43 | Butler | John Ward tips it in | 37-46 |
| 13:26 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Bellis | 40-46 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Ronny White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Hughes - foul #3 on Richard Hughes, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Ronny White makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Ronny White makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 40-48 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 12:18 | Butler | John Ward comes up short on the floater from the right side | 42-48 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Roy Mitchell | 42-48 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 45-48 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Ronald Hartley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Bellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Guthrie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Wolf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Hughes and he's hacked by Ronny White - foul #3 on Ronny White, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro (C) Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (SG), Bryan Bennett (SF), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) David Wolf, Ronny White, John Ward, Ronald Hartley | |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Jayson Clarke grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Hughes and the foul's on Karl Dubin - foul #1 on Karl Dubin, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep (PG), Kyle Santora (SF) Richard Hughes, Lewis Powell | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Saiz (SF) Karl Dubin | |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Bryan Bennett is hacked by Edward Bellis - foul #4 on Edward Bellis, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe (SF), Louis Solomon (C) Edward Bellis, Roy Guthrie | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:40 | Butler | Ronald Hughes misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Louis Solomon - foul #1 on Louis Solomon, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Ronald Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Ronald Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Taliaferro | 52-49 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Manuel Hooten makes the jump hook from close range set up by Anthony Saiz | 52-51 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Bennett - foul #2 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Lewis Powell (SF), Roy Guthrie (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) Kyle Santora, Todd Troupe, Michael Taliaferro, Louis Solomon | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF), John Ward (PF) Bryan Bennett, Manuel Hooten, Anthony Saiz, Ronald Hughes | |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:25 | Butler | David Wolf connects on the 3 from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-54 |
| 09:06 | Butler | John Ward grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Ronny White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny White swats the short shot by Robert Diep | 54-54 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell misses the tip | 54-54 |
| 08:31 | Butler | John Ward pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Robert Diep steps in front of the Karl Dubin pass in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Karl Dubin picks off the pass by Lewis Powell | 54-54 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Karl Dubin can't finish the layup | 54-54 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell lays it up and in set up by Richard Hughes and he's hacked by John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bellis (SG), Kyle Santora (SF) Robert Diep, Lewis Powell | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (SG), Ronald Hughes (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) David Wolf, John Ward, Jayson Clarke | |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Bryan Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Bellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kyle Santora (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roy Guthrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Roy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-54 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell tips it home | 59-54 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Ronny White buries a shot from the left side | 59-56 |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Karl Dubin - foul #2 on Karl Dubin, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro (PF), Louis Solomon (C) Roy Guthrie, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), David Wolf (SG), John Ward (PF) Karl Dubin, Ronny White, Ronald Hughes | |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:27 | Butler | David Wolf is whistled for a carry | 60-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell (SF) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Bellis | 63-56 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Bryan Bennett drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Manuel Hooten | 63-58 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Hooten is called for the reach on Kyle Santora - foul #4 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Anthony Saiz (SF), Jayson Clarke (C) David Wolf, Bryan Bennett, Ronald Hartley | |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jayson Clarke | 63-58 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Jayson Clarke dunks the ball on a great pass from Karl Dubin | 63-60 |
| 04:53 | Detroit Mercy | John Ward picks off the pass by Lewis Powell | 63-60 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Bellis - foul #5 on Edward Bellis, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Robert Diep (SG), Todd Troupe (SF), Roy Guthrie (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) Kyle Santora, Edward Bellis, Lewis Powell, Michael Taliaferro, Louis Solomon | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronny White (SF), Ronald Hughes (C) Anthony Saiz, John Ward | |
| 04:33 | Butler | Manuel Hooten makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Manuel Hooten makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie can't finish the layup | 63-62 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Guthrie | 63-62 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep lays it in | 65-62 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Manuel Hooten scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jayson Clarke | 65-64 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Guthrie | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Diep (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Guthrie (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Manuel Hooten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Jayson Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Butler | Manuel Hooten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell (SF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Todd Troupe, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), David Wolf (SG), John Ward (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, Manuel Hooten, Jayson Clarke, Ronald Hughes | |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG) Bryan Bennett | |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Wolf steals the ball from Richard Hughes | 67-64 |
| 02:35 | Butler | John Ward lays it in set up by David Wolf | 67-66 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell scores on a jumper near the basket | 69-66 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Karl Dubin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell (C) Michael Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie is fouled on the floor by John Ward - foul #3 on John Ward, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:23 | Butler | John Ward is fouled on the floor by Richard Hughes - foul #4 on Richard Hughes, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| 01:23 | Butler | John Ward misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell is hacked by Karl Dubin - foul #3 on Karl Dubin, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Ronny White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Dubin - foul #4 on Karl Dubin, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro (C) Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Butler | David Wolf travels with the ball | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Karl Dubin is called for the reach on Richard Hughes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Karl Dubin, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG) Karl Dubin | |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Ronald Hartley snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| 00:27 | Butler | John Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes runs out the clock | 76-66 |