| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Trudeau (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julian Warnberg (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 11 pts. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Frankie Molnar inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | Julian Warnberg blocks the jumper by Tommy Strozier | 28-33 |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Vito Esposito - foul #3 on Vito Esposito, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (PG) Vito Esposito | |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Norman Wiedman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tommy Strozier | 30-33 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Joshua Trudeau picks off the pass by Norman Wiedman in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Joel Ament pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:06 | Butler | James Stone misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Bryce Nielsen | 30-33 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Frank Murphy | 32-33 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Norman Wiedman is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Trudeau - foul #1 on Joshua Trudeau, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (SF), Anthony Rohrbach (C) Joseph Shaw, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:30 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the easy layup | 32-33 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Tommy Strozier grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is fouled on the floor by Frank Murphy - foul #1 on Frank Murphy, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James McLay (SF), Robert Veasley (C) Frank Murphy, Julian Warnberg | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Tommy Strozier, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| 16:53 | Butler | Frankie Molnar scores on a shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 16:40 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Terrance Brien | 34-35 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Joshua Trudeau steps in front of the Norman Wiedman pass in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James McLay | 37-35 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Frankie Molnar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James McLay - foul #2 on James McLay, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Joshua Trudeau, James McLay, Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| 16:02 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Taylor (fresh) SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 11 pts. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Terrance Brien | 40-37 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Joel Ament can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Strozier is called for the reach on Bryce Nielsen - foul #2 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Julian Warnberg (PF) Billy Taylor, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Vito Esposito (SF) Jessie Williamson, Frankie Molnar | |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Terrance Brien | 43-37 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Tommy Strozier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (PG) Terrance Brien | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg blows the layup but he's fouled by Vito Esposito - foul #4 on Vito Esposito, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau (PG), Anthony Rohrbach (C) Billy Taylor, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF) Vito Esposito | |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:22 | Butler | The jump hook by James Stone is blocked by Julian Warnberg | 45-37 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Jessie Williamson grabs the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Julian Warnberg swats the layup by James Stone | 45-37 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Julian Warnberg | 45-37 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau is hacked by William Dalton - foul #4 on William Dalton, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (SF), Robert Veasley (C) Joseph Shaw, Julian Warnberg | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) William Dalton, Tommy Strozier, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Terrance Brien | 48-37 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Jessie Williamson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 48-37 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Anthony Rohrbach | 48-37 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jessie Williamson - foul #1 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James McLay (SF), Nicolas Buckley (PF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Frank Murphy, Anthony Rohrbach, Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG) Jessie Williamson | |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Raphael Rossi's floater is tipped away by Bryce Nielsen | 50-37 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Raphael Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits a floater from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay misses the jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley tips it back up and in | 52-39 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Raphael Rossi can't tip it in | 52-39 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Norman Wiedman tips it in | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Trudeau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Brien (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - James McLay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Norman Wiedman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rogelio Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Terrance Brien | 55-41 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Rogelio Romano banks in the layup | 55-43 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen is hacked by Raphael Rossi - foul #3 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (PG), Frank Murphy (SG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Julian Warnberg (PF), Anthony Rohrbach (C) Joshua Trudeau, Terrance Brien, James McLay, Nicolas Buckley, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (PG), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor is whistled for traveling | 55-43 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the lay-in | 55-43 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Frankie Molnar tips it in | 55-45 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Taylor | 57-45 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Frankie Molnar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg misses long on a floater in the paint | 57-45 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach tips it but misses | 57-45 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg grabs the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 08:59 | Butler | James Stone gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor double dribbles | 57-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau (PG), Terrance Brien (SF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Billy Taylor, Joseph Shaw, Julian Warnberg | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (PG) Jessie Williamson | |
| 08:00 | Butler | Frankie Molnar's pass is intercepted by Frank Murphy | 57-45 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy can't finish the layup | 57-45 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Joshua Trudeau is called for the reach on Norman Wiedman - foul #2 on Joshua Trudeau, team foul #4 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James McLay (SF), Nicolas Buckley (PF) Frank Murphy, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Vito Esposito (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| 07:34 | Butler | Norman Wiedman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Trudeau (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - James McLay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raphael Rossi - foul #4 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:12 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Norman Wiedman is blocked by Bryce Nielsen | 60-45 |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Terrance Brien | 62-45 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Norman Wiedman misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Terrance Brien - foul #1 on Terrance Brien, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw (SF), Julian Warnberg (PF) James McLay, Nicolas Buckley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:52 | Butler | Norman Wiedman makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Norman Wiedman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Rogelio Romano snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Vito Esposito connects on the floater from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Rogelio Romano buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Vito Esposito | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien is hacked by Rogelio Romano - foul #1 on Rogelio Romano, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Joseph Shaw, Julian Warnberg, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:56 | Butler | James Stone makes the floater from the right block set up by William Dalton | 67-53 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley tips it but misses | 67-53 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Jessie Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (PG), James McLay (SF), Julian Warnberg (PF) Joshua Trudeau, Terrance Brien, Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF) Vito Esposito | |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy is hacked by Jessie Williamson - foul #2 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw (SF) James McLay | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Joel Ament pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Anthony Rohrbach is called for the reach on Frankie Molnar - foul #2 on Anthony Rohrbach, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG) William Dalton | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julian Warnberg (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jessie Williamson (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Joel Ament is hacked by Anthony Rohrbach - foul #3 on Anthony Rohrbach, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith (SG), James McLay (SF), Robert Veasley (C) Frank Murphy, Joseph Shaw, Julian Warnberg | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (PG), Vito Esposito (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Rohrbach | 69-55 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Jessie Williamson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 69-55 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Vito Esposito tips it back up and in | 69-57 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-57 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Jessie Williamson pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Jessie Williamson is fouled on the floor by Clarence Smith - foul #1 on Clarence Smith, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Nicolas Buckley (PF) Clarence Smith, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (PF) Joel Ament | |
| 02:01 | Butler | Jessie Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Nicolas Buckley | 69-58 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley drills a jumpshot from the left side | 71-58 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Rogelio Romano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Veasley - foul #2 on Robert Veasley, team foul #9 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach (PF) Nicolas Buckley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:23 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 00:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jessie Williamson | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Jessie Williamson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Raphael Rossi swats the short shot by Terrance Brien | 71-59 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Rogelio Romano gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Rogelio Romano's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Rohrbach | 71-59 |
| 00:19 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Raphael Rossi | 71-59 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Vito Esposito knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien runs out the clock | 71-61 |