| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fresh) SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) SG - Larry Brown (fresh) SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) C - Jesse Reed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jeff Colosimo - foul #1 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed banks in the layup set up by Derek Siegfried | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Albert Lenz is hacked by Alvin Estep - foul #1 on Alvin Estep, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Jon Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried tips it home | 0-6 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Alexander Marshall - foul #1 on Alexander Marshall, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jon Morris steals the ball from Larry Brown | 2-6 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Albert Lenz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jon Morris | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Henry Lackey - foul #1 on Henry Lackey, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (C) Jesse Reed | |
| 16:40 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Albert Lenz | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Henry Lackey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeff Colosimo - foul #2 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Robinson (C) Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Dean Liska (SF) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep | |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Jon Morris snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jon Morris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Robert Robinson tips it in | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Perry Bradley (fresh) SG - Roman Gonzales (fresh) SF - Dean Liska (fresh) PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Lafave (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 6-10 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Jon Morris is hacked by Roman Gonzales - foul #1 on Roman Gonzales, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed (C) Derek Siegfried | |
| 15:10 | Butler | Henry Lackey misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Robinson takes the ball from Roman Gonzales | 6-10 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Albert Lenz is hacked by Dean Liska - foul #1 on Dean Liska, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Walter Burns (C) Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Derek Siegfried (PF) Perry Bradley, Roman Gonzales, Dean Liska, Danny Lafave | |
| 14:41 | Butler | Henry Lackey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Alfred Cooley grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Henry Lackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG) Henry Lackey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Brown | 6-13 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Jesse Reed picks off the pass by Robert Robinson | 6-13 |
| 13:21 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-13 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:08 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 6-13 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Alfred Cooley pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Horace Derrickson blows the layup | 6-13 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Horace Derrickson hits the follow up shot | 8-13 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Walter Burns misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-16 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall is fouled on the floor by Jerome Evans - foul #1 on Jerome Evans, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF), Herman Craighead (C) Jerome Evans, Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jon Morris steals it from Roman Gonzales | 8-16 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Jon Morris lays it up and in | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Herman Craighead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Perry Bradley (fresh) SG - Roman Gonzales (fresh) SF - Dean Liska (fresh) PF - Danny Lafave (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Quirk (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska loses the ball out of bounds | 10-16 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Roman Gonzales steps in front of the Jon Morris pass | 10-16 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave is denied on a layup by Anthony Phillips | 10-16 |
| 10:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jon Morris | 10-16 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Henry Lackey's pass is intercepted by Perry Bradley | 10-16 |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley lays it in | 10-18 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Anthony Phillips buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Lackey | 13-18 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Herman Craighead - foul #1 on Herman Craighead, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Robinson (C) Herman Craighead | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Derek Siegfried (PF) Perry Bradley, Roman Gonzales, Dean Liska, Walter Quirk | |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Jon Morris scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Henry Lackey and he's fouled by Larry Brown - foul #1 on Larry Brown, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed (C) Danny Lafave | |
| 09:27 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Lackey is called for the reach on Derek Siegfried - foul #2 on Henry Lackey, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed is denied on a layup by Robert Robinson | 16-20 |
| 08:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Burns | 16-20 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Albert Lenz comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 16-20 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-20 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Marshall | 16-20 |
| 07:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed loses the dribble to Horace Derrickson | 16-20 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jon Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Lenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses the fadeaway from the right block | 19-20 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Walter Burns grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Alexander Marshall | 19-20 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Alexander Marshall | 19-22 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Jon Morris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Robert Robinson tips it in | 21-22 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jon Morris - foul #1 on Jon Morris, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF), Herman Craighead (C) Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (C) Alexander Marshall, Alvin Estep, Jesse Reed | |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Horace Derrickson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Phillips is called for the reach on Perry Bradley - foul #1 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Lenz (SF) Horace Derrickson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (SG), Walter Quirk (C) Larry Brown, Derek Siegfried | |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Herman Craighead pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Walter Quirk blocks the jumper by Alfred Cooley | 21-25 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska is fouled on the floor by Alfred Cooley - foul #1 on Alfred Cooley, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Burns (C) Albert Lenz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Derek Siegfried (PF) Roman Gonzales, Walter Quirk | |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Herman Craighead makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Phillips | 23-27 |
| 04:53 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Walter Burns lays it up and in | 25-29 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska misses the fadeaway near the basket | 25-29 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Walter Burns grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Alfred Cooley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 25-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans, Alfred Cooley, Herman Craighead, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Dean Liska, Danny Lafave | |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Henry Lackey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Robert Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jon Morris | 28-31 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried is hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Lenz (SF) Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG) Alexander Marshall | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-33 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown is hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #11 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (PF) Derek Siegfried | |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Robert Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG), Walter Burns (PF) Jon Morris, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (SG) Larry Brown | |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep drills a 3 from straight away set up by Danny Lafave | 28-38 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Henry Lackey drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SG), Herman Craighead (C) Henry Lackey, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Dean Liska (SF), Derek Siegfried (PF) Roman Gonzales, Alvin Estep, Jesse Reed | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses long on a runner from the baseline | 31-38 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |