| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Perry Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Albert Lenz inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Jon Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeff Colosimo - foul #2 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-28 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jesse Reed | 35-28 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jeff Colosimo steals it from Derek Siegfried | 35-28 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo's pass is intercepted by Perry Bradley | 35-28 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown hits the finger roll set up by Perry Bradley | 37-28 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Albert Lenz clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Albert Lenz tips it in | 37-30 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley hits a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Albert Lenz - foul #1 on Albert Lenz, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (C) Larry Brown, Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Albert Lenz loses the dribble to Dean Liska | 40-30 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (SG) Alexander Marshall | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz | |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley misses the 3rd free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Burns | 40-30 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Jerome Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Walter Quirk (C) Perry Bradley, Derek Siegfried | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans | |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Roman Gonzales - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed (C) Walter Quirk | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Anthony Phillips (PF) Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-30 |
| 15:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfred Cooley | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roman Gonzales (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dean Liska (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Danny Lafave (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerome Evans (fresh) SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:27 | Butler | Alfred Cooley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed misses the easy layup | 40-33 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Horace Derrickson snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Alfred Cooley buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerome Evans | 40-36 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Reed | 42-36 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Jerome Evans misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Danny Lafave - foul #3 on Danny Lafave, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Perry Bradley (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Derek Siegfried (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Roman Gonzales, Larry Brown, Dean Liska, Danny Lafave, Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 14:28 | Butler | Jerome Evans misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Jerome Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-37 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Siegfried | 42-37 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Jerome Evans scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Walter Quirk - foul #1 on Walter Quirk, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Jerome Evans misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Walter Quirk | 42-39 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses the tip | 42-39 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk is hacked by Walter Burns - foul #1 on Walter Burns, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Walter Quirk | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Anthony Phillips (PF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Phillips - foul #3 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Jon Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 44-39 |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed tips it home | 46-39 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Brown - foul #1 on Larry Brown, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Dean Liska (SF) Alexander Marshall, Alvin Estep | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG) Jon Morris | |
| 11:38 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Perry Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Dean Liska (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Henry Lackey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dean Liska | 48-41 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Horace Derrickson is called for the reach on Larry Brown - foul #1 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Alvin Estep (SF), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Perry Bradley, Dean Liska, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Horace Derrickson, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Jon Morris is fouled on the floor by Larry Brown - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SG) Larry Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:00 | Butler | Robert Robinson scores on a driving attempt from close range | 50-43 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep hits a shot from the left side set up by Perry Bradley | 52-43 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Jon Morris is whistled for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF) Walter Quirk | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Albert Lenz (SF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Henry Lackey, Alfred Cooley, Walter Burns | |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep buries a 3 from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Albert Lenz clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jon Morris - foul #2 on Jon Morris, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Jesse Reed (C) Alvin Estep, Danny Lafave | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SG), Anthony Phillips (PF) Jon Morris, Robert Robinson | |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-43 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeff Colosimo - foul #3 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska (SF) Alexander Marshall | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG) Alfred Cooley | |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 07:41 | Butler | Henry Lackey connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Horace Derrickson | 59-46 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Perry Bradley | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Perry Bradley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Dean Liska (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Colosimo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Henry Lackey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed buries a floater from the right block set up by Larry Brown | 63-46 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Anthony Phillips lays it in | 63-48 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Phillips - foul #4 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #10 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Alvin Estep (SF) Perry Bradley, Larry Brown, Dean Liska | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Horace Derrickson, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 64-48 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Jon Morris double dribbles | 64-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (C) Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave is whistled for traveling | 64-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk (C) Derek Siegfried | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:19 | Butler | Roman Gonzales steals it from Walter Burns | 64-48 |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk is fouled on the floor by Walter Burns - foul #2 on Walter Burns, team foul #11 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG) Roman Gonzales | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Anthony Phillips (PF) Henry Lackey, Alfred Cooley | |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave snags the offensive board | 65-48 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 65-48 |
| 04:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 65-48 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Walter Burns is denied on a layup by Alvin Estep | 65-48 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Walter Burns snags the offensive board | 65-48 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Jon Morris scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Horace Derrickson | 65-50 |
| 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) | |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #4 on Robert Robinson, team foul #12 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF), Jesse Reed (C) Walter Quirk, Danny Lafave | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Albert Lenz (SF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Horace Derrickson, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 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) | |
| 03:39 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Lackey | 67-52 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed misses the tip | 67-52 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Anthony Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Butler | Jon Morris misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-52 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Alvin Estep | 69-52 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Alvin Estep and he's fouled by Jon Morris - foul #3 on Jon Morris, team foul #13 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Alexander Marshall, Alvin Estep, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 72-52 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Robert Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Danny Lafave steps in front of the Alfred Cooley pass | 72-52 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (SG) Larry Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:47 | Butler | Horace Derrickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-52 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave is whistled for traveling | 72-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Robert Robinson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jerome Evans | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley runs out the clock | 72-55 |