| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Frankie Molnar inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | William Dalton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-25 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 19:27 | Butler | William Dalton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tommy Strozier | 39-25 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-25 |
| 19:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Stone | 39-25 |
| 19:07 | Butler | James Stone loses the dribble to Anthony Rohrbach | 39-25 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy is fouled on the floor by Tommy Strozier - foul #2 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | Frankie Molnar steps in front of the Bobby Rozar pass | 39-25 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Joel Ament hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Frankie Molnar | 41-25 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Tommy Strozier - foul #3 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG) Tommy Strozier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Billy Taylor (SF), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Joseph Shaw, Bryce Nielsen | |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy makes the 3rd free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Vito Esposito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-28 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy is hacked by Joel Ament - foul #1 on Joel Ament, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) William Dalton, Frankie Molnar, James Stone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Nicolas Buckley (PF) Frank Murphy, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Rogelio Romano is called for the reach on Robert Veasley - foul #1 on Rogelio Romano, team foul #4 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Frankowski | 41-31 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Rogelio Romano knocks in the shot from the baseline | 43-31 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien is hacked by Rogelio Romano - foul #2 on Rogelio Romano, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Joseph Frankowski, Billy Taylor, Robert Veasley | |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Rozar | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Butler | Vito Esposito clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw double dribbles | 43-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF) Vito Esposito, Norman Wiedman, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (PF) Terrance Brien, Nicolas Buckley | |
| 14:43 | Butler | James Stone misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 14:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Stone | 43-34 |
| 14:04 | Butler | William Dalton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Rogelio Romano (C) William Dalton, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Billy Taylor (SF), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Joseph Shaw, Bryce Nielsen | |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Stone - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #6 | 43-34 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:41 | Butler | James Stone buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Vito Esposito | 46-36 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Rogelio Romano blocks the short jumper by Billy Taylor | 46-36 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Vito Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-36 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien double dribbles | 46-36 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Norman Wiedman (SF), Joel Ament (C) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Nicolas Buckley (PF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Frank Murphy, Billy Taylor, Anthony Rohrbach, Robert Veasley | |
| 11:55 | Butler | William Dalton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Dalton, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SG) Terrance Brien | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Nicolas Buckley is blocked by Norman Wiedman | 46-36 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 11:26 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF) Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (PF) Billy Taylor, Nicolas Buckley | |
| 11:06 | Butler | William Dalton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Shaw - foul #2 on Joseph Shaw, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF) Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley (C) Bryce Nielsen | |
| 11:06 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:06 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Joel Ament is called for the reach on Bobby Rozar - foul #2 on Joel Ament, team foul #8 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (PF) Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Joel Ament's layup is rejected by Robert Veasley | 48-38 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Veasley | 48-38 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-38 |
| 10:07 | Butler | William Dalton gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Anthony Rohrbach denies the turnaround by William Dalton | 48-38 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw is fouled on the floor by Frankie Molnar - foul #1 on Frankie Molnar, team foul #9 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Billy Taylor (SG), Nicolas Buckley (PF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Bobby Rozar, Frank Murphy, Anthony Rohrbach, Robert Veasley | |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:46 | Butler | James Stone grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 09:31 | Butler | James Stone misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-38 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Terrance Brien | 48-41 |
| 09:11 | Butler | James Stone is fouled on the floor by Terrance Brien - foul #1 on Terrance Brien, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Norman Wiedman (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (C) William Dalton, Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG) Joseph Shaw | |
| 08:57 | Butler | Jessie Williamson buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Stone | 50-41 |
| 08:46 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) James Stone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (PF) Joseph Frankowski, Nicolas Buckley | |
| 08:29 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses the 3 from straight away | 50-41 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Raphael Rossi grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Raphael Rossi connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-41 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Wiedman is called for the reach on Frank Murphy - foul #1 on Norman Wiedman, team foul #10 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley (C) Bryce Nielsen | |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Vito Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Veasley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Butler | Vito Esposito drills a floater in the paint | 54-43 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Vito Esposito grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Vito Esposito clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Billy Taylor steals the ball from Vito Esposito | 54-43 |
| 06:27 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien hits the finger roll set up by Billy Taylor | 54-45 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Joel Ament hits a fadeaway in the paint | 56-45 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), James Stone (PF) Vito Esposito, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Terrance Brien, Billy Taylor, Robert Veasley | |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Joel Ament clanks a jump hook from the right block | 56-48 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Frankie Molnar snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Bobby Rozar - foul #1 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank Murphy, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (SG), Nicolas Buckley (PF) Frank Murphy, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| 04:43 | Butler | Joseph Shaw steps in front of the Frankie Molnar pass | 57-48 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen buries a runner in the paint set up by Bobby Rozar | 57-50 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Frankie Molnar's pass is intercepted by Joseph Shaw | 57-50 |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Rozar | 57-53 |
| 03:06 | Butler | William Dalton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tommy Strozier | 60-53 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tommy Strozier - foul #4 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #11 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG), Norman Wiedman (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, James Stone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Nicolas Buckley, Bryce Nielsen | |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (PF) Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:41 | Butler | Norman Wiedman misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Vito Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Norman Wiedman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Vito Esposito grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF) Vito Esposito, Norman Wiedman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Bryce Nielsen (C) Terrance Brien, Robert Veasley | |
| 01:52 | Butler | William Dalton is hacked by Anthony Rohrbach - foul #2 on Anthony Rohrbach, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Shaw - foul #3 on Joseph Shaw, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Frank Murphy | 61-56 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Frankie Molnar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Murphy | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Joel Ament misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw grabs the board | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bryce Nielsen | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Joel Ament is hacked by Bobby Rozar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Stone steals the ball from Bryce Nielsen | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Rozar - foul #3 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 65-60 |