| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the jump hook from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Anthony Rohrbach is called for the reach on Joel Ament - foul #1 on Anthony Rohrbach, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Vito Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 18:58 | Butler | James Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Frankie Molnar - foul #1 on Frankie Molnar, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw is fouled on the floor by James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG) Bobby Rozar | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:19 | Butler | Frankie Molnar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 17:18 | Butler | James Stone tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw misses the jump hook from the right block | 25-26 |
| 16:57 | Butler | James Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Joel Ament can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Shaw - foul #2 on Joseph Shaw, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Billy Taylor (SF), Nicolas Buckley (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Frank Murphy, Joseph Shaw, Anthony Rohrbach, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Vito Esposito, Frankie Molnar, James Stone | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien loses the dribble to Joel Ament | 25-28 |
| 16:06 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Norman Wiedman is blocked by Nicolas Buckley | 25-28 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Nicolas Buckley | 25-28 |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor is fouled on the floor by Norman Wiedman - foul #2 on Norman Wiedman, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG) Joseph Frankowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), James Stone (PF) William Dalton, Jessie Williamson, Joel Ament | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Billy Taylor (fresh) PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) C - Robert Veasley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (PF) Billy Taylor, Nicolas Buckley | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF) Norman Wiedman | |
| 15:12 | Butler | Bobby Rozar picks off the pass by Vito Esposito | 25-28 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar slams it home | 27-28 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Bobby Rozar - foul #4 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #4 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw (SF) Bobby Rozar | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:00 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Robert Veasley is blocked by James Stone | 27-30 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses short on a shot in the lane | 29-30 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley banks in the layup on a great pass from Terrance Brien and he's fouled by Rogelio Romano - foul #1 on Rogelio Romano, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (PG), Joseph Frankowski (SG), Nicolas Buckley (SF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Terrance Brien, Frank Murphy, Joseph Shaw, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Norman Wiedman (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Joel Ament (C) Vito Esposito, Frankie Molnar, James Stone, Rogelio Romano | |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley misses the free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Norman Wiedman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw (SF) Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:08 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor's pass is intercepted by William Dalton in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Joel Ament misses badly on a shot from the left side | 31-30 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Frankowski | 34-30 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Joseph Frankowski takes the ball from Joel Ament | 34-30 |
| 11:48 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor is called for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Frank Murphy (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (PF) Joseph Frankowski, Joseph Shaw, Nicolas Buckley | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF) Tommy Strozier, Norman Wiedman, Raphael Rossi | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Joel Ament is hacked by Anthony Rohrbach - foul #2 on Anthony Rohrbach, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| 11:21 | Butler | James Stone comes up short on the shot in the paint | 34-30 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor hits a jumpshot from the right side | 36-30 |
| 10:35 | Butler | William Dalton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it home | 36-32 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 10:07 | Butler | William Dalton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (PG), Nicolas Buckley (SF), Robert Veasley (C) Terrance Brien, Billy Taylor, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG) William Dalton | |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Vito Esposito grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Joel Ament scores on a floater in the lane | 36-34 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley lays it in | 38-34 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Joel Ament hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Norman Wiedman knocks in the floater from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy is fouled on the floor by Norman Wiedman - foul #3 on Norman Wiedman, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Billy Taylor (SG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Joseph Frankowski, Frank Murphy, Anthony Rohrbach, Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Vito Esposito, Frankie Molnar, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 07:54 | Butler | William Dalton pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Raphael Rossi connects on the jumper in the paint set up by William Dalton | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Rogelio Romano blocks the short jumper by Bryce Nielsen | 40-40 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Norman Wiedman scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Dalton | 40-42 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-42 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Norman Wiedman grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Rogelio Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Rogelio Romano can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bryce Nielsen - foul #1 on Bryce Nielsen, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Frank Murphy (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Terrance Brien, Billy Taylor, Nicolas Buckley, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Raphael Rossi | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw connects on the jumper from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 05:50 | Butler | William Dalton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-44 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Bobby Rozar | 45-44 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Vito Esposito is fouled on the floor by Joseph Shaw - foul #3 on Joseph Shaw, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (SF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Joseph Shaw, Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF) Tommy Strozier, Rogelio Romano | |
| 05:11 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Joel Ament - foul #1 on Joel Ament, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG) William Dalton | |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Joel Ament snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Joel Ament can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Bobby Rozar - foul #5 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Billy Taylor (SF), Nicolas Buckley (PF) Bobby Rozar, Frank Murphy, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG) Jessie Williamson | |
| 04:16 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terrance Brien | 48-45 |
| 03:48 | Butler | James Stone makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joel Ament | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joel Ament (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Vito Esposito is called for the reach on Bryce Nielsen - foul #1 on Vito Esposito, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw (SF) Joseph Frankowski | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Rogelio Romano (C) Vito Esposito, Norman Wiedman, Joel Ament | |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 03:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Stone | 48-47 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Terrance Brien steals it from James Stone | 48-47 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien lays it in | 50-47 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (PF) Billy Taylor, Nicolas Buckley | |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Ament (C) Rogelio Romano | |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Stone - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley (C) Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:57 | Butler | William Dalton drills a jumper from the left wing set up by James Stone | 52-49 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen (C) Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 01:42 | Butler | James Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:21 | Butler | James Stone buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Frankie Molnar and the foul's on Frank Murphy - foul #2 on Frank Murphy, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| 01:21 | Butler | James Stone makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Strozier picks off the pass by Bryce Nielsen | 52-52 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Tommy Strozier scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joel Ament | 52-54 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by James Stone - foul #4 on James Stone, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:08 | Butler | James Stone misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Joel Ament can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 00:06 | Butler | William Dalton grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Frank Murphy steps in front of the Frankie Molnar pass | 55-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen is fouled in the backcourt by William Dalton - foul #2 on William Dalton, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the halfcourt shot | 57-54 |