| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 2 blk. C - Andres Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Phillips, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Allen Pauley buries a runner in the lane | 28-37 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Alfonso Garcia | 31-37 |
| 18:42 | Butler | William Gordon denies the turnaround by John Cole | 31-37 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips is hacked by John Cole - foul #3 on John Cole, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (SG) John Cole | |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Pauley steals the ball from John Davis | 31-37 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Joshua Devane lays it in set up by Allen Pauley | 31-39 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Raymond Weese pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 33-39 |
| 17:02 | Butler | William Gordon steps in front of the Raymond Weese pass | 33-39 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 33-39 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Joshua Devane gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Charles Carter misses the dunk attempt | 33-39 |
| 16:38 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 16:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joshua Devane | 33-39 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Allen Pauley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Phillips - foul #2 on William Phillips, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), Bradford Swart (SG), Makary Czernovski (SF), Michael Wright (PF), Clarence Vest (C) Alfonso Garcia, John Davis, William Phillips, William Gordon, Andres Gallo | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon McIllwain (SG), Delbert Jastremski (PF), Eric Clement (C) Joshua Devane, Raymond Weese, Roger Hoffman | |
| 16:02 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Allen Pauley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Truong (fresh) SG - Bradford Swart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Makary Czernovski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Vest (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jon McIllwain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Pauley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Delbert Jastremski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Clement (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Jastremski is called for the reach on Michael Wright - foul #3 on Delbert Jastremski, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Cole (SG), Dean Hertzog (SF) Charles Carter, Allen Pauley | |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jon McIllwain steals the ball from Bradford Swart | 33-40 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jon McIllwain | 33-42 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Clement is called for the reach on Makary Czernovski - foul #2 on Eric Clement, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG) Jon McIllwain | |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Cole steps in front of the Clarence Vest pass | 33-42 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Dean Hertzog misses the easy layup | 33-42 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright tips it home | 35-42 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Eric Clement misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Clarence Vest - foul #1 on Clarence Vest, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), John Davis (SG), William Phillips (SF), William Gordon (PF), Andres Gallo (C) Harold Truong, Bradford Swart, Makary Czernovski, Michael Wright, Clarence Vest | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), Roger Hoffman (C) Charles Carter, Delbert Jastremski | |
| 13:49 | Butler | Eric Clement misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Eric Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:26 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 13:25 | Butler | John Cole pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Dean Hertzog knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Joshua Devane | 35-45 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips banks in the layup set up by Alfonso Garcia | 37-45 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Joshua Devane misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Eric Clement grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Joshua Devane misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alfonso Garcia - foul #2 on Alfonso Garcia, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), Michael Wright (PF), Makary Czernovski (C) Alfonso Garcia, William Gordon, Andres Gallo | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (SG), Allen Pauley (SF), Raymond Weese (PF), Delbert Jastremski (C) John Cole, Dean Hertzog, Eric Clement, Roger Hoffman | |
| 11:54 | Butler | Joshua Devane makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Joshua Devane misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Truong (fresh) SG - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Makary Czernovski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Carter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Delbert Jastremski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 11:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Allen Pauley | 37-46 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Charles Carter scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joshua Devane | 37-48 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Truong | 39-48 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Carter | 39-50 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Phillips | 42-50 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Raymond Weese can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Joshua Devane is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joshua Devane, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Bradford Swart (SG), Frank Boyd (SF), William Gordon (PF), Andres Gallo (C) Harold Truong, John Davis, William Phillips, Michael Wright, Makary Czernovski | |
| Subs | Butler | John Cole (SG), Bryce Adams (SF), Dean Hertzog (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Joshua Devane, Allen Pauley, Raymond Weese, Delbert Jastremski | |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Boyd misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Boyd | 45-50 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Dean Hertzog - foul #3 on Dean Hertzog, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon McIllwain (PG), Eric Clement (PF) Charles Carter, Bryce Adams | |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Roger Hoffman grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 08:45 | Butler | John Cole clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Boyd connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 47-50 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Bradford Swart steps in front of the Dean Hertzog pass | 47-50 |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Boyd is called for traveling | 47-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Davis (SG), Makary Czernovski (SF) Bradford Swart, Frank Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG), Allen Pauley (SF), Raymond Weese (PF) Jon McIllwain, Dean Hertzog, Eric Clement | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Makary Czernovski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 3 blk. C - Andres Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Butler | Raymond Weese buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Carter and he's fouled by William Gordon - foul #3 on William Gordon, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips (SF) Makary Czernovski | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG) Charles Carter | |
| 07:28 | Butler | Raymond Weese misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 06:44 | Butler | John Cole misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Roger Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Joshua Devane is hacked by Alfonso Garcia - foul #3 on Alfonso Garcia, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), Michael Wright (PF), Makary Czernovski (C) Alfonso Garcia, William Gordon, Andres Gallo | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (SG), Delbert Jastremski (C) John Cole, Roger Hoffman | |
| 06:06 | Butler | Michael Wright is called for the reach on Raymond Weese - foul #1 on Michael Wright, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Raymond Weese makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Raymond Weese makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Davis | 52-54 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Raymond Weese drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Devane | 52-56 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Makary Czernovski and he's fouled by Raymond Weese - foul #2 on Raymond Weese, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), William Gordon (PF) John Davis, Makary Czernovski | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon McIllwain (SG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Eric Clement (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Joshua Devane, Allen Pauley, Raymond Weese, Delbert Jastremski | |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Jon McIllwain knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Dean Hertzog | 55-58 |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 58-58 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Michael Wright swats the layup by Eric Clement | 58-58 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips makes the runner from the right block set up by Alfonso Garcia | 60-58 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Dean Hertzog misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Charles Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Truong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jon McIllwain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Hertzog (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Clement (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Michael Wright is called for the reach on Roger Hoffman - foul #2 on Michael Wright, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), John Davis (SG), Makary Czernovski (SF), Clarence Vest (PF), Andres Gallo (C) Alfonso Garcia, Harold Truong, William Phillips, William Gordon, Michael Wright | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), John Cole (SG), Allen Pauley (SF), Delbert Jastremski (PF) Charles Carter, Jon McIllwain, Dean Hertzog, Eric Clement | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Roger Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Roger Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Clarence Vest | 60-59 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest travels with the ball | 60-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Weese (PF) Roger Hoffman | |
| 02:54 | Butler | Raymond Weese misses the lay-in | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), William Gordon (PF) Damon Gunter, Clarence Vest | |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Hoffman (C) Delbert Jastremski | |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Cole - foul #4 on John Cole, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:13 | Butler | John Cole is called for a backcourt violation | 61-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips (SF) Makary Czernovski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo is hacked by Roger Hoffman - foul #2 on Roger Hoffman, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Roger Hoffman snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Raymond Weese misses long on a shot from the baseline | 62-59 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Roger Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Roger Hoffman is whistled for a carry | 62-59 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips misses the lay-in | 62-59 |
| 00:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Raymond Weese | 62-59 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Raymond Weese clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Gordon - foul #4 on William Gordon, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Raymond Weese makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Raymond Weese makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon is hacked by Joshua Devane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Devane, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Raymond Weese | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Raymond Weese blows the layup | 63-61 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo is hacked by John Cole in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Cole, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (SG) John Cole | |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Joshua Devane hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Carter | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joshua Devane gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Davis (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Andres Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon wins the tip | 64-64 |
| 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) | |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Devane is called for the reach on Alfonso Garcia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Devane, team foul #11 | 64-64 |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Raymond Weese misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 66-64 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo misses long on a floater from the right side | 66-64 |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on William Gordon, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright (PF) William Gordon | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:51 | Butler | Joshua Devane makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Hoffman | 66-67 |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from William Phillips and the foul's on Charles Carter - foul #2 on Charles Carter, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Roger Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Andres Gallo - foul #2 on Andres Gallo, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Roger Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Roger Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia is fouled on the floor by Joshua Devane - foul #5 on Joshua Devane, team foul #13 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon McIllwain (SG) Joshua Devane | |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Michael Wright swats the short shot by Allen Pauley | 71-68 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Allen Pauley grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Raymond Weese hits a shot near the basket | 71-70 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Davis | 73-70 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Jon McIllwain misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Phillips - foul #3 on William Phillips, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Jon McIllwain makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Jon McIllwain makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 73-72 |
| 01:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Allen Pauley | 73-72 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Charles Carter misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Pauley is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #2 on Allen Pauley, team foul #14 | 73-72 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Roger Hoffman grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Roger Hoffman's layup is rejected by William Phillips | 74-72 |
| 01:16 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Davis | 74-72 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo's floater is tipped away by Raymond Weese | 74-72 |
| 01:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Raymond Weese | 74-72 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Davis (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Andres Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jon McIllwain (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 00:56 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Roger Hoffman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Roger Hoffman, team foul #15 | 74-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia is hacked by Charles Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Carter, team foul #16 | 74-72 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Raymond Weese grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Jon McIllwain misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Carter - foul #4 on Charles Carter, team foul #17 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), Bradford Swart (SF) Alfonso Garcia, William Phillips | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), William Phillips (SF) Harold Truong, Bradford Swart | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-72 |