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