| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 20-36 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler hits the follow up shot | 20-38 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-38 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler snags the defensive board | 20-38 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #1 | 20-38 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 1st free throw | 20-39 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-40 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses the floater from the left side | 20-40 |
| 18:37 | Butler | James Blevins grabs the offensive board | 20-40 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Tatum - foul #2 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Joseph Dean, team foul #2 | 22-40 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:52 | Butler | Joseph Dean connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Skoog | 24-42 |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Anthony Heckler and the foul's on James Blevins - foul #2 on James Blevins, team foul #3 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Mark McConaghy (C) Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, James Blevins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Lance Johnson (SF) Marshall Doles, Kenneth Tatum | |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber makes the free throw | 24-45 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Gregory Skoog knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Dotson denies the turnaround by Anthony Heckler | 27-45 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Gregory Skoog snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 16:29 | Butler | Gregory Skoog travels with the ball | 27-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Shaver (C) Billy Gibson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Blake Ryan (SG), David Sarris (SF), Dennis Hitt (C) Woodrow Nicks, Robert Coker, Anthony Heckler, Nicholas Weber | |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt loses the ball out of bounds | 27-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Justin Corning, Joshua Shaver | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SF) David Sarris | |
| 15:52 | Butler | Mark McConaghy buries a jumper from the right wing | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Don Rasco (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Hitt (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Marshall Doles | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Dennis Hitt steals the ball from Robert Dotson | 29-48 |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 29-48 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt tips it home | 29-50 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Mark McConaghy is hacked by Lance Johnson - foul #3 on Lance Johnson, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Gibson (PF) Don Rasco, Robert Dotson, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Anthony Heckler (PF) Marshall Doles, Blake Ryan, Dennis Hitt | |
| 14:50 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-50 |
| 14:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-50 |
| 14:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Blevins | 29-50 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses the dunk | 29-50 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Woodrow Nicks | 29-53 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Heckler - foul #1 on Anthony Heckler, team foul #3 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG), Robert Dotson (C) Joseph Dean, James Blevins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Blake Ryan (SF), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, Kenneth Tatum, Lance Johnson | |
| 13:49 | Butler | Billy Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Billy Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Dotson steals it from Marshall Doles | 31-53 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Billy Gibson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-53 |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Coker and he's hacked by Erick Ashley - foul #2 on Erick Ashley, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (PF), Joshua Shaver (C) Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris (SF), Dennis Hitt (PF) Robert Coker, Anthony Heckler | |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles misses the free throw | 34-55 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Mark McConaghy gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Gregory Skoog is hacked by Blake Ryan - foul #1 on Blake Ryan, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Joshua Shaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-55 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Weber | 34-58 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Gregory Skoog misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles grabs the board | 34-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Corning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Shaver (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Sarris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Hitt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-58 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Robert Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Gregory Skoog can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-58 |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles snags the defensive board | 34-58 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Hitt | 34-60 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Shaver | 36-60 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-60 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Robert Dotson grabs the board | 36-60 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Justin Corning connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Skoog | 38-60 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber is fouled on the floor by Joshua Shaver - foul #3 on Joshua Shaver, team foul #5 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Justin Corning, Robert Dotson, Mark McConaghy, Joshua Shaver | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF), Lance Johnson (C) Marshall Doles, Blake Ryan, David Sarris, Dennis Hitt, Nicholas Weber | |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks is fouled on the floor by Don Rasco - foul #2 on Don Rasco, team foul #6 | 38-60 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Tatum | 38-63 |
| 08:40 | Butler | James Blevins buries a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Anthony Heckler - foul #2 on Anthony Heckler, team foul #5 | 40-63 |
| 08:40 | Butler | James Blevins makes the free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum is called for traveling | 41-63 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Kenneth Tatum is called for the reach on Erick Ashley - foul #3 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG) Don Rasco | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:00 | Butler | Erick Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-63 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-63 |
| 07:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker tips it home | 41-65 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Blevins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Lance Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Joseph Dean clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Heckler - foul #3 on Anthony Heckler, team foul #7 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (SF), Mark McConaghy (C) Erick Ashley, James Blevins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch (PG), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, Lance Johnson | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber snags the defensive board | 41-65 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker jams it on a great pass from James Cumberbatch | 41-67 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Joseph Dean hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-67 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Joseph Dean hits the follow up shot | 43-67 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Cumberbatch and he's fouled by Billy Gibson - foul #1 on Billy Gibson, team foul #7 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Justin Corning (SG), Joshua Shaver (C) Gregory Skoog, Joseph Dean, Billy Gibson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), Lance Johnson (SF), Dennis Hitt (C) Robert Coker, Kenneth Tatum, Nicholas Weber | |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the free throw | 43-70 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Joshua Shaver hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Justin Corning | 45-70 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan is fouled on the floor by Joshua Shaver - foul #4 on Joshua Shaver, team foul #8 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Cuddy (PF) Robert Dotson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), David Sarris (SF) James Cumberbatch, Anthony Heckler | |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Rex Cuddy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-72 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Don Rasco grabs the offensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Don Rasco comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Woodrow Nicks - foul #2 on Woodrow Nicks, team foul #8 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch (SG) Blake Ryan | |
| 05:07 | Butler | Don Rasco makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Don Rasco misses the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt pulls down the rebound | 46-72 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-72 |
| 04:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joshua Shaver | 46-72 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Mark McConaghy is fouled on the floor by Lance Johnson - foul #4 on Lance Johnson, team foul #9 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (PF) Rex Cuddy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:40 | Butler | Mark McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-72 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-72 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt grabs the offensive board | 47-72 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Mark McConaghy - foul #2 on Mark McConaghy, team foul #9 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Blankenship (PG), Rex Cuddy (PF) Justin Corning, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG) Woodrow Nicks | |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris misses the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-73 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt snags the defensive board | 47-73 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Oscar Blankenship (fresh) SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) C - Joshua Shaver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Cumberbatch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Sarris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lance Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Hitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Sarris | 47-76 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Joshua Shaver lays it in on a nice dish by Don Rasco | 49-76 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-76 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 49-76 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Joshua Shaver clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Hitt - foul #2 on Dennis Hitt, team foul #10 | 49-76 |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG) Don Rasco | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG) James Cumberbatch | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Joshua Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Joshua Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Blake Ryan | 50-76 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson is called for traveling | 50-76 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (C) Joshua Shaver | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:45 | Butler | Oscar Blankenship scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rex Cuddy | 52-76 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson is called for 5 seconds | 52-76 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Joshua Shaver (C) Oscar Blankenship, Rex Cuddy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:13 | Butler | Mark McConaghy jams it on a nice dish by Don Rasco | 54-76 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Woodrow Nicks | 54-78 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Woodrow Nicks - foul #3 on Woodrow Nicks, team foul #11 | 54-78 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Mark McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Mark McConaghy misses the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lance Johnson | 55-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris's floater is tipped away by Robert Dotson | 55-78 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Mark McConaghy pulls down the rebound | 55-78 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Robert Dotson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 55-78 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks snags the defensive board | 55-78 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks runs out the clock | 55-78 |