| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bogue (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Thomas Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Broadhead (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Sawyers (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert English (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Stansell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Darko Bochenski inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Butler | John Stansell blocks the short jumper by David Bogue | 37-36 |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead knocks in the turnaround from close range | 37-38 |
| 19:03 | Butler | David Bogue buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Johnson Sparling | 39-38 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sawyers is fouled on the floor by Darko Bochenski - foul #3 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michel McAlexander - foul #1 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:12 | Butler | David Bogue's fadeaway is rejected by John Stansell | 39-40 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sawyers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 17:16 | Butler | David Bogue grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Masio Abdallah can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 17:01 | Butler | John Roberts tips it in | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-43 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Johnson Sparling buries a floater from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Stansell | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fairly fresh) SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fairly fresh) PF - David Bogue (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Thomas Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Broadhead (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Sawyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert English (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Stansell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Butler | Masio Abdallah loses the dribble to Justin Broadhead | 43-45 |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead misses the lay-in | 43-45 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Johnson Sparling gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:27 | Butler | John Roberts is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Darko Bochenski (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, David Bogue, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Clayton Cepeda (SG), Curtis Brown (SF), Larry Zazueta (PF), Frederick Dinger (C) Thomas Burnett, Justin Broadhead, Christopher Sawyers, Robert English, John Stansell | |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Frederick Dinger is blocked by Goran Kwapniewski | 43-45 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ilia Pieczynski steals it from Christopher Ingram | 43-45 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski lays it in | 45-45 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Terence Smith - foul #4 on Terence Smith, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG) Terence Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Zazueta | 45-46 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Zazueta grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Clayton Cepeda | 45-49 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Clayton Cepeda is called for the reach on Ilia Pieczynski - foul #1 on Clayton Cepeda, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Butler | John Roberts (C) John Landes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:50 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski misses long on a jumper from the left block | 45-49 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses the tip | 45-49 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Larry Zazueta | 45-49 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Cepeda clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 13:26 | Butler | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:08 | Butler | The jump hook by John Roberts is blocked by Curtis Brown | 45-49 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Darko Bochenski tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 12:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 47-49 |
| 12:37 | Butler | John Roberts is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (PG), Floyd Boettcher (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), David Bogue (PF) Michel McAlexander, Ilia Pieczynski, Darko Bochenski, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett (PG), Justin Broadhead (SG), Christopher Sawyers (SF), Robert English (PF), John Stansell (C) Christopher Ingram, Clayton Cepeda, Curtis Brown, Larry Zazueta, Frederick Dinger | |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 12:14 | Butler | David Bogue gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:49 | Butler | David Bogue clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert English - foul #2 on Robert English, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:49 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:49 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Floyd Boettcher (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) PF - David Bogue (fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Thomas Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Broadhead (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Sawyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert English (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Stansell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Masio Abdallah is called for the reach on Christopher Sawyers - foul #2 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 11:22 | Butler | David Bogue pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Floyd Boettcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Broadhead - foul #3 on Justin Broadhead, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Cepeda (SF), Curtis Brown (PF) Christopher Sawyers, Robert English | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Floyd Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Floyd Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Cepeda pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Johnson Sparling steals the ball from Justin Broadhead | 51-49 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Johnson Sparling lays it up and in | 53-49 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Burnett | 53-51 |
| 10:06 | Butler | John Landes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Darko Bochenski (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Roberts (C) Floyd Boettcher, Masio Abdallah, David Bogue, John Landes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Zazueta (PF) Clayton Cepeda | |
| 09:49 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG) Johnson Sparling | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF), Robert English (PF) Thomas Burnett, Justin Broadhead, Curtis Brown, John Stansell | |
| 09:39 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Zazueta's layup is rejected by Goran Kwapniewski | 53-51 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Michel McAlexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 09:18 | Butler | John Roberts grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 09:11 | Butler | John Roberts misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Zazueta - foul #1 on Larry Zazueta, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Cepeda (SG), Christopher Sawyers (SF) Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger | |
| 09:11 | Butler | John Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:11 | Butler | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Christopher Sawyers - foul #2 on Christopher Sawyers, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (PG), David Bogue (PF) Michel McAlexander, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett (PG), Justin Broadhead (SG), John Stansell (C) Christopher Ingram, Clayton Cepeda, Larry Zazueta | |
| 08:30 | Butler | John Roberts can't connect on a floater from the left side | 54-51 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead is hacked by Ilia Pieczynski - foul #1 on Ilia Pieczynski, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Zazueta (PF) Robert English | |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett is whistled for traveling | 54-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Ilia Pieczynski, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Brown (SF) Christopher Sawyers | |
| 07:41 | Butler | John Roberts jams it set up by Terence Smith | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) PF - David Bogue (fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Thomas Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Broadhead (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Zazueta (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stansell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | David Bogue is called for the reach on Justin Broadhead - foul #2 on David Bogue, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski (PF) David Bogue | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG) Thomas Burnett | |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:05 | Butler | John Roberts drills a shot in the paint | 58-53 |
| 06:44 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead can't finish the layup | 58-53 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Masio Abdallah grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is denied on a layup by John Stansell | 58-53 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Brown | 60-56 |
| 06:09 | Butler | Terence Smith connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Goran Kwapniewski | 63-56 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Terence Smith - foul #5 on Terence Smith, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Darko Bochenski (SF), David Bogue (PF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett (PG), Christopher Sawyers (SF), Robert English (PF) Justin Broadhead, Curtis Brown, Larry Zazueta | |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:47 | Butler | David Bogue misses short on a jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram clanks a jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 05:27 | Butler | David Bogue grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:09 | Butler | David Bogue drills a floater from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on David Bogue - foul #3 on David Bogue, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Brown (C) John Stansell | |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Darko Bochenski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Sawyers - foul #3 on Christopher Sawyers, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (PG), John Roberts (C) Michel McAlexander, John Landes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Cepeda (SG) Christopher Ingram | |
| 04:26 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Johnson Sparling - foul #1 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Broadhead (SG), Frederick Dinger (C) Clayton Cepeda, Christopher Sawyers | |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Robert English takes the ball from Ilia Pieczynski | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ilia Pieczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Bogue (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. C - John Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Thomas Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Broadhead (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-63 |
| 03:11 | Butler | John Roberts grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 02:49 | Butler | John Roberts misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert English - foul #3 on Robert English, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Floyd Boettcher (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Johnson Sparling, Ilia Pieczynski, Darko Bochenski, David Bogue | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Christopher Sawyers (SF), Larry Zazueta (PF), John Stansell (C) Thomas Burnett, Curtis Brown, Robert English, Frederick Dinger | |
| 02:49 | Butler | John Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:49 | Butler | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG) Floyd Boettcher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Burnett (PG) Christopher Ingram | |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Christopher Sawyers is denied by Goran Kwapniewski | 67-63 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Burnett | 67-63 |
| 02:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell knocks in the jumper from the right side | 67-65 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (SF), David Bogue (PF) Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert English (PF) Larry Zazueta | |
| 02:02 | Butler | John Roberts misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-65 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Johnson Sparling gets the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:49 | Butler | David Bogue knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Johnson Sparling | 69-65 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sawyers is fouled on the floor by John Roberts - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sawyers makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sawyers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:18 | Butler | David Bogue is hacked by Justin Broadhead - foul #4 on Justin Broadhead, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 01:18 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:18 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell hits a fadeaway near the basket | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | David Bogue's dunk attempt is rejected by John Stansell | 71-69 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Stansell snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Sawyers knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Broadhead | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Robert English is called for the reach on David Bogue - foul #4 on Robert English, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:00 | Butler | David Bogue makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |