| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Hosking (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fresh) SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Damon Prinz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | John Pierce inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Butler | David Frazier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Greg Campbell - foul #2 on Greg Campbell, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:47 | Butler | David Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:47 | Butler | David Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Pierce steps in front of the Greg Campbell pass | 31-35 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Travis Broaddus lays it in on a great pass from John Pierce | 33-35 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Irving Johnston | 33-37 |
| 18:38 | Butler | John Pierce can't finish the layup | 33-37 |
| 18:37 | Butler | David Frazier tips it in | 35-37 |
| 18:12 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 17:56 | Butler | David Frazier scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Fincher | 38-40 |
| 17:33 | Butler | John Pierce snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Mark Fincher misses the turnaround in the paint | 38-40 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti is fouled on the floor by Travis Broaddus - foul #2 on Travis Broaddus, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Drexler (PG), Stephen Ullrich (SG), Cecil Foster (SF), Bobby Perkins (PF), George Hsieh (C) Travis Broaddus, David Frazier, John Pierce, Larry Hosking, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Herbert Daniels (SG), Norman Robinson (SF), Bert Allison (PF), Ricardo Gallegos (C) Kenneth Scotti, Greg Campbell, Irving Johnston, Brian Lynch, Damon Prinz | |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 38-40 |
| 16:41 | Butler | George Hsieh grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-40 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Cecil Foster can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Bobby Perkins tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | George Hsieh blocks the short jumper by Norman Robinson | 40-40 |
| 16:05 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 16:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Dennis Drexler | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Drexler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Hsieh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Derek Wray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bert Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricardo Gallegos (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Butler | George Hsieh misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 15:44 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Ullrich | 40-40 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-40 |
| 15:33 | Butler | George Hsieh pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Dennis Drexler drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Ullrich | 42-40 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Wray | 42-42 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Bobby Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), David Frazier (SG), John Pierce (SF), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Dennis Drexler, Stephen Ullrich, Cecil Foster, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG), Greg Campbell (SG), Irving Johnston (SF), Brian Lynch (PF), Damon Prinz (C) Derek Wray, Herbert Daniels, Norman Robinson, Bert Allison, Ricardo Gallegos | |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch is fouled on the floor by Travis Broaddus - foul #3 on Travis Broaddus, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti buries a floater from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Larry Hosking can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 42-44 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:15 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti is hacked by Travis Broaddus - foul #4 on Travis Broaddus, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (PG) Travis Broaddus | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson (C) Damon Prinz | |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch's floater is tipped away by Larry Hosking | 42-44 |
| 13:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stephen Ullrich | 42-44 |
| 12:38 | Butler | David Frazier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Ullrich and the foul's on Greg Campbell - foul #3 on Greg Campbell, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison (PF), Ricardo Gallegos (C) Irving Johnston, Brian Lynch | |
| 12:38 | Butler | David Frazier makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Larry Hosking grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Hosking (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricardo Gallegos (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Butler | John Pierce blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 11:36 | Butler | David Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Larry Hosking blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Frazier - foul #3 on David Frazier, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Drexler (PG), Cecil Foster (SF), Bobby Perkins (PF), George Hsieh (C) David Frazier, John Pierce, Larry Hosking, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Irving Johnston (SF), Brian Lynch (PF), Damon Prinz (C) Kenneth Scotti, Norman Robinson, Bert Allison, Ricardo Gallegos | |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:48 | Butler | George Hsieh grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Cecil Foster connects on the shot from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Irving Johnston | 47-46 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Cecil Foster clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Irving Johnston - foul #2 on Irving Johnston, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG) Stephen Ullrich | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels (SG) Greg Campbell | |
| 10:08 | Butler | Cecil Foster makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Cecil Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Cecil Foster misses the 3rd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Damon Prinz, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Cecil Foster is fouled on the floor by Irving Johnston - foul #3 on Irving Johnston, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Dennis Drexler is called for 5 seconds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Butler | John Pierce (SF) David Frazier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson (PF) Brian Lynch | |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Cecil Foster takes the ball from Derek Wray in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 08:52 | Butler | John Pierce is fouled on the floor by Irving Johnston - foul #4 on Irving Johnston, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (PG) Dennis Drexler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison (PF) Irving Johnston | |
| 08:40 | Butler | John Pierce is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Pierce, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG) Herbert Daniels | |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Pierce is called for the reach on Bert Allison - foul #4 on John Pierce, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Drexler (PG), Armando Robles (SF), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Cecil Foster, John Pierce, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell (SG), Ricardo Gallegos (C) Derek Wray, Damon Prinz | |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:55 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Hosking (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricardo Gallegos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Butler | Norman Robinson is called for the reach on Stephen Ullrich - foul #1 on Norman Robinson, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), John Pierce (SF) Dennis Drexler, Armando Robles | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston (SF), Brian Lynch (PF) Bert Allison, Ricardo Gallegos | |
| 07:48 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Greg Campbell | 48-49 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Larry Hosking pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Larry Hosking loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG) Stephen Ullrich | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Damon Prinz (C) Kenneth Scotti, Norman Robinson | |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Greg Campbell is blocked by Larry Hosking | 48-49 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Larry Hosking snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 06:43 | Butler | John Pierce scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Frazier | 50-49 |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 50-49 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Mark Fincher snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Travis Broaddus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Bobby Perkins (PF), George Hsieh (C) Larry Hosking, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels (SG), Bert Allison (SF) Greg Campbell, Irving Johnston | |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch makes the jumper in the lane set up by Herbert Daniels | 50-51 |
| 05:55 | Butler | David Frazier comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 05:54 | Butler | George Hsieh grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Bert Allison steals it from David Frazier | 50-51 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch blows the layup but the foul's on Bobby Perkins - foul #1 on Bobby Perkins, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Cecil Foster (SF) John Pierce | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG), Norman Robinson (SF) Herbert Daniels, Damon Prinz | |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:03 | Butler | David Frazier banks in the layup set up by Cecil Foster | 52-53 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Cecil Foster - foul #2 on Cecil Foster, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Drexler (PG), Stephen Ullrich (SG), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Travis Broaddus, David Frazier, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell (SG), Irving Johnston (SF) Derek Wray, Brian Lynch | |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Butler | John Pierce (SF) Dennis Drexler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 52-55 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Cecil Foster pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Larry Hosking is fouled on the floor by Norman Robinson - foul #2 on Norman Robinson, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Larry Hosking makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Larry Hosking makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston's pass is intercepted by Larry Hosking | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Larry Hosking (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Irving Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Norman Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Bert Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), David Frazier (SG) Stephen Ullrich, Cecil Foster | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch (PF), Damon Prinz (C) Norman Robinson, Bert Allison | |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Scotti | 54-57 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Greg Campbell takes the ball from David Frazier | 54-57 |
| 02:07 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Scotti | 54-59 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Travis Broaddus hits the finger roll | 56-59 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Mark Fincher pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:28 | Butler | The jumper by John Pierce is denied by Damon Prinz | 56-59 |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 01:18 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch lays it in on a nice dish by Greg Campbell | 56-61 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Larry Hosking banks in the layup on a nice dish by Travis Broaddus and he's fouled by Brian Lynch - foul #3 on Brian Lynch, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Larry Hosking makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Hosking - foul #2 on Larry Hosking, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:19 | Butler | John Pierce connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by David Frazier - foul #4 on David Frazier, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Mark Fincher is whistled for traveling | 61-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson (PF) Brian Lynch | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti runs out the clock | 61-64 |