| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Reginald Camargo (fresh) SG - Gabriel Godbey (fresh) SF - David Facer (fresh) PF - Eric White (fresh) C - Clifford Shives (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fresh) SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) SF - Alvin Newell (fresh) PF - William Halvorson (fresh) C - James Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | James Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | William Halvorson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo loses the dribble to James Gray | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Butler | James Gray can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White is hacked by Alex Avdalovic - foul #1 on Alex Avdalovic, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Alvin Newell - foul #1 on Alvin Newell, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:14 | Butler | William Halvorson grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Anthony Wiles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer misses the easy layup | 1-0 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey jams it and he's fouled by Alvin Newell - foul #2 on Alvin Newell, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Snyder (SF) Alvin Newell | |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey makes the free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:17 | Butler | William Halvorson is denied on a layup by Eric White | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey loses the dribble to William Halvorson | 4-0 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Roger Snyder is fouled on the floor by David Facer - foul #1 on David Facer, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| 16:25 | Butler | William Halvorson is called for traveling | 4-0 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Reichard (C) Clifford Shives | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey's pass is intercepted by Christopher King | 4-0 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Reginald Camargo (fresh) SG - Gabriel Godbey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Facer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eric White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Reichard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher King (fresh) SF - Roger Snyder (fresh) PF - William Halvorson (fairly fresh) C - James Gray (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Butler | James Gray misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White clanks a fadeaway from close range | 4-0 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Anthony Wiles snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Christopher King is whistled for a carry | 4-0 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter (PG), Jerry Fairfax (SG), Clifford Shives (C) Reginald Camargo, Gabriel Godbey, Eric White | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG) Christopher King | |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Fairfax buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jim Motter | 6-0 |
| 14:26 | Butler | James Gray can't finish the layup | 6-0 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Roger Snyder hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives misses the shot from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 14:00 | Butler | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 13:41 | Butler | James Gray comes up short on the shot from the right block | 6-2 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Clifford Shives | 8-2 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Anthony Wiles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-2 |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-2 |
| 12:58 | Butler | William Halvorson snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Anthony Wiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-2 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter is fouled on the floor by Anthony Wiles - foul #1 on Anthony Wiles, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo (PG), Gabriel Godbey (SG), Christopher Issac (SF), Eric White (PF), Jeffery Neill (C) Jim Motter, Jerry Fairfax, David Facer, Anthony Reichard, Clifford Shives | |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG), Christopher King (SG) Anthony Wiles, Alex Avdalovic | |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White's pass is intercepted by Christopher King | 8-2 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Christopher King connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wiley Madsen | 8-5 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 12:19 | Butler | William Halvorson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Wiley Madsen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Issac - foul #1 on Christopher Issac, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Wiley Madsen misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Wiley Madsen misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Reginald Camargo (fresh) SG - Gabriel Godbey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Issac (fresh) PF - Eric White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Neill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wiley Madsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Snyder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Halvorson (tiring) 3 reb. C - James Gray (tiring) | |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gabriel Godbey and he's hacked by James Gray - foul #1 on James Gray, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG) Christopher King | |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Wiley Madsen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Neill gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alex Avdalovic - foul #2 on Alex Avdalovic, team foul #6 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Facer (SF), Anthony Reichard (C) Christopher Issac, Jeffery Neill | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG), Christopher King (SG) Wiley Madsen, Alex Avdalovic | |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 10:34 | Butler | James Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 13-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives (C) Eric White | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives lays it in set up by Reginald Camargo | 15-5 |
| 10:15 | Butler | James Gray is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Godbey - foul #1 on Gabriel Godbey, team foul #3 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter (SG) Gabriel Godbey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:02 | Butler | James Gray connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Wiles and he's fouled by Clifford Shives - foul #1 on Clifford Shives, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ted Tripp (PF) William Halvorson | |
| 10:02 | Butler | James Gray misses the free throw | 15-7 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Reginald Camargo | 18-7 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Anthony Reichard steals the ball from Christopher King | 18-7 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo is called for traveling | 18-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey (SG), Eric White (PF), Jeffery Neill (C) Reginald Camargo, Anthony Reichard, Clifford Shives | |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (PF) James Gray | |
| 08:55 | Butler | Roger Snyder misses badly on a floater from the left side | 18-7 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Christopher King snags the offensive board | 18-7 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Christopher King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gabriel Godbey - foul #2 on Gabriel Godbey, team foul #5 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Fairfax (SG) Gabriel Godbey | |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG) Anthony Wiles | |
| 08:29 | Butler | Christopher King makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Christopher King makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Fairfax clanks a turnaround from the left block | 18-9 |
| 08:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher King | 18-9 |
| 07:49 | Butler | William Halvorson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jim Motter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Fairfax (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Facer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Neill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wiley Madsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Snyder (tiring) 2 pts. PF - William Halvorson (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Tripp (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Fairfax buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Motter and he's hacked by William Halvorson - foul #1 on William Halvorson, team foul #7 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo (PG), Anthony Reichard (SF) Jim Motter, David Facer | |
| Subs | Butler | James Gray (C) William Halvorson | |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Fairfax makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Roger Snyder comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 21-11 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Neill pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White banks in the layup | 23-11 |
| 06:55 | Butler | James Gray jams it and he's hacked by Jeffery Neill - foul #1 on Jeffery Neill, team foul #6 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives (C) Eric White | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG) Wiley Madsen | |
| 06:55 | Butler | James Gray makes the free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Neill makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Reginald Camargo | 25-14 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Anthony Reichard is called for the reach on Roger Snyder - foul #1 on Anthony Reichard, team foul #7 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Facer (SF) Jeffery Neill | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:21 | Butler | Roger Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:21 | Butler | James Gray grabs the offensive board | 25-14 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Christopher King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-14 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Reichard grabs the board | 25-14 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives is fouled on the floor by James Gray - foul #2 on James Gray, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter (SG), Christopher Issac (PF) Jerry Fairfax, Anthony Reichard | |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (PF) James Gray | |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Ted Tripp pulls down the rebound | 25-14 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Christopher King misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-14 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Issac grabs the board | 25-14 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Issac clanks a jumper from the baseline | 25-14 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Fairfax (SG), Eric White (PF), Anthony Reichard (C) Reginald Camargo, Christopher Issac, Clifford Shives | |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG) Anthony Wiles | |
| 04:16 | Butler | William Halvorson can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jim Motter - foul #1 on Jim Motter, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Adrian Reeves (PG) Jim Motter | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:16 | Butler | William Halvorson misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 04:16 | Butler | William Halvorson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Ted Tripp grabs the offensive board | 25-14 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Eric White swats the shot by William Halvorson | 25-14 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White gets the rebound | 25-14 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Adrian Reeves makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-14 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Adrian Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Fairfax (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Facer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Reichard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wiley Madsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher King (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Snyder (tired) 2 pts. PF - William Halvorson (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Tripp (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Anthony Reichard is called for the reach on Roger Snyder - foul #2 on Anthony Reichard, team foul #9 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey (SG), Jeffery Neill (C) Jerry Fairfax, David Facer | |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (SF), James Gray (C) Christopher King, Ted Tripp | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Roger Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Roger Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-16 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey grabs the offensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Adrian Reeves comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-16 |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Reichard grabs the offensive board | 28-16 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Halvorson - foul #2 on William Halvorson, team foul #9 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo (PG), David Facer (SF), Clifford Shives (C) Adrian Reeves, Anthony Reichard, Jeffery Neill | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG), Alex Avdalovic (SG) Wiley Madsen, Roger Snyder | |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White misses the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 02:34 | Butler | William Halvorson pulls down the rebound | 28-16 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Reginald Camargo picks off the pass by Alvin Newell | 28-16 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-16 |
| 01:52 | Butler | William Halvorson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 01:35 | Butler | James Gray hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Alex Avdalovic | 28-18 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | David Facer misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 28-18 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Eric White snags the offensive board | 28-18 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Shives is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Clifford Shives, team foul #10 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Neill (PF), Robert Criswell (C) Eric White, Clifford Shives | |
| Subs | Butler | Ted Tripp (PF) William Halvorson | |
| 00:57 | Butler | Alvin Newell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-18 |
| 00:55 | Butler | James Gray snags the offensive board | 28-18 |
| 00:43 | Butler | David Facer denies the turnaround by James Gray | 28-18 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Criswell pulls down the rebound | 28-18 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Facer | 30-18 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Alvin Newell buries a shot from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Reginald Camargo hits a 3 from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-20 |