| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) SG - Van Johanson (fresh) SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) PF - Robert English (fresh) C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) C - John Landes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | John Landes 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Frederick Dinger | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Butler | John Landes gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Butler | John Landes misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Masio Abdallah gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Butler | John Landes is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Ingram | 2-0 |
| 17:31 | Butler | John Landes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| 17:31 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:31 | Butler | John Landes misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Van Johanson, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) John Landes | |
| 16:52 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is fouled on the floor by Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (C) Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:43 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-1 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Joey Welch tips it in | 2-3 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Johnson Sparling scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Van Johanson (fresh) SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert English (fresh) C - Albert Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) C - Joey Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 15:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 5-6 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Johnson Sparling clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Michel McAlexander can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (SG), John Molter (SF), Michael Brown (C) Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Robert English | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Joey Welch | |
| 14:51 | Butler | Johnson Sparling banks in the layup set up by Darko Bochenski and the foul's on John Molter - foul #1 on John Molter, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Christopher Ingram | |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 14:51 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:29 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-9 |
| 14:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Masio Abdallah | 5-9 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Terence Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Johnson Sparling | 5-11 |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-11 |
| 13:44 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts tips it in | 7-11 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Terence Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Masio Abdallah | 7-14 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the floater from the free throw line | 7-14 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter tips it but misses | 7-14 |
| 13:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Landes | 7-14 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Terence Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-17 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway is hacked by Darko Bochenski - foul #1 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #1 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF), Robert English (PF) Darrell Hill, John Molter, Albert Conway, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 7-17 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English tips it in | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Van Johanson (fresh) SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo is whistled for traveling | 9-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (C) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Terence Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-17 |
| 10:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 12-17 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Pantoja | 12-19 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Pantoja picks off the pass by Frederick Dinger | 12-19 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Terence Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 12-21 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 12-21 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Michael Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Van Johanson steps in front of the Terence Smith pass | 12-21 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger lays it in on a nice dish by Van Johanson | 14-21 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Christopher Ingram is called for the reach on Terence Smith - foul #1 on Christopher Ingram, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (SG), John Molter (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Oscar Pitts (C) Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Robert English, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Michael Pantoja, Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski | |
| 08:37 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses the floater from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the tip | 14-21 |
| 08:34 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:21 | Butler | John Molter is called for the reach on Masio Abdallah - foul #2 on John Molter, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Robert English (PF) Christopher Ingram, John Molter | |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (PF) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 08:05 | Butler | John Landes comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-21 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michel McAlexander, Darko Bochenski | |
| 07:48 | Butler | Larry Dean hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 14-21 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Larry Dean snags the offensive board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) SG - Darrell Hill (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - John Landes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Butler | John Landes connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gabriel Gallo | 14-23 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Brown | 16-23 |
| 07:03 | Butler | John Landes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Masio Abdallah | 16-25 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Landes is called for the reach on Robert English - foul #1 on John Landes, team foul #2 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF) Jason Shepard, Darrell Hill, Robert English | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, John Landes | |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Pitts and he's hacked by Goran Kwapniewski - foul #1 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #3 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert English (PF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses the free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Johnson Sparling drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Darko Bochenski | 18-28 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram's pass is intercepted by Goran Kwapniewski | 18-28 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Johnson Sparling can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (C) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 05:16 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Terence Smith steals it from Frederick Dinger | 18-30 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Johnson Sparling hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terence Smith | 18-32 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Darko Bochenski gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Darko Bochenski hits a shot from close range set up by Michael Pantoja | 18-34 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-34 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Michael Pantoja gets the rebound | 18-34 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Darko Bochenski buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 18-36 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram is hacked by Terence Smith - foul #1 on Terence Smith, team foul #4 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (SG), John Molter (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Robert English, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Johnson Sparling, Michael Pantoja, Darko Bochenski | |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | The refs have stopped play. John Molter is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 18-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger (SF) John Molter | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-36 |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo tips it home | 20-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Hill (fresh) SF - Frederick Dinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is fouled on the floor by Frederick Dinger - foul #1 on Frederick Dinger, team foul #8 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Christopher Ingram, Frederick Dinger | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, John Landes | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-36 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the board | 20-36 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michel McAlexander | 20-38 |
| 02:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard's pass is intercepted by Masio Abdallah | 20-38 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Darrell Hill picks off the pass by Masio Abdallah | 20-38 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-38 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway tips it but misses | 20-38 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Darko Bochenski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Michel McAlexander drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darko Bochenski | 20-40 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Johnson Sparling lays it in on a nice dish by Michel McAlexander and he's hacked by Darrell Hill - foul #1 on Darrell Hill, team foul #9 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF), Robert English (PF), Michael Brown (C) Jason Shepard, Darrell Hill, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the free throw | 23-43 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-43 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Larry Dean gets the rebound | 23-43 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Terence Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-45 |