| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 blk. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion 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 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by David Thompson is blocked by Robert Pham | 34-24 |
| 19:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Mikkelson | 34-24 |
| 19:28 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Marion Ogata - foul #2 on Marion Ogata, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Robert Pham drills a shot from the right block | 36-26 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Morgan Todd | 36-29 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey lays it in | 38-29 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Chad Merrick | 38-31 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Marion Ogata comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the tip | 41-33 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Robert Pham knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 43-33 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ogata doubles Chad Merrick and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Marion Ogata, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), James Tamez (PF), William Pierce (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Stephen Webb, Morgan Todd, Rickey Marshall | |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 16:28 | Butler | John Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 16:04 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Bublitz | 43-33 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Charles Plaisted drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas McCrorey | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Tamez (fresh) C - William Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 15:40 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Charles Plaisted misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Robert Pham (SF) Charles Plaisted, Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson (SG), Douglas Rickard (PF), Rickey Marshall (C) Clyde Josephson, James Tamez, William Pierce | |
| 14:51 | Butler | Robert Pham blows the layup | 46-33 |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:32 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard can't finish the layup | 46-33 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Robert Pham pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Rickey Marshall is called for the reach on Clarence Hertenstein - foul #3 on Rickey Marshall, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Charles Plaisted (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Adam Binkley, John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), Stephen Webb (SF) Antoine Langley, Charles Anderson | |
| 13:52 | Butler | Robert Pham misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #4 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Paul Teeter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SG), Morgan Todd (PF), William Pierce (C) David Thompson, Douglas Rickard, Rickey Marshall | |
| 13:52 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:33 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ogata steals it from William Pierce | 48-33 |
| 13:10 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Robert Pham tips it in | 50-33 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-36 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas McCrorey | 52-36 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson is hacked by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), John Bublitz (PF) Charles Plaisted, Thomas McCrorey, Robert Pham | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson (SG), Rickey Marshall (C) Clyde Josephson, William Pierce | |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd blows the wide open layup | 52-36 |
| 11:56 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Butler | Marion Ogata clanks a floater from the left block | 52-36 |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 52-39 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson drills a 3 from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall is fouled on the floor by Marion Ogata - foul #4 on Marion Ogata, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein (C) Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SF), William Pierce (PF) Chad Merrick, Stephen Webb, Morgan Todd | |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson hits the follow up shot | 55-41 |
| 10:22 | Butler | William Pierce steals it from Thomas Mikkelson | 55-41 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Clarence Hertenstein - foul #1 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (SF) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein's pass is intercepted by William Pierce | 55-44 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 09:03 | Butler | John Bublitz tips it but misses | 55-46 |
| 09:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pham | 55-46 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Robert Pham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the tip | 55-46 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson hits a floater in the paint set up by William Pierce | 55-48 |
| 08:06 | Butler | John Bublitz can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 08:04 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson loses the ball out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Antoine Langley, David Thompson, Charles Anderson, William Pierce, Rickey Marshall | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 4 pf. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Plaisted - foul #3 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Marion Ogata scores on a floater from close range and he's fouled by Morgan Todd - foul #1 on Morgan Todd, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Robert Pham | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:04 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (PF) Douglas Rickard | |
| 06:21 | Butler | Marion Ogata jams it | 60-50 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb loses the dribble to Marion Ogata | 60-50 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Charles Plaisted is hacked by Chad Merrick - foul #2 on Chad Merrick, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson (SG), William Pierce (C) Clyde Josephson, James Tamez | |
| 05:47 | Butler | Marion Ogata's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson blows the dunk | 60-50 |
| 05:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Pham | 60-50 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Morgan Todd picks off the pass by Adam Binkley | 60-50 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 60-52 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Marion Ogata travels with the ball | 60-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Thomas McCrorey, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), David Thompson (SG), Rickey Marshall (C) Chad Merrick, Stephen Webb, Morgan Todd | |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Rickey Marshall | 60-52 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Pham - foul #2 on Robert Pham, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Robert Pham hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 60-54 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 03:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Bublitz | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Pham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Bublitz | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Marion Ogata (C) John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), Morgan Todd (PF) Antoine Langley, Charles Anderson, William Pierce | |
| 02:36 | Butler | Paul Teeter can't connect on a floater from the right block | 63-57 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marion Ogata - foul #5 on Marion Ogata, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (C) Thomas Mikkelson, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:00 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Morgan Todd - foul #2 on Morgan Todd, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Morgan Todd | 64-59 |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd loses the dribble to Robert Pham | 64-59 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the dunk | 64-59 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Chad Merrick out of a doubleteam | 64-61 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Paul Teeter is fouled in the backcourt by David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-61 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Paul Teeter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson is fouled in the backcourt by David Thompson - foul #3 on David Thompson, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Morgan Todd | 67-61 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Bublitz is called for the reach on David Thompson - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Charles Plaisted | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Chad Merrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Merrick, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pham picks off the pass by Morgan Todd | 69-63 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Paul Teeter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Chad Merrick is called for the reach on Charles Plaisted in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chad Merrick, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Charles Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Charles Plaisted misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 00:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Pham | 70-63 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Charles Plaisted | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Robert Pham runs out the clock | 70-63 |