| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Marion Ogata snags the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Robert Pham throws it down | 27-34 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Rickey Marshall and the foul's on Robert Pham - foul #3 on Robert Pham, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF) Robert Pham | |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:15 | Butler | John Bublitz snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:59 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the floater from the left block | 29-34 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall's layup is rejected by Marion Ogata | 29-34 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 29-37 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-37 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Marion Ogata snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 29-37 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard is hacked by John Bublitz - foul #2 on John Bublitz, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), Morgan Todd (PF), William Pierce (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Marion Ogata | |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Plaisted | 29-39 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas McCrorey steals the ball from Morgan Todd | 29-39 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-39 |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Antoine Langley | 32-39 |
| 15:57 | Butler | John Bublitz can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Anderson - foul #2 on Charles Anderson, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), David Thompson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Rickey Marshall (C) Antoine Langley, Charles Anderson, Clyde Josephson, Morgan Todd, William Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Robert Pham (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Thomas McCrorey, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 15:57 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:57 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Bublitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall blows the layup but the foul's on Marion Ogata - foul #3 on Marion Ogata, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF) John Bublitz | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Marion Ogata pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson is hacked by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Marion Ogata connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 32-43 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb is hacked by Thomas Mikkelson - foul #3 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Merrick | 34-43 |
| 14:10 | Butler | David Thompson picks off the pass by Thomas Mikkelson | 34-43 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb lays it up and in on a great pass from David Thompson | 36-43 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Robert Pham is fouled on the floor by Douglas Rickard - foul #3 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), Morgan Todd (PF), William Pierce (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), John Bublitz (C) Adam Binkley, Marion Ogata | |
| 13:24 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Pierce - foul #3 on William Pierce, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG) Paul Teeter | |
| 13:24 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley loses the dribble to John Bublitz | 36-43 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a floater from the baseline | 36-45 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pham picks off the pass by Antoine Langley | 36-45 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Pham and the foul's on Clyde Josephson - foul #1 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), David Thompson (SG), Rickey Marshall (C) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, William Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas Mikkelson, Robert Pham | |
| 12:14 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas McCrorey picks off the pass by Chad Merrick out of a doubleteam | 36-48 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the lay-in | 36-48 |
| 11:51 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas McCrorey | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Bublitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Butler | Marion Ogata blows the layup | 36-48 |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Chad Merrick | 36-48 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Marion Ogata travels with the ball | 36-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF) Chad Merrick, Charles Anderson, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Robert Pham (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, John Bublitz | |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the lay-in | 36-48 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall tips it back up and in | 38-48 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Marion Ogata can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 38-50 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Hertenstein denies the turnaround by Douglas Rickard | 38-50 |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall misses the tip | 38-50 |
| 09:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-50 |
| 08:55 | Butler | Adam Binkley grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein misses the runner from the baseline | 38-50 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Plaisted is called for the reach on Rickey Marshall - foul #2 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Morgan Todd (C) Antoine Langley, David Thompson, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), John Bublitz (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Clarence Hertenstein, Marion Ogata | |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Paul Teeter snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Chad Merrick steals the ball from Robert Pham | 38-50 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson dunks the ball set up by Chad Merrick | 40-50 |
| 08:01 | Butler | John Bublitz lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Pham | 40-52 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Douglas Rickard - foul #4 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SF), William Pierce (C) Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard | |
| Subs | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein (C) Robert Pham | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | William Pierce swats the shot by John Bublitz | 40-52 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 06:44 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mikkelson - foul #4 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson (SG), Rickey Marshall (C) Clyde Josephson, William Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | Marion Ogata (C) John Bublitz | |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson is hacked by Clarence Hertenstein - foul #1 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Marion Ogata hits a shot from the left block | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall can't tip it in | 40-54 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Charles Plaisted's floater is knocked away by Rickey Marshall | 40-54 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Clarence Hertenstein - foul #2 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Charles Anderson, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Robert Pham (PF), John Bublitz (C) Thomas Mikkelson, Charles Plaisted, Clarence Hertenstein, Marion Ogata | |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-54 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 04:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 41-54 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Webb - foul #3 on Stephen Webb, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce (C) Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:14 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce is fouled on the floor by John Bublitz - foul #3 on John Bublitz, team foul #9 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF) Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Thompson (C) Paul Teeter, Robert Pham | |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:54 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Adam Thompson | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobbie Johns (fresh) PF - James Tamez (fresh) C - William Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Adam Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 03:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas McCrorey | 42-58 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Antoine Langley is called for the reach on Charles Plaisted - foul #1 on Antoine Langley, team foul #8 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson (SG) Bobbie Johns | |
| Subs | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein (C) Adam Thompson | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Charles Plaisted misses the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 03:01 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-58 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein snags the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-58 |
| 02:06 | Butler | John Bublitz can't tip it in | 42-58 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't tip it in | 42-58 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley drills a jumper from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 01:30 | Butler | John Bublitz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Clyde Josephson - foul #2 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd (PF) James Tamez | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (C) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 01:30 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 01:30 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Bublitz | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-61 |
| 00:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Bublitz | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | John Bublitz knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-63 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson buries a fadeaway in the paint | 46-63 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Charles Plaisted runs out the clock | 46-63 |