| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Peter Wier (fresh) SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Phipps (fresh) PF - Sean Little (fresh) C - Aaron Mason (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Rocco Esposito clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Peter Wier | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Bruce Gary - foul #1 on Bruce Gary, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Rocco Esposito buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Phipps | 5-4 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Peter Wier is called for the reach on Dewei Zheng - foul #1 on Peter Wier, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan misses the jump hook in the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Zwerschke blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Phipps | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Rocco Esposito pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Sean Little steals it from Dewei Zheng | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ivan Dvorak - foul #1 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps blows the dunk but he's fouled by Dewei Zheng - foul #1 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Jordan Hills (SF) Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jordan Hills | 7-7 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier tips it in | 7-9 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Bruce Gary is called for the reach on Gustavo Jimenez - foul #2 on Bruce Gary, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (SG), Steve Lytton (PF), Joseph Payne (C) Ivan Dvorak, Bryan Buchanan, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (SG), Clyde Law (SF), Ronald Williams (C) Bruce Gary, Jeffrey Phipps, Aaron Mason | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Payne | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Swanson (fresh) SF - Jordan Hills (fresh) PF - Steve Lytton (fresh) C - Joseph Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Peter Wier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Lee (fresh) SF - Clyde Law (fresh) PF - Sean Little (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee is fouled on the floor by Joseph Payne - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF) Gustavo Jimenez, David Swanson, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (PG), Wade Garth (C) Peter Wier, Sean Little | |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law clanks a runner from the right block | 10-9 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Steve Lytton snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Rocco Esposito clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Garth pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Dewei Zheng can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Lee - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Buchanan (PF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Jordan Hills, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier (PG), Jeffrey Phipps (SF), Aaron Mason (C) Brett Mote, Clyde Law, Wade Garth | |
| 14:40 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps misses the tip | 12-9 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee is hacked by Rocco Esposito - foul #1 on Rocco Esposito, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little (PF) Ronald Williams | |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Aaron Mason | 12-9 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Jordan Hills (SF) Ivan Dvorak, Dewei Zheng | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:15 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Buchanan | 14-9 |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Zwerschke blocks the short jumper by Sean Little | 14-9 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to Johnny Zwerschke | 14-9 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jeffrey Phipps - foul #1 on Jeffrey Phipps, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Dewei Zheng (SF) Rocco Esposito, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (PG), Clyde Law (SG), Wade Garth (SF), Ronald Williams (C) Peter Wier, Eric Lee, Jeffrey Phipps, Aaron Mason | |
| 12:02 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan misses the free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Buchanan takes the ball from Brett Mote | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jordan Hills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brett Mote (fresh) SG - Clyde Law (fresh) SF - Wade Garth (fresh) PF - Sean Little (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Little - foul #1 on Sean Little, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Lytton (C) Bryan Buchanan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps (SF) Sean Little | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law can't throw it down but the foul's on Gustavo Jimenez - foul #1 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (C) Jordan Hills | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:53 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak is hacked by Jeffrey Phipps - foul #2 on Jeffrey Phipps, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (SG) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier (PG) Jeffrey Phipps | |
| 10:53 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:53 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Wier | 18-13 |
| 10:34 | Butler | David Swanson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier is hacked by Ivan Dvorak in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Ivan Dvorak, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (SG), Aaron Mason (C) Brett Mote, Wade Garth | |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Mason | 18-15 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Steve Lytton's pass is intercepted by Ronald Williams | 18-15 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams grabs the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Jordan Hills (SF), Bryan Buchanan (PF) David Swanson, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Garth (SF), Sean Little (PF) Clyde Law, Ronald Williams | |
| 09:19 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Rocco Esposito | 20-15 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Garth misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Rocco Esposito comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 20-15 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan tips it in | 22-15 |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Sean Little | 22-17 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez is whistled for a carry | 22-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF) Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (PG), Clyde Law (SG), Ronald Williams (C) Peter Wier, Eric Lee, Aaron Mason | |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Garth misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Rocco Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jordan Hills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brett Mote (fresh) SG - Clyde Law (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wade Garth (fresh) PF - Sean Little (fresh) C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Jordan Hills tips it back up and in | 24-17 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Gustavo Jimenez - foul #2 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (PG), Steve Lytton (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Jordan Hills | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (SF) Wade Garth | |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Dewei Zheng comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG) Rocco Esposito | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bertram Smith (C) Sean Little | |
| 06:57 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brett Mote | 26-21 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 26-21 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan tips it back up and in | 28-21 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Bertram Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Jordan Hills (SF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Dewei Zheng, Bryan Buchanan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier (PG), Wade Garth (SF), Sean Little (PF), Aaron Mason (C) Eric Lee, Clyde Law, Ronald Williams, Bertram Smith | |
| 05:43 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little lays it up and in on a great pass from Peter Wier and the foul's on Steve Lytton - foul #1 on Steve Lytton, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Richard Slack | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Jordan Hills hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Steve Lytton denies the turnaround by Sean Little | 30-24 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-24 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:49 | Butler | David Swanson is whistled for a carry | 30-24 |
| Subs | Butler | James Ross (PG), Joseph Payne (PF) David Swanson, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (SG) Brett Mote | |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Garth clanks a jumper near the basket | 30-24 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Jordan Hills gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:30 | Butler | James Ross comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 30-24 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier double dribbles | 30-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Bryan Buchanan (PF) Jordan Hills, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law (SF), Ronald Williams (PF), Bertram Smith (C) Wade Garth, Sean Little, Aaron Mason | |
| 03:56 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke loses the dribble to Bertram Smith | 30-24 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Rocco Esposito grabs the board | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Ross (fresh) SG - Rocco Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Peter Wier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Law (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bertram Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan blows the layup | 30-24 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-24 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Bertram Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-24 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams tips it but misses | 30-24 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Rocco Esposito grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Rocco Esposito lays it up and in | 32-24 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bertram Smith misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Zwerschke - foul #1 on Johnny Zwerschke, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Jordan Hills (C) James Ross, Rocco Esposito, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (PG), Bruce Gary (SG), Jeffrey Phipps (SF), Sean Little (PF) Peter Wier, Eric Lee, Clyde Law, Ronald Williams | |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bertram Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bertram Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jordan Hills | 34-26 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Buchanan is called for the reach on Sean Little - foul #1 on Bryan Buchanan, team foul #10 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Lytton (PF), Joseph Payne (C) Dewei Zheng, Bryan Buchanan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason (C) Bertram Smith | |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Steve Lytton clanks a driving attempt from close range | 34-28 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Jordan Hills can't tip it in | 34-28 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | Steve Lytton steps in front of the Jeffrey Phipps pass | 34-28 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Jordan Hills misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Phipps - foul #3 on Jeffrey Phipps, team foul #9 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier (PG), Clyde Law (SF) Brett Mote, Jeffrey Phipps | |
| 00:49 | Butler | Jordan Hills makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Jordan Hills makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Clyde Law | 36-31 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Bruce Gary is called for the reach on Ivan Dvorak - foul #3 on Bruce Gary, team foul #10 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Buchanan (PF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Steve Lytton, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (SG) Bruce Gary | |
| 00:22 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jordan Hills misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-34 |