| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) SG - David Frazier (fresh) SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) C - Mark Fincher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Williamson (fresh) SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) SF - Brian Jones (fresh) PF - Ricardo Gallegos (fresh) C - Damon Prinz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz 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) | |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Williamson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Foster | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Butler | David Frazier can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Greg Campbell - foul #1 on Greg Campbell, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Butler | David Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Butler | David Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ricardo Gallegos | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Lewter blocks the jumper by Greg Campbell | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Travis Broaddus pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Mark Fincher scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Travis Broaddus | 5-0 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz misses the lay-in | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Christopher Lewter snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses short on a shot in the paint | 5-0 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Fincher | 5-0 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Travis Broaddus pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:27 | Butler | David Frazier is called for traveling | 5-0 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Michael Shultis (PF) Eric Williamson, Ricardo Gallegos | |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones is denied on a layup by Mark Fincher | 5-0 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell blows the layup but the foul's on David Frazier - foul #1 on David Frazier, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels (SF), Sean Brewster (C) Brian Jones, Damon Prinz | |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Greg Campbell steals it from Cecil Foster | 5-1 |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis hits the finger roll set up by Greg Campbell | 5-3 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Mark Fincher lays it in | 7-3 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray misses long on a floater from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:00 | Butler | David Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Cecil Foster (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Lewter (fairly fresh) C - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Derek Wray (fresh) SG - Greg Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Daniels (fresh) PF - Michael Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Brewster (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Butler | David Frazier jams it on a nice dish by Cecil Foster | 9-3 |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis can't finish the layup | 9-3 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell tips it in | 9-5 |
| 15:11 | Butler | Travis Broaddus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Daniels - foul #1 on Herbert Daniels, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF), James Eberly (C) David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Brian Jones (SF), Ricardo Gallegos (PF), Damon Prinz (C) Greg Campbell, Herbert Daniels, Michael Shultis, Sean Brewster | |
| 15:11 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:11 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos hits the finger roll set up by Brian Jones and he's hacked by George Hsieh - foul #1 on George Hsieh, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) Travis Broaddus | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels (SG) Derek Wray | |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich knocks in the floater from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | George Hsieh steals it from Ricardo Gallegos | 13-8 |
| 14:07 | Butler | James Eberly drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Armando Robles | 15-8 |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Williamson | 15-10 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-10 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels is hacked by Stephen Ullrich - foul #1 on Stephen Ullrich, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), David Frazier (SG) Larry Tarter, Armando Robles | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell (SG) Herbert Daniels | |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Travis Broaddus hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by David Frazier | 20-13 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Damon Prinz blocks the jumper by Stephen Ullrich | 20-16 |
| 12:35 | Butler | George Hsieh grabs the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Travis Broaddus double dribbles | 20-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Cecil Foster (SF), Russell Clark (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Stephen Ullrich, George Hsieh, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Herbert Daniels (SF), Michael Shultis (PF), Sean Brewster (C) Eric Williamson, Brian Jones, Ricardo Gallegos, Damon Prinz | |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Derek Wray | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) PF - Russell Clark (fresh) C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Derek Wray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Brewster (fresh) | |
| 11:56 | Butler | Travis Broaddus is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Broaddus, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Armando Robles (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF) David Frazier, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 11:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 20-18 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Cecil Foster hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Broaddus | 22-18 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG) Armando Robles | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:05 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Greg Campbell - foul #2 on Greg Campbell, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG), Damon Prinz (C) Greg Campbell, Sean Brewster | |
| 11:05 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels is whistled for traveling | 24-18 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG) Stephen Ullrich | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones (SF) Kenneth Scotti | |
| 10:33 | Butler | Travis Broaddus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cecil Foster | 26-18 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Derek Wray | 26-21 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Damon Prinz is called for the reach on David Frazier - foul #1 on Damon Prinz, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (PG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF) Travis Broaddus, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Ricardo Gallegos (PF) Herbert Daniels, Michael Shultis | |
| 09:56 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich clanks a jumper from the left side | 26-21 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Brian Jones | 26-21 |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 26-21 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Mark Fincher pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Armando Robles misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Damon Prinz - foul #2 on Damon Prinz, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (C) Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (SG), Sean Brewster (C) Derek Wray, Damon Prinz | |
| 09:39 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Eric Williamson and he's hacked by George Hsieh - foul #2 on George Hsieh, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (C) George Hsieh | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Armando Robles misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Armando Robles tips it but misses | 28-24 |
| 09:17 | Butler | James Eberly hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG) David Frazier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels (SG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF), Michael Shultis (C) Kenneth Scotti, Brian Jones, Sean Brewster | |
| 08:52 | Butler | Travis Broaddus is hacked by Eric Williamson - foul #2 on Eric Williamson, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Cecil Foster (SF) Armando Robles | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG) Eric Williamson | |
| 08:52 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Eberly - foul #1 on James Eberly, team foul #6 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF), Mark Fincher (C) James Eberly, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Sean Brewster (C) Kenneth Scotti, Ricardo Gallegos | |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Cecil Foster misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 08:08 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Fincher is called for the reach on Michael Shultis - foul #1 on Mark Fincher, team foul #7 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG) Stephen Ullrich | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG) Alfredo Aguilar | |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fresh) SG - Derek Wray (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herbert Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Shultis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Brewster (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Butler | David Frazier knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 35-25 |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Cecil Foster gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Travis Broaddus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Lewter | 37-25 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Broaddus picks off the pass by Derek Wray | 37-25 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Travis Broaddus lays it in | 39-25 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Mark Fincher gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 06:08 | Butler | David Frazier buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Travis Broaddus | 41-25 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti is hacked by Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #8 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) Travis Broaddus, David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Columbus Bernard (PG), Brian Jones (SF), Ricardo Gallegos (PF) Derek Wray, Herbert Daniels, Sean Brewster | |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti misses the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 05:48 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 05:31 | Detroit Mercy | Columbus Bernard's fadeaway is rejected by James Eberly | 41-26 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Armando Robles pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Larry Tarter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-26 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones connects on the floater in the paint set up by Columbus Bernard | 41-28 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Larry Tarter steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG) Larry Tarter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (SG) Kenneth Scotti | |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Broaddus picks off the pass by Michael Shultis | 41-28 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich is fouled on the floor by Columbus Bernard - foul #1 on Columbus Bernard, team foul #8 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), George Hsieh (PF) Armando Robles, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Greg Campbell (SG), Alfredo Aguilar (PF), Damon Prinz (C) Columbus Bernard, Derek Wray, Ricardo Gallegos, Michael Shultis | |
| 03:59 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz loses the dribble to Stephen Ullrich | 43-28 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich lays it in | 45-28 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Hsieh (fresh) C - James Eberly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Williamson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfredo Aguilar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Damon Prinz (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell is fouled on the floor by Travis Broaddus - foul #2 on Travis Broaddus, team foul #9 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Fincher (C) James Eberly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels (SF) Brian Jones | |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Mark Fincher gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 03:05 | Butler | David Frazier's pass is intercepted by Greg Campbell | 45-28 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz is fouled on the floor by Mark Fincher - foul #2 on Mark Fincher, team foul #10 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Cecil Foster (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF) Travis Broaddus, Stephen Ullrich, George Hsieh | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (SF), Ricardo Gallegos (PF) Herbert Daniels, Alfredo Aguilar | |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 02:28 | Butler | David Frazier's pass is intercepted by Ricardo Gallegos | 45-30 |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 47-33 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Ricardo Gallegos | 47-33 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Williamson | 47-35 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Cecil Foster misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz's floater is tipped away by Christopher Lewter | 47-35 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz gets the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Greg Campbell | 47-38 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Larry Tarter is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #11 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF), James Eberly (C) Larry Tarter, David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG), Herbert Daniels (SG), Brian Jones (SF), Alfredo Aguilar (PF), Sean Brewster (C) Eric Williamson, Greg Campbell, Derek Wray, Ricardo Gallegos, Damon Prinz | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones misses the halfcourt shot | 47-38 |