| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Carl Staples (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Day (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Micah Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | George Day is called for the reach on Frances Heimann - foul #1 on George Day, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Frances Heimann knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Wilcox | 34-28 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Rudy Salisbury steals it from Micah Wallace | 34-28 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Norman Powell is whistled for traveling | 34-28 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | George Day grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace clanks a runner from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Frances Heimann loses the ball out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 34-28 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frances Heimann | 37-28 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Neal - foul #3 on Jason Neal, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Christopher Scott (PF), Bernard Montgomery (C) Curtis Wilcox, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski (PG), Lester Halford (SG), Bruce Dunston (C) Carl Staples, Jason Neal, Micah Wallace | |
| 17:26 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | George Day gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Alan Butler steals the ball from George Day | 37-31 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Frances Heimann lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alan Butler | 39-31 |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young throws it down on a nice dish by Lester Halford | 39-33 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Alan Butler's pass is intercepted by George Day | 39-33 |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | George Day lays it up and in | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Frances Heimann (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Hans Oblinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Halford (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Day (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Dunston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 15:40 | Butler | Frances Heimann hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Rudy Salisbury - foul #3 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Frances Heimann, Rudy Salisbury, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Jason Neal (SG), Micah Wallace (C) Hans Oblinski, Robert Young, George Day | |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce Dunston - foul #2 on Bruce Dunston, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas (PF) Bruce Dunston | |
| 15:16 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Alan Butler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Alan Butler, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Hamel (SF) Lester Halford | |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Norman Powell lays it in set up by Curtis Wilcox and he's hacked by Marion Ruelas - foul #1 on Marion Ruelas, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski (PG), Bruce Dunston (SF) Carl Staples, William Hamel | |
| 14:17 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston is fouled on the floor by Norman Powell - foul #1 on Norman Powell, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF) Alan Butler, Bernard Montgomery | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek (C) Micah Wallace | |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 46-40 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas tips it home | 46-42 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Kyle Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Curtis Wilcox | 49-42 |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Kyle Taylor grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Norman Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 12:31 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 12:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frances Heimann | 49-42 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Hans Oblinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hans Oblinski, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Christopher Scott (PF), Bernard Montgomery (C) Curtis Wilcox, Kyle Taylor, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Lester Halford (SG), Robert Young (SF), George Day (PF), Micah Wallace (C) Hans Oblinski, Jason Neal, Bruce Dunston, Marion Ruelas, Richard Peek | |
| 12:05 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-42 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | George Day misses the runner from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 11:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Scott | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Frances Heimann (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Carl Staples (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lester Halford (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Day (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Micah Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery blows the dunk but the foul's on George Day - foul #2 on George Day, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Taylor (PF) Frances Heimann | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:27 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | George Day misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-42 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | George Day grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Halford clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 10:53 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Bernard Montgomery | 52-42 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lester Halford | 52-44 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Scott | 54-44 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Halford comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Alan Butler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace lays it up and in on a great pass from George Day | 57-46 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Christopher Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | George Day grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | George Day hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Young | 57-49 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery is hacked by Carl Staples in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Staples, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Alan Butler, Rudy Salisbury, Kyle Taylor, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski (PG), Jason Neal (SG), Bruce Dunston (SF), Marion Ruelas (PF), Richard Peek (C) Carl Staples, Lester Halford, Robert Young, George Day, Micah Wallace | |
| 08:35 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frances Heimann - foul #2 on Frances Heimann, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Rudy Salisbury (SF) Bernard Montgomery | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal makes the 3rd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Norman Powell buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 60-51 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas misses long on a shot from the left side | 60-51 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek tips it back up and in | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Hans Oblinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Dunston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marion Ruelas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Butler | Jason Neal takes the ball from Rudy Salisbury | 60-53 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Norman Powell connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox | 62-55 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Peek | 62-57 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frances Heimann | 64-57 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek can't finish the layup | 64-57 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek can't tip it in | 64-57 |
| 06:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frances Heimann | 64-57 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rudy Salisbury | 66-57 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (SF) Rudy Salisbury | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Robert Young (SF), George Day (PF), Micah Wallace (C) Hans Oblinski, Bruce Dunston, Marion Ruelas, Richard Peek | |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | George Day buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Carl Staples | 66-59 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Alan Butler can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 66-59 |
| 05:29 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Powell | 66-59 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Ronald Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (SF) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:49 | Detroit Mercy | George Day travels with the ball | 66-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:27 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples can't connect on a floater from the left side | 66-59 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Alan Butler pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Micah Wallace blocks the short jumper by Bernard Montgomery | 66-59 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Norman Powell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-59 |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | George Day grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 6 reb. C - Norman Powell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Carl Staples (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Neal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Day (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Micah Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples double dribbles | 66-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Frances Heimann, Bernard Montgomery, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski (PG), William Hamel (SG), Lester Halford (SF), Marion Ruelas (PF), Bruce Dunston (C) Carl Staples, Jason Neal, Robert Young, George Day, Micah Wallace | |
| 02:52 | Butler | Ronald Smith drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Butler | 68-59 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG) Alan Butler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal (SG), Robert Young (SF), George Day (PF) William Hamel, Lester Halford, Marion Ruelas | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston is fouled on the floor by Christopher Scott - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston connects on the jumper from the right block | 68-61 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Christopher Scott misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | George Day grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Powell (C) Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Micah Wallace (C) Hans Oblinski, Bruce Dunston | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jason Neal | 68-63 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | George Day hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | George Day is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #4 on Ronald Smith, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | George Day makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | George Day makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses long on a shot from the right side | 68-65 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury tips it but misses | 68-65 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | George Day misses the lay-in | 68-65 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Carl Staples in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Staples, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Ronald Smith runs out the clock | 70-67 |