| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Butler | Adam Thompson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Teeter and he's fouled by Douglas Rickard - foul #2 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Paul Hyde snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 18:42 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Thompson | 22-26 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Paul Teeter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Morgan Todd - foul #3 on Morgan Todd, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (C) Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:35 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Horace Stewart travels with the ball | 22-27 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Paul Teeter - foul #2 on Paul Teeter, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a jumper from the left side | 24-29 |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb is hacked by Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (SG), James Tamez (PF) Clyde Josephson, Douglas Rickard | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dennis Bethea | 27-29 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Adam Thompson is whistled for traveling | 27-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF) Antoine Langley, Stephen Webb | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | The refs have stopped play. Randy Cardoza is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 27-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG) Randy Cardoza | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Larocca - foul #2 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd (C) Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fresh) SF - Bobbie Johns (fresh) PF - James Tamez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas McCrorey steps in front of the Dennis Bethea pass | 27-29 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca double dribbles | 27-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Douglas Rickard (PF) Dennis Bethea, Alfred Noel, James Tamez | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-29 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd tips it but misses | 27-29 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Teeter picks off the pass by Douglas Rickard | 27-31 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas McCrorey | 27-33 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Antoine Langley is blocked by Paul Hyde | 27-33 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Hyde and the foul's on Clyde Josephson - foul #2 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), James Tamez (PF) Antoine Langley, Bobbie Johns, Douglas Rickard | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 12:59 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Clyde Josephson | 29-36 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Adam Thompson blows the layup | 29-36 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Morgan Todd | 29-36 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez banks in the layup | 31-36 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 31-36 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tamez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Morgan Todd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Brandon Coppola is hacked by Morgan Todd - foul #4 on Morgan Todd, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Douglas Rickard (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Clyde Josephson, James Tamez, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Binkley (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Horace Stewart, Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson | |
| 11:07 | Butler | Stephen Jasper blows the layup | 31-36 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Paul Teeter gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Paul Teeter scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-38 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Bethea | 34-38 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Stephen Webb steals the ball from Stephen Jasper | 34-38 |
| 09:49 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SG) Dennis Bethea | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Paul Teeter, Stephen Jasper, Brandon Coppola | |
| 09:49 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 09:49 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey's pass is intercepted by Antoine Langley | 35-38 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard connects on the runner in the lane | 37-38 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Adam Binkley snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Adam Binkley's pass is intercepted by Antoine Langley in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard banks in the layup on a great pass from Antoine Langley | 39-38 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Adam Thompson scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-40 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard blows the dunk | 39-40 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Adam Binkley and he's fouled by Antoine Langley - foul #1 on Antoine Langley, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Alfred Noel (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Horace Stewart (SG), Brandon Coppola (C) Adam Binkley, Jonathan Larocca, Paul Hyde | |
| 06:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Teeter - foul #3 on Paul Teeter, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Brandon Coppola travels with the ball | 41-43 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Dennis Bethea | 43-43 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Alfred Noel steps in front of the Thomas McCrorey pass | 43-43 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfred Noel | 45-43 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Stephen Jasper scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas McCrorey | 45-45 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 05:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stephen Jasper | 45-45 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Stephen Jasper blows the layup but he's fouled by James Tamez - foul #2 on James Tamez, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG) Dennis Bethea, Alfred Noel | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| 04:41 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-47 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Stephen Jasper gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Paul Teeter knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Horace Stewart | 45-49 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Hyde - foul #3 on Paul Hyde, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF) Bobbie Johns, James Tamez | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Binkley (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Horace Stewart, Thomas McCrorey, Stephen Jasper | |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Paul Hyde scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Paul Teeter and he's fouled by Stephen Webb - foul #1 on Stephen Webb, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (C) Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:34 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Howard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb drills a shot near the basket | 49-51 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Hyde | 49-53 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson scores on a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Teeter, Paul Hyde | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the turnaround from the right block | 51-53 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Adam Binkley grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Adam Thompson is hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #3 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd (C) Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Adam Binkley, Brandon Coppola | |
| 02:08 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-55 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 01:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Horace Stewart | 51-55 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Paul Hyde hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas McCrorey | 51-57 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Hyde is called for the reach on Morgan Todd - foul #4 on Paul Hyde, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the board | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Clyde Josephson is called for the reach on Adam Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the board | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Clyde Josephson is called for the reach on Paul Teeter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Stephen Webb is called for the reach on Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Stephen Webb, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd tips it back up and in | 54-62 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Antoine Langley is called for the reach on Thomas McCrorey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antoine Langley, team foul #12 | 54-62 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Paul Hyde snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Paul Hyde is hacked by Antoine Langley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antoine Langley, team foul #13 | 54-63 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Antoine Langley | 56-65 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter runs out the clock | 56-65 |