| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| 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 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb throws it down set up by Antoine Langley | 26-26 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Douglas Rickard is called for the reach on Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Paul Hyde is hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #3 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (PF) Douglas Rickard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:10 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Adam Thompson - foul #2 on Adam Thompson, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Paul Teeter is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Langley - foul #2 on Antoine Langley, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Adam Thompson loses the dribble to Antoine Langley | 27-26 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley loses the ball out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Stephen Webb steals the ball from Paul Teeter | 27-26 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Hyde | 27-28 |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tamez (fresh) 7 pts. C - Morgan Todd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Paul Teeter connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Larocca and he's fouled by Clyde Josephson - foul #1 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Randy Cardoza (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, Stephen Webb, James Tamez, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-31 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Matthew Howard steals the ball from Thomas McCrorey | 30-31 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-31 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard hits the follow up shot | 32-31 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Douglas Rickard takes the ball from Adam Thompson | 32-31 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Cardoza | 34-31 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Paul Hyde is hacked by Matthew Howard - foul #3 on Matthew Howard, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Morgan Todd (C) Dennis Bethea, Randy Cardoza, Bobbie Johns, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:28 | Butler | Paul Hyde hits a shot from close range | 34-33 |
| 13:17 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Hyde blocks the short jumper by Clyde Josephson | 34-33 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Horace Stewart pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 34-35 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard hits a fadeaway in the lane | 36-35 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 12:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Thompson | 36-35 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 36-35 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Teeter - foul #2 on Paul Teeter, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Binkley (SF), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Thomas McCrorey, Paul Hyde | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Tamez (fresh) 7 pts. C - Matthew Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Matthew Howard | 37-35 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley banks in the layup on a great pass from James Tamez | 39-35 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Antoine Langley is called for the reach on Jonathan Larocca - foul #3 on Antoine Langley, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (SG), Morgan Todd (C) Clyde Josephson, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Paul Teeter, Adam Thompson | |
| 10:07 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Antoine Langley | 42-35 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Stephen Jasper drills a driving attempt from close range | 42-37 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Jasper swats the short shot by James Tamez | 42-37 |
| 09:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 42-37 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Webb - foul #2 on Stephen Webb, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF) Antoine Langley, Stephen Webb, James Tamez | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Horace Stewart (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Adam Binkley, Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| 08:43 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the floater in the lane | 42-38 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 42-38 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Paul Hyde can't throw it down | 42-38 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd hits a floater in the lane and the foul's on Horace Stewart - foul #4 on Horace Stewart, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Stephen Webb (SF) Dennis Bethea, Bobbie Johns | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Thomas McCrorey, Stephen Jasper | |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Morgan Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard is fouled on the floor by Adam Thompson - foul #3 on Adam Thompson, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (C) Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Howard | 47-38 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Paul Teeter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Paul Teeter | |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Adam Thompson jams it and he's hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #4 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #8 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Adam Binkley, Brandon Coppola | |
| 05:56 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses the 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Adam Thompson scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Horace Stewart | 47-43 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley loses the dribble to Horace Stewart | 47-43 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Paul Hyde is fouled on the floor by Matthew Howard - foul #4 on Matthew Howard, team foul #9 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Randy Cardoza (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 | |
| 04:25 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Hyde denies the turnaround by Bobbie Johns | 47-43 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bobbie Johns - foul #1 on Bobbie Johns, team foul #10 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 03:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobbie Johns (fresh) PF - James Tamez (fresh) 7 pts. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the floater near the basket | 47-44 |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Bobbie Johns | 47-44 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF) Dennis Bethea, Randy Cardoza, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley is hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #5 on Horace Stewart, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the lay-in | 49-44 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Paul Hyde tips it in | 49-46 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Larocca | 49-46 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Paul Teeter is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Paul Teeter, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathan Larocca and he's hacked by Morgan Todd - foul #3 on Morgan Todd, team foul #11 | 49-48 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd can't tip it in | 49-49 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled on the floor by Stephen Webb - foul #3 on Stephen Webb, team foul #12 | 49-49 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Thompson swats the layup by Antoine Langley | 49-50 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Antoine Langley is called for the reach on Paul Teeter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Antoine Langley, team foul #13 | 49-50 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Webb | 52-52 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson wins the tip | 52-52 |
| 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) | |
| 04:31 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #5 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #14 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (PF) Douglas Rickard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:31 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Tamez | 52-53 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-53 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Teeter and the foul's on Morgan Todd - foul #4 on Morgan Todd, team foul #15 | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Adam Thompson - foul #4 on Adam Thompson, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Clyde Josephson - foul #2 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #16 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-58 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| 02:34 | Butler | Paul Hyde knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Paul Teeter | 55-60 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 02:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Thompson | 55-60 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Morgan Todd denies the turnaround by Thomas McCrorey | 55-60 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Larocca - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Adam Thompson can't connect on a runner in the paint | 57-60 |
| 01:04 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Hyde | 57-60 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is hacked by Stephen Webb - foul #4 on Stephen Webb, team foul #17 | 57-60 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Tamez (fresh) 7 pts. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Antoine Langley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antoine Langley, team foul #18 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG) Antoine Langley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez's floater is knocked away by Adam Thompson | 57-64 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is hacked by Dennis Bethea in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #19 | 57-64 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits a 3 from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Adam Thompson is hacked by Dennis Bethea in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #20 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Adam Binkley | |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-67 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Paul Teeter is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Bethea - foul #4 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #21 | 60-67 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the defensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 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 | Jonathan Larocca runs out the clock | 60-69 |