| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Gaston | 32-35 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the lay-in | 32-35 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Clay Moore tips it but misses | 32-35 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the jump hook from the left block | 32-35 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Russell Robbins is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Goran Kamienski | 32-35 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Clay Moore gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Thomas Wallace - foul #2 on Thomas Wallace, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 32-36 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Hung Tang snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is hacked by Andrew Venne - foul #3 on Andrew Venne, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers (SF) Andrew Venne | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:22 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| 16:51 | Butler | Peter Flowers picks off the pass by Ronnie Krone | 32-36 |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston is called for traveling | 32-36 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:10 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Thomas Lyons - foul #1 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF) Peter Flowers | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Robbins blocks the short jumper by Andrew Venne | 35-36 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Goran Kamienski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clay Moore | 35-39 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix is hacked by Bernard Dicken - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts (C) Aaron Fix | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Hung Tang | 35-39 |
| 14:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Dicken | 35-39 |
| 14:03 | Butler | John Baker steals the ball from Clay Moore | 35-39 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston is denied on a layup by Bernard Dicken | 35-39 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the tip | 35-39 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Hung Tang pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Thomas Wallace is called for the reach on Goran Kamienski - foul #3 on Thomas Wallace, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| 12:53 | Butler | Rene Rizzo drills a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers (SF), Aaron Fix (C) Andrew Venne, Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:53 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Flowers and the foul's on Thomas Lyons - foul #2 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez (SG) Thomas Wallace | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Ronnie Krone connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 38-44 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Manjarrez | 40-44 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Edward Womack hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ronnie Krone and he's fouled by Richard Manjarrez - foul #1 on Richard Manjarrez, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo | |
| 11:51 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Baker | 40-46 |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the board | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Manjarrez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Baker (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Russell Robbins is fouled on the floor by Richard Gaston - foul #3 on Richard Gaston, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), Michael Roberts (C) Richard Manjarrez, Peter Flowers, Aaron Fix | |
| Subs | Butler | Hung Tang (C) Edward Womack | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Goran Kamienski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clay Moore | 40-49 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Richard Gaston steals it from Hung Tang | 40-49 |
| 10:22 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Clay Moore gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Clay Moore hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Goran Kamienski | 40-51 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Aaron Fix (C) Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| 08:41 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-51 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers snags the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker clanks a shot from the right side | 40-51 |
| 08:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 40-51 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Hung Tang connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Ronnie Krone and the foul's on Aaron Fix - foul #1 on Aaron Fix, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG), Mark Maguire (PF) Richard Manjarrez, John Baker | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:57 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston is called for traveling | 40-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF) Peter Flowers | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Edward Womack (C) Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Maguire (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Russell Robbins is whistled for a carry | 40-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts (C) Aaron Fix | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston hits a fadeaway from the right block | 42-54 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Edward Womack buries a shot from the left side set up by Goran Kamienski | 42-56 |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts snags the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Bernard Dicken - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez (SG), John Baker (PF) Thomas Wallace, Mark Maguire | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Russell Robbins buries a floater from the baseline set up by Clay Moore | 44-58 |
| 05:13 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Russell Robbins snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Clay Moore is hacked by Richard Gaston - foul #4 on Richard Gaston, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG), Peter Flowers (SF), Aaron Fix (C) Richard Gaston, Andrew Venne, Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Edward Womack | |
| 04:59 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada is fouled on the floor by Clay Moore - foul #1 on Clay Moore, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG) Richard Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Runako Awada, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG) Goran Kamienski | |
| 04:21 | Butler | Clay Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-58 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Ronnie Krone can't tip it in | 44-58 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Rene Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Clay Moore hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronnie Krone | 44-61 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Aaron Fix is denied by Hung Tang | 44-61 |
| 03:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ronnie Krone | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:15 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Wallace - foul #4 on Thomas Wallace, team foul #10 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez (SG), Mark Maguire (PF), Michael Roberts (C) Thomas Wallace, John Baker, Aaron Fix | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Hung Tang | |
| 03:15 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Runako Awada (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Manjarrez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Maguire (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 02:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:31 | Butler | Clay Moore hits the finger roll and the foul's on Richard Manjarrez - foul #2 on Richard Manjarrez, team foul #11 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Ronnie Krone | |
| 02:31 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the free throw | 44-66 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #6 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson (PG) Runako Awada | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SF) Clay Moore, Rene Rizzo | |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Julio Martin | 46-68 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez loses the dribble to Edward Womack | 46-68 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Maguire - foul #1 on Mark Maguire, team foul #12 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG) Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Miladen Jankowski | |
| 01:29 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses long on a runner from the right block | 46-70 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts grabs the board | 46-70 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Roberts | 46-73 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-73 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers tips it in | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-73 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-73 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons runs out the clock | 51-73 |