| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Jonas (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffery Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Steven Brown inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Eric Jun steals it from Steven Brown | 36-32 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 18:59 | Butler | James Glover buries a floater in the paint | 38-34 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Arnold | 40-34 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 17:46 | Butler | Steven Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Steven Brown gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Jeff Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine (PF) Jeffery Duncan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:05 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine banks in the layup set up by Christopher Arnold | 44-34 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 16:34 | Butler | James Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Jeff Davis is hacked by Stephan Baine - foul #1 on Stephan Baine, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (PG), Ralph Reid (SG), Anthony Myrie (SF), Jeffery Duncan (PF) Christopher Arnold, Thomas Fay, Raymond Jonas, Eric Jun | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (PF), Richard Marsh (C) James Glover, Jeff Davis | |
| 16:06 | Butler | Kevin Lambert comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan grabs the board | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lawrence Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Reid (fresh) SF - Anthony Myrie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephan Baine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Lambert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Reid hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Kevin Lambert knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Shea | 46-36 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan misses the jumper from the right side | 46-36 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Richard Marsh snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 46-36 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Reid tips it home | 48-36 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Steven Brown misses badly on a shot from the right block | 48-36 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephan Baine | 48-36 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Reid misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Lambert - foul #2 on Kevin Lambert, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay (SG), Raymond Jonas (SF), Wade Fuller (PF), Eric Jun (C) Lawrence Grant, Anthony Myrie, Jeffery Duncan, Stephan Baine | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Musselwhite (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), James Glover (PF), Warren Williamson (C) Kevin Lambert, Steven Brown, Richard Hasbrouck, Richard Marsh | |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Reid makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:47 | Butler | James Glover loses the dribble to Thomas Fay | 50-36 |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Fuller scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-36 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Jeff Davis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ralph Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Fay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Jonas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Musselwhite (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Williamson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Fuller misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Warren Williamson - foul #4 on Warren Williamson, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG) Ralph Reid | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Kevin Lambert (SG) Mark Shea, Warren Williamson | |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:40 | Butler | James Glover grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Warren Musselwhite makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Farmer | 53-41 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Jeff Davis gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Thomas Fay picks off the pass by Gary Farmer | 53-41 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Fuller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Jun | 53-41 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG), Anthony Myrie (SF), Jeffery Duncan (PF) Thomas Fay, Raymond Jonas, Wade Fuller | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Shea (PG), Steven Brown (SF), Richard Hasbrouck (PF) Gary Farmer, Warren Musselwhite, James Glover | |
| 09:29 | Butler | Kevin Lambert scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Shea | 53-44 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Lambert picks off the pass by Lawrence Grant | 53-44 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun's floater is tipped away by Richard Hasbrouck | 53-44 |
| 08:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jeff Davis | 53-44 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Jun - foul #1 on Eric Jun, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay (SG), Raymond Jonas (SF), Stephan Baine (C) Christopher Arnold, Anthony Myrie, Eric Jun | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Musselwhite (SG), James Glover (PF) Kevin Lambert, Richard Hasbrouck | |
| 08:03 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lawrence Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Jonas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephan Baine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Musselwhite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Musselwhite steals it from Thomas Fay | 53-46 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Steven Brown connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Mark Shea and he's fouled by Thomas Fay - foul #1 on Thomas Fay, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Williamson (C) Jeff Davis | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Steven Brown makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan's pass is intercepted by Warren Musselwhite | 53-49 |
| 07:13 | Butler | James Glover hits the finger roll set up by Warren Musselwhite | 53-51 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | James Glover picks off the pass by Lawrence Grant | 53-51 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Jeffery Duncan swats the short shot by Mark Shea | 53-51 |
| 06:16 | Butler | James Glover tips it but misses | 53-51 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephan Baine | 53-51 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Jonas | 56-51 |
| 05:34 | Butler | James Glover misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffery Duncan - foul #1 on Jeffery Duncan, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Anthony Myrie (SG), Gregory Stilwell (SF), Eric Jun (C) Lawrence Grant, Thomas Fay, Raymond Jonas, Jeffery Duncan | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Lambert (SG), Jeff Davis (SF) Warren Musselwhite, Steven Brown | |
| 05:34 | Butler | James Glover misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:34 | Butler | James Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Stilwell misses short on a floater from the left side | 56-52 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Jeff Davis pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Mark Shea can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Arnold - foul #1 on Christopher Arnold, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay (SG), Wade Fuller (PF) Gregory Stilwell, Stephan Baine | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (PF), Richard Marsh (C) James Glover, Warren Williamson | |
| 04:34 | Butler | Mark Shea makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Mark Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:13 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie is hacked by Richard Hasbrouck - foul #1 on Richard Hasbrouck, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Warren Musselwhite (SF) Mark Shea, Richard Marsh | |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Fay | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Fay (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Myrie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wade Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Lambert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Musselwhite (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Butler | Wade Fuller denies the turnaround by Jeff Davis | 58-54 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Fuller gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Warren Musselwhite - foul #4 on Warren Musselwhite, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan (PF) Wade Fuller | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Williamson (C) Warren Musselwhite | |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Kevin Lambert's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Duncan | 60-54 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Farmer - foul #2 on Gary Farmer, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG), Raymond Jonas (SF) Thomas Fay, Anthony Myrie | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Shea (PG), Steven Brown (SG) Gary Farmer, Kevin Lambert | |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Hasbrouck | 60-54 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun is fouled on the floor by Warren Williamson - foul #5 on Warren Williamson, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay (SG) Lawrence Grant | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Lambert (SG), James Glover (PF) Richard Hasbrouck, Warren Williamson | |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 01:21 | Butler | James Glover snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Eric Jun | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold is hacked by Steven Brown - foul #3 on Steven Brown, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie (SG), Stephan Baine (PF) Thomas Fay, Jeffery Duncan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Jeff Davis gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Butler | Kevin Lambert makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Shea | 61-57 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay (SG), Jeffery Duncan (PF) Anthony Myrie, Stephan Baine | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Shea - foul #3 on Mark Shea, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 63-57 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Shea is called for the reach on Eric Jun in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Shea, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie (SG), Stephan Baine (PF) Thomas Fay, Jeffery Duncan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Stephan Baine | 64-57 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine is hacked by Mark Shea - foul #5 on Mark Shea, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG) Mark Shea | |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay (SG), Jeffery Duncan (PF) Anthony Myrie, Stephan Baine | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Kevin Lambert is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Duncan - foul #2 on Jeffery Duncan, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Eric Jun | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun is hacked by Gary Farmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Farmer, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie (SG), Stephan Baine (PF) Thomas Fay, Jeffery Duncan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-57 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephan Baine | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold runs out the clock | 68-57 |