| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) SG - Robert Burch (fresh) SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) PF - Mark Marker (fresh) C - John Cassella (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Dennis Gray blocks the short jumper by Filip Kranjcar | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray is denied on a dunk by Filip Kranjcar | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses the floater from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella can't finish the layup | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker tips it in | 0-7 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar travels with the ball | 0-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Oleg Leski (PF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray connects on the shot from the right side set up by Mark Marker | 0-9 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Craig Salcedo drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella scores on a shot in the lane | 3-11 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Oleg Leski makes the jump hook from close range | 5-11 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Mark Marker | 5-13 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Gordon Casey connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Craig Salcedo | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Allen Davis (fresh) SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Leski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alonzo Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Burch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Marker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Cassella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Andrew Teter and he's hacked by Oleg Leski - foul #1 on Oleg Leski, team foul #1 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Oleg Leski, Alonzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Tim McCoid (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), Kyle Wilson (PF) Andrew Teter, Robert Burch, Dennis Gray, Mark Marker | |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses the free throw | 7-15 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar is fouled on the floor by John Cassella - foul #1 on John Cassella, team foul #1 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG) Jeremy Copas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning (SF) John Cassella | |
| 15:05 | Butler | Don Hutchison steals the ball from Melvin Forbes | 7-15 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Davis takes the ball from Tim McCoid | 7-15 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Allen Davis lays it up and in | 9-15 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Gonzalo Castillo steals the ball from Don Hutchison | 9-15 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Allen Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Allen Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG) Arthur Early | |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Filip Kranjcar picks off the pass by Derek Denning | 9-15 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremy Copas | 11-15 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison hits a fadeaway from close range | 11-17 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Jeremy Copas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG) Jeremy Copas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG), Dennis Gray (SF) Tim McCoid, Derek Denning | |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Allen Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker (PF) Don Hutchison | |
| 13:27 | Butler | Jeremy Copas clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kyle Wilson - foul #1 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:27 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Otha Zeck grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Craig Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Gordon Casey tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Gray and he's hacked by Otha Zeck - foul #1 on Otha Zeck, team foul #2 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Andrew Finley (PF), Alonzo Garcia (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella (C) Mark Marker | |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter loses the dribble to Allen Davis | 15-20 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Melvin Forbes lays it up and in set up by Allen Davis | 17-20 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson makes the turnaround from the right block | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Allen Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Finley (fresh) C - Alonzo Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Cassella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Melvin Forbes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter's pass is intercepted by Andrew Finley | 19-22 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Allen Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-22 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Andrew Finley tips it but misses | 19-22 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson loses the dribble to Melvin Forbes | 19-22 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Allen Davis can't throw it down | 19-22 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Andrew Finley grabs the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 21-22 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Cassella | 21-25 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Melvin Forbes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gonzalo Castillo | 23-25 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter is hacked by Allen Davis - foul #1 on Allen Davis, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Andrew Finley, Alonzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Tim McCoid (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), Mark Marker (PF), Derek Denning (C) Andrew Teter, Robert Burch, Dennis Gray, Kyle Wilson, John Cassella | |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim McCoid | 23-28 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Gordon Casey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeremy Copas | 26-28 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison's fadeaway is rejected by Otha Zeck | 26-28 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Otha Zeck makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Filip Kranjcar | 28-28 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Otha Zeck - foul #2 on Otha Zeck, team foul #4 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Oleg Leski (PF) Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 09:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Filip Kranjcar | 28-29 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Don Hutchison picks off the pass by Oleg Leski | 28-29 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 28-29 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Oleg Leski snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Oleg Leski buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Filip Kranjcar | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oleg Leski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Arthur Early (fairly fresh) SG - Tim McCoid (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Hutchison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Marker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Derek Denning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison is hacked by Gonzalo Castillo - foul #1 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #5 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Andrew Finley (PF) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Robert Burch (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), John Cassella (C) Arthur Early, Tim McCoid, Don Hutchison, Derek Denning | |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 07:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Casey | 30-29 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-29 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Teter and the foul's on Andrew Finley - foul #1 on Andrew Finley, team foul #6 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Oleg Leski (PF) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Andrew Finley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is hacked by John Cassella - foul #2 on John Cassella, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Finley (PF) Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson (C) John Cassella | |
| 06:21 | Butler | Andrew Finley is hacked by Mark Marker - foul #1 on Mark Marker, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother (C) Mark Marker | |
| 06:10 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar is called for a charge - foul #1 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Oleg Leski (PF) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Andrew Finley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray can't finish the layup | 30-32 |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Oleg Leski and he's hacked by Paul Yother - foul #1 on Paul Yother, team foul #5 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Andrew Finley (PF) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (SG), Don Hutchison (PF) Robert Burch, Paul Yother | |
| 05:41 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the free throw | 32-34 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Andrew Finley pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the jumper from the right side set up by Allen Davis | 34-34 |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray is hacked by Andrew Finley - foul #2 on Andrew Finley, team foul #8 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Oleg Leski (PF) Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Andrew Finley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Gray - foul #1 on Dennis Gray, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Allen Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG), Paul Yother (C) Arthur Early, Dennis Gray | |
| 05:01 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-36 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Paul Yother is called for the reach on Filip Kranjcar - foul #2 on Paul Yother, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms (PG), Dennis Gray (SF), Mark Marker (PF) Andrew Teter, Don Hutchison, Paul Yother | |
| 04:36 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is fouled on the floor by Tim McCoid - foul #1 on Tim McCoid, team foul #8 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Andrew Finley (C) Allen Davis, Gordon Casey, Oleg Leski, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG), Arthur Early (SF), Kyle Wilson (PF), John Cassella (C) Sammie Helms, Dennis Gray, Mark Marker, Derek Denning | |
| 03:58 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Craig Salcedo misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 37-36 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch is called for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG) Craig Salcedo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG) Tim McCoid | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Finley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Early (fresh) PF - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Cassella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Jeremy Copas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Andrew Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 03:07 | Butler | Jeremy Copas drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gonzalo Castillo | 39-36 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-36 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Otha Zeck grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Andrew Teter - foul #1 on Andrew Teter, team foul #9 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Andrew Finley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (SF) Arthur Early | |
| 02:36 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson loses the dribble to Filip Kranjcar | 39-36 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms (PG), Tim McCoid (SG), Dennis Gray (SF) Andrew Teter, Robert Burch, Kyle Wilson | |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella can't finish the layup | 39-36 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Allen Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Derek Denning (C) Sammie Helms, John Cassella | |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid is hacked by Jeremy Copas - foul #1 on Jeremy Copas, team foul #9 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Alonzo Garcia (C) Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG) Arthur Early | |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Alonzo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Tim McCoid picks off the pass by Jeremy Copas | 39-36 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Otha Zeck - foul #3 on Otha Zeck, team foul #10 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Andrew Finley (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Otha Zeck, Alonzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG), Mark Marker (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Tim McCoid, Dennis Gray, Derek Denning | |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Gordon Casey steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Oleg Leski (PF) Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Andrew Finley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning (SF), John Cassella (C) Don Hutchison, Kyle Wilson | |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses long on a fullcourt shot | 39-36 |