| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kerry Black (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Barbour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Eusebio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Sherwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Middleton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Julian Warnberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Moores (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Colvin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Vincent Barbour inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth is fouled on the floor by Julian Warnberg - foul #1 on Julian Warnberg, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio is whistled for a carry | 31-34 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Vincent Barbour misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Sherwood - foul #1 on Ronald Sherwood, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Vincent Barbour makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Vincent Barbour makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Sherwood | 33-37 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:46 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores loses the dribble to Kenneth Eusebio | 33-37 |
| 17:29 | Butler | The short jumper by Vincent Barbour is denied by John Colvin | 33-37 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg is called for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (SG), Hu Chinn (C) Kerry Black, Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau (SF), Alexis Russo (C) Julian Warnberg, John Colvin | |
| 16:56 | Butler | Hu Chinn misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Alexis Russo - foul #1 on Alexis Russo, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (SG), Thomas Lamb (C) Zachary Duckworth, Vincent Barbour | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes (SG), Anthony Rohrbach (C) Richard Middleton, Wayne Moores | |
| 16:56 | Butler | Hu Chinn makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Hu Chinn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | William Dalton picks off the pass by Ronald Sherwood | 35-37 |
| 16:26 | Butler | William Dalton hits the finger roll | 37-37 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Henry - foul #2 on Michael Henry, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Kerry Black (SG), Vincent Barbour (SF) William Dalton, Douglas Cromwell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin (C) Anthony Rohrbach | |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Joshua Trudeau is called for the reach on Vincent Barbour - foul #2 on Joshua Trudeau, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG) Michael Henry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton (SG), Irving McKimmy (SF), Wayne Moores (PF) Ronald Sherwood, Joshua Trudeau, Alexis Russo | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kerry Black (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Barbour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hu Chinn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bruce Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Middleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving McKimmy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Moores (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Colvin (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Hu Chinn's pass is intercepted by John Colvin | 37-39 |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Vincent Barbour pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:17 | Butler | John Colvin blocks the jumper by Zachary Duckworth | 37-39 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 14:52 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Hu Chinn is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Hu Chinn, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (SG), Douglas Cromwell (PF), Kenneth Eusebio (C) Kerry Black, Vincent Barbour, Hu Chinn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood (PG) Bruce Estes | |
| 14:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth misses the floater from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-41 |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Middleton | 37-41 |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin hits the finger roll | 37-43 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Richard Middleton steps in front of the Kenneth Eusebio pass | 37-43 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Eusebio swats the layup by Wayne Moores | 37-43 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Sherwood | 37-43 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-43 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lamb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Eusebio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Sherwood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Middleton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving McKimmy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Moores (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Colvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Michael Henry tips it home | 39-43 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores travels with the ball | 39-43 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Kerry Black (SG), Vincent Barbour (SF), Hu Chinn (C) Zachary Duckworth, Michael Henry, Thomas Lamb, Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes (PG), Joshua Trudeau (SG), Julian Warnberg (SF), Alexis Russo (PF), Anthony Rohrbach (C) Ronald Sherwood, Richard Middleton, Irving McKimmy, Wayne Moores, John Colvin | |
| 11:01 | Butler | Hu Chinn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alexis Russo snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (C) Douglas Cromwell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:14 | Butler | Vincent Barbour misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 10:13 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Hu Chinn snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 09:51 | Butler | William Dalton is hacked by Bruce Estes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Estes, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (PG), Douglas Cromwell (PF) William Dalton, James Stone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood (PG) Anthony Rohrbach | |
| 09:33 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Hu Chinn tips it home | 41-43 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Alexis Russo loses the dribble to Vincent Barbour | 41-43 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Kerry Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG), Kenneth Eusebio (C) Michael Henry, Hu Chinn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores (PF) Julian Warnberg | |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Eusebio swats the short shot by Ronald Sherwood | 41-43 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Ronald Sherwood steals it from Kenneth Eusebio | 41-43 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Sherwood | 41-45 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry Black | 44-45 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wayne Moores | 44-48 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth drills a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Ronald Sherwood - foul #2 on Ronald Sherwood, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (SG), Hu Chinn (SF), Thomas Lamb (PF) Kerry Black, Vincent Barbour, Douglas Cromwell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (PG), Richard Middleton (SG), Irving McKimmy (SF), John Colvin (C) Ronald Sherwood, Bruce Estes, Joshua Trudeau, Alexis Russo | |
| 07:47 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth misses the free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hu Chinn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Eusebio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Frank Murphy (fresh) SG - Richard Middleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving McKimmy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Moores (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy is hacked by Zachary Duckworth - foul #2 on Zachary Duckworth, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (C) Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Moores | 46-50 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Frank Murphy steals the ball from Thomas Lamb | 46-50 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Middleton | 46-53 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth scores on a floater from the left side | 48-53 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Hu Chinn gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Kerry Black (SG), Vincent Barbour (SF), Douglas Cromwell (PF), Kenneth Eusebio (C) Michael Henry, Hu Chinn, Thomas Lamb, James Stone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood (PG) Frank Murphy | |
| 05:21 | Butler | Richard Middleton steals it from Zachary Duckworth | 48-53 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood hits the follow up shot | 48-55 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth is fouled on the floor by Wayne Moores - foul #1 on Wayne Moores, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg (PF) Wayne Moores | |
| 04:38 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Julian Warnberg | 48-55 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton is hacked by Vincent Barbour - foul #2 on Vincent Barbour, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (PG) Zachary Duckworth | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton can't tip it in | 48-55 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Vincent Barbour grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Michael Henry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vincent Barbour | 50-55 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Julian Warnberg | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Butler | Michael Henry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kerry Black | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Black (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Barbour (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Eusebio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Sherwood (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Middleton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irving McKimmy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Julian Warnberg (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Colvin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Vincent Barbour snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Michael Henry is hacked by Ronald Sherwood - foul #3 on Ronald Sherwood, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG), Hu Chinn (C) Kerry Black, Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes (SG), Wayne Moores (PF), Alexis Russo (C) Richard Middleton, Irving McKimmy, John Colvin | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Michael Henry misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood connects on the jump hook from the right block | 53-60 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Kerry Black (SG), Kenneth Eusebio (C) Michael Henry, Hu Chinn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton (SG), Irving McKimmy (SF), John Colvin (C) Bruce Estes, Julian Warnberg, Alexis Russo | |
| 02:08 | Butler | Vincent Barbour hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 53-60 |
| 02:07 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Cromwell | 53-60 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-60 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Kerry Black grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood can't tip it in | 55-60 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton tips it but misses | 55-60 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Vincent Barbour snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Zachary Duckworth | 58-60 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 58-60 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-60 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Vincent Barbour can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Colvin - foul #2 on John Colvin, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Vincent Barbour makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Vincent Barbour misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores grabs the board | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores is hacked by Zachary Duckworth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachary Duckworth, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Eusebio - foul #3 on Kenneth Eusebio, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton is hacked by Kenneth Eusebio - foul #4 on Kenneth Eusebio, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 59-60 |