| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ludoslaw Kovarovic (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Parry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Harding (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - George Liu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Wolters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerome Schimmel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Micah Sarvis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Hibner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Timothy Weaver inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Butler | Timothy Weaver hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ludoslaw Kovarovic | 24-22 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Harding - foul #2 on Scott Harding, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Timothy Weaver misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-24 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Joe Parry tips it in | 26-24 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Scott Harding pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Timothy Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Steven Shaffer loses the dribble to Micah Sarvis | 26-24 |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 26-24 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Schimmel | 26-27 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Micah Sarvis takes the ball from Timothy Weaver | 26-27 |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Wolters | 26-30 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner slams it home on a nice dish by Jonathan Wolters and the foul's on Scott Harding - foul #3 on Scott Harding, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Crumrine (SF), Wayne Pellegrin (PF), Douglas Tunnell (C) Timothy Weaver, Joe Parry, Scott Harding | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray (SG), Sean Perry (SF), John McKneely (PF) Jonathan Wolters, Jerome Schimmel, Micah Sarvis | |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Tunnell | 26-32 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Michael Crumrine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin loses the dribble to Wade Murray | 26-32 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray lays it in | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ludoslaw Kovarovic (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Crumrine (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Pellegrin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Tunnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - George Liu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wade Murray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McKneely (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roy Hibner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Michael Crumrine can't finish the layup | 26-34 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin tips it but misses | 26-34 |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Steven Shaffer gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Michael Crumrine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 26-34 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Roy Hibner | 26-34 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Tunnell - foul #2 on Douglas Tunnell, team foul #3 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Martinez (SG), Timothy Weaver (SF), Joe Parry (PF), Scott Harding (C) Ludoslaw Kovarovic, Steven Shaffer, Wayne Pellegrin, Douglas Tunnell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall (SG), Jerome Schimmel (SF), Micah Sarvis (PF) George Liu, Sean Perry, John McKneely | |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Jerome Schimmel steals it from Michael Crumrine | 26-35 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel can't finish the layup | 26-35 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Micah Sarvis | 26-35 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis loses the ball out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters (SG), Sean Perry (C) Robert Pearsall, Roy Hibner | |
| 14:20 | Butler | Oscar Martinez clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-35 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Weaver is called for the reach on Jerome Schimmel - foul #1 on Timothy Weaver, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic (PG) Oscar Martinez | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Liu (PG) Wade Murray | |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-37 |
| 13:22 | Butler | George Liu is called for the reach on Joe Parry - foul #2 on George Liu, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Shaffer (SG), Wayne Pellegrin (C) Michael Crumrine, Scott Harding | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:04 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ludoslaw Kovarovic | 28-37 |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sean Perry, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Tunnell (C) Joe Parry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall (SF), John McKneely (C) Jerome Schimmel, Micah Sarvis | |
| 12:38 | Butler | Douglas Tunnell hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Weaver | 30-37 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely misses long on a floater from close range | 30-37 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ludoslaw Kovarovic (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Pellegrin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Tunnell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - George Liu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Wolters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pearsall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John McKneely (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu's pass is intercepted by Steven Shaffer in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Timothy Weaver is hacked by Robert Pearsall - foul #1 on Robert Pearsall, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Crumrine (SF), Joe Parry (PF), Scott Harding (C) Timothy Weaver, Wayne Pellegrin, Douglas Tunnell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray (PG), Jerome Schimmel (SF), Micah Sarvis (PF), Roy Hibner (C) George Liu, Jonathan Wolters, Sean Perry, John McKneely | |
| 11:09 | Butler | Scott Harding blows the layup | 33-37 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Shaffer - foul #2 on Steven Shaffer, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Oscar Martinez (SF) Steven Shaffer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Michael Crumrine misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 10:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Scott Harding | 33-39 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-39 |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Wade Murray | 33-41 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Michael Crumrine scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Scott Harding and the foul's on Micah Sarvis - foul #3 on Micah Sarvis, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Shaffer (SG), Timothy Weaver (SF), Wayne Pellegrin (C) Ludoslaw Kovarovic, Oscar Martinez, Scott Harding | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Liu (PG), Sean Perry (SF), John McKneely (PF) Robert Pearsall, Jerome Schimmel, Micah Sarvis | |
| 09:21 | Butler | Michael Crumrine makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 09:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Steven Shaffer | 36-41 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Timothy Weaver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray's pass is intercepted by Michael Crumrine | 38-41 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Michael Crumrine misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner is hacked by Wayne Pellegrin - foul #1 on Wayne Pellegrin, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic (PG), Douglas Tunnell (C) Michael Crumrine, Joe Parry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters (SG), Jerome Schimmel (SF), Micah Sarvis (PF) Wade Murray, John McKneely, Roy Hibner | |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ludoslaw Kovarovic (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Pellegrin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Tunnell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - George Liu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Wolters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Schimmel (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Micah Sarvis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Sean Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin double dribbles | 38-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Scott Harding (C) Douglas Tunnell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis clanks a floater in the paint | 38-43 |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel can't tip it in | 38-43 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Scott Harding grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Sean Perry - foul #2 on Sean Perry, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Crumrine (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF) Steven Shaffer, Timothy Weaver | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner (C) Sean Perry | |
| 07:08 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 39-43 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Scott Harding grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Micah Sarvis - foul #4 on Micah Sarvis, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely (PF) Micah Sarvis | |
| 06:39 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Wayne Pellegrin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Scott Harding gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Michael Crumrine knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ludoslaw Kovarovic | 43-43 |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Pellegrin denies the turnaround by John McKneely | 43-43 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner misses the tip | 43-43 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Oscar Martinez double dribbles | 43-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Shaffer (SG), Timothy Weaver (SF), Joe Parry (PF), Douglas Tunnell (C) Ludoslaw Kovarovic, Oscar Martinez, Wayne Pellegrin, Scott Harding | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray (PG), Robert Pearsall (SG), Sean Perry (SF), Micah Sarvis (PF) George Liu, Jonathan Wolters, Jerome Schimmel, John McKneely | |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall misses the floater from the right side | 43-45 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Joe Parry snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Douglas Tunnell's pass is intercepted by Micah Sarvis | 43-45 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis banks in the layup on a great pass from Sean Perry | 43-47 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Joe Parry clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Sean Perry - foul #3 on Sean Perry, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic (PG) Michael Crumrine | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Liu (PG), John McKneely (C) Robert Pearsall, Roy Hibner | |
| 04:15 | Butler | Joe Parry makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Joe Parry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely travels with the ball | 45-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall (SF) Micah Sarvis | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ludoslaw Kovarovic (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Parry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Tunnell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - George Liu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wade Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pearsall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John McKneely (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Steven Shaffer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Pearsall | 45-47 |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Scott Harding (C) Douglas Tunnell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters (SG), Jerome Schimmel (SF) Wade Murray, Robert Pearsall | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Timothy Weaver scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ludoslaw Kovarovic and he's fouled by Jerome Schimmel - foul #1 on Jerome Schimmel, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Timothy Weaver misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis (PF), Roy Hibner (C) Sean Perry, John McKneely | |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis misses the jumper in the lane | 47-47 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Scott Harding snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Micah Sarvis - foul #5 on Micah Sarvis, team foul #9 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry (PF) Micah Sarvis | |
| 02:17 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Ludoslaw Kovarovic makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry misses short on a runner near the basket | 49-47 |
| 01:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ludoslaw Kovarovic | 49-47 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Timothy Weaver comes up short on the floater from the right block | 49-47 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-47 |
| 01:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ludoslaw Kovarovic - foul #3 on Ludoslaw Kovarovic, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Joe Parry hits the finger roll | 51-49 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu buries a floater from the right side | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Timothy Weaver buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters misses the fullcourt shot | 53-51 |