Both Bury and Burton Albion go into the break without a goal after several chances were missed in the first half.
Bury had the chance to open the scoring on the 25th minute, but Tom Soares miscued his shot from six yards out after a strong run from Craig Jones.
The Brewers had eight attempts on goal with only one of their shots on target, as each side seemed to be limited to unsuccessful long shots throughout the 45 minutes.
Bury ended the half with plenty of pressure on the visitors as they forced two corners but failed to capitalise on the set pieces.