| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Eric Furlow is called for the reach on James Zipp - foul #2 on Eric Furlow, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Palmer - foul #3 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Eric Furlow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Michael McCade tips it home | 34-39 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | James Zipp gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Mark Williams is called for the reach on Allen Durfee - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Richard Schantz picks off the pass by Donald Ordonez | 34-39 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Michael McCade misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ivan Zausch - foul #2 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Michael McCade misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Schantz - foul #2 on Richard Schantz, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Mark Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ivan Zausch - foul #3 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| 17:47 | Butler | Mark Williams misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a jumper from the right block | 36-40 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Eric Furlow pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Donald Ordonez swats the short shot by Richard Schantz | 36-40 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | James McCurren is called for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Marcus Craig (SF), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, John Weber, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| 16:54 | Butler | Marcus Craig misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Vernon Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | James Zipp hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Vernon Gray | 36-43 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Richard Schantz can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-43 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Vernon Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | James Zipp drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James McCurren | 36-45 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Marcus Craig is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Joseph King (SF) Eric Furlow, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:53 | Butler | Marcus Craig hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Turpin and he's hacked by James Zipp - foul #2 on James Zipp, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Butler | John Weber (SF), Joseph Palmer (C) Joseph King, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Ivan Zausch (C) Vernon Gray, Claudio Rossi | |
| 15:53 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the turnaround in the paint | 39-47 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Joseph Palmer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Marcus Craig pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Robert Turpin knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Robert Turpin makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Marcus Craig steps in front of the James Zipp pass | 42-47 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Mark Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (SG), Richard Schantz (PF) Mark Williams, Marcus Craig | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG) James McCurren | |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch loses the dribble to Richard Schantz | 42-47 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Joseph Palmer hits a runner from close range set up by Eric Furlow | 44-47 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Durfee | 44-49 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Joseph Palmer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Robert Turpin gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:30 | Butler | John Weber drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Turpin | 46-49 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Turpin - foul #2 on Robert Turpin, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Marcus Craig (SF), Michael McCade (C) Robert Turpin, John Weber, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 3rd free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Richard Schantz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Marcus Craig grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Michael McCade comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 46-52 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Richard Schantz - foul #3 on Richard Schantz, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Michael McCade gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Eric Furlow is fouled on the floor by James McCurren - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (SG) Eric Furlow | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:07 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | James McCurren snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Schantz - foul #4 on Richard Schantz, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (C) Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph King (fresh) SF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael McCade (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the shot from the left side | 48-56 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the driving attempt from the right block | 48-58 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Michael McCade misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Vernon Gray - foul #3 on Vernon Gray, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (SG), John Weber (SF) Joseph King, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James Zipp (SF) James McCurren, Leif Taberski | |
| 11:11 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Mark Williams steals it from Aldo Rossi | 50-58 |
| 10:31 | Butler | John Weber makes the fadeaway from the left block | 52-58 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the easy layup | 52-58 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Eric Furlow grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Mark Williams misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Allen Durfee snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Joseph Palmer (C) Mark Williams, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 09:51 | Butler | John Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-58 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Marcus Craig drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Turpin | 54-58 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses short on a floater from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch tips it in | 54-60 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Marcus Craig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 54-60 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 08:31 | Butler | John Weber grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Joseph Palmer hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Turpin | 56-60 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Joseph Palmer gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Joseph Palmer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Eric Furlow tips it in | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcus Craig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Zipp (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Vernon Gray drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 06:57 | Butler | John Weber misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Vernon Gray - foul #4 on Vernon Gray, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Joseph King (SG), Richard Schantz (PF), Michael McCade (C) Robert Turpin, Eric Furlow, Marcus Craig, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 06:57 | Butler | John Weber misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:57 | Butler | John Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the follow up shot | 59-64 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Joseph King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | James McCurren clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael McCade - foul #2 on Michael McCade, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG) John Weber | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:09 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Joseph King buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the lay-in | 61-66 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Joseph King comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Aldo Rossi | 61-66 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Joseph King snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen misses the jump hook from the right block | 61-66 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Mark Williams snags the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James McCurren - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (SG), Marcus Craig (SF), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, Joseph King, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| 04:51 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Vernon Gray | 63-68 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Richard Schantz loses the ball out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG) Andrew Kitchen | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Richard Schantz comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Clevenger - foul #1 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #10 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Michael McCade (C) Robert Turpin, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Michael Clevenger | |
| 03:49 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch misses the tip | 64-70 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the follow up shot | 64-72 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Michael McCade (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James McCurren (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Zipp (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Michael McCade clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James McCurren | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Vernon Gray | 64-74 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Mark Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-74 |
| 02:59 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Michael McCade | 64-74 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| Subs | Butler | John Weber (SF), Joseph Palmer (C) Marcus Craig, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Mark Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Weber | 66-74 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Vernon Gray buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Ordonez | 66-77 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-77 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Vernon Gray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Eric Furlow pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Mark Williams is hacked by Vernon Gray - foul #5 on Vernon Gray, team foul #11 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF) Vernon Gray, James Zipp | |
| 02:12 | Butler | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Mark Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | James McCurren banks in the layup set up by Allen Durfee | 67-79 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Richard Schantz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Williams | 70-79 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Allen Durfee | 70-81 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-81 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | James McCurren comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 73-81 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-81 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Allen Durfee clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Williams - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #9 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:52 | Butler | John Weber grabs the board | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Butler | Eric Furlow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-82 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Mark Williams snags the offensive board | 73-82 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Eric Furlow buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-82 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Williams - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #10 | 76-82 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Richard Schantz snags the defensive board | 76-83 |
| 00:36 | Butler | John Weber's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Ordonez | 76-83 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Richard Schantz gets the offensive rebound | 76-83 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Eric Furlow loses the dribble to James McCurren | 76-83 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Eric Furlow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Furlow, team foul #11 | 76-83 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Eric Furlow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-85 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Mark Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Williams, team foul #12 | 76-85 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the rebound | 76-86 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 76-86 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James Zipp gets the rebound | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Allen Durfee runs out the clock | 76-86 |