| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph King (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | James Zipp connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Gray | 40-29 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Eric Furlow can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Vernon Gray pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Robert Turpin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Joseph Palmer misses the tip | 40-29 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Richard Schantz is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Joseph King connects on the 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't tip it in | 40-32 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Joseph Palmer is whistled for a carry | 40-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| 17:16 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eric Furlow - foul #2 on Eric Furlow, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SF) Joseph King | |
| 17:16 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Allen Durfee is called for the reach on Andrew Kitchen - foul #1 on Allen Durfee, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Vernon Gray | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (C) Richard Schantz | |
| 16:30 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Leif Taberski - foul #2 on Leif Taberski, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:30 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | James Zipp can't throw it down | 42-34 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez's pass is intercepted by Robert Turpin | 42-34 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Kitchen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael McCade (fresh) C - Walter Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Leif Taberski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 15:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Ewing | 42-34 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen is whistled for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (SF), Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Eric Furlow, Robert Turpin, Walter Ewing | |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Schantz - foul #3 on Richard Schantz, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Michael McCade's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Ordonez | 44-34 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | James Zipp gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | James Zipp loses the ball out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (SG) Michael McCade | |
| 14:32 | Butler | Joseph King misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Allen Durfee gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | James Zipp travels with the ball | 44-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG) Andrew Kitchen | |
| 14:05 | Butler | Allen Durfee takes the ball from Richard Schantz | 44-34 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Robert Turpin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph King | 44-36 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez buries a 3 from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Richard Schantz scores on a jump hook in the lane | 47-38 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 47-38 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Joseph King misses the easy layup | 47-38 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 47-38 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the finger roll and the foul's on Richard Schantz - foul #4 on Richard Schantz, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Allen Durfee, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG), Andrew Kitchen (SF), Michael McCade (PF), Adam Cook (C) Walter Ewing, Joseph King, Richard Schantz, Joseph Palmer | |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Kitchen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael McCade (fresh) C - Adam Cook (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #4 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG), Michael Clevenger (C) Kenneth Howse, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger slams it home | 52-39 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Furlow | 52-41 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Leif Taberski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Adam Cook pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael McCade | 52-43 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | James McCurren grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Leif Taberski connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James McCurren | 55-43 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Michael McCade scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Adam Cook | 55-45 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Vernon Gray connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Leif Taberski | 58-45 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Leif Taberski clanks a runner from the baseline | 58-47 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Eric Furlow pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Eric Furlow is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Eric Furlow, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James Zipp (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (SG), Joseph King (SF), Kenneth Halverson (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Robert Turpin, Andrew Kitchen, Michael McCade, Adam Cook | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Durfee | 60-47 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Eric Furlow drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joseph King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Halverson (fresh) C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is hacked by Eric Furlow - foul #4 on Eric Furlow, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Kenneth Halverson | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Schantz - foul #5 on Richard Schantz, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG), Kenneth Halverson (PF) Richard Schantz, Joseph Palmer | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits the follow up shot | 63-50 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Joseph King comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 63-50 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Allen Durfee pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is fouled on the floor by Robert Turpin - foul #2 on Robert Turpin, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG), Michael McCade (PF) Robert Turpin, Kenneth Halverson | |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Michael McCade pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Walter Ewing lays it up and in set up by Michael McCade | 63-52 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is whistled for traveling | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Leif Taberski (SF) Allen Durfee, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Palmer (C) Eric Furlow | |
| 05:41 | Butler | Michael McCade misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG) Walter Ewing | |
| 05:41 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is hacked by Michael McCade - foul #2 on Michael McCade, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Robert Turpin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Robert Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Robert Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James McCurren | 67-56 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Michael McCade misses the lay-in | 67-56 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Joseph Palmer misses the tip | 67-56 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen tips it home | 67-58 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Michael McCade is called for the reach on Aldo Rossi - foul #3 on Michael McCade, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG), Walter Ewing (PF), Adam Cook (C) Andrew Kitchen, Michael McCade, Joseph Palmer | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Joseph King drills a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on James Zipp - foul #2 on James Zipp, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:59 | Butler | Joseph King makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | James Zipp misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-61 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Robert Turpin grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Turpin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Ewing (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Cook (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Butler | James McCurren takes the ball from Adam Cook | 69-61 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 03:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eric Furlow | 69-61 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG), Michael McCade (SF), Joseph Palmer (C) Robert Turpin, Joseph King, Adam Cook | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't finish the layup | 69-61 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Eric Furlow pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Eric Furlow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Michael McCade misses the tip | 69-61 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the jumper from the right side | 69-61 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | James McCurren grabs the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | James Zipp knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-61 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 72-61 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | James McCurren throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Halverson (PF), Adam Cook (C) Eric Furlow, Joseph Palmer | |
| 01:42 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #8 | 72-61 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 72-63 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG), Robert Turpin (SG), Joseph King (SF), Joseph Palmer (C) Andrew Kitchen, Walter Ewing, Kenneth Halverson, Adam Cook | |
| 01:16 | Butler | Eric Furlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-63 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse travels with the ball | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Kenneth Howse steps in front of the Eric Furlow pass in the backcourt | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Michael McCade - foul #4 on Michael McCade, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Eric Furlow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-63 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is fouled on the floor by Michael McCade - foul #5 on Michael McCade, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (PG), Walter Ewing (SG), Kenneth Halverson (PF), Adam Cook (C) Eric Furlow, Robert Turpin, Michael McCade, Joseph Palmer | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Joseph King connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-65 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James McCurren runs out the clock | 75-65 |