| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Charles (fresh) PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Michael (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Steve Charles inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Broderick | 32-32 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Holt | 34-32 |
| 19:13 | Butler | William Michael is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | George Holt lays it in | 36-32 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dennis Williamson | 36-32 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Christopher Watson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Holt | 39-32 |
| 17:54 | Butler | George Holt steps in front of the Shawn Kirch pass | 39-32 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | George Holt scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Richard Courtois drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Vincent Wroten | 41-35 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Holt and he's fouled by Shawn Kirch - foul #2 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Freddie Rine (PF) Christopher Watson, Steve Charles, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (C) Steven Flannery, Shawn Kirch | |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Kerry Anderson steps in front of the Richard Courtois pass | 44-35 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | George Holt drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Fauntleroy | 46-35 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Fauntleroy - foul #1 on Ryan Fauntleroy, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) George Holt, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Michael Tompson (C) Richard Courtois, William Michael | |
| 16:07 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Christopher Watson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) 3 pts. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Tompson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses short on a floater from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Freddie Rine grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy is whistled for a carry | 49-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Steve Charles (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF) Kerry Anderson, Ryan Fauntleroy, Freddie Rine | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Vincent Wroten, Michael Tompson | |
| 14:48 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Dennis Williamson - foul #3 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (C) Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG) Earl Redding | |
| 14:48 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Broderick | 51-39 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses short on a jumper from the left side | 51-39 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Steve Charles's pass is intercepted by Steven Flannery | 51-39 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Steven Flannery lays it in | 51-41 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-41 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Steven Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Shawn Kirch can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 51-41 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Steven Flannery tips it back up and in | 51-43 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Christopher Watson is fouled on the floor by Antonio Scarborough - foul #2 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF) Christopher Watson, Steve Charles | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF) Antonio Scarborough, Steven Flannery, Eddy Cowan | |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Holt | 53-43 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Vincent Wroten comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 12:32 | Butler | William Michael gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is called for 3 seconds | 53-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), Freddie Rine (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) George Holt, Dennis Williamson, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Shawn Kirch | |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd loses the ball out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SF) Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:47 | Butler | Earl Redding drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 53-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Charles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Michael (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Steve Charles comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kerry Anderson | 55-45 |
| 10:44 | Butler | William Michael hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kerry Anderson | 55-45 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steve Charles | 58-45 |
| 10:17 | Butler | William Michael buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 10:04 | Butler | William Michael gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Christopher Watson (SG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Charles Broderick (C) Kerry Anderson, Matthew Boyd, Steve Charles, Freddie Rine, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Earl Redding, William Michael, Daniel Hayes | |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Christopher Watson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Holt | 60-47 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Richard Courtois comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | George Holt gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Christopher Watson comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Shawn Kirch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Broderick - foul #2 on Charles Broderick, team foul #3 | 62-47 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Christopher Watson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 62-49 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Charles Broderick can't tip it in | 62-49 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-49 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Vincent Wroten grabs the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-49 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | George Holt pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Richard Courtois picks off the pass by Christopher Watson | 62-49 |
| 07:53 | Butler | The jump hook by Vincent Wroten is blocked by Charles Broderick | 62-49 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Steven Flannery tips it in | 62-51 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson drills a turnaround from the baseline | 64-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Shawn Kirch tips it back up and in | 64-53 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | George Holt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-53 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Charles Broderick can't tip it in | 64-53 |
| 07:13 | Butler | Steven Flannery snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Richard Courtois is hacked by George Holt - foul #2 on George Holt, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Steve Charles (SF), Freddie Rine (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Christopher Watson, Ryan Fauntleroy, Dennis Williamson, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, Eddy Cowan, Shawn Kirch | |
| 06:44 | Butler | Earl Redding is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Earl Redding, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG) Richard Courtois | |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by George Holt | 66-53 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Earl Redding knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antonio Scarborough | 66-55 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Baccus - foul #1 on Mark Baccus, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG) George Holt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough is whistled for traveling | 68-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG), Charles Broderick (C) Matthew Boyd, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Eddy Cowan (C) Antonio Scarborough, Mark Baccus, Daniel Hayes | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Eddy Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:01 | Butler | Earl Redding misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kerry Anderson - foul #1 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Dennis Williamson (PF) Kerry Anderson, Freddie Rine | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Eddy Cowan | |
| 05:01 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Earl Redding misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Steven Flannery gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 04:27 | Butler | William Michael misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | George Holt grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Holt and he's hacked by Steven Flannery - foul #3 on Steven Flannery, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG) Christopher Watson | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Eddy Cowan (PF) Earl Redding, William Michael | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Shawn Kirch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-59 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Richard Courtois pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Broderick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Butler | Vincent Wroten connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Flannery | 71-61 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Eddy Cowan picks off the pass by George Holt | 71-61 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Richard Courtois hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 71-61 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Steven Flannery tips it but misses | 71-61 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | George Holt comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 71-61 |
| 01:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 71-61 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Eddy Cowan makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Courtois | 71-63 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-63 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Steven Flannery snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | George Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG) Kerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Eddy Cowan | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Shawn Kirch tips it in | 71-68 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Shawn Kirch is called for the reach on Christopher Watson - foul #3 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (PG), Matthew Boyd (PF) George Holt, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Shawn Kirch gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Vincent Wroten buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-71 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Dennis Williamson (PF) Kerry Anderson, Matthew Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | George Holt drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Williamson | 73-71 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Courtois comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 73-71 |