| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Simms inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Paul Sellberg hits a shot from the left block set up by William Burnett | 38-29 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Allan Philson connects on the floater from the right side set up by Ian Froehlich | 40-29 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Kevin Christensen is fouled on the floor by Eric Lavigne - foul #3 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:37 | Butler | William Burnett comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 40-29 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Jan Franks double dribbles | 40-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Michael Richardson (PF) George Frost, Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) William Burnett, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 17:58 | Butler | Joshua Hereford clanks a runner from the left block | 40-29 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Joshua Hereford is hacked by Michael Richardson - foul #1 on Michael Richardson, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:15 | Butler | John Pelzer is called for the reach on Matthew Schwuchow - foul #1 on John Pelzer, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG) Joseph Maez, James Zermeno | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:00 | Butler | Jean Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard Watkins | 40-31 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | John Pelzer can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jean Johnson - foul #2 on Jean Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF) Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Tim Faulkner (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Joshua Hereford, Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| 16:42 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Paul Sellberg | 41-31 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Richard Simms knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 41-33 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tim Faulkner - foul #1 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Allan Philson (SF), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Christensen (PF) Tim Faulkner | |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Paul Sellberg is hacked by Jan Franks - foul #1 on Jan Franks, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zermeno (SG) Ian Froehlich | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG) William Burnett, Stephen Rape | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | James Zermeno travels with the ball | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Michael Richardson (PF) Joseph Maez, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 14:45 | Butler | Douglas Griffin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Zermeno - foul #3 on James Zermeno, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) Joshua Hereford | |
| 14:45 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Douglas Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Mark Rowland pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | George Frost misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Michael Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Allan Philson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Watkins - foul #2 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG) James Zermeno | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) Douglas Griffin | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | George Frost snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | George Frost loses the dribble to Matthew Schwuchow | 43-36 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Bernard Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Michael Richardson pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allan Philson | 45-36 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Bernard Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Michael Richardson, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, Stephen Rape, Bernard Watkins, Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Pelzer and the foul's on Kevin Christensen - foul #1 on Kevin Christensen, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Richard Simms is fouled on the floor by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Paul Sellberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits a turnaround in the paint | 50-36 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Kevin Christensen misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 50-36 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Joseph Maez grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses badly on a floater from close range | 50-36 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Kevin Christensen gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the dunk attempt | 50-36 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | James Zermeno snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 50-36 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Douglas Griffin pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Douglas Griffin misses the fadeaway in the paint | 50-36 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | James Zermeno snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Sellberg - foul #2 on Paul Sellberg, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), Michael Richardson (PF) Joseph Maez, John Pelzer, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Joshua Hereford, Douglas Griffin, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Stephen Rape is hacked by Ian Froehlich - foul #1 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #7 | 52-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Mark Rowland (C) James Zermeno, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:54 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Rowland | 52-37 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | George Frost drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Allan Philson | 55-37 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Bernard Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Richardson - foul #2 on Michael Richardson, team foul #8 | 55-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (PG) William Burnett | |
| 08:11 | Butler | Bernard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Bernard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Allan Philson gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | George Frost scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Allan Philson | 58-38 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the easy layup | 58-38 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | George Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich loses the dribble to Stephen Rape in the backcourt | 58-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Johnnie Mosinski (fresh) SG - Stephen Rape (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Butler | Bernard Watkins connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Allan Philson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 58-41 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Allan Philson tips it home | 60-41 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Stephen Rape knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-43 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Johnnie Mosinski is called for the reach on Ian Froehlich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnnie Mosinski, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Michael Richardson (C) George Frost, Allan Philson, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Tim Faulkner (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Johnnie Mosinski, Stephen Rape, Bernard Watkins, Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Richard Simms swats the short shot by Eric Lavigne | 60-43 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Douglas Griffin snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Paul Sellberg tips it home | 60-45 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | James Zermeno is fouled on the floor by Richard Simms - foul #1 on Richard Simms, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF) Ian Froehlich | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:25 | St. John's | James Zermeno makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | James Zermeno makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Zermeno - foul #4 on James Zermeno, team foul #9 | 62-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Kevin Christensen (PF) William Burnett, Douglas Griffin, Richard Simms | |
| 05:02 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Rape - foul #2 on Stephen Rape, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Jan Franks (C) Joseph Maez, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF) Tim Faulkner | |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Paul Sellberg snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Stephen Rape is fouled on the floor by James Zermeno - foul #5 on James Zermeno, team foul #10 | 62-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) James Zermeno, John Pelzer, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:21 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 62-48 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Franks | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Kevin Christensen swats the short shot by Allan Philson | 62-48 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Paul Sellberg grabs the board | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Hereford | 62-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Simms (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Sellberg (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Rape - foul #3 on Stephen Rape, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Eric Lavigne (PF), Michael Richardson (C) George Frost, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Joshua Hereford, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Douglas Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 02:59 | Butler | William Burnett hits a floater from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF) Allan Philson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF) Tim Faulkner | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Douglas Griffin steals it from John Pelzer in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 02:56 | Butler | William Burnett throws it down on a great pass from Douglas Griffin | 63-54 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne knocks in the floater in the paint | 65-54 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Bernard Watkins drills a floater from the left wing set up by Matthew Schwuchow | 65-56 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Allan Philson (SG), Jan Franks (C) Joseph Maez, Ian Froehlich, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) Bernard Watkins, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne clanks a jumper from the right block | 65-56 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Jean Johnson pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG) John Pelzer | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Paul Sellberg (C) Douglas Griffin, Jean Johnson | |
| 01:43 | Butler | Richard Simms misses the lay-in | 65-56 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Richard Simms tips it home | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | George Frost buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Allan Philson and he's hacked by Stephen Rape - foul #4 on Stephen Rape, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | George Frost misses the free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Paul Sellberg pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Stephen Rape's 3 pointer is rejected by Eric Lavigne | 67-58 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | William Burnett is called for the reach on Jan Franks in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Burnett, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (PF) Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Rowland - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), John Pelzer (SF), Michael Richardson (PF) George Frost, Allan Philson, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | William Burnett is called for the reach on Michael Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Burnett, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Allan Philson (SF) Joseph Maez, John Pelzer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Michael Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Michael Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Michael Richardson swats the short shot by Paul Sellberg | 71-60 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Stephen Rape grabs the offensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Mark Rowland picks off the pass by Paul Sellberg | 71-60 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | William Burnett is called for the reach on Ian Froehlich in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Burnett, team foul #13 | 71-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), John Pelzer (SF) George Frost, Allan Philson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Stephen Rape comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-60 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | John Pelzer pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Joseph Maez runs out the clock | 73-60 |