| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Butler | Johnnie Loman takes the ball from Fred Johnson | 39-25 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman jams it | 41-25 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses the turnaround from the baseline | 41-25 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Norman Smith tips it home | 43-25 |
| 18:56 | Butler | David Huggins loses the dribble to Norman Smith | 43-25 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-25 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue tips it in | 45-25 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Craig Fragoso buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Johnson | 45-28 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Antonio Irons gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-28 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Antonio Irons grabs the offensive board | 45-28 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses the lay-in | 45-28 |
| 17:46 | Butler | David Huggins hits the follow up shot | 45-30 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Antonio Irons denies the turnaround by Norman Smith | 45-30 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Antonio Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Fred Johnson lays it up and in | 45-32 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 16:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 45-32 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff scores on a runner from the right block | 45-34 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Fred Johnson blocks the short jumper by Fredrick Pogue | 45-34 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Norman Smith tips it in | 47-34 |
| 15:49 | Butler | David Huggins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Norman Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Loman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | David Cheatham can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Antonio Irons gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-34 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Smith | 49-34 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Kevin Smith steals it from David Huggins in the backcourt | 49-34 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue comes up short on the floater from the right block | 49-34 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Antonio Irons gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Kevin Smith is called for the reach on David Huggins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #1 | 49-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Christopher Feldmann (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF), Micheal Pesce (C) Kevin Smith, David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Leroy Winfield (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| 14:15 | Butler | Leonard Bishop buries a shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Paul Wymore pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert misses the jump hook from close range | 49-36 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce hits the follow up shot | 51-36 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Willard Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Dee Polk - foul #3 on Dee Polk, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Leroy Winfield loses the ball out of bounds | 51-36 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Kasiya Africa picks off the pass by Dee Polk | 51-36 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-36 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste tips it in | 51-38 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Kasiya Africa is called for the reach on Micheal Pesce - foul #2 on Kasiya Africa, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Dee Polk is hacked by Leonard Bishop - foul #2 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG) Christopher Feldmann | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG) Jeffrey Baptiste | |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Coco (C) Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Irons (PF) Leonard Bishop | |
| 11:55 | Butler | Leroy Winfield misses long on a floater from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Kasiya Africa pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Kevin Smith steals the ball from Willard Smith | 51-38 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Kevin Smith banks in the layup | 53-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dee Polk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Wymore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micheal Pesce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Coco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leroy Winfield (fairly fresh) PF - Antonio Irons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kasiya Africa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Butler | Willard Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Craig Fragoso | 53-41 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Paul Wymore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Antonio Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Willard Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Micheal Pesce - foul #2 on Micheal Pesce, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Fredrick Pogue (PF), Norman Smith (C) Kevin Smith, Dee Polk, Paul Wymore, Micheal Pesce, Jerry Coco | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Craig Fragoso, Leroy Winfield, Antonio Irons, Kasiya Africa | |
| 10:47 | Butler | Willard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Willard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | The jumper by Christopher Feldmann is denied by Fred Johnson | 53-43 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Willard Smith gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-43 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff tips it home | 53-45 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Norman Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 53-45 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Leonard Bishop grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Johnnie Loman - foul #3 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG) Christopher Feldmann | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG) Willard Smith | |
| 09:35 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Fred Johnson gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:55 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Leonard Bishop gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Norman Smith clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Fred Johnson - foul #2 on Fred Johnson, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF) David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Winfield (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Herbert Eickhoff, Leonard Bishop, Fred Johnson | |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Norman Smith swats the layup by Craig Fragoso | 55-46 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Wymore | 57-46 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Kasiya Africa can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-46 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dee Polk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Kevin Smith hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Wymore | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:59 | Butler | Kasiya Africa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Micheal Pesce (C) Kevin Smith, Paul Wymore, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Cheatham | 62-46 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Thomas Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Cheatham - foul #2 on David Cheatham, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue (PF) Micheal Pesce | |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Johnson (C) Kasiya Africa | |
| 06:20 | Butler | Thomas Howell makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Thomas Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | David Cheatham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 06:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Herbert Eickhoff | 62-47 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses badly on a floater in the lane | 62-47 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fredrick Pogue | 62-47 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Leroy Winfield gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Douglas Deckert picks off the pass by Fred Johnson | 62-47 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dee Polk | 65-47 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Johnnie Loman - foul #4 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #6 | 65-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), Christopher Feldmann (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Norman Smith (C) Dee Polk, David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Thomas Howell, Leroy Winfield, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| 04:44 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Leonard Bishop - foul #3 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #4 | 67-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste (SF) Herbert Eickhoff | |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce misses the free throw | 67-49 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Leonard Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Craig Fragoso hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Baptiste | 67-51 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Craig Fragoso - foul #3 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG), Jerry Coco (C) Kevin Smith, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Thomas Howell (SG) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso | |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann misses the free throw | 69-51 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Kasiya Africa gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-51 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Jerry Coco clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 03:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Willard Smith | 69-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dee Polk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Coco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Howell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Butler | Leonard Bishop misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Kasiya Africa gets the offensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Christopher Feldmann is called for the reach on Willard Smith - foul #1 on Christopher Feldmann, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Winfield (SG), Vincent Gray (C) Thomas Howell, Kasiya Africa | |
| 03:03 | Butler | Willard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Vincent Gray takes the ball from Christopher Feldmann | 69-51 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Willard Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerry Coco - foul #1 on Jerry Coco, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Willard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Willard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Dee Polk is fouled on the floor by Willard Smith - foul #1 on Willard Smith, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrel Briceno (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF) Paul Wymore, Micheal Pesce | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (SG) Leonard Bishop | |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-53 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste is fouled on the floor by Douglas Deckert - foul #2 on Douglas Deckert, team foul #9 | 72-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SF), Micheal Pesce (C) Darrel Briceno, Jerry Coco | |
| Subs | Butler | Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Thomas Howell, Vincent Gray | |
| 01:38 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce gets the rebound | 72-53 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Paul Wymore misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-53 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Leonard Bishop pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Leroy Winfield hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Baptiste | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Willard Smith - foul #2 on Willard Smith, team foul #7 | 72-55 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Leonard Bishop misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Dee Polk - foul #4 on Dee Polk, team foul #10 | 74-55 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Leonard Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Leonard Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Dee Polk runs out the clock | 74-56 |