| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Frances Heimann steals the ball from Michael Jones | 27-30 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Alan Butler connects on the 3 from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Norman Powell is called for the reach on Douglas Sailor - foul #3 on Norman Powell, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (C) Norman Powell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Ronald Carr drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor | 30-33 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Alan Butler misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Sailor - foul #2 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is hacked by Frances Heimann - foul #1 on Frances Heimann, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Raymond Adams is fouled on the floor by Frances Heimann - foul #2 on Frances Heimann, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Carr and the foul's on Christopher Scott - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Taylor (PF) Rudy Salisbury | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Howard Peterson hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor | 34-38 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Alan Butler misses badly on a runner in the lane | 34-38 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Steve Manners pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Ronald Carr clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Kyle Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Alan Butler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Frances Heimann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Sailor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Manners (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Butler | Alan Butler knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frances Heimann | 36-38 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 36-40 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Alan Butler | 38-40 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Kyle Taylor blocks the short jumper by Douglas Sailor | 38-40 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Howard Peterson tips it in | 38-42 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Christopher Scott misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Steve Manners - foul #2 on Steve Manners, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Norman Powell (C) Alan Butler, Frances Heimann, Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Douglas Sailor, Howard Peterson, Steve Manners | |
| 14:32 | Butler | Christopher Scott makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Christopher Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Norman Powell - foul #4 on Norman Powell, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG), Ronald Smith (PF) Christopher Scott, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 40-44 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Wilcox - foul #4 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Bernard Montgomery | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury can't finish the layup | 40-45 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 40-45 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Urena | 40-47 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Richard Urena steals it from Ronald Smith | 40-47 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson knocks in the shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Ronald Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frances Heimann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Laplant (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson drills a fadeaway from the left side | 42-51 |
| 11:25 | Butler | Phillip Gibby hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rudy Salisbury | 45-51 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Frances Heimann takes the ball from Ervin Nelson | 45-51 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Frances Heimann lays it in | 47-51 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | James Laplant scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Ervin Nelson | 47-53 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Phillip Gibby travels with the ball | 47-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Kyle Taylor (PF), Bernard Montgomery (C) Phillip Gibby, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Ervin Nelson, Richard Urena, James Laplant, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor can't finish the layup | 47-53 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the tip | 47-53 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Alan Butler steals the ball from Steve Manners | 47-53 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Jerry Smith grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Jerry Smith drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ronald Carr | 47-55 |
| 08:59 | Butler | Steve Manners takes the ball from Kyle Taylor | 47-55 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Jerry Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG) Frances Heimann | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jones (PF) Steve Manners | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Alan Butler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 47-58 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is hacked by Phillip Gibby - foul #2 on Phillip Gibby, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Phillip Gibby, Rudy Salisbury, Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Adams (C) Howard Peterson | |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alan Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Ronald Carr snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-62 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Butler | Norman Powell can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Raymond Adams - foul #1 on Raymond Adams, team foul #3 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF) Alan Butler, Bernard Montgomery | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF) Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones | |
| 06:43 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Howard Peterson makes the jumper in the paint set up by Raymond Adams | 49-64 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Phillip Gibby's pass is intercepted by Richard Urena | 49-64 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Richard Urena blows the layup | 49-64 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Raymond Adams gets the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses badly on a shot from the left block | 49-64 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Raymond Adams snags the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 49-64 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson can't tip it in | 49-64 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | James Laplant misses the tip | 49-64 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Phillip Gibby snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Kyle Taylor hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald Smith | 52-64 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF) Phillip Gibby, Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Ervin Nelson, Richard Urena, James Laplant, Howard Peterson | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is hacked by Curtis Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Alan Butler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-66 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is fouled on the floor by Alan Butler - foul #2 on Alan Butler, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Rudy Salisbury | 55-68 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Michael Jones clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-68 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Butler | Frances Heimann connects on the 3 from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (PF), Bernard Montgomery (C) Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Frances Heimann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-68 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-68 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Christopher Scott, Bernard Montgomery | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Adams (C) Howard Peterson | |
| 02:17 | Butler | Frances Heimann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-68 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Jerry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the easy layup | 58-68 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Michael Jones hits the follow up shot | 58-70 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Christopher Scott (C) Frances Heimann, Rudy Salisbury, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 01:40 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Howard Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-70 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Kyle Taylor snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Alan Butler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-70 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Alan Butler knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Kyle Taylor | 61-70 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Phillip Gibby, Bernard Montgomery, Kyle Taylor, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) Ervin Nelson, Richard Urena, James Laplant, Howard Peterson, Steve Manners | |
| 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Butler - foul #3 on Alan Butler, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Norman Powell knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 63-71 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Alan Butler is called for the reach on Jerry Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Butler, team foul #11 | 63-71 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Alan Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-72 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Michael Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Butler - foul #5 on Alan Butler, team foul #12 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (PG) Alan Butler | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Frances Heimann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 63-73 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 63-73 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jerry Smith runs out the clock | 63-73 |