| Lineup | Butler | PG - Timothy Davis (fresh) SG - Andrew Huizenga (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Spurr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Halverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 14 pts. C - John Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Frank Spurr inbounds the ball | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Butler | Timothy Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-47 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 27-47 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-47 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 27-47 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Howse | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:58 | Butler | Joseph Palmer is whistled for a carry | 27-49 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James McCurren | 27-51 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Frank Spurr knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andrew Huizenga | 30-51 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James McCurren | 30-53 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga travels with the ball | 30-53 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by John Horton is blocked by Kenneth Halverson | 30-53 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Darrick Gill snags the offensive board | 30-53 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #3 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #1 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Fletcher (PG), Adam Cook (PF), John Woolridge (C) Timothy Davis, Kenneth Halverson, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 30-54 |
| 17:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Cook | 30-54 |
| 17:31 | Butler | John Woolridge buries a floater in the lane | 32-54 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-54 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 17:07 | Butler | John Horton swats the short shot by Andrew Huizenga | 32-54 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Darrick Gill gets the rebound | 32-54 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 32-54 |
| 17:00 | Butler | John Woolridge snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-54 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | John Horton pulls down the rebound | 32-54 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse's floater is knocked away by John Woolridge | 32-54 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | James Zipp tips it back up and in | 32-56 |
| 16:18 | Butler | James Zipp steps in front of the Frank Spurr pass | 32-56 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by John Woolridge - foul #2 on John Woolridge, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Timothy Davis (PG), Jody Witt (SG), John Gearhart (SF), Kenneth Halverson (PF) Bill Fletcher, Andrew Huizenga, Frank Spurr, John Woolridge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Larry Robinson (SF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | John Horton's pass is intercepted by John Gearhart | 32-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Timothy Davis (fresh) SG - Jody Witt (fresh) SF - John Gearhart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Halverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Cook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Butler | Jody Witt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jody Witt, team foul #3 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Palmer (C) Adam Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Larry Robinson's pass is intercepted by Timothy Davis | 32-56 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Joseph Palmer scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-56 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Darrick Gill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-56 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the offensive board | 34-56 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Halverson is called for the reach on James Zipp - foul #1 on Kenneth Halverson, team foul #4 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG), John Albrecht (C) Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Timothy Davis is called for the reach on Edward Kelty - foul #3 on Timothy Davis, team foul #5 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Fletcher (PG), Andrew Huizenga (SG), Adam Cook (PF) Timothy Davis, Jody Witt, Kenneth Halverson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Merle Hose drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James McCurren and he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #4 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #6 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Butler | John Woolridge (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the free throw | 34-59 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Bill Fletcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-59 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the defensive board | 34-59 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Merle Hose hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Zipp | 34-61 |
| 13:21 | Butler | John Gearhart makes the jumper from the left wing | 36-61 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Adam Cook - foul #3 on Adam Cook, team foul #7 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Spurr (SF) Andrew Huizenga | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Merle Hose | |
| 13:11 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 13:11 | Butler | John Woolridge pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 12:53 | Butler | John Gearhart misses the jump hook in the lane | 36-61 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Adam Cook hits the follow up shot | 38-61 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Albrecht | 38-63 |
| 12:19 | Butler | John Gearhart steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Timothy Davis (PG), Jody Witt (SG), Kenneth Halverson (PF) Bill Fletcher, John Gearhart, John Woolridge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (PF), John Horton (C) James McCurren, James Zipp, John Albrecht | |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Darrick Gill | 38-65 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Jody Witt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-65 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Adam Cook snags the offensive board | 38-65 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Timothy Davis (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jody Witt (fresh) SF - Frank Spurr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Halverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Butler | Jody Witt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-65 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Larry Robinson | 38-65 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled on the floor by Adam Cook - foul #4 on Adam Cook, team foul #8 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG), Charles Buentello (C) Jody Witt, Adam Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 38-66 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Larry Robinson blocks the jumper by Andrew Huizenga | 38-67 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson grabs the offensive board | 38-67 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Timothy Davis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-67 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Edward Kelty snags the defensive board | 38-67 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Edward Kelty slams it home on a nice dish by Darrick Gill and he's fouled by Frank Spurr - foul #3 on Frank Spurr, team foul #9 | 38-69 |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SF), John Woolridge (C) Frank Spurr, Charles Buentello | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the free throw | 38-69 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson grabs the board | 38-69 |
| 10:43 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-69 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), John Albrecht (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill | |
| 10:27 | St. John's | John Albrecht lays it up and in | 38-71 |
| 10:17 | Butler | John Woolridge travels with the ball | 38-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Fletcher (PG), Charles Buentello (C) Timothy Davis, Kenneth Halverson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SF), James Zipp (PF) Larry Robinson, John Horton | |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Bill Fletcher takes the ball from James Zipp | 38-71 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-71 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Darrick Gill pulls down the rebound | 38-71 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Darrick Gill knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James McCurren | 38-74 |
| 09:34 | Butler | John Woolridge misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Zipp - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #1 | 38-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Jody Witt (SG) Andrew Huizenga | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Merle Hose | |
| 09:34 | Butler | John Woolridge makes the 1st free throw | 39-74 |
| 09:34 | Butler | John Woolridge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-74 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | James Zipp connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James McCurren | 40-77 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Kenneth Howse picks off the pass by Bill Fletcher | 40-77 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits the finger roll | 40-79 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Bill Fletcher's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Howse in the backcourt | 40-79 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the dunk attempt | 40-79 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | John Albrecht snags the offensive board | 40-79 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-79 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Jody Witt grabs the board | 40-79 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Kenneth Howse steals it from John Gearhart | 40-79 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James McCurren and he's fouled by John Gearhart - foul #3 on John Gearhart, team foul #10 | 40-81 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Neal (SF) Charles Buentello | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (PF) James McCurren, Darrick Gill, James Zipp | |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the free throw | 40-81 |
| 08:05 | Butler | John Woolridge gets the rebound | 40-81 |
| 07:50 | Butler | John Woolridge banks in the layup | 42-81 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-81 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Jody Witt pulls down the rebound | 42-81 |
| 07:37 | Butler | John Gearhart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-81 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Thomas Neal snags the offensive board | 42-81 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Fletcher (fairly fresh) SG - Jody Witt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Neal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gearhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - John Woolridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Albrecht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Jody Witt can't connect on a floater in the lane | 42-81 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Larry Robinson grabs the board | 42-81 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jody Witt - foul #2 on Jody Witt, team foul #11 | 42-81 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Cook (PF) John Gearhart | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 42-82 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 42-82 |
| 07:19 | Butler | John Woolridge grabs the defensive rebound | 42-82 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Jody Witt drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-82 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-82 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Adam Cook pulls down the rebound | 45-82 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Thomas Neal hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bill Fletcher | 47-82 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Edward Kelty connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Howse | 47-84 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Adam Cook clanks a floater from the left block | 47-84 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Edward Kelty pulls down the rebound | 47-84 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Edward Kelty clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 47-84 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | John Horton tips it home | 47-86 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Jody Witt lays it in | 49-86 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Bill Fletcher - foul #2 on Bill Fletcher, team foul #12 | 49-86 |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SF), Charles Buentello (C) Thomas Neal, John Woolridge | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Darrick Gill (SF), James Zipp (PF) Edward Kelty, Larry Robinson, John Albrecht | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 1st free throw | 49-86 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 49-86 |
| 05:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Charles Buentello | 49-86 |
| 04:41 | Butler | John Horton is called for the reach on Adam Cook - foul #1 on John Horton, team foul #2 | 49-86 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| 04:35 | Butler | Charles Buentello misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Horton - foul #2 on John Horton, team foul #3 | 49-86 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Charles Buentello misses the 1st free throw | 49-86 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Charles Buentello misses the 2nd free throw | 49-86 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 49-86 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:06 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-86 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | John Horton gets the offensive rebound | 49-86 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Adam Cook swats the short shot by John Horton | 49-86 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Adam Cook grabs the board | 49-86 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Adam Cook misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-86 |
| 03:25 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jody Witt | 49-86 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Fletcher (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jody Witt (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Gearhart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Buentello (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 7 pts. 10 ast. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - John Horton (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Butler | John Gearhart comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on James McCurren - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #4 | 49-86 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Neal (SF) Bill Fletcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) Darrick Gill | |
| 03:14 | Butler | John Gearhart makes the 1st free throw | 50-86 |
| 03:14 | Butler | John Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-86 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Merle Hose is fouled on the floor by Adam Cook - foul #5 on Adam Cook, team foul #13 | 51-86 |
| Subs | Butler | John Woolridge (PF) Adam Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses the 1st free throw | 51-86 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the 2nd free throw | 51-87 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Charles Buentello connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-87 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | James McCurren misses short on a shot in the paint | 53-87 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Charles Buentello pulls down the rebound | 53-87 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Jody Witt is called for traveling | 53-87 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), John Albrecht (C) James McCurren, Merle Hose, John Horton | |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Jody Witt - foul #3 on Jody Witt, team foul #14 | 53-87 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Fletcher (PG) Thomas Neal | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Darrick Gill (SF), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, Larry Robinson, John Albrecht | |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 53-88 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 53-89 |
| 01:36 | Butler | John Woolridge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-89 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Darrick Gill gets the rebound | 53-89 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | James Zipp is fouled on the floor by John Woolridge - foul #3 on John Woolridge, team foul #15 | 53-89 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 53-90 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-91 |
| 00:59 | Butler | John Horton steals it from Charles Buentello | 53-91 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Jody Witt - foul #4 on Jody Witt, team foul #16 | 53-91 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 53-92 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 53-93 |
| 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Jody Witt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-93 |
| 00:06 | Butler | The refs have stopped play. Charles Buentello is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 53-93 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Neal (SF) Charles Buentello | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | John Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-93 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Jody Witt comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-93 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Darrick Gill snags the defensive board | 53-93 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James McCurren runs out the clock | 53-93 |