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Insider: Lessons learned, victory earned as Butler takes 'huge step' with win over St. John's

LaVall Jordan recaps St. John’s game David Woods, david.woods@indystar.com

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler University issued credentials to four NBA teams for Saturday’s game, although because of travel issues, only the Indiana Pacers had a representative. By all accounts, NBA attention was on the dynamic Shamorie Ponds of St. John’s.

Come for Ponds. Stay for Kamar Baldwin.

For the second successive January duel of left-handed guards at Hinkle Fieldhouse, the nod went to Baldwin and the victory to Butler.

Baldwin scored 20 of his 30 points in the second half — including 14 of his team’s last 18 — and secured the Bulldogs’ 80-71 victory before a sellout of 9,121.