INDIANAPOLIS Butlers first four home games as a member of the Big East Conference had each gone to overtime.

St. Johns saw to it that wouldnt happen again.

JaKarr Sampson scored 20 points and the Red Storm rolled to a 69-52 win on Saturday, St. Johns first win outside of New York City this season.

I thought this was a good win for our team in a tough environment, St. Johns coach Steve Lavin said. Its no secret weve had our struggles in January and to open this conference season.

I think today we took a step in the right direction.

Rysheed Jordan added 16 points and DAngelo Harrison scored 12 for the Red Storm (12-8, 2-5), who have won three in a row and followed Thursdays home win over Seton Hall with its first true road win of the season. St. Johns two victories away from campus had both been at Brooklyns Barclays Center.

The Bulldogs had made extra sessions a part of their first season in the Big East. But their efforts to rally on Saturday were done in by a woeful second half.

Butler (11-9, 1-7) was just 6-of-22 (27.3 percent) from the field in the second half after scorching the Red Storm for 61.9 percent shooting (13-of-21) in the first half.

I felt if we could force a faster tempo, our deeper bench would help us, Lavin said.

Khyle Marshall had 16 points and Kellen Dunham scored 13 for the Bulldogs, whose streak of 18 seasons with at least 10 home wins is in jeopardy. The Bulldogs are 7-4 this year with four home games remaining.

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