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Butler makes early landing after in-flight scare

The charter flight for the Butler men's basketball team lost cabin pressure Thursday night, and some staff members were so fearful that they texted family members in fear they would never see them again.

Butler was flying from LaGuardia Airport to Indianapolis after Thursday's 76-73 loss to St. John's. About 25 minutes into the flight, the plane went pitch black and everyone had to use oxygen masks, Bulldogs coach Chris Holtmann told ESPN.

"It started to get really cold, and the the plane went completely dark," Holtmann told ESPN. "Then all the oxygen masks came flying down, and the flight attendant told everyone to put the masks on.