| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Bryant (fresh) C - Roland Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Barry Baugher is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from William Binder | 34-21 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ethan Wren | 34-24 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Barry Baugher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra tips it in | 36-24 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Jason Barnhart steals the ball from Roland Smith | 36-24 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart hits the finger roll | 38-24 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren is whistled for a carry | 38-24 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra drills a fadeaway near the basket | 40-24 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Henry Bryant | 40-27 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Barry Baugher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Bryant - foul #1 on Henry Bryant, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon (C) Roland Smith | |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon loses the dribble to Barry Baugher | 42-27 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart is open but misses the lay-in | 42-27 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-27 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Barry Baugher snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Barry Baugher scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jason Barnhart | 45-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Bryant (fairly fresh) C - Jason Sheldon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Oden - foul #3 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Arthur Porterfield (PF) William Binder, Jason Barnhart, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (PG), Robert Baumeister (SG), Raymond Paulsen (SF), Roland Smith (C) Ethan Wren, Paul Salisbury, Paul Dyer, Henry Bryant | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden jams it on a great pass from James Plummer and he's hacked by Roland Smith - foul #1 on Roland Smith, team foul #2 | 47-29 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the free throw | 48-29 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James Plummer gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-29 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it back up and in | 50-29 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon is fouled on the floor by Arthur Porterfield - foul #3 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #2 | 50-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Jason Barnhart (SF), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) James Plummer, Barry Baugher, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Paul Salisbury (SG), Paul Dyer (SF) Robert Vanwinkle, Robert Baumeister, Jason Sheldon | |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-29 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the board | 50-29 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Barnhart, team foul #3 | 50-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Bryant (PF) Raymond Paulsen | |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-29 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Roland Smith tips it back up and in | 50-31 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | William Binder is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 50-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Barry Baugher (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon (C) Roland Smith | |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon hits the follow up shot | 50-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Bryant (fresh) C - Jason Sheldon (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by William Binder - foul #2 on William Binder, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Barry Baugher, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (PG), Robert Baumeister (SG), Raymond Paulsen (SF) Ethan Wren, Paul Salisbury, Paul Dyer | |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | John Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-36 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Barry Baugher (SG) William Binder, Jason Barnhart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:38 | St. John's | The jump hook by Benjamin Oden is blocked by Jason Sheldon | 50-36 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | James Plummer snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | James Plummer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-36 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant lays it up and in | 50-38 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the shot from the baseline | 50-38 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | John Lawrence tips it home | 52-38 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen loses the ball out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Jason Barnhart (SF), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) James Plummer, John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Paul Salisbury (SG), Paul Dyer (SF), Roland Smith (C) Robert Vanwinkle, Robert Baumeister, Henry Bryant, Jason Sheldon | |
| 07:46 | St. John's | William Binder works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jason Barnhart | 54-38 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | William Binder is called for the reach on Ethan Wren - foul #3 on William Binder, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Baugher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Dyer | 54-41 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden's pass is intercepted by Raymond Paulsen | 54-41 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Benjamin Oden - foul #4 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SG), Arthur Porterfield (C) Barry Baugher, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Bryant (PF) Raymond Paulsen | |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | William Binder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury is called for traveling | 54-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon (PF) Henry Bryant | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roland Smith | 54-42 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roland Smith | 54-44 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | John Lawrence is hacked by Jason Sheldon - foul #2 on Jason Sheldon, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (PG), Robert Baumeister (SG), Raymond Paulsen (SF), Henry Bryant (PF) Ethan Wren, Paul Salisbury, Paul Dyer, Roland Smith | |
| 04:16 | St. John's | John Lawrence clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-44 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses the dunk but the foul's on Robert Baumeister - foul #1 on Robert Baumeister, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Barry Baugher (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) William Binder, John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart tips it but misses | 54-47 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baumeister (fresh) SF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Henry Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sheldon (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses badly on a floater from the left side | 54-47 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Sheldon - foul #3 on Jason Sheldon, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Arthur Porterfield (C) James Plummer, Jason Barnhart, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Paul Salisbury (SG), Paul Dyer (SF), Roland Smith (C) Robert Vanwinkle, Robert Baumeister, Henry Bryant, Jason Sheldon | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | John Lawrence is called for the reach on Raymond Paulsen - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Oden (C) Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Raymond Paulsen blocks the jumper by Barry Baugher | 56-49 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ethan Wren | 56-51 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Barnhart (SF), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Bryant (PF) Raymond Paulsen | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Henry Bryant is called for the reach on Lawrence Cuadra - foul #2 on Henry Bryant, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart is fouled on the floor by Roland Smith - foul #2 on Roland Smith, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Roland Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra is fouled in the backcourt by Ethan Wren - foul #1 on Ethan Wren, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Roland Smith snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant connects on the 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Paul Salisbury is called for the reach on Lawrence Cuadra in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Salisbury, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 60-57 |