| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) PF - Paul Parker (fresh) 14 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Quincy Otte (fresh) C - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses the dunk attempt | 22-26 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller hits the follow up shot | 24-26 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rudolph Rutledge | 24-26 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Eidemiller | 27-26 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Paul Parker snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge hits a jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerald Louis | 29-29 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Parker - foul #2 on Paul Parker, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), Michael Liptak (C) Eric Eidemiller, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Paul Parker can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas Comacho | 29-31 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford is hacked by Dima Czaplinski - foul #2 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SG), Kevin Richardson (C) Rudolph Rutledge, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF) Thomas Comacho | |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hollis Sanford | 29-33 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Charles Frank can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Parker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) PF - Quincy Otte (fairly fresh) C - Jerald Louis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Charles Frank snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Paul Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Quincy Otte grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Collier | 29-35 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Charles Frank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge (SG), William Wyatt (PF), Michael Liptak (C) Eric Eidemiller, Dima Czaplinski, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (PG), James Howard (SG), Thomas Comacho (SF), William Goff (PF), Christopher Gilroy (C) Hollis Sanford, Mark Morgan, Michael Collier, Quincy Otte, Jerald Louis | |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | William Goff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Parker | 32-35 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy is fouled on the floor by Michael Liptak - foul #2 on Michael Liptak, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Paul Parker, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Morgan (PG) James Howard | |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Morgan | 32-37 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Charles Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Parker (SF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG) Anthony Caffey | |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hollis Sanford | 32-40 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson is hacked by William Goff - foul #4 on William Goff, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerald Louis (PF) William Goff | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | William Wyatt snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Parker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Wyatt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Comacho (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Paul Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SF) Paul Parker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF) Thomas Comacho | |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Jerald Louis steps in front of the Rudolph Rutledge pass | 35-42 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerald Louis and the foul's on William Wyatt - foul #4 on William Wyatt, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), Paul Parker (PF) Eric Eidemiller, William Wyatt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SG), Quincy Otte (PF) Hollis Sanford, Jerald Louis | |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Paul Parker hits the finger roll set up by Rudolph Rutledge | 37-45 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 37-45 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-45 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 37-45 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Morgan - foul #2 on Mark Morgan, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SF), Michael Liptak (C) Dima Czaplinski, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG), Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Mark Morgan, Michael Collier, Quincy Otte | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho is hacked by Eric Eidemiller - foul #2 on Eric Eidemiller, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-45 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Michael Liptak grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Paul Parker clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerald Louis - foul #3 on Jerald Louis, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Wyatt (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Charles Frank, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jerald Louis | 40-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Rudolph Rutledge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Parker (tiring) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Wyatt (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Christopher Gilroy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis tips it in | 40-47 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-47 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Paul Parker tips it home | 42-47 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy makes the driving attempt from the left block | 42-49 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:10 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses the tip | 42-49 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | William Wyatt snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Christopher Gilroy picks off the pass by Kevin Richardson | 42-49 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Kevin Richardson swats the layup by Christopher Gilroy | 42-49 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses the lay-in | 42-49 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jerald Louis | 42-49 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho loses the dribble to Rudolph Rutledge | 42-49 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | William Wyatt lays it in on a great pass from Rudolph Rutledge | 44-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Rudolph Rutledge (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Eidemiller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Parker (tiring) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Wyatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Caffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Comacho (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Christopher Gilroy (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho travels with the ball | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Frank (PG), Dima Czaplinski (SF), Michael Liptak (C) Eric Eidemiller, Paul Parker, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Morgan (PG), James Howard (SG), Michael Collier (SF), William Goff (PF) Hollis Sanford, Anthony Caffey, Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Charles Frank is hacked by Michael Collier - foul #1 on Michael Collier, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge is hacked by James Howard - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | William Goff pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG) James Howard | |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-49 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | William Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SF), Paul Parker (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Dima Czaplinski, William Wyatt, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Michael Collier, William Goff | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho is called for traveling | 44-49 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Charles Frank connects on the floater near the basket | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford is hacked by Charles Frank - foul #1 on Charles Frank, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Paul Parker snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Paul Parker gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Paul Parker buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Rudolph Rutledge is called for the reach on Mark Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Paul Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Morgan - foul #3 on Mark Morgan, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Rudolph Rutledge - foul #3 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SG) Mark Morgan | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Frank - foul #2 on Charles Frank, team foul #10 | 49-52 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 49-54 |