| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Howard inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-33 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 31-33 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 31-33 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors lays it in on a nice dish by James Howard and he's hacked by Kevin Richardson - foul #2 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Scott Wood, Maurice Beaudet, Kevin Richardson | |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman scores on a runner from close range set up by Sean Bunting | 34-35 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Dikembe Abdelrahman steals the ball from James Howard | 34-35 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Maurice Beaudet (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Charles Wilson, Dima Czaplinski, Lee Kinnard | |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the jumper in the paint | 36-35 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dima Czaplinski (PF) Scott Wood, Maurice Beaudet | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Sean Bunting loses the dribble to Robert Shumpert in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert lays it up and in | 38-35 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Slack - foul #1 on Samuel Slack, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (SF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dima Czaplinski | 38-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Shumpert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Jerald Louis (PF), Henry Meadors (C) James Howard, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Maurice Beaudet | |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski's layup is rejected by Jerald Louis | 38-35 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Alarcon | 38-35 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Wood - foul #1 on Scott Wood, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG) Robert Shumpert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (PF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Clyde Zimmermann steals it from Scott Wood | 39-35 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Clyde Zimmermann | 39-35 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Maurice Beaudet - foul #1 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Cory Alarcon, Jerald Louis, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dima Czaplinski (PF), Lee Kinnard (C) Scott Wood, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kevin Richardson | |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | James Howard is called for the reach on Charles Wilson - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG) Thomas Comacho | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Sean Bunting, Maurice Beaudet, Lee Kinnard | |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Robert Shumpert steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelrahman | 41-35 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann blows the layup | 41-35 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dima Czaplinski | 41-35 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Charles Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG), Maurice Beaudet (SF) Scott Wood, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | James Howard misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Charles Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Sean Bunting picks off the pass by Samuel Slack | 41-38 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits the finger roll | 41-40 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Howard | 43-40 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Sean Bunting | 43-42 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 43-44 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack tips it in | 45-44 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Sean Bunting comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Robert Shumpert, James Howard, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Charles Wilson, Maurice Beaudet, Kevin Richardson | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman is fouled on the floor by Cory Alarcon - foul #2 on Cory Alarcon, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Lee Kinnard grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Sean Bunting buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Scott Wood takes the ball from Henry Meadors | 45-47 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelrahman | 45-47 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Sean Bunting scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Scott Wood | 45-50 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Clyde Zimmermann | 47-50 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman is fouled on the floor by Cory Alarcon - foul #3 on Cory Alarcon, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG), James Howard (SF) Clyde Zimmermann, Thomas Comacho | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Sean Bunting, Dima Czaplinski, Lee Kinnard | |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Wood | 47-52 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Jerald Louis, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by James Howard - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (PG) Cory Alarcon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 3rd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | James Howard tips it in | 49-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Charles Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Maurice Beaudet | 49-58 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | James Howard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dima Czaplinski | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Shumpert - foul #2 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Jerald Louis (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Thomas Comacho, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Maurice Beaudet | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-59 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 49-59 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelrahman | 49-59 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 49-59 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is hacked by Kevin Richardson - foul #3 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (PG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Clyde Zimmermann, James Howard, Jerald Louis, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (SF) Sean Bunting, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon grabs the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Maurice Beaudet is called for the reach on Robert Shumpert - foul #2 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Shumpert | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Comacho - foul #1 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), James Howard (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Thomas Comacho, Cory Alarcon, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Scott Wood, Dima Czaplinski | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson is hacked by Clyde Zimmermann in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | James Howard misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-62 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-62 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-62 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis tips it in | 54-62 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Sean Bunting runs out the clock | 54-62 |