| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) SF - Like Tang (fresh) PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) SF - James Hough (fresh) PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Like Tang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Paul Oliphant swats the layup by Like Tang | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Like Tang grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Michael Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky lays it up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | James Hough's pass is intercepted by Like Tang | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Petty (SG), Adrian Morphis (SF), Augustus Zollner (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Michael Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Augustus Zollner | 7-8 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Augustus Zollner denies the turnaround by Robert Ribeiro | 7-8 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it home | 7-10 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Oliphant - foul #1 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SG), Like Tang (SF), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) David Petty, Adrian Morphis, Augustus Zollner, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SF) James Hough | |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a floater from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jackson | 8-10 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) SF - Like Tang (fresh) PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Little (fresh) PF - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Stephen Little and he's hacked by Like Tang - foul #1 on Like Tang, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG) Rico Hernandez | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Robert Ribeiro, Brian Espinosa | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hans Gliwski | 8-12 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Paul Oliphant steps in front of the Like Tang pass | 8-12 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a floater from the left side | 8-12 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), James Hough (SF), Steven Wiens (C) Michael Jackson, John Hart, Paul Oliphant | |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Chris Foster knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Wiens | 8-15 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Like Tang clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Wiens - foul #1 on Steven Wiens, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Brian Espinosa (PF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell | |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Wiens | 9-15 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Rico Hernandez - foul #1 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG) Rico Hernandez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG) Stephen Little | |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the free throw | 9-18 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski buries a jump hook from the right block | 11-18 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Steven Wiens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) James Hough, Steven Wiens | |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Roland Johnson | 13-18 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Little | 13-20 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Roland Johnson is denied by Paul Oliphant | 13-20 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson tips it home | 15-20 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fred Cousins (fairly fresh) SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Little (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson drills a jumper from close range | 17-20 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant | 17-23 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez loses the dribble to Michael Jackson | 17-23 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 17-25 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez hits a 3 from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez comes up short on the shot from the left side | 20-28 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Ribeiro | 20-30 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis is whistled for a carry | 20-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), James Hough (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Robert Ribeiro, Stephen Little, Brian Espinosa, Paul Oliphant | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | James Hough hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 20-32 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Like Tang double dribbles | 20-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG) Wilfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-32 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Thomas Powell tips it but misses | 20-32 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-32 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Jackson | 20-32 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Sean Grosky steals the ball from Steven Wiens | 20-32 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Like Tang banks in the layup | 22-32 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Michael Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Petty (fresh) SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Steven Wiens (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez scores on a shot from the right side set up by David Petty | 24-32 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Like Tang pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Like Tang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #4 | 24-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Fred Cousins (SG) Rico Hernandez, David Petty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Stephen Little (SF), John Hart (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Michael Jackson, James Hough, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | John Hart gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Sean Grosky | 25-32 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Wilfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Wilfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG) Wilfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (PF) Chris Foster | |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hans Gliwski | 25-32 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-32 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa tips it back up and in | 25-34 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-34 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | John Hart connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-37 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Like Tang - foul #2 on Like Tang, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Adrian Morphis (SF) Rico Hernandez, Like Tang | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), James Hough (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Brian Espinosa, Paul Oliphant | |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Sean Grosky | 28-37 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Steven Wiens swats the short shot by Sean Grosky | 28-37 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Adrian Morphis is denied by James Hough | 28-37 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Wiens | 28-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Fred Cousins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Grosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Hans Gliwski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 28-40 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski comes up short on the shot from the left block | 28-40 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Steven Wiens pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Adrian Morphis is called for the reach on Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Adrian Morphis, team foul #5 | 28-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Like Tang (SF) Wilfredo Gallo, Adrian Morphis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Stephen Little (SG), Brian Espinosa (PF) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Thomas Powell | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Hans Gliwski - foul #1 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #6 | 28-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Johnson (C) Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (C) Steven Wiens | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-40 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Michael Jackson double dribbles | 28-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Sean Grosky, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #5 | 28-40 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-40 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Espinosa | 28-40 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Hough | 28-43 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the fadeaway from the right block | 30-43 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 30-46 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Like Tang is hacked by Brian Espinosa - foul #1 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #6 | 30-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Grosky (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Adrian Morphis, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, James Hough, Brian Espinosa, Paul Oliphant | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | John Hart is called for the reach on Like Tang - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #7 | 30-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Petty (SG) Fred Cousins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is hacked by Sean Grosky - foul #1 on Sean Grosky, team foul #7 | 32-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SG), Hans Gliwski (C) David Petty, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky can't finish the layup | 32-48 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro grabs the board | 32-48 |