| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | David Nunn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett gets the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Kenneth Howse is called for the reach on Dewey Mills - foul #2 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | David Nunn knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Wasson | 23-35 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi drills a floater from the left side | 25-35 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | James McCurren steps in front of the Jack Bissett pass | 25-35 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | James McCurren is called for the reach on David Nunn - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG) Dewey Mills | |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | David Nunn clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | David Nunn takes the ball from Allen Durfee | 25-35 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett lays it in set up by David Nunn | 25-37 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is denied on a layup by Joseph Wasson | 25-37 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | David Nunn gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the turnaround from close range | 25-37 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson snags the offensive board | 25-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nunn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Wasson | 25-39 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the dunk attempt | 25-39 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF) James Bergsma, David Nunn, Jack Bissett | |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez's pass is intercepted by Dewey Mills | 25-40 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | James Zipp knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by James McCurren | 27-40 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman hits a runner near the basket | 27-42 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | James Zipp connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG), Shaun Fournier (PF) Robert Boyle, Anthony Dillman | |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Dewey Mills | 30-42 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | David Nunn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Dewey Mills - foul #1 on Dewey Mills, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (SF), Jason Sisler (C) Norbert Shackelford, Joseph Wasson | |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jason Sisler - foul #1 on Jason Sisler, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG) Dewey Mills | |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shaun Fournier (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Sisler (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses the shot from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler tips it in | 33-44 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it home | 35-44 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | James Bergsma makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Nunn and he's hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Vernon Gray, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses the free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | David Nunn is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Howse - foul #3 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Joseph Wasson (C) James Bergsma, Jason Sisler | |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | David Nunn travels with the ball | 35-46 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Zipp | 37-46 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills double dribbles | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF) David Nunn, Shaun Fournier | |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-46 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Anthony Dillman is called for the reach on Ivan Zausch - foul #1 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sisler (C) Joseph Wasson | |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Vernon Gray buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James McCurren | 40-46 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | James McCurren is called for the reach on Anthony Dillman - foul #4 on James McCurren, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF) James McCurren, Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG), David Nunn (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Joseph Wasson (C) Dewey Mills, Robert Boyle, Jack Bissett, Jason Sisler | |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | David Nunn comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) PF - Anthony Dillman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Donald Ordonez and he's hacked by James Bergsma - foul #2 on James Bergsma, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier (PF) Anthony Dillman | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | David Nunn grabs the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | James Bergsma hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Fournier | 42-49 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | James Bergsma comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-49 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Howse | 44-49 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shaun Fournier | 44-51 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on David Nunn - foul #2 on David Nunn, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Allen Durfee, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jack Bissett (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF) James Bergsma, Norbert Shackelford, Joseph Wasson | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Anthony Dillman - foul #2 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | David Nunn connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dewey Mills | 48-54 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Vernon Gray drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by James McCurren | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Vernon Gray - foul #2 on Vernon Gray, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sisler (C) Shaun Fournier | |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the follow up shot | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | David Nunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Joseph Wasson (C) David Nunn, Jason Sisler | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | James Zipp drills a fadeaway near the basket | 54-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson can't tip it in | 54-55 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | James McCurren takes the ball from Robert Boyle | 54-55 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | James McCurren dunks the ball | 56-55 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Howse - foul #4 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman | |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Vernon Gray comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shaun Fournier - foul #1 on Shaun Fournier, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), David Nunn (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF) James Bergsma, Robert Boyle, Norbert Shackelford, Shaun Fournier | |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Zipp | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is fouled on the floor by Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Anthony Dillman swats the short shot by James Zipp | 59-56 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the board | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jack Bissett | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-59 |