| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) SF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 4 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton inbounds the ball | 21-15 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Victor White can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 21-15 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton hits the follow up shot | 23-15 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Victor White denies the turnaround by Francis Watkins | 23-15 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Victor White pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Floyd Brooks - foul #3 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #1 | 23-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Jason Newman snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Francis Watkins is hacked by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #1 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #1 | 24-15 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Victor White gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Victor White buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 26-15 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Billy McNaughton takes the ball from Willie Byrum | 26-15 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton lays it in | 28-15 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Glenn Creek banks in the layup on a great pass from Justin Britt | 28-17 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Victor White hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 30-17 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Jason Newman drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Justin Britt | 30-19 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Francis Watkins steps in front of the Henry Weaver pass | 30-19 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Francis Watkins banks in the layup | 30-21 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Creek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence McClatcher | 33-21 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Henry Weaver blocks the short jumper by Jason Newman | 33-21 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 36-21 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Jason Newman scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Justin Britt | 36-23 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Glenn Creek gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Francis Watkins hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Justin Britt | 36-26 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 39-26 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Francis Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Glenn Creek tips it home | 39-28 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Glenn Creek | 39-28 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses short on a runner from the left block | 39-28 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Victor White gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips loses the dribble to Justin Britt | 39-28 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Justin Britt banks in the layup | 39-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor White (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Watkins (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Willie Byrum (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Creek (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Jason Newman denies the turnaround by Victor White | 39-30 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Willie Byrum | 39-30 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Henry Weaver - foul #2 on Henry Weaver, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), William Harned (SF), Billy Bryant (PF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Lawrence McClatcher, Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek | |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | William Taylor gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | William Harned banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Dollinger and he's fouled by Leonard Starr - foul #1 on Leonard Starr, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Jason Newman | |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | William Harned misses the free throw | 41-31 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Leonard Starr comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Duane Coleman snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is whistled for traveling | 41-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Henry Weaver (SG), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Lawrence McClatcher, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the floater in the paint set up by Melvin Phillips | 43-31 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Leonard Starr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Justin Spalding gets the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Harned (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | St. John's | William Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Victor White misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Duane Coleman - foul #1 on Duane Coleman, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), Billy McNaughton (SF) William Harned, James Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF) William Taylor, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman | |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Francis Watkins snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Willie Byrum is fouled on the floor by Henry Weaver - foul #3 on Henry Weaver, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses long on a floater from close range | 43-31 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 43-31 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Glenn Creek grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Steven Dollinger takes the ball from Francis Watkins | 43-31 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Glenn Creek pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses the runner from the right block | 43-31 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Willie Byrum grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Jason Newman can't finish the layup | 43-31 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Glenn Creek snags the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Jason Newman hits a runner in the lane set up by Francis Watkins | 43-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor White (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Watkins (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Creek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Victor White is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Victor White, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Billy Bryant (PF), James Johnson (C) Steven Dollinger, Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | William Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Floyd Brooks (C) Leonard Starr, Jason Newman | |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton drills a floater from the right side | 45-36 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Henry Weaver (PF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Billy Bryant, James Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF) Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman | |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Victor White is called for the reach on Justin Britt - foul #4 on Victor White, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG) William Taylor | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Glenn Creek jams it | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Justin Britt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Britt, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled on the floor by Floyd Brooks - foul #4 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled on the floor by Justin Britt - foul #3 on Justin Britt, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Willie Byrum is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Willie Byrum, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Glenn Creek makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Justin Britt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Britt, team foul #8 | 45-39 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Francis Watkins is hacked by Billy McNaughton - foul #1 on Billy McNaughton, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Justin Britt is called for the reach on Henry Weaver in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Britt, team foul #9 | 47-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG) Justin Britt | |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Floyd Brooks | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Taylor | 47-42 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | William Taylor is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #10 | 47-42 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Glenn Creek's pass is intercepted by Billy McNaughton | 49-42 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton blows the layup | 49-42 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Willie Byrum snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | William Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is fouled in the backcourt by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #11 | 49-42 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Lawrence McClatcher is called for the reach on Francis Watkins - foul #3 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #8 | 51-42 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | William Taylor is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #12 | 51-44 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is fouled in the backcourt by William Taylor - foul #4 on William Taylor, team foul #13 | 53-44 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Glenn Creek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Jason Newman (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek, Floyd Brooks | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips runs out the clock | 54-44 |