| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Darrick Gill inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | John Horton knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James McCurren | 24-29 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | John Horton hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Zipp - foul #2 on James Zipp, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | James McCurren knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Zipp | 28-33 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | James Zipp swats the shot by Norbert Shackelford | 28-33 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | James Zipp gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits the follow up shot | 28-35 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewey Mills, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is called for traveling | 28-35 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Darrick Gill connects on the turnaround from the right block | 28-37 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | John Horton gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | James McCurren misses badly on a jumper from close range | 28-37 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse tips it home | 28-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | James Zipp is called for the reach on Jeffrey Peters - foul #3 on James Zipp, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Norbert Shackelford, Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Larry Robinson (SF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse | |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-39 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Larry Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Edward Kelty tips it but misses | 31-39 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Jesse Back connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Dewey Mills picks off the pass by Edward Kelty in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tom Matthews, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Norbert Shackelford (SG) Dewey Mills, Jesse Back | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG) Larry Robinson | |
| 14:00 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a runner in the paint | 33-39 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is fouled on the floor by Darrick Gill - foul #2 on Darrick Gill, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Edward Kelty | |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 33-39 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | James McCurren grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | John Horton misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Santos Cherry - foul #2 on Santos Cherry, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:56 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters can't tip it in | 33-41 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews tips it home | 35-41 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Tom Matthews - foul #2 on Tom Matthews, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SF) Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), John Albrecht (C) Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| 11:50 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Zipp (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | John Albrecht gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Larry Robinson is hacked by Jesse Back - foul #1 on Jesse Back, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Tom Matthews (SF) Jack Bissett, Jesse Back | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse | |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Merle Hose is hacked by Jeffrey Peters - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Horton (PF) James Zipp | |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Larry Robinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is hacked by Edward Kelty - foul #1 on Edward Kelty, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Carney (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (PF) John Albrecht | |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | John Horton buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Merle Hose | 38-43 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Jesse Back is fouled on the floor by Merle Hose - foul #1 on Merle Hose, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Santos Cherry (C) Jesse Back, Tom Matthews, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG) Edward Kelty, Merle Hose | |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry tips it home | 40-43 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Norbert Shackelford - foul #2 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (PF), John Albrecht (C) Larry Robinson, John Horton | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 40-45 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters tips it home | 42-45 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | John Albrecht buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Howse | 42-47 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Darrick Gill is called for the reach on Jeffrey Peters - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Carrigan (C) Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (C) Darrick Gill, John Albrecht | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters tips it home | 44-47 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Norbert Shackelford | 46-47 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James McCurren | 46-50 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Kenneth Howse picks off the pass by Jack Bissett | 46-50 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | James Zipp can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Peters - foul #3 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), John Albrecht (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, John Horton | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses the easy layup | 46-52 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 46-52 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tom Matthews - foul #3 on Tom Matthews, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Santos Cherry (C) Norbert Shackelford, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Larry Robinson | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Darrick Gill snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is hacked by Tom Matthews - foul #4 on Tom Matthews, team foul #10 | 46-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), John Horton (PF) Merle Hose, James Zipp | |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett loses the dribble to James McCurren | 46-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Edward Kelty hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrick Gill | 46-56 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | John Albrecht swats the short shot by Jack Bissett | 46-56 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | John Albrecht pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Norbert Shackelford (SG), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Tom Matthews, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (PF) Edward Kelty, John Albrecht | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Dewey Mills steals the ball from Kenneth Howse | 46-56 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | George Carrigan hits the follow up shot | 48-56 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | James Zipp connects on the shot from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 48-58 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 48-58 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse comes up short on the floater from the right side | 48-58 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | John Horton snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Norbert Shackelford is called for the reach on John Horton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #11 | 48-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) Darrick Gill | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | George Carrigan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Larry Robinson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | George Carrigan is fouled on the floor by John Horton - foul #3 on John Horton, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SF) Larry Robinson | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | George Carrigan makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | George Carrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled in the backcourt by Norbert Shackelford - foul #4 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #12 | 50-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) Darrick Gill | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford double dribbles | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James McCurren runs out the clock | 50-59 |