| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Broderick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | William Newton inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:50 | West Virginia | William Newton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Charles Jones is fouled on the floor by Charles Broderick - foul #2 on Charles Broderick, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo tips it in | 32-42 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Charles Broderick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 32-42 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-42 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Broderick | 32-42 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Broderick - foul #3 on Charles Broderick, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski (C) Carlton Wilford | |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses the wide open turnaround from the left block | 34-43 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Charles Broderick hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the shot from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Charles Jones double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Dennis Williamson (C) Steve Charles, Matthew Boyd, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Hans Karczewski steps in front of the James Swims pass | 36-43 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | James Swims is called for the reach on Jonathan Saucedo - foul #1 on James Swims, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) Troy Jarboe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Lawrence Vinson (SG), Cory Murff (PF) Charles Jones, Jonathan Saucedo, Elwood Zar | |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Lawrence Vinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jack Sams (PF) Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford (C) Hans Karczewski | |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) C - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Vinson (fresh) SF - William Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Steve Charles works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | William Newton knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Laughlin | 39-46 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Carlton Wilford is called for the reach on Dennis Williamson - foul #1 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Matthew Boyd (SG), Charles Broderick (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) James Swims, Steve Charles, Jack Sams, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Hans Karczewski (SF), Elwood Zar (PF) Richard Laughlin, Lawrence Vinson, William Newton, Cory Murff | |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Charles Broderick hits the finger roll set up by Troy Jarboe | 41-46 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Charles Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Broderick | 41-46 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Saucedo - foul #3 on Jonathan Saucedo, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG) Chad Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SF) Carlton Wilford | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | James Swims comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | William Newton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to William Newton | 43-46 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski buries a shot from the right block | 43-48 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | William Newton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-48 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | James Swims misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Jones | 43-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Swims (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Broderick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Newton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Elwood Zar (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Hans Karczewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd buries a shot from the left side | 45-51 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | William Newton comes up short on the runner in the paint | 45-51 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Swims | 45-51 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the runner from the right block | 47-51 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Jones | 47-53 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-53 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar hits the finger roll set up by Jonathan Saucedo | 49-55 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | James Swims misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Newton | 49-55 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Charles Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Jack Sams (PF), Dennis Williamson (C) James Swims, Matthew Boyd, Charles Broderick, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Lawrence Vinson (SG), Cory Murff (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Charles Jones, Jonathan Saucedo, Elwood Zar, Hans Karczewski | |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Steve Charles's pass is intercepted by William Newton | 49-55 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford blows the layup | 49-55 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Jack Sams grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Jack Sams is fouled on the floor by Richard Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Jack Sams dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dennis Williamson | 51-55 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-55 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steve Charles | 51-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Vinson (fresh) SF - William Newton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Richard Laughlin is called for the reach on Troy Jarboe - foul #2 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (PF) Jack Sams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (SG) Lawrence Vinson | |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Steve Charles connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-55 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | William Newton is fouled on the floor by Steve Charles - foul #1 on Steve Charles, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Matthew Boyd (SF) Troy Jarboe, Chad Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Elwood Zar (PF) Richard Laughlin, William Newton | |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Steve Charles's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Elwood Zar is blocked by Charles Broderick | 53-55 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Charles Broderick is fouled on the floor by Elwood Zar - foul #2 on Elwood Zar, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF), Derrick Volpe (C) Steve Charles, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski (SF) Cory Murff | |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Charles Jones is hacked by James Swims - foul #2 on James Swims, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SF) Carlton Wilford | |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Charles Jones grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | William Newton is whistled for traveling | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) Matthew Boyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG) Jonathan Saucedo | |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Steve Charles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Swims | 58-55 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses badly on a shot in the lane | 58-55 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-55 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Charles Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-55 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | James Swims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Matthew Boyd (SF), Jack Sams (PF), Dennis Williamson (C) James Swims, Chad Walker, Charles Broderick, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Cory Murff (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Charles Jones, William Newton, Elwood Zar | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Matthew Boyd steals the ball from Hans Karczewski | 58-55 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe lays it in set up by Matthew Boyd | 60-55 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Jack Sams, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), William Newton (SF), Elwood Zar (PF) Richard Laughlin, Hans Karczewski, Cory Murff | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Charles Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Saucedo | 60-58 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Steve Charles can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Jonathan Saucedo - foul #4 on Jonathan Saucedo, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar dunks the ball on a great pass from William Newton and the foul's on Charles Broderick - foul #4 on Charles Broderick, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF) Steve Charles | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | William Newton pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses long on a shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the tip | 62-60 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-60 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Elwood Zar | 62-60 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Charles Broderick steals the ball from Elwood Zar | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the driving attempt in the lane | 62-60 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe is fouled on the floor by Carlton Wilford - foul #2 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) Chad Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Derrick Volpe takes the ball from Jonathan Saucedo | 64-60 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Charles Jones is called for the reach on Troy Jarboe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | William Newton misses short on a halfcourt shot | 66-60 |