| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Richards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (fresh) SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kozak (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Larry Williams inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Derrick Key can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Glenn Campbell - foul #3 on Glenn Campbell, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Derrick Key misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Derrick Key makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Larry Williams is called for the reach on Allan Ledbetter - foul #3 on Larry Williams, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SF) Larry Williams | |
| 19:21 | St. John's | William Richards lays it up and in | 36-25 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Donald Horne double dribbles | 36-25 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Jamison Mullins is blocked by Eric Gifford | 36-25 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | William Richards makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Eric Gifford | 38-25 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Donald Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-25 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Donald Foster pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jamison Mullins | 38-28 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SG), Michael Strand (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF), Sam Vest (C) Donald Horne, William Richards, Allan Ledbetter, Eric Gifford, Glenn Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (SF), William Carr (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Donald Foster, Derrick Key, David Kozak | |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Sam Vest - foul #3 on Sam Vest, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Michael Strand grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | The jump hook by Emmanuel Broughton is blocked by William Carr | 38-29 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jamison Mullins | 38-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Herman Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) SF - Michael Strand (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) C - Sam Vest (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jamison Mullins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Starcher (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Carr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Michael Strand lays it in on a great pass from Herman Hicks | 40-32 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | William Carr hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Michael Strand misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-34 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Anthony Ross | 40-34 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn tips it home | 40-36 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Michael Strand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Sam Vest tips it home | 42-36 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Benjamin Strauss | 42-36 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Michael Strand comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-36 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Carr | 42-36 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn banks in the layup | 42-38 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Hicks | 44-38 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jamison Mullins | 44-41 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Sam Vest misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | William Carr grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross is hacked by Herman Hicks - foul #1 on Herman Hicks, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Horne (PG), William Richards (SG), Allan Ledbetter (SF), Eric Gifford (PF), Glenn Campbell (C) Herman Hicks, Benjamin Strauss, Michael Strand, Emmanuel Broughton, Sam Vest | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Derrick Key (PF), David Kozak (C) Jamison Mullins, Larry Starcher, William Carr, Stephen Wynn | |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Derrick Key misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | David Kozak snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-41 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | William Richards pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Richards (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donald Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kozak (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Donald Horne misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Eric Gifford tips it in | 46-41 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Williams | 46-44 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Donald Horne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Ross - foul #2 on Anthony Ross, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Donald Horne makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Donald Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Glenn Campbell doubles Anthony Ross and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Glenn Campbell, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | David Kozak snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Derrick Key lays it up and in set up by Anthony Ross | 48-46 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Donald Horne knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Richards | 51-46 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Donald Foster picks off the pass by Donald Horne in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Derrick Key clanks a jumper in the paint | 51-46 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Eric Gifford gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Derrick Key pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Larry Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allan Ledbetter - foul #2 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SG), Michael Strand (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF), Sam Vest (C) Donald Horne, William Richards, Allan Ledbetter, Eric Gifford, Glenn Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), William Carr (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Donald Foster, Derrick Key, David Kozak | |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Michael Strand loses the dribble to Anthony Ross | 51-48 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Ross | 51-50 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Michael Strand knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Herman Hicks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Strand (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Vest (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-50 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss hits the finger roll set up by Michael Strand | 56-50 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | William Carr is whistled for a carry | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Horne (SG), Eric Gifford (PF) Michael Strand, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (SF) Larry Williams | |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Donald Horne clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-50 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Eric Gifford steps in front of the William Carr pass | 56-50 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss is fouled on the floor by Stephen Wynn - foul #2 on Stephen Wynn, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Richards (SG), Allan Ledbetter (SF), Glenn Campbell (C) Herman Hicks, Benjamin Strauss, Sam Vest | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (PG), Derrick Key (PF), David Kozak (C) Anthony Ross, William Carr, Stephen Wynn | |
| 05:09 | St. John's | David Kozak steals it from Allan Ledbetter | 56-50 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Glenn Campbell denies the turnaround by Derrick Key | 56-50 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Larry Starcher is called for the reach on Donald Horne - foul #2 on Larry Starcher, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Eric Gifford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter knocks in the floater from close range set up by Emmanuel Broughton | 58-50 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Derrick Key misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emmanuel Broughton - foul #2 on Emmanuel Broughton, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Derrick Key makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Derrick Key makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Donald Horne comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Derrick Key gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-52 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Horne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Richards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Donald Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jamison Mullins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Starcher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kozak (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | William Richards misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Derrick Key | 58-52 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Derrick Key drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jamison Mullins | 58-54 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | David Kozak is called for the reach on Glenn Campbell - foul #2 on David Kozak, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Gifford (PF) Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (PG), Larry Williams (SF) Donald Foster, Larry Starcher | |
| 01:43 | St. John's | William Richards is called for traveling | 58-54 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Eric Gifford is called for the reach on Jamison Mullins - foul #3 on Eric Gifford, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Eric Gifford grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Anthony Ross denies the turnaround by William Richards | 58-54 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | William Richards tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | David Kozak can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 60-54 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Derrick Key grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | William Richards snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | William Richards is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Ross - foul #3 on Anthony Ross, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Richard Putt (C) William Richards, Glenn Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Herman Hicks is fouled on the floor by David Kozak - foul #3 on David Kozak, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Herman Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Herman Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Gifford | 61-54 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Anthony Ross is called for the reach on Eric Gifford - foul #4 on Anthony Ross, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Eric Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Eric Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Derrick Key grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross loses the dribble to Donald Horne | 63-54 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter lays it in set up by Donald Horne | 65-54 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | David Kozak hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derrick Key | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Eric Gifford is fouled in the backcourt by Jamison Mullins - foul #2 on Jamison Mullins, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Eric Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Eric Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | David Kozak misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Allan Ledbetter - foul #3 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Richards (SG), Glenn Campbell (C) Herman Hicks, Richard Putt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), Larry Starcher (SF), William Carr (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Anthony Ross, Jamison Mullins, Larry Williams, Derrick Key | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | David Kozak misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | David Kozak makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald Horne runs out the clock | 67-57 |