| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reggie Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Lesko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Schrantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Stephen King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Mealy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Reese (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Stephen King makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eli Reese and he's fouled by Anthony Harrison - foul #1 on Anthony Harrison, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), Richard Putt (PF) Earl Standish, Donald Mealy | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Stephen King makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Harrison | 28-34 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Richard Putt misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 28-34 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Eli Reese tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Chad Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Eli Reese travels with the ball | 28-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), Donald Mealy (PF) Chad Jones, Richard Putt | |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Eli Reese swats the shot by Anthony Harrison | 28-34 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Donald Mealy gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Earl Standish makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eli Reese | 28-37 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Larry Starcher | 31-37 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Earl Standish is hacked by Larry Starcher - foul #1 on Larry Starcher, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Key (C) Thomas Schrantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Max Webster (SF), Richard Putt (PF) Norbert Cousins, Donald Mealy | |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Eli Reese lays it up and in and the foul's on Reggie Goodman - foul #3 on Reggie Goodman, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SF), William Iverson (C) Reggie Goodman, Carlos Lesko | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Eli Reese makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Eli Reese blocks the short jumper by William Iverson | 31-40 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Richard Putt pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Earl Standish clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Derrick Key grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-40 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Eli Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Richard Putt misses the dunk attempt | 31-40 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Putt | 31-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Caldera (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Iverson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Stephen King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Webster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Putt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Max Webster is called for traveling | 31-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (PG), Reggie Goodman (SF), Carlos Lesko (PF), Thomas Schrantz (C) Larry Starcher, Anthony Harrison, Derrick Key, William Iverson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), David Rister (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF), Donald Mealy (PF) Earl Standish, Stephen King, Max Webster, Richard Putt | |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Norbert Cousins steps in front of the Timothy Caldera pass | 31-40 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins hits the finger roll | 31-42 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Eli Reese is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher - foul #1 on Eli Reese, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG) Timothy Caldera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), Richard Putt (C) Chad Jones, Eli Reese | |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-42 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher tips it in | 33-42 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-42 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Richard Putt gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Earl Standish loses the ball out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG), Derrick Key (C) Thomas Fisher, Thomas Schrantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), Stephen King (SG), Max Webster (SF), Eli Reese (C) Earl Standish, David Rister, Norbert Cousins, Richard Putt | |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Derrick Key can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher snags the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Eli Reese snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Stephen King is whistled for a carry | 33-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SF), William Iverson (C) Reggie Goodman, Carlos Lesko | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), Carl Poulson (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF) Chad Jones, Stephen King, Max Webster | |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Caldera | 36-42 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Carl Poulson buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Norbert Cousins | 36-45 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Caldera (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Iverson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Carl Poulson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Mealy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eli Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Carl Poulson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Mealy | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison's floater is tipped away by Donald Mealy | 36-48 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Eli Reese grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Earl Standish | 36-50 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Carl Poulson is called for the reach on Derrick Key - foul #2 on Carl Poulson, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (PG), Reggie Goodman (SF), Carlos Lesko (PF), Thomas Schrantz (C) Larry Starcher, Timothy Caldera, Derrick Key, William Iverson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), Stephen King (SG), Max Webster (SF), Richard Putt (C) Earl Standish, Carl Poulson, Norbert Cousins, Eli Reese | |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko makes the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Donald Mealy - foul #1 on Donald Mealy, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG) Donald Mealy | |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko misses the free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Richard Putt snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Stephen King connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Standish | 38-52 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Earl Standish steals the ball from Carlos Lesko | 38-52 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Chad Jones knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Max Webster | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Stephen King steals it from Anthony Harrison out of a doubleteam | 38-54 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Stephen King lays it in | 38-56 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Harrison and the foul's on Earl Standish - foul #2 on Earl Standish, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG) Anthony Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norbert Cousins (SF), Donald Mealy (PF) Earl Standish, Max Webster | |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher makes the free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Richard Putt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Carlos Lesko - foul #3 on Carlos Lesko, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SF) Reggie Goodman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Max Webster (SF), Eli Reese (C) Norbert Cousins, Donald Mealy | |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Richard Putt misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Richard Putt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Schrantz | 43-57 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Chad Jones clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-57 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera clanks a shot from the free throw line | 43-57 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Eli Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Richard Putt scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen King | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG), Reggie Goodman (SF), Derrick Key (PF), William Iverson (C) Thomas Fisher, Timothy Caldera, Carlos Lesko, Thomas Schrantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), David Rister (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF), Donald Mealy (PF) Chad Jones, Stephen King, Max Webster, Richard Putt | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reggie Goodman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Iverson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Rister (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Mealy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eli Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Eli Reese jams it and he's hacked by Reggie Goodman - foul #4 on Reggie Goodman, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen King (SG) David Rister | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Eli Reese misses the free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Iverson | 43-61 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Eli Reese steals it from Derrick Key | 43-61 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Eli Reese can't finish the layup | 43-61 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | William Iverson pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison is called for 5 seconds | 43-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Carl Poulson (SG) Stephen King | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Anthony Harrison steals it from Norbert Cousins | 43-61 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman blows the layup | 43-61 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Derrick Key tips it but misses | 43-61 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Eli Reese grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Eli Reese misses the fadeaway in the lane | 43-61 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Eli Reese gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Eli Reese scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Poulson | 43-63 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman loses the dribble to Norbert Cousins | 43-63 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Earl Standish can't finish the layup | 43-63 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 43-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (PG), Timothy Caldera (SF), Gerald Swarthout (PF) Larry Starcher, Reggie Goodman, William Iverson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), Stephen King (SG), Max Webster (SF), Richard Putt (C) Earl Standish, Carl Poulson, Norbert Cousins, Eli Reese | |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Stephen King misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gerald Swarthout | 43-63 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher | 46-63 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Donald Mealy loses the dribble to Thomas Fisher | 46-63 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Derrick Key drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Harrison | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Chad Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen King | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Max Webster is called for the reach on Timothy Caldera - foul #2 on Max Webster, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG), William Iverson (C) Anthony Harrison, Derrick Key | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), David Rister (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF), Eli Reese (C) Chad Jones, Stephen King, Max Webster, Donald Mealy | |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher's pass is intercepted by Earl Standish | 48-65 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Caldera (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gerald Swarthout (fresh) C - William Iverson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Rister (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Putt (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Eli Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Richard Putt hits a jump hook in the paint | 48-67 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher clanks a shot from the left side | 48-67 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Eli Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | David Rister blows the layup | 48-67 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Gerald Swarthout grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-67 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins is called for a charge - foul #1 on Norbert Cousins, team foul #6 | 50-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG), Derrick Key (PF) Larry Starcher, Gerald Swarthout | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen King (SG), Donald Mealy (PF) David Rister, Richard Putt | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Derrick Key makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Caldera | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Eli Reese hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Earl Standish | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Derrick Key comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Donald Mealy gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Earl Standish runs out the clock | 52-69 |