| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Troutman inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | James Troutman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | James Troutman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Raymond Harder picks off the pass by Joshua Danforth | 33-36 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Troutman | 33-36 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | James Troutman is called for traveling | 33-36 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush double dribbles | 33-36 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Will Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left block | 33-38 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Charles Chang is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | James Troutman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF), William Power (C) James Troutman, Joshua Danforth | |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Charles Chang gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Harder and the foul's on William Power - foul #2 on William Power, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Raymond Harder | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | William Power pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Will Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Greg Henry tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel tips it in | 36-40 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Will Johnson - foul #3 on Will Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), William Garfield (SF), Joseph Taylor (C) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Alfred Haile (SG), Johnnie Fleming (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Edmund Robbs, Greg Henry, Will Johnson, William Power | |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Garfield (fresh) PF - Herbert Sadler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfred Haile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Johnnie Fleming (fresh) C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Christopher Hack comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Joseph Taylor - foul #1 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Barth (C) Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (SF) Johnnie Fleming | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-42 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor tips it home | 39-42 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Christopher Hack scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Alfred Haile misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Harder - foul #2 on Raymond Harder, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Charles Chang (SF), Howard Epperson (C) James Winterberg, William Garfield, Michael Barth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Will Johnson (PF) Christopher Hack, Dan Whelchel | |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Alfred Haile makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Alfred Haile makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Alfred Haile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), Herbert Sadler (PF) Raymond Harder, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), William Power (C) Alfred Haile, James Troutman, Joshua Danforth | |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-46 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Will Johnson | 42-46 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel is fouled on the floor by Charles Chang - foul #2 on Charles Chang, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Chang | 42-46 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Will Johnson | 42-46 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Will Johnson hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Edmund Robbs and the foul's on Charles Chang - foul #3 on Charles Chang, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), Joseph Taylor (C) James Winterberg, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (SF), Joshua Danforth (C) Dan Whelchel, William Power | |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Will Johnson makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Charles Chang knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Greg Henry clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-49 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Charles Chang gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Harder | 47-49 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | John Quackenbush is called for the reach on Edmund Robbs - foul #2 on John Quackenbush, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG), William Garfield (SF), Howard Epperson (C) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Dan Whelchel (PF) Edmund Robbs, Will Johnson | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | William Garfield grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | William Garfield can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | William Garfield pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Taylor - foul #2 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Charles Chang (SF), Herbert Sadler (PF) Raymond Harder, William Garfield, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Johnnie Fleming (PF) Greg Henry, James Troutman | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Charles Chang knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Winterberg and he's hacked by Dan Whelchel - foul #3 on Dan Whelchel, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Power (C) Joshua Danforth | |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Johnnie Fleming pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs is whistled for a carry | 52-51 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the easy layup | 52-51 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Edmund Robbs | 52-51 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Christopher Hack buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Edmund Robbs | 52-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dan Whelchel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnnie Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Power (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson scores on a floater near the basket | 54-53 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Charles Chang blocks the short jumper by Edmund Robbs | 54-53 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Howard Epperson | 54-53 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Johnnie Fleming picks off the pass by Howard Epperson | 54-53 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnnie Fleming | 54-55 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Christopher Hack pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dan Whelchel | 54-57 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), Joseph Taylor (C) James Winterberg, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (SF), Will Johnson (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Christopher Hack, Dan Whelchel, Johnnie Fleming, William Power | |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Herbert Sadler is called for the reach on Edmund Robbs - foul #3 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Garfield (C) Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | William Garfield snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Will Johnson blocks the short jumper by Charles Chang | 54-59 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Will Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | James Troutman is hacked by Charles Chang - foul #4 on Charles Chang, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG), Michael Barth (C) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG) Edmund Robbs | |
| 04:55 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Will Johnson - foul #4 on Will Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (PF) Michael Barth | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | James Troutman connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Danforth | 56-63 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-63 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Christopher Hack | 56-63 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Christopher Hack can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 56-63 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | William Garfield snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Garfield (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Troutman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Will Johnson - foul #5 on Will Johnson, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Charles Chang (SF), Howard Epperson (C) James Winterberg, William Garfield, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Dan Whelchel (SF), Johnnie Fleming (PF), William Power (C) Christopher Hack, James Troutman, Will Johnson, Joshua Danforth | |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Herbert Sadler picks off the pass by Edmund Robbs | 58-63 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Raymond Harder | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Danforth (C) William Power | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth snags the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth loses the ball out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (SF) Johnnie Fleming | |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder tips it but misses | 58-63 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Charles Chang hits the follow up shot | 60-63 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Greg Henry connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edmund Robbs | 60-66 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-66 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Danforth | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Danforth | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Charles Chang scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 63-69 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | James Troutman is fouled in the backcourt by John Quackenbush - foul #3 on John Quackenbush, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Greg Henry is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Harder - foul #3 on Raymond Harder, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfred Haile (SF) James Troutman | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Greg Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dan Whelchel | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Greg Henry is hacked by Raymond Harder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Harder, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Greg Henry makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the board | 66-73 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs runs out the clock | 69-73 |