| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rickey Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren McNaught (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Ross (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Trent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Dennis Trent inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Edgar Mara (C) Victor Peek, Ernest Hume | |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-38 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Hawkins - foul #3 on Joseph Hawkins, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Lloyd (SF) Joseph Hawkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Kenneth Bowden (C) Nelson Garrett, Edgar Mara | |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Mark Ross hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Bowden - foul #2 on Kenneth Bowden, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden | |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Mark Ross misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Mark Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Ernest Hume snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 32-40 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Mark Ross snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Dustin Cagle - foul #2 on Dustin Cagle, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dennis Trent (SF), Kenneth Bowden (C) Victor Peek, Shane Medford, Ernest Hume | |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lloyd - foul #1 on Joseph Lloyd, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG) Nelson Garrett | |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Victor Peek steals the ball from Warren McNaught | 34-42 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rickey Mitchell | 36-42 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 36-42 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Warren McNaught grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Timothy Daniel | 36-42 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Mark Ross snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rickey Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Hodges (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren McNaught (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Cagle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Trent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Bowden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Warren McNaught can't throw it down | 36-42 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Dennis Trent snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Ross - foul #1 on Mark Ross, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Hawkins (SF), Andre Grabill (PF) Joseph Lloyd, Warren McNaught | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent, Timothy Daniel | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Mark Ross misses the floater from close range | 36-44 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Andre Grabill tips it in | 38-44 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Ernest Hume's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Trent (SG), Timothy Daniel (PF) Dustin Cagle, Kenneth Bowden | |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges is hacked by Timothy Daniel - foul #2 on Timothy Daniel, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Warren McNaught (PF) Mark Ross | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dustin Cagle (SG) Dennis Trent | |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rickey Mitchell | 41-44 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Ernest Hume lays it up and in and he's hacked by Andre Grabill - foul #3 on Andre Grabill, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SG) Nelson Garrett, Dustin Cagle | |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Ernest Hume makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Joseph Hawkins hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Victor Peek hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Trent | 43-50 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Hawkins makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Warren McNaught | 45-50 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Ernest Hume hits a jumper in the paint set up by Dennis Trent | 45-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rickey Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Hodges (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Warren McNaught (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Andre Grabill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Trent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Shane Medford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Hume (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Dennis Trent steps in front of the Andre Grabill pass | 45-52 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Victor Peek knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Trent | 45-55 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Joseph Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Lambert (SG), Joseph Lloyd (SF), Mark Ross (C) Joseph Hodges, Joseph Hawkins, Andre Grabill | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG), Kenneth Bowden (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent, Timothy Daniel, Ernest Hume | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Daniel Lambert steps in front of the Kenneth Bowden pass | 45-55 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nelson Garrett - foul #2 on Nelson Garrett, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Nelson Garrett, Shane Medford, Edgar Mara | |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bowden | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses short on a jumper from the left side | 46-55 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Mark Ross gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden comes up short on the runner from close range | 48-55 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Dennis Trent can't tip it in | 48-55 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Ross | 48-55 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Joseph Lloyd double dribbles | 48-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Grabill (PF) Warren McNaught | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden, Ernest Hume | |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Shane Medford blows the layup | 48-55 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Andre Grabill pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell buries a floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Lloyd | 50-55 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Lambert - foul #3 on Daniel Lambert, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges (SG), Joseph Hawkins (SF) Rickey Mitchell, Daniel Lambert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SF), Kenneth Bowden (PF), Ernest Hume (C) Nelson Garrett, Shane Medford, Timothy Daniel, Edgar Mara | |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Dennis Trent denies the turnaround by Joseph Hodges | 50-56 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Mark Ross hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hodges (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andre Grabill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Cagle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Trent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Hume (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Dennis Trent drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges is hacked by Dustin Cagle - foul #3 on Dustin Cagle, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell (PG), Warren McNaught (PF) Joseph Lloyd, Andre Grabill | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden, Ernest Hume | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges's pass is intercepted by Edgar Mara | 52-58 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Warren McNaught is called for the reach on Shane Medford - foul #2 on Warren McNaught, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Trent (SG), Ernest Hume (C) Dustin Cagle, Edgar Mara | |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Ernest Hume misses the dunk attempt | 52-58 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Joseph Hawkins travels with the ball | 52-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG), Kenneth Bowden (C) Victor Peek, Shane Medford, Ernest Hume | |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Warren McNaught steps in front of the Dennis Trent pass | 52-60 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Mark Ross loses the dribble to Kenneth Bowden | 52-60 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Dennis Trent comes up short on the floater from the right side | 52-60 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Mark Ross gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Timothy Daniel blocks the short jumper by Joseph Hodges | 52-60 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Dennis Trent snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Cagle | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Hodges | 54-62 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Dennis Trent knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nelson Garrett | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Mark Ross is denied by Kenneth Bowden | 54-65 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bowden | 54-65 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Lloyd (SF), Andre Grabill (PF) Joseph Hawkins, Warren McNaught | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Nelson Garrett, Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rickey Mitchell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Hodges (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andre Grabill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Ross (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Cagle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Medford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-65 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Ernest Hume grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Timothy Daniel | 54-68 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Mark Ross is blocked by Ernest Hume | 54-68 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Shane Medford snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Victor Peek drills a floater from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rickey Mitchell | 56-70 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Medford | 56-72 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Joseph Hodges hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Rickey Mitchell | 58-72 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Peek | 58-74 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Rickey Mitchell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-74 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Shane Medford | 58-74 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 58-74 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Shane Medford snags the offensive board | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 58-74 |