| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Holton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eldon Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Westerfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Colin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Holton - foul #4 on John Holton, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Howell (PG), Ronald Dukes (SG), Harold Santoro (SF), James Zettler (PF), Paul Wolff (C) John Holton, Brandon Rogers, Timothy Smith, Eldon Ward, Eric Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:52 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:52 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:52 | West Virginia | Paul Wolff grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Donte Gengler steals it from Paul Wolff | 32-40 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield is alone and drills a shot from the left side set up by Mark Laughlin | 32-42 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | James Zettler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Eldon Ward (PF), Eric Wood (C) Ronald Dukes, Harold Santoro, James Zettler, Paul Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 32-42 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Donte Gengler misses the tip | 32-42 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Eric Wood snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Richard Howell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 32-42 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Donte Gengler grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Donte Gengler is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Rogers - foul #2 on Brandon Rogers, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | James Colin is fouled on the floor by Eric Wood - foul #3 on Eric Wood, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Wolff (C) Eric Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (SG), Sean Bono (PF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Jerry Westerfield, Jerald Ellison, James Colin | |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Donte Gengler hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Laughlin | 32-44 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Eldon Ward misses short on a jumper from the right side | 32-44 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Eldon Ward grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Eldon Ward grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers banks in the layup set up by Richard Howell | 34-44 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Howell - foul #1 on Richard Howell, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Dukes (SG), Harold Santoro (SF), James Zettler (PF) Brandon Rogers, Timothy Smith, Eldon Ward | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Colin (C) Lewis Boudreaux | |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Paul Wolff grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Ronald Dukes connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Zettler | 37-45 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Richard Howell picks off the pass by Mark Laughlin in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Paul Wolff banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Dukes and he's hacked by Sean Bono - foul #2 on Sean Bono, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Joe Maiorano (PF) Ronald Dukes, Harold Santoro, James Zettler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Jerald Ellison (SF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Mark Laughlin, Virgil Kimble, Sean Bono | |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Paul Wolff makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Brandon Rogers picks off the pass by Jerry Westerfield in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers misses the easy layup | 40-45 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | James Colin swats the layup by Brandon Rogers | 40-45 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Joe Maiorano tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Donte Gengler is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Paul Wolff pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Howell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Maiorano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Wolff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Westerfield (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donte Gengler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Colin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Richard Howell is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Copeland (PG), James Zettler (PF), Eric Wood (C) Richard Howell, Joe Maiorano, Paul Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Holmes (SF) James Colin | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 40-45 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Eric Wood grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Lewis Boudreaux denies the turnaround by Eric Wood | 40-45 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | The short jumper by Jerald Ellison is denied by Eric Wood | 40-45 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Willie Holmes snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Willie Holmes lays it in set up by Jerry Westerfield and the foul's on James Zettler - foul #1 on James Zettler, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Howell (PG), Ronald Dukes (SG), Harold Santoro (SF), Eldon Ward (PF) Thomas Copeland, Brandon Rogers, Timothy Smith, James Zettler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (PG), Mark Laughlin (SG), Sean Bono (PF), James Colin (C) Jerry Westerfield, Donte Gengler, Jerald Ellison, Lewis Boudreaux | |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Willie Holmes makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Dukes is whistled for traveling | 40-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers (SG), Timothy Smith (SF) Ronald Dukes, Harold Santoro | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:29 | St. John's | James Colin hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Mark Laughlin | 40-50 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Richard Howell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Howell, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Copeland (PG), Ronald Dukes (SG), Harold Santoro (SF), Joe Maiorano (PF) Richard Howell, Brandon Rogers, Timothy Smith, Eldon Ward | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donte Gengler (SG) Mark Laughlin | |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Donte Gengler is hacked by Ronald Dukes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Dukes, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Smith (SF) Harold Santoro | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Donte Gengler misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Eric Wood | 40-50 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Eric Wood misses short on a shot from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | James Colin snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Donte Gengler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Howell (PG), Brandon Rogers (SG), Harold Santoro (SF), Eldon Ward (PF) Thomas Copeland, Ronald Dukes, Timothy Smith, Joe Maiorano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Jerald Ellison (PF) Virgil Kimble, Sean Bono | |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Harold Santoro misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Donte Gengler's pass is intercepted by Eric Wood | 40-50 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Eric Wood clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Laughlin | 40-50 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | James Colin tips it back up and in | 40-52 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Harold Santoro misses short on a shot from the baseline | 40-52 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Willie Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Howell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Rogers (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Harold Santoro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eldon Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Wood (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Holmes (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerald Ellison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Colin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Willie Holmes | 40-55 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Eric Wood hits a floater in the lane | 42-55 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | James Colin comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-55 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison gets the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donte Gengler | 42-57 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-57 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Willie Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Holton (PG), Ronald Dukes (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), James Zettler (PF), Paul Wolff (C) Richard Howell, Brandon Rogers, Harold Santoro, Eldon Ward, Eric Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Virgil Kimble (SG), Sean Bono (PF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Mark Laughlin, Donte Gengler, Jerald Ellison, James Colin | |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Timothy Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-57 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Willie Holmes | 42-57 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Virgil Kimble | 42-59 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Jerry Westerfield steals it from Paul Wolff | 42-59 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield dunks the ball | 42-61 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | John Holton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Westerfield - foul #2 on Jerry Westerfield, team foul #2 | 42-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers (SG), Joe Maiorano (PF) Ronald Dukes, James Zettler | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | John Holton misses the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | John Holton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #8 | 43-61 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Paul Wolff snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Timothy Smith buries a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Willie Holmes - foul #4 on Willie Holmes, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Dukes (SG) Brandon Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Donte Gengler (SG), Jerald Ellison (PF), James Colin (C) Virgil Kimble, Willie Holmes, Sean Bono, Lewis Boudreaux | |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Timothy Smith misses the free throw | 45-61 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin is hacked by Timothy Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Smith, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Dukes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-63 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jerald Ellison | 45-63 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Donte Gengler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers (SG), Eric Wood (C) Ronald Dukes, Paul Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Jerald Ellison steals it from Eric Wood | 45-63 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Donte Gengler is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Rogers - foul #3 on Brandon Rogers, team foul #10 | 45-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Zettler (PF) Joe Maiorano | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Donte Gengler misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Donte Gengler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | James Colin swats the short shot by Timothy Smith | 45-64 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison snags the defensive board | 45-64 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Donte Gengler | 45-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Holton (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Rogers (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Zettler (fresh) 2 ast. C - Eric Wood (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Westerfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Ellison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - James Colin (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Eric Wood lays it up and in | 47-66 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Smith - foul #4 on Timothy Smith, team foul #11 | 47-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Dukes (SG), Joe Maiorano (PF), Paul Wolff (C) Brandon Rogers, James Zettler, Eric Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (PG), Sean Bono (PF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Donte Gengler, Jerry Westerfield, James Colin | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Timothy Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-67 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Sean Bono gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerald Ellison | 47-69 |
| 06:23 | West Virginia | Mark Laughlin is called for the reach on Ronald Dukes - foul #2 on Mark Laughlin, team foul #4 | 47-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers (SG), Eldon Ward (PF) Ronald Dukes, Joe Maiorano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donte Gengler (SG), Willie Holmes (SF) Mark Laughlin, Jerald Ellison | |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Eldon Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 47-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Wood (C) Paul Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Eric Wood is called for the reach on Virgil Kimble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Wood, team foul #12 | 47-69 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble misses the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble misses the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Eric Wood grabs the board | 47-69 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers scores on a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Donte Gengler - foul #2 on Donte Gengler, team foul #5 | 49-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Wolff (C) Eric Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers makes the free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Timothy Smith is called for the reach on Donte Gengler - foul #5 on Timothy Smith, team foul #13 | 50-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Santoro (SF), Eric Wood (C) Timothy Smith, Paul Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Jerald Ellison (PF), James Colin (C) Virgil Kimble, Sean Bono, Lewis Boudreaux | |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Donte Gengler misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Donte Gengler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Eric Wood misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Laughlin - foul #3 on Mark Laughlin, team foul #6 | 50-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joe Maiorano (PF) Eldon Ward | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Eric Wood makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Eric Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Mark Laughlin | 52-72 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Dukes (SG), Eldon Ward (PF), Paul Wolff (C) Brandon Rogers, Joe Maiorano, Eric Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (PG), Sean Bono (PF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Mark Laughlin, Jerald Ellison, James Colin | |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | John Holton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-72 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Virgil Kimble and the foul's on Harold Santoro - foul #1 on Harold Santoro, team foul #14 | 52-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers (SG), James Zettler (PF), Eric Wood (C) Ronald Dukes, Eldon Ward, Paul Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (PG) Donte Gengler | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux makes the free throw | 52-75 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Eric Wood connects on the shot from the left side | 54-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Willie Holmes's pass is intercepted by James Zettler in the backcourt | 54-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Holton | 56-75 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Holton (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Rogers (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Santoro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Zettler (fresh) 2 ast. C - Eric Wood (tiring) 17 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Westerfield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Holmes (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sean Bono (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Willie Holmes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-75 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Eric Wood pulls down the rebound | 56-75 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | John Holton loses the dribble to Jerry Westerfield | 56-75 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield hits the finger roll | 56-77 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Harold Santoro is hacked by Willie Holmes - foul #5 on Willie Holmes, team foul #7 | 56-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Dukes (SG), Eldon Ward (PF), Paul Wolff (C) Brandon Rogers, James Zettler, Eric Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (SG) Willie Holmes | |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Harold Santoro makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Harold Santoro makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-77 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Harold Santoro misses badly on a floater from the right side | 58-77 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux grabs the board | 58-77 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 58-77 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux can't tip it in | 58-77 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Eldon Ward gets the rebound | 58-77 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Ronald Dukes buries a 3 from the left corner | 61-77 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Rogers (SG), Eric Wood (C) Ronald Dukes, Paul Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donte Gengler (SF) Mark Laughlin | |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Sean Bono swats the short shot by Eric Wood | 61-77 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Donte Gengler grabs the board | 61-77 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield is fouled in the backcourt by John Holton - foul #5 on John Holton, team foul #15 | 61-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Howell (PG) John Holton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Eric Wood misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Lewis Boudreaux - foul #2 on Lewis Boudreaux, team foul #8 | 61-78 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Eric Wood makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Eric Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Eric Wood misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 63-78 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Eric Wood tips it in | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Wood - foul #5 on Eric Wood, team foul #16 | 65-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Wolff (C) Eric Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux misses the 2nd free throw | 65-79 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Eldon Ward grabs the board | 65-79 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Paul Wolff can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 65-79 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux grabs the defensive rebound | 65-79 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield runs out the clock | 65-79 |