| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dustin Cooperman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 25-18 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Dillman - foul #2 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #1 | 25-18 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the jumper from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Allen Durfee grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 25-19 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson tips it back up and in | 27-19 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the fadeaway from the left side | 27-19 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by David Nunn | 29-19 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Anthony Dillman is called for the reach on James Zipp - foul #3 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #2 | 29-19 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | David Nunn steals the ball from James Zipp | 29-19 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | David Nunn is fouled on the floor by Allen Durfee - foul #2 on Allen Durfee, team foul #1 | 29-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Michael Clevenger | |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Dustin Cooperman, team foul #3 | 29-19 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | James Zipp knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Durfee | 29-22 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Wasson | 32-22 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is fouled on the floor by Jack Bissett - foul #1 on Jack Bissett, team foul #4 | 32-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), James Bergsma (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF) David Nunn, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| 16:09 | St. John's | James Zipp scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-25 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman is fouled on the floor by Vernon Gray - foul #2 on Vernon Gray, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dustin Cooperman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bergsma (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shaun Fournier (fresh) C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-25 |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier grabs the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | James McCurren is called for the reach on Robert Boyle - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG) Robert Boyle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) Vernon Gray | |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | David Nunn is fouled on the floor by Allen Durfee - foul #3 on Allen Durfee, team foul #4 | 32-25 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Nunn | 34-25 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger tips it back up and in | 34-27 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #5 | 34-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (SF) James Bergsma | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Michael Clevenger | |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-27 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Shaun Fournier | 36-27 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | David Nunn can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-27 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson gets the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Bissett | 38-27 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi connects on the turnaround from the left block | 38-29 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Allen Durfee is called for the reach on Dustin Cooperman - foul #4 on Allen Durfee, team foul #6 | 38-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF) David Nunn, Shaun Fournier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, James McCurren, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Aldo Rossi is called for the reach on Anthony Dillman - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #7 | 38-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sisler (C) Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits the finger roll | 39-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dustin Cooperman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Sisler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zipp (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Aldo Rossi swats the layup by Dustin Cooperman | 39-31 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Vernon Gray pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG) Robert Boyle | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) James Zipp, Aldo Rossi | |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-31 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Vernon Gray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Leif Taberski loses the dribble to Jack Bissett | 42-31 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler loses the ball out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG), Robert Boyle (SF), Joseph Wasson (C) Dustin Cooperman, Jack Bissett, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Michael Clevenger | |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | David Nunn knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Robert Boyle | 44-31 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | James Bergsma snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is whistled for a carry | 44-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman (PG), Jack Bissett (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF) James Bergsma, David Nunn, Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) James McCurren, Donald Ordonez | |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a runner in the paint | 44-31 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Leif Taberski can't tip it in | 44-31 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson tips it but misses | 44-31 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dustin Cooperman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Shaun Fournier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Aldo Rossi | 47-33 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Claudio Rossi steals the ball from Shaun Fournier | 47-33 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-33 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-33 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF) Robert Boyle, Shaun Fournier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Allen Durfee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman scores on a turnaround near the basket | 49-33 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | James McCurren hits a jumpshot from the left side | 49-35 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jack Bissett | 51-35 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the jumper from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the tip | 51-35 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #8 | 51-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (SF), Shaun Fournier (C) Jack Bissett, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman loses the dribble to Michael Clevenger | 51-35 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-35 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dustin Cooperman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Bergsma (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Shaun Fournier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | David Nunn travels with the ball | 51-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sisler (C) Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Michael Clevenger | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | David Nunn drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Cooperman | 54-35 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is hacked by David Nunn - foul #2 on David Nunn, team foul #5 | 54-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Joseph Wasson (C) Dustin Cooperman, David Nunn, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Leif Taberski (SF) Allen Durfee, James Zipp | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-35 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Leif Taberski hits the follow up shot | 54-37 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-37 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi buries a runner from close range set up by James McCurren and he's hacked by Shaun Fournier - foul #1 on Shaun Fournier, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman (PG), David Nunn (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF) James Bergsma, Robert Boyle, Shaun Fournier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James Zipp (SF) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Allen Durfee steps in front of the Anthony Dillman pass | 54-40 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | James Zipp lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Durfee | 54-42 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #4 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #9 | 54-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez scores on a jumper from the right side | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | David Nunn is hacked by James McCurren - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #10 | 56-44 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 57-44 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman runs out the clock | 57-44 |