| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Ronald Carr inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Michael Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor | 35-26 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses badly on a floater from the right side | 35-26 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Raymond Adams is called for the reach on Lloyd Stogner - foul #3 on Raymond Adams, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-26 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 35-26 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 37-26 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lloyd Stogner | 37-28 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Ronald Carr grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Jones | 39-28 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 39-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Behr - foul #1 on Frank Behr, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 40-28 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Jerry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Arnold Walker can't tip it in | 40-28 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Behr | 40-28 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Robert Thomas picks off the pass by Richard Urena | 40-29 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | James Laplant grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Ronald Carr buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Laplant | 43-29 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas clanks a floater from the left side | 43-29 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Arnold Walker snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Raymond Adams makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Carr | 45-29 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas evades the doubleteam and hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Antonio Arnett | 45-31 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Raymond Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Kyle Welke (C) Richard Urena, Ronald Carr, Arnold Walker, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Thomas out of the doubleteam | 45-33 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 47-33 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-33 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner tips it but misses | 47-33 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-35 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Laplant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Welke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 23 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SF), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Kyle Welke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Carl McNurlen steps in front of the Jerry Smith pass | 47-35 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Stogner | 47-37 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Ronald Carr comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lloyd Stogner | 47-37 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #5 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (PG), Justin Henson (SF) Robert Thomas, Frank Behr | |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett hits a shot from the left block | 49-39 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-39 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 49-39 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Smith and the foul's on Keith Gardiner - foul #1 on Keith Gardiner, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (PF) Jerry Smith, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner | |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Ronald Carr is called for the reach on Frank Behr - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG) Douglas Sailor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Justin Henson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Ronald Carr grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Raymond Adams can't tip it in | 52-39 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Frank Behr grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Henson (fresh) SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen is hacked by Arnold Walker - foul #1 on Arnold Walker, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Richard Urena, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Laplant - foul #1 on James Laplant, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG) Ronald Carr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Jerry Smith comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Lloyd Stogner - foul #3 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Jerry Smith steals it from Lloyd Stogner | 54-40 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | James Laplant misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Frank Behr - foul #2 on Frank Behr, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SF) Douglas Sailor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (PG) Frank Behr | |
| 06:10 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Justin Henson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-40 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Justin Henson tips it but misses | 56-40 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Jerry Smith gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:13 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner | |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Ronald Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-40 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Stogner | 56-40 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Ronald Carr drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 58-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Henson (fresh) SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Ronald Carr steps in front of the Lloyd Stogner pass | 58-40 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits a shot from just outside the lane | 60-40 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Frank Behr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-40 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the board | 60-40 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is whistled for traveling | 60-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Richard Urena (SF), Arnold Walker (PF), Kyle Welke (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Justin Henson is hacked by James Laplant - foul #2 on James Laplant, team foul #7 | 60-40 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Justin Henson makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Justin Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Justin Henson is fouled on the floor by Arnold Walker - foul #2 on Arnold Walker, team foul #8 | 60-42 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Justin Henson misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Kyle Welke grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-42 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Richard Urena takes the ball from Lloyd Stogner | 63-42 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-42 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett grabs the board | 63-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Arnold Walker steps in front of the Justin Henson pass | 63-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl McNurlen - foul #3 on Carl McNurlen, team foul #7 | 63-42 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Justin Henson hits a fadeaway in the lane | 65-44 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Laplant runs out the clock | 65-44 |