| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Leff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jesse Maes inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Terence Sullivan | 25-25 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Scott Leff - foul #3 on Scott Leff, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Jesse Maes knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 27-31 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Jack Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Jack Watson, David Piner, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Donald Clark is called for the reach on Terry Sacks - foul #2 on Donald Clark, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Troy Travis, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is fouled on the floor by Edwin Johnson - foul #2 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 27-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Michael Brown, Troy Travis, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Adi (C) Terry Sacks | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Douglas Williams | 27-32 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-32 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Johnson | 27-32 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason is hacked by Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Dario Gostowski steals it from Michael Brown | 27-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt loses the ball out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (PF) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Michael Brown is called for 3 seconds | 27-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG) Michael Brown, David Piner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Jesse Maes (SF) Dario Gostowski, Joseph Hart | |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Terry Sacks is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 27-32 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Scott Leff blows the layup | 27-32 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jesse Maes | 27-34 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Jesse Maes steals the ball from Terence Sullivan | 27-34 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Terry Sacks's floater is tipped away by Scott Leff | 27-34 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Scott Leff pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Hadley - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Jack Watson, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Lazaro Bruno (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Ronald Soucy, Terry Sacks, Dikembe Adi | |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno scores on a floater in the lane | 29-36 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 29-36 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Donald Clark | 29-36 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hadley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 29-36 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Andrew Hadley is called for the reach on Terence Sullivan - foul #3 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Terry Sacks (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | The short jumper by Dario Gostowski is denied by Douglas Williams | 29-36 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Terry Sacks tips it but misses | 29-36 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Scott Leff pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Scott Leff | 29-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG) Jack Watson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Ronald Soucy takes the ball from Douglas Williams | 29-36 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is fouled on the floor by Scott Leff - foul #4 on Scott Leff, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Edwin Johnson (C) David Piner, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Dikembe Adi (C) Dario Gostowski, Joseph Hart, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Edwin Johnson steals it from Jesse Maes | 29-36 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Terry Sacks comes up short on the shot near the basket | 29-36 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Adi | 29-36 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Johnson | 29-36 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson is hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (PF) Terry Sacks | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Donald Clark connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Jack Watson | 31-36 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Jesse Maes clanks a jump hook in the lane | 31-36 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Jesse Maes snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Leff - foul #5 on Scott Leff, team foul #6 | 31-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, David Piner, Troy Travis, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Jesse Maes is called for the reach on Rudolf Mason - foul #2 on Jesse Maes, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG) Andrew Hadley | |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses short on a floater from the right side | 31-37 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Jesse Maes can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-37 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Edwin Johnson | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Jack Watson steals the ball from Jesse Maes | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson is whistled for a carry | 34-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Andrew Hadley (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Terry Sacks (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Ronald Soucy, Dario Gostowski, Jesse Maes, Lazaro Bruno, Dikembe Adi | |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | David Piner double dribbles | 34-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Troy Travis, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Edwin Johnson - foul #3 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #7 | 34-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Donald Clark (PF) David Piner, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 34-39 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Rudolf Mason, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Troy Travis grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lazaro Bruno - foul #3 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #6 | 34-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF) Troy Travis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Terence Sullivan picks off the pass by Terry Sacks | 35-39 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is hacked by Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #8 | 35-39 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 37-41 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Terence Sullivan is called for the reach on Terry Sacks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #9 | 37-41 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason slams it home | 39-41 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Terry Sacks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #10 | 39-41 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson is whistled for traveling | 39-43 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Lazaro Bruno in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Brown, team foul #11 | 39-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Terence Sullivan | 42-45 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Jack Watson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Watson, team foul #12 | 42-45 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG) Andrew Hadley | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Terry Sacks is hacked by Jack Watson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Watson, team foul #13 | 42-47 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Edwin Johnson | 42-47 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 42-47 |