| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 6 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Scott Wood connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daren Singleton and the foul's on Sean Bunting - foul #2 on Sean Bunting, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Scott Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Donald Depuy pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Lyle Tavares is called for the reach on Sean Bunting - foul #2 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Robert Shumpert takes the ball from Scott Wood | 27-29 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton's fadeaway is rejected by Ariel Rizzo | 27-29 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack tips it home | 29-29 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Wood | 29-32 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, Darren Greene, Donald Depuy | |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Stephen Kay drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ariel Rizzo | 29-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SF - Mario Klima (fresh) PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | James Rollo blocks the short jumper by William Stokes | 29-34 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson loses the dribble to George Smathers | 29-34 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Kay | 29-36 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 3 from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | George Smathers tips it in | 32-38 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 32-38 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | William Stokes picks off the pass by Ariel Rizzo | 32-38 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | William Stokes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Stokes, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield, Mario Klima, Alex Jackson, William Stokes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-38 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Donald Depuy is called for the reach on Samuel Slack - foul #3 on Donald Depuy, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares is fouled on the floor by Sean Bunting - foul #3 on Sean Bunting, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Lyle Tavares | 34-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Daren Singleton is called for the reach on Scott Wood - foul #1 on Daren Singleton, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darren Greene (SF) George Smathers | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Sean Bunting double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Darren Greene, James Rollo | |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Ariel Rizzo - foul #1 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Scott Wood scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | George Smathers is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on George Smathers, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (SG), Mario Klima (SF) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Mario Klima comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darren Greene - foul #1 on Darren Greene, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Robert Shumpert | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Darren Greene, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Sean Bunting knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Rollo | 38-44 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson drills a fadeaway from the right block | 40-46 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Sean Bunting scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Wood | 40-49 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | George Smathers takes the ball from Mario Klima | 40-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Alex Jackson takes the ball from James Rollo | 40-49 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Mario Klima comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | George Smathers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Donald Depuy tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Sean Bunting can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | William Stokes pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Samuel Slack (C) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield, Mario Klima, William Stokes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is hacked by Alex Jackson - foul #2 on Alex Jackson, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Darren Greene is fouled on the floor by Lyle Tavares - foul #3 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Darren Greene tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on James Rollo - foul #3 on James Rollo, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) James Rollo | |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is denied on a layup by Daren Singleton | 47-51 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Darren Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 47-51 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack can't connect on a floater from the left side | 47-51 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Darren Greene pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Daren Singleton is called for the reach on Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on Daren Singleton, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Darren Greene, Donald Depuy | |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood is hacked by Robert Shumpert - foul #2 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-52 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Scott Wood grabs the board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Sean Bunting can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-52 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack connects on the floater from close range set up by Lawrence Milam | 49-52 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Robert Shumpert - foul #3 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) James Rollo | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam loses the dribble to Donald Depuy | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 02:12 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-55 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Scott Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Alex Jackson is called for the reach on Scott Wood - foul #3 on Alex Jackson, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Mario Klima, Alex Jackson, William Stokes | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses long on a shot in the paint | 49-55 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam's floater is knocked away by James Rollo | 49-55 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Lawrence Milam is called for the reach on George Smathers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #10 | 49-55 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the board | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton can't connect on a shot near the basket | 49-55 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is hacked by Robert Shumpert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #11 | 51-55 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert gets the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is fouled on the floor by James Rollo - foul #4 on James Rollo, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack snags the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | George Smathers is called for the reach on Daren Singleton - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Donald Depuy pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Robert Shumpert is called for the reach on Donald Depuy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #12 | 53-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG) Robert Shumpert | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Scott Wood steals it from Cory Alarcon | 53-59 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Scott Wood lays it in | 53-61 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Wood runs out the clock | 53-61 |