| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Beasley (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Michael White comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Douglas Audette - foul #3 on Douglas Audette, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG) Douglas Audette | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner grabs the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt banks in the layup and he's fouled by Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #1 | 52-37 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Michael White misses short on a runner from the left block | 53-37 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Garner - foul #1 on Joseph Garner, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Greggs (C) Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt is hacked by Irvin Foster - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #2 | 53-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (SF) Gary Merritt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | William Williams tips it home | 55-38 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Greggs | 55-38 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Michael White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau snags the offensive board | 55-38 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Michael White loses the ball out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), Alan Beasley (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Andrew Massey, Richard Capo, Joseph Garner, James Greggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the fadeaway in the paint | 55-38 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Paul Carr is hacked by Kenneth Cole - foul #1 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Christopher Shufelt (PF) John Dyer, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt lays it in set up by James Gerhardt | 57-38 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt grabs the board | 57-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Gerhardt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Shufelt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is hacked by Kenneth Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #5 | 57-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Alan Beasley (C) Andrew Massey, James Gerhardt, Gary Merritt, Christopher Shufelt, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts | |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Irvin Foster | 57-41 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Roland Nieman | |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is hacked by Joseph Garner - foul #2 on Joseph Garner, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (SF), James Greggs (C) Joseph Garner, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits a wide open 3 from the left wing and he's hacked by Douglas Audette - foul #4 on Douglas Audette, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG) Douglas Audette | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (C) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Michael White steals the ball from William Williams | 57-45 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Michael White misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG), Christopher Shufelt (PF) William Williams, Richard Capo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Irvin Foster | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Andrew Massey | 59-46 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Gary Merritt picks off the pass by Paul Carr | 59-46 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the dunk | 59-46 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | James Greggs tips it in | 61-46 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Christopher Shufelt is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #2 on Christopher Shufelt, team foul #9 | 61-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Alan Beasley (C) John Dyer, Gary Merritt, Christopher Shufelt, James Greggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr | |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Gerhardt | 64-46 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau is called for traveling | 64-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG) Andrew Massey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Alan Beasley is blocked by Roland Nieman | 64-46 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | William Williams tips it back up and in | 66-46 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 66-48 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Richard Capo connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Gerhardt | 68-48 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Richard Capo is fouled on the floor by Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 68-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Gary Merritt (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) James Gerhardt, Richard Capo, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Michael White, Roland Nieman | |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner is hacked by Irvin Foster - foul #3 on Irvin Foster, team foul #4 | 68-50 |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-50 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Garner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Thibodeau (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Paul Carr drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 68-52 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-52 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Cole - foul #3 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #10 | 68-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG), Christopher Shufelt (PF), James Greggs (C) William Williams, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Paul Carr | |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | James Greggs grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt connects on the floater from the right block | 70-52 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 70-55 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | James Greggs tips it but misses | 70-55 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Anthony Baden | 70-55 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden loses the dribble to Andrew Massey in the backcourt | 70-55 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Raymond Stephens is called for the reach on James Greggs - foul #3 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #5 | 70-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), William Williams (SG), Richard Capo (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Andrew Massey, John Dyer, Christopher Shufelt, James Greggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Roland Nieman swats the layup by Gary Merritt | 70-55 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | William Williams misses the tip | 70-55 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Irvin Foster banks in the layup | 70-57 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Alan Beasley (PF) James Gerhardt, Gary Merritt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Michael White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | William Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Paul Carr grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Michael White blows the layup | 70-57 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Richard Capo snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | William Williams buries a 3 from the right corner | 73-57 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Michael White scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 73-60 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-60 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Roland Nieman gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), James Greggs (C) Andrew Massey, William Williams, Richard Capo, Alan Beasley, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Michael White, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Dyer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Greggs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | James Greggs grabs the defensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | James Greggs hits the follow up shot | 75-60 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Irvin Foster drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-62 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Irvin Foster takes the ball from John Dyer | 75-62 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Audette - foul #5 on Douglas Audette, team foul #11 | 75-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), James Gerhardt (SG), Richard Capo (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) John Dyer, Douglas Audette, Joseph Garner, James Greggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Paul Carr (PF) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster | |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey is whistled for a carry | 75-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alan Beasley (PF) Gary Merritt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Michael White is called for 3 seconds | 75-64 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-64 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is hacked by Andrew Massey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Massey, team foul #12 | 75-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Christopher Shufelt (PF) Andrew Massey, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Paul Carr | |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | William Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Gerhardt | 77-66 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 77-68 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Thibodeau - foul #3 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #6 | 77-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Gary Merritt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), James Greggs (C) James Gerhardt, William Williams, Richard Capo, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Gary Merritt takes the ball from Raymond Stephens in the backcourt | 79-68 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt is called for traveling | 79-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Alan Beasley (C) Christopher Shufelt, James Greggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 79-68 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it but misses | 79-68 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner gets the rebound | 79-68 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #7 | 79-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), James Greggs (C) John Dyer, Joseph Garner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | James Greggs swats the dunk try by Clarence Roberts | 81-68 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley snags the defensive board | 81-68 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Williams | 84-68 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Alan Beasley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - James Greggs (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael White (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Nieman (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Anthony Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG), Richard Capo (PF) Andrew Massey, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Roland Nieman | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | William Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-68 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to John Dyer | 84-68 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses short on a runner from the baseline | 84-68 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | William Williams tips it back up and in | 86-68 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 86-71 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Williams | 88-71 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Michael White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt (PF) Gary Merritt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Paul Carr | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | William Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 88-71 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | John Dyer gets the offensive rebound | 88-71 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | William Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 88-71 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Michael White gets the rebound | 88-71 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 88-71 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau tips it home | 88-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt drills a floater in the paint | 90-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 90-73 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-73 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Michael White clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 90-73 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 90-73 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | William Williams runs out the clock | 90-73 |