| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) C - Alan Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | St. John's | Douglas Audette is called for the reach on Michael White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Audette, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | The short jumper by Clarence Roberts is denied by Alan Beasley | 43-37 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joseph Garner | 43-37 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #2 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Joseph Garner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Garner, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Greggs (C) Joseph Garner | |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael White | 45-41 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Irvin Foster | 47-41 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Audette and the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Richard Capo (PF) Douglas Audette, Alan Beasley | |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Andrew Massey takes the ball from Paul Carr in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey banks in the layup | 47-46 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Paul Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Gary Merritt, James Greggs | |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | William Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #3 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (C) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Andrew Massey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Massey, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG) Andrew Massey | |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Michael White hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #3 on Paul Carr, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG), Gary Merritt (SF) William Williams, Richard Capo | |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Michael White scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Irvin Foster | 52-50 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Irvin Foster is called for the reach on John Dyer - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alan Beasley (PF) Christopher Shufelt | |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt comes up short on the shot from close range | 52-50 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Audette - foul #2 on Douglas Audette, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), James Greggs (C) John Dyer, Kenneth Cole | |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael White (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Gerhardt (fresh) SG - Douglas Audette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alan Beasley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Greggs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Michael White's pass is intercepted by Gary Merritt | 52-50 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Michael White is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Irvin Foster picks off the pass by Gary Merritt | 55-50 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Anthony Baden loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Michael White, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), William Williams (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) James Gerhardt, Douglas Audette, Gary Merritt, Alan Beasley, James Greggs | |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Richard Capo is hacked by Roland Nieman - foul #1 on Roland Nieman, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Richard Capo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the easy open layup | 55-50 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is hacked by Richard Capo - foul #3 on Richard Capo, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG), Christopher Shufelt (SF) William Williams, Richard Capo | |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Kenneth Cole is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #2 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) Michael White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Carr | 57-50 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 57-50 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Paul Carr clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 57-50 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Paul Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Anthony Baden connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts and the foul's on Kenneth Cole - foul #3 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), Richard Capo (PF), James Greggs (C) Andrew Massey, John Dyer, Christopher Shufelt, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Gerhardt (fresh) SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Capo (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Greggs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Capo | 60-53 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James Gerhardt - foul #2 on James Gerhardt, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG) James Gerhardt | |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | William Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Stephens | 62-53 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts drills a driving attempt from the left block | 64-53 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Paul Carr is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #4 on Paul Carr, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Garner (PF), Alan Beasley (C) Gary Merritt, James Greggs | |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Stephens | 66-53 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 66-53 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Irvin Foster buries a jump hook in the lane | 68-53 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 68-53 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Michael White is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 70-53 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | William Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 70-53 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Williams | 70-53 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Richard Capo double dribbles | 70-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), John Dyer (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF), James Greggs (C) William Williams, Douglas Audette, Richard Capo, Joseph Garner, Alan Beasley | |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits a 3 from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Andrew Massey | 73-55 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Shufelt - foul #2 on Christopher Shufelt, team foul #9 | 73-55 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt is called for traveling | 75-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole (C) James Greggs | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Michael White misses the wide open floater from close range | 75-55 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cole | 75-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael White (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Dyer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Shufelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt is fouled on the floor by Irvin Foster - foul #3 on Irvin Foster, team foul #8 | 75-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SG), Joseph Garner (PF) John Dyer, Christopher Shufelt | |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 3 from straight away | 75-57 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt dunks the ball on a great pass from James Gerhardt | 75-59 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Michael White is called for 3 seconds | 75-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Michael White, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG), James Greggs (C) Andrew Massey, Kenneth Cole | |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt lays it in set up by Joseph Garner and he's fouled by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #4 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #9 | 75-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (PF) Joseph Garner | |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the free throw | 75-62 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Patrick Thibodeau | 77-62 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Gerhardt | 77-64 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Paul Carr scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 79-64 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Baden - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #10 | 79-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), John Dyer (SG), Alan Beasley (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) James Gerhardt, Douglas Audette, Richard Capo, James Greggs | |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Roland Nieman is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Stephens | 81-65 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt blows the dunk | 81-65 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 81-65 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 81-65 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 81-65 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Roland Nieman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 81-65 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | William Williams grabs the board | 81-65 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt can't throw it down | 81-65 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Paul Carr gets the rebound | 81-65 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Richard Capo (SF), Joseph Garner (PF) John Dyer, Gary Merritt, Kenneth Cole | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Michael White misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Capo - foul #4 on Richard Capo, team foul #10 | 81-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG) William Williams | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley pulls down the rebound | 81-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael White (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Capo (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Joseph Garner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Richard Capo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #4 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #11 | 81-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Andrew Massey picks off the pass by Roland Nieman | 81-67 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley hits the finger roll | 81-69 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Roland Nieman buries a shot from just outside the lane | 83-69 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Michael White is called for the reach on Douglas Audette - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #12 | 83-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Michael White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), Christopher Shufelt (PF), James Greggs (C) Andrew Massey, Joseph Garner, Alan Beasley | |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 83-70 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is whistled for traveling | 83-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG) Douglas Audette | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Richard Capo buries a shot in the paint | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is hacked by William Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #11 | 83-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Michael White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Richard Capo drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Williams | 85-74 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by John Dyer - foul #1 on John Dyer, team foul #12 | 85-74 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | James Greggs gets the rebound | 85-74 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | William Williams hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Capo | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled in the backcourt by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #13 | 85-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Alan Beasley (C) William Williams, John Dyer, Richard Capo, Christopher Shufelt, James Greggs | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Clarence Roberts steals the ball from Gary Merritt | 87-76 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the lay-in | 87-76 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner gets the rebound | 87-76 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses the 3 from the left wing | 87-76 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden runs out the clock | 87-76 |