| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Like Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Chris Foster inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Like Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Robert Ribeiro picks off the pass by Like Tang | 37-27 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Chris Foster is fouled on the floor by Sean Grosky - foul #2 on Sean Grosky, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Fred Cousins - foul #2 on Fred Cousins, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner (PF) Adrian Morphis | |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro blows the layup but he's fouled by Rico Hernandez - foul #2 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Augustus Zollner, Roland Johnson | |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Like Tang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 38-27 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Michael Jackson pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-27 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Like Tang hits the follow up shot | 38-29 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 40-29 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Michael Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Sean Grosky denies the turnaround by Michael Jackson | 40-29 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't tip it in | 40-29 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (C) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Cousins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Like Tang (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Thomas Powell blocks the jumper by Like Tang | 40-29 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Stephen Little grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Hart | 43-29 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Like Tang is called for a charge - foul #2 on Like Tang, team foul #4 | 43-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Michael Jackson, John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Sean Grosky - foul #3 on Sean Grosky, team foul #5 | 43-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Adrian Morphis (PF) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty, Sean Grosky | |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Rico Hernandez is called for the reach on Robert Ribeiro - foul #3 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #6 | 43-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Adrian Morphis, Hans Gliwski | |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Chris Foster comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-29 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Like Tang can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 43-29 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Stephen Little pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the easy layup | 43-29 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Stephen Little tips it but misses | 43-29 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 43-29 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Like Tang drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from David Petty | 46-31 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant | 49-31 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the lay-in | 49-31 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Stephen Little gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 51-31 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Like Tang scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilfredo Gallo | 51-33 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-33 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Like Tang gets the rebound | 51-33 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Ribeiro | 54-33 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Like Tang clanks a floater from the baseline | 54-33 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled on the floor by Like Tang - foul #3 on Like Tang, team foul #7 | 54-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Paul Oliphant, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Adrian Morphis (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty, Sean Grosky, Roland Johnson | |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez loses the dribble to Michael Jackson in the backcourt | 56-33 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-33 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Like Tang grabs the board | 56-33 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Like Tang can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-33 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Like Tang tips it but misses | 56-33 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Michael Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Michael Jackson buries a 3 from the right corner | 59-33 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski is hacked by Stephen Little - foul #1 on Stephen Little, team foul #2 | 59-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Augustus Zollner (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Hans Gliwski | |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Michael Jackson steals it from Adrian Morphis | 59-33 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Michael Jackson dunks the ball | 61-33 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | David Petty can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #3 | 61-33 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | David Petty makes the 1st free throw | 61-34 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | David Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Steven Wiens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zollner (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the jumper from the right wing | 61-35 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the tip | 61-35 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis snags the defensive board | 61-35 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-35 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner tips it in | 61-37 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Thomas Powell drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 63-37 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-37 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Wiens | 63-37 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | John Hart knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Jackson | 66-37 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Steven Wiens swats the short shot by Adrian Morphis | 66-37 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-37 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-37 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis can't tip it in | 66-37 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner gets the offensive rebound | 66-37 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Wilfredo Gallo | 66-39 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | John Hart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-39 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 66-39 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Steven Wiens misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 66-39 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | David Petty gets the rebound | 66-39 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo is called for traveling | 66-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Paul Oliphant (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Robert Ribeiro, John Hart, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Jackson | 69-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adrian Morphis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Augustus Zollner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chris Foster - foul #3 on Chris Foster, team foul #4 | 69-39 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis misses the 1st free throw | 69-39 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-40 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Stephen Little double dribbles | 69-40 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | David Petty is fouled on the floor by Stephen Little - foul #2 on Stephen Little, team foul #5 | 69-40 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-40 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to David Petty | 69-40 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #6 | 69-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 69-40 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis drills a jumper in the lane | 72-43 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-43 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Stephen Little tips it in | 74-43 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-43 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 74-43 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Petty | 74-45 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Chris Foster buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Adrian Morphis is blocked by Paul Oliphant | 77-45 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 77-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Oliphant | 79-45 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-47 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro runs out the clock | 79-47 |