| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | William Stokes steals the ball from Stephen Kay | 27-20 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (PF) James Rollo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Stephen Kay clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lyle Tavares | 27-21 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam throws it down | 27-23 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Donald Depuy blows the dunk but the foul's on William Stokes - foul #3 on William Stokes, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Robin Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (PF) William Stokes | |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares buries a shot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Milam | 29-25 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Stephen Kay clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 29-27 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Christian and he's fouled by Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares | |
| 16:09 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson knocks in the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Robin Williams - foul #1 on Robin Williams, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Stokes (PF) Ronald Wood | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) PF - Donald Depuy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Robin Williams is denied on a layup by William Stokes | 32-30 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits the finger roll set up by Mario Klima | 32-32 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Robert Christian picks off the pass by Lawrence Milam | 32-32 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Robert Christian slams it home | 34-32 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam - foul #4 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Ronald Wood (C) Lawrence Milam, Mario Klima, Alex Jackson | |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Lyle Tavares and he's fouled by Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | James Rollo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | James Brown grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Robert Christian takes the ball from James Brown | 34-35 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the finger roll | 36-35 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | William Stokes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 36-35 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Stephen Kay buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 39-35 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 39-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares travels with the ball | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) James Rollo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) James Brown | |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Donald Depuy loses the dribble to Michael Merrifield | 39-35 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 39-37 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | William Stokes pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Alex Jackson (C) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Ronald Wood | |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by Mario Klima - foul #1 on Mario Klima, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kay - foul #4 on Stephen Kay, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | William Stokes blows the layup | 39-38 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | James Rollo banks in the layup set up by George Smathers | 41-38 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG) Lawrence Milam, Mario Klima | |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Stokes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Kay | 44-39 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the lay-in | 44-39 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares can't tip it in | 44-39 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Merrifield | 44-39 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | William Stokes hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Merrifield | 44-41 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson hits a jumper near the basket | 44-43 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a shot from the right side | 44-43 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Robin Williams knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 48-43 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alex Jackson, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Mario Klima (SF), Ronald Wood (PF) Lyle Tavares, James Brown, William Stokes | |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Michael Merrifield takes the ball from Donald Depuy | 48-43 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | George Smathers scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Christian | 51-45 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), William Stokes (PF) Mario Klima, Alex Jackson | |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield | 51-47 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits a jumper in the lane | 53-47 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-47 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | James Rollo is hacked by Michael Merrifield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (C) Ronald Wood | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is hacked by Alex Jackson - foul #2 on Alex Jackson, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Jackson | 55-47 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Robin Williams is hacked by Michael Merrifield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Lawrence Milam is called for the reach on Robin Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Lawrence Milam is called for the reach on George Smathers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares's floater is knocked away by George Smathers | 57-50 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 57-50 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Stephen Kay runs out the clock | 57-50 |