| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Hough inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a shot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the offensive board | 21-26 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | David Rhodes drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 21-28 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Roland Johnson, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Herman Pleasant (SF), James Mack (PF) David Ralston, Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Little | 21-30 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Stephen Little gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant | 21-32 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | James Mack misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 21-32 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Daniel Tomczak is called for the reach on John Hart - foul #1 on Daniel Tomczak, team foul #2 | 21-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Wilfredo Gallo, Daniel Tomczak, James Mack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF) Stephen Little, James Hough | |
| 16:33 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Powell is called for the reach on David Ralston - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Herman Pleasant | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG) John Hart | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chris Foster - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #2 | 21-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SG) Daniel Tomczak | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | David Rhodes knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Little | 23-37 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson can't finish the layup | 23-37 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Ralston - foul #2 on David Ralston, team foul #3 | 23-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), James Mack (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Thomas Powell | |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses the 3 from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the tip | 23-39 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | James Hough drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Rhodes | 23-41 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-41 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-41 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | James Hough hits the follow up shot | 23-43 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | James Mack drills a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by David Rhodes - foul #1 on David Rhodes, team foul #3 | 25-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Roland Johnson (C) Shing Ching, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Steven Wiens (PF) Chris Foster, David Rhodes | |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | James Mack misses the free throw | 25-43 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Steven Wiens snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Daniel Tomczak takes the ball from Stephen Little | 25-43 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #4 | 25-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, James Mack | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Steven Wiens is fouled on the floor by Herman Pleasant - foul #1 on Herman Pleasant, team foul #4 | 27-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG) Wilfredo Gallo, Shing Ching | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Stephen Little, James Hough, Steven Wiens | |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Chris Foster | 27-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses long on a shot from the right side | 27-45 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak gets the offensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | David Ralston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 27-45 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Steven Dick grabs the offensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Paul Oliphant steals it from Roland Johnson | 27-45 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Dick - foul #1 on Steven Dick, team foul #5 | 27-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Shing Ching (SF), James Mack (PF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), James Hough (SF) John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| 09:25 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | James Mack gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 27-45 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | James Mack tips it in | 29-45 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Hough | 29-47 |
| 08:16 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson lays it up and in set up by Shing Ching | 31-47 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Wilfredo Gallo - foul #3 on Wilfredo Gallo, team foul #6 | 31-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Herman Pleasant, James Mack, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Steven Wiens (PF) Chris Foster, David Rhodes | |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Steven Dick gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 31-47 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak tips it in | 33-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Augustus Zollner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:57 | St. John's | John Hart scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Wiens | 33-50 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | The 3pt attempt by David Ralston is denied by Steven Wiens | 33-50 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Steven Dick hits the follow up shot | 35-50 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by Augustus Zollner - foul #1 on Augustus Zollner, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Herman Pleasant (SG), James Mack (PF), Roland Johnson (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG) Stephen Little | |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Steven Wiens swats the short shot by Herman Pleasant | 35-52 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-52 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | John Hart can't tip it in | 35-52 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant pulls down the rebound | 35-52 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | James Mack hits a driving attempt from close range | 37-52 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Chris Foster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Hart | 37-55 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-55 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Chris Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Augustus Zollner (C) Shing Ching, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Hart, James Hough, Steven Wiens, Paul Oliphant | |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner misses the dunk attempt | 37-55 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Wilfredo Gallo is called for the reach on Stephen Little - foul #4 on Wilfredo Gallo, team foul #8 | 37-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Chris Foster | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | James Mack pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant travels with the ball | 37-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) Daniel Tomczak | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Herman Pleasant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shing Ching (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zollner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Shing Ching takes the ball from Thomas Powell | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Thomas Powell steals the ball from Herman Pleasant | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by James Mack - foul #1 on James Mack, team foul #9 | 37-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Shing Ching | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, Garland O'Keefe | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #5 | 37-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Thomas Powell | |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by Herman Pleasant - foul #2 on Herman Pleasant, team foul #10 | 39-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) Daniel Tomczak | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Chris Foster | |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | James Mack snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Stephen Little pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | David Rhodes scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Hart | 39-61 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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 (+1) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits a floater from the free throw line | 39-63 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Wilfredo Gallo | 41-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little runs out the clock | 41-63 |