| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | George Smathers connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Christian | 27-28 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Merrifield | 30-28 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | James Rollo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lyle Tavares | 30-28 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Robin Williams - foul #1 on Robin Williams, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 32-28 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | George Smathers lays it up and in and he's fouled by Michael Merrifield - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | James Rollo is fouled on the floor by Harold Smith - foul #2 on Harold Smith, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Robin Williams is called for 5 seconds | 32-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled on the floor by Victor Woolford - foul #2 on Victor Woolford, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Mario Klima (SG) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Gary Heppner (C) Stephen Kay, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Gary Heppner misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Woolford | 34-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Mario Klima double dribbles | 34-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Randy Blanchette, George Smathers | |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the turnaround from the right block | 34-30 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Stephen Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Gary Heppner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 34-30 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares banks in the layup on a great pass from Mario Klima | 36-30 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo lays it in set up by Stephen Kay and he's hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Gary Heppner | |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 13:12 | St. John's | George Smathers misses short on a runner near the basket | 36-33 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits a floater from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | James Rollo scores on a shot from the right block set up by Stephen Kay | 38-37 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Robin Williams is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Ronald Spangler picks off the pass by Lyle Tavares | 40-37 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | George Smathers hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Spangler | 40-39 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Mario Klima (SG) Michael Merrifield, James Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Gary Heppner (C) Randy Blanchette, Robin Williams | |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Mario Klima takes the ball from George Smathers | 40-39 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is whistled for a carry | 40-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (C) Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Gary Heppner | |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo can't tip it in | 40-39 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Mario Klima, Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) George Smathers | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | James Brown is hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #3 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Vasily Losiewski (SF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield scores on a 3 from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Michael Merrifield is called for the reach on Vasily Losiewski - foul #2 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Harold Smith (PF) Lawrence Milam, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF) Robert Christian, Vasily Losiewski | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares is hacked by Stephen Kay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | George Smathers's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Smith | 48-40 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Robin Williams steps in front of the Michael Merrifield pass | 48-40 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Ronald Wood (C) James Brown, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Lyle Tavares | 50-40 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Smith | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Smith | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 14 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | St. John's | George Smathers hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Christian | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the jumper from the right side | 54-47 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares's floater is tipped away by Robin Williams | 54-47 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by George Smathers | 54-47 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't tip it in | 54-47 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-47 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Stephen Kay connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Smathers | 54-50 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 54-50 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | James Rollo hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Christian and the foul's on Harold Smith - foul #3 on Harold Smith, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Kay - foul #4 on Stephen Kay, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kay - foul #5 on Stephen Kay, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Robert Christian banks in the layup set up by Robin Williams | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood connects on the shot from the right side | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 56-55 |