| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Shing Ching inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | John Hart drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Davis | 19-26 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Shing Ching is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Shing Ching, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Davis and he's hacked by David Ralston - foul #1 on David Ralston, team foul #2 | 19-28 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Paul Oliphant steps in front of the Roland Johnson pass | 19-29 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant throws it down | 19-31 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | David Ralston connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't throw it down | 22-31 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Steven Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | David Ralston clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Davis - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is called for traveling | 24-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) David Ralston | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Shing Ching knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dick (PF) Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) John Hart | |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hough (fresh) PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Paul Oliphant is blocked by Steven Dick | 27-31 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Shing Ching pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Dick | 30-31 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Abraham Heineman - foul #2 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Thomas Powell, James Hough, Louis Taylor | |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Scott Davis | 32-34 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak buries a 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is denied on a layup by Roland Johnson | 35-34 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 35-34 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is fouled on the floor by Robert Hardy - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Paul Oliphant | |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | James Hough steals the ball from David Taylor | 35-34 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the dunk | 35-34 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Steven Dick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, Robert Hardy | |
| 11:50 | St. John's | James Hough misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Martin Arsenault - foul #1 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dick (PF) Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Paul Oliphant (C) David Rhodes, Martin Arsenault | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | James Hough hits the finger roll set up by Scott Davis | 37-38 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Steven Dick is fouled on the floor by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Steven Dick | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Thomas Powell | |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Mike Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Taylor | 40-38 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | John Hart connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Oliphant | 40-41 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Scott Davis blows the dunk but he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) James Hough, Louis Taylor, Paul Oliphant | |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is fouled on the floor by Martin Arsenault - foul #2 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Scott Davis | |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | David Rhodes lays it up and in set up by John Hart | 40-45 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | David Ralston is hacked by Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Martin Arsenault | |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | David Rhodes scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 42-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Herman Pleasant (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | David Ralston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Steven Dick (PF) David Ralston, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Herman Pleasant - foul #4 on Herman Pleasant, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses badly on a floater near the basket | 42-47 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses long on a jumper near the basket | 42-47 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Steven Dick pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Mike Williams, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), John Hart (SG) David Rhodes, Robert Hardy | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Tomczak, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) James Hough | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-49 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | David Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (SF) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the lay-in | 42-49 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Davis | 42-49 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Scott Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) Louis Taylor, Paul Oliphant | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Herman Pleasant (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Davis | 42-52 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is fouled on the floor by Robert Hardy - foul #3 on Robert Hardy, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Hart | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is fouled on the floor by John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #9 | 44-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) Herman Pleasant | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, David Rhodes | |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Steven Dick grabs the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | David Ralston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Shing Ching | 44-54 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Dick | 47-54 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), David Rhodes (PF) James Hough, Martin Arsenault | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant lays it in | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the board | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | David Rhodes is fouled in the backcourt by Abraham Heineman - foul #3 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #8 | 47-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (C) Scott Davis, Paul Oliphant | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mike Williams | 47-56 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Herman Pleasant | 50-56 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (C) David Rhodes | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by Abraham Heineman - foul #4 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Thomas Powell, Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Mike Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is hacked by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) James Hough | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Mike Williams is called for the reach on John Hart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Williams, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Robert Hardy | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-60 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | John Hart grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | John Hart is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Williams - foul #5 on Mike Williams, team foul #12 | 55-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) David Rhodes | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Robert Hardy (SF) Scott Davis, James Hough | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Hough runs out the clock | 55-62 |