| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Scott Leff steals the ball from Rodolfo Hernandez | 25-33 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Allen Sharp swats the short shot by David McKennzie | 25-33 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Hernandez | 25-33 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Brown is denied by Donald Clark | 25-33 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Scott Leff gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Donald Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Brown | 28-33 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses long on a shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | David Piner is hacked by Jesse Maes - foul #3 on Jesse Maes, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Michael Brown, David Piner, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG) Jesse Maes | |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Jack Watson clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #1 on Allen Sharp, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donnie Moss (SF), Donald Clark (PF) David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Jack Watson makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Jack Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Donald Clark swats the dunk try by James Brown | 30-33 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Alfredo Gomez - foul #2 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG) Jack Watson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez lays it up and in set up by Robert Sweet | 32-35 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Michael Brown, Donnie Moss, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David McKennzie | 32-35 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Jack Watson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) C - Clarence Staab (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jack Watson - foul #2 on Jack Watson, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Donnie Moss (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Jack Watson, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Allen Sharp (PF) Dario Gostowski, Clarence Staab | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-37 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Allen Sharp snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Jesse Maes steps in front of the Michael Brown pass | 34-40 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Jesse Maes jams it | 34-42 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Brown and he's hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #2 on Allen Sharp, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Young Wang (C) Michael Brown, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Dario Gostowski (SF), James Brown (C) Alfredo Gomez, Rodolfo Hernandez, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 36-42 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Terence Sullivan | 36-42 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Donald Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss tips it in | 38-42 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Donald Clark, Young Wang | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Allen Sharp | |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Piner | 40-42 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | James Brown makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Lincoln Bettencourt | 40-44 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | David Piner can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Donald Clark (PF) Michael Brown, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Jesse Maes, Dario Gostowski | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | David Piner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Piner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 41-46 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | David Piner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | James Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 41-48 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | David Piner is hacked by Alfredo Gomez - foul #3 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Young Wang (C) Jack Watson, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Allen Sharp (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Lincoln Bettencourt, James Brown | |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | David Piner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 42-48 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Allen Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Young Wang - foul #1 on Young Wang, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) David Piner, David McKennzie, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-50 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 42-50 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez loses the dribble to Michael Brown | 42-50 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Brown | 44-50 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David McKennzie (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Donnie Moss, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Dario Gostowski (SF) Alfredo Gomez, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Scott Leff clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | David McKennzie is called for the reach on Robert Sweet - foul #2 on David McKennzie, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG) Jack Watson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Clarence Staab | |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by Scott Leff - foul #2 on Scott Leff, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Scott Leff is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #3 on Scott Leff, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SF) Dario Gostowski | |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is fouled on the floor by Robert Sweet - foul #3 on Robert Sweet, team foul #9 | 44-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donnie Moss (SF) David McKennzie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Alfredo Gomez | |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Donnie Moss swats the shot by Robert Sweet | 44-51 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | James Brown tips it home | 44-53 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss makes the 3 from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | James Brown connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss is whistled for a carry | 47-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Michael Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) David Piner, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) James Brown | |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez hits the follow up shot | 47-60 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses short on a shot from the right side | 47-60 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Donald Clark gets the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-60 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Clarence Staab grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 47-60 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Clarence Staab hits the follow up shot | 47-62 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses short on a shot from the left block | 47-62 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan snags the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, David McKennzie, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Allen Sharp (PF), James Brown (C) Dario Gostowski, Rodolfo Hernandez, Lincoln Bettencourt, Clarence Staab | |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Gomez - foul #5 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #10 | 47-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG) David Piner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (PG), Wade Mandeville (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Clarence Staab (PF), Lee Saavedra (C) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Alfredo Gomez, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Jack Watson makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Jack Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Lee Saavedra connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dario Gostowski | 49-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. C - Young Wang (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Mandeville (fresh) SF - Erick Hale (fresh) PF - Clarence Staab (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Wade Mandeville is called for the reach on Young Wang - foul #1 on Wade Mandeville, team foul #11 | 49-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Lee Saavedra | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Young Wang makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Young Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Allen Sharp (PF), James Brown (C) Dario Gostowski, Wade Mandeville, Erick Hale, Lincoln Bettencourt, Clarence Staab | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Sweet | 51-66 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | David Piner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Scott Leff tips it in | 53-66 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Allen Sharp lays it in set up by Jesse Maes | 53-68 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #4 on Robert Sweet, team foul #12 | 53-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) David Piner, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (PG), Wade Mandeville (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Erick Hale scores on a runner in the lane | 55-70 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Clarence Staab picks off the pass by Aaron Kimbrough | 55-70 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Erick Hale tips it home | 55-72 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-72 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Erick Hale blocks the short jumper by Young Wang | 55-72 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Erick Hale gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Aaron Kimbrough - foul #2 on Aaron Kimbrough, team foul #7 | 55-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough is fouled on the floor by Erick Hale - foul #1 on Erick Hale, team foul #13 | 55-74 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough misses the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski runs out the clock | 56-74 |