| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Dyer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Gerhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Shufelt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Irvin Foster (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:56 | St. John's | Albert Holloway is hacked by John Dyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Dyer, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Christopher Shufelt picks off the pass by Albert Holloway | 37-47 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | John Dyer is called for the reach on Irvin Foster - foul #2 on John Dyer, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Roland Nieman knocks in the jumper from the right side | 37-49 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Albert Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Albert Holloway pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Roland Nieman clanks a runner from the left block | 37-49 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it in | 37-51 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Albert Holloway snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts loses the dribble to John Dyer | 37-51 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | John Dyer blows the layup | 37-51 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt tips it home | 39-51 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Irvin Foster banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Roberts | 39-53 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt loses the dribble to Roland Nieman | 39-53 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is hacked by Lonnie Hallett - foul #1 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Ernest Cinnamon (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) John Dyer, Paul Jordan, James Gerhardt, Christopher Shufelt, Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Irvin Foster | |
| 16:27 | St. John's | John Johnson hits a wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 39-55 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Richard Capo hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #3 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #1 | 41-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (SG), Irvin Foster (C) Gustavo Bruno, Roland Nieman | |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | William Samson steps in front of the Willie Stenson pass in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Richard Capo blows the layup | 42-55 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Richard Capo is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Capo, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (PG), Kenneth Cole (C) Ernest Cinnamon, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG) Albert Holloway | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Douglas Audette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Samson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Capo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willie Stenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Foster (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Willie Stenson is fouled on the floor by William Samson - foul #1 on William Samson, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Paul Carr knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 42-57 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner snags the offensive board | 42-57 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Richard Capo's fadeaway is rejected by John Johnson | 42-57 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Kenneth Cole is called for the reach on Paul Carr - foul #4 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Ralph Lyman (C) William Samson, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Roland Nieman (PF) Kenneth Moncayo, Irvin Foster | |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-57 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Gerhardt | 42-57 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette scores on a 3 from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Willie Stenson is hacked by Richard Capo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Capo, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt (PF) Richard Capo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Willie Stenson makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Willie Stenson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 45-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG) Willie Stenson | |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | James Gerhardt steps in front of the Albert Holloway pass in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt dunks the ball on a nice dish by Douglas Audette | 49-59 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Garner (PF) Christopher Shufelt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Albert Holloway scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gustavo Bruno | 49-62 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Audette | 51-62 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Albert Holloway comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Douglas Audette | 54-62 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Cinnamon - foul #2 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Paul Jordan (SG), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Lonnie Hallett (C) Douglas Audette, Ernest Cinnamon, Joseph Garner, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Willie Stenson (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Irvin Foster (C) Albert Holloway, Gustavo Bruno, Clarence Roberts, John Johnson | |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-64 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Paul Carr connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Moncayo and he's fouled by Lonnie Hallett - foul #2 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the free throw | 56-67 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Samson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Gerhardt (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Shufelt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willie Stenson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Willie Stenson - foul #3 on Willie Stenson, team foul #4 | 56-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG) Paul Jordan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Roland Nieman buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Willie Stenson | 58-69 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Willie Stenson | 58-69 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James Gerhardt - foul #1 on James Gerhardt, team foul #10 | 58-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG), Paul Jordan (SG) John Dyer, William Samson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (PG) Kenneth Moncayo | |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (PG), Joseph Garner (SF) Ernest Cinnamon, James Gerhardt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG) Paul Carr | |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Lonnie Hallett steals it from Willie Stenson in the backcourt | 58-71 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-71 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-71 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Roland Nieman banks in the layup set up by Irvin Foster and he's hacked by Joseph Garner - foul #2 on Joseph Garner, team foul #11 | 58-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Ralph Lyman (C) Paul Jordan, Christopher Shufelt, Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Irvin Foster is called for the reach on Ralph Lyman - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #5 | 58-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), William Samson (SG) Douglas Audette, Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), John Johnson (PF) Albert Holloway, Roland Nieman | |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Carr - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #6 | 58-74 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman snags the offensive board | 59-74 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-74 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 59-74 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Paul Carr is hacked by Ralph Lyman - foul #2 on Ralph Lyman, team foul #12 | 59-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (PG), Christopher Shufelt (PF) John Dyer, Joseph Garner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (PF) John Johnson | |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-76 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Willie Stenson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the dunk attempt | 59-76 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette gets the rebound | 59-76 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-76 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 59-76 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Paul Carr travels in the backcourt | 59-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (SG), Joseph Garner (PF), Lonnie Hallett (C) William Samson, James Gerhardt, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), John Johnson (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Willie Stenson | |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Clarence Roberts steps in front of the Christopher Shufelt pass | 59-76 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Lonnie Hallett - foul #3 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #13 | 59-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Paul Jordan (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) Douglas Audette, Ernest Cinnamon, Christopher Shufelt, Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG) Kenneth Moncayo | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole pulls down the rebound | 59-77 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Dyer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Capo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Garner (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Irvin Foster (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Clarence Roberts swats the shot by Paul Jordan | 59-77 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the board | 59-77 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole gets the rebound | 59-77 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-77 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Richard Capo grabs the offensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole misses the turnaround from the left block | 59-77 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Richard Capo misses the tip | 59-77 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-77 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is whistled for a carry | 59-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (PG), James Gerhardt (SF) John Dyer, Joseph Garner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) John Johnson | |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole's pass is intercepted by Roland Nieman | 59-77 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Roland Nieman banks in the layup | 59-79 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole is hacked by Irvin Foster - foul #3 on Irvin Foster, team foul #7 | 59-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (SG), Christopher Shufelt (PF) Paul Jordan, James Gerhardt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Willie Stenson (SG) Albert Holloway, Paul Carr | |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | William Samson is called for the reach on Willie Stenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Samson, team foul #14 | 61-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Irvin Foster | |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Willie Stenson makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Willie Stenson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Richard Capo loses the ball out of bounds | 61-81 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | John Johnson loses the dribble to Douglas Audette in the backcourt | 61-81 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette lays it in | 63-81 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Capo - foul #5 on Richard Capo, team foul #15 | 63-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Garner (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) Richard Capo, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 63-82 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ralph Lyman | 63-82 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-82 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Willie Stenson | 63-82 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Willie Stenson loses the dribble to Douglas Audette | 63-82 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt hits a jumper from the free throw line | 65-82 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-82 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it but misses | 65-82 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman gets the rebound | 65-82 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Shufelt | 67-82 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Ernest Cinnamon (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) Douglas Audette, William Samson, Christopher Shufelt, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Robert Ray (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Irvin Foster (C) Gustavo Bruno, Willie Stenson, Clarence Roberts, John Johnson | |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt can't finish the layup | 67-82 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon grabs the offensive board | 67-82 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt is whistled for a carry | 67-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (SG) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-82 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan grabs the board | 67-82 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Dyer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Gerhardt (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Garner (tiring) 6 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ray (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (tired) 21 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Irvin Foster (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-82 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Paul Carr snags the defensive board | 67-82 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | The refs have stopped play. Joseph Garner is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 67-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (SG), Lonnie Hallett (C) Paul Jordan, Joseph Garner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Willie Stenson (SG), John Johnson (PF) Albert Holloway, Robert Ray, Roland Nieman | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Irvin Foster's floater is knocked away by Lonnie Hallett | 67-82 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 67-82 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-82 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-82 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-82 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the board | 67-82 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Paul Carr buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Johnson | 67-84 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Willie Stenson picks off the pass by James Gerhardt | 67-84 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | John Johnson misses the lay-in | 67-84 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole snags the defensive board | 67-84 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt hits a shot from the right side | 69-84 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Irvin Foster comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 69-84 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett snags the defensive board | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses long on a shot from the left wing | 69-84 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon misses the tip | 69-84 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole gets the offensive rebound | 69-84 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-84 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole gets the offensive rebound | 69-84 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #3 on Paul Carr, team foul #8 | 69-84 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (SG) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Gustavo Bruno (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (PF) Kenneth Moncayo, Willie Stenson, Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole makes the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cole - foul #5 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #16 | 70-84 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt (PF) Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 70-86 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Gustavo Bruno steals it from James Gerhardt | 70-86 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses the easy layup | 70-86 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it in | 70-88 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | William Samson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-88 |