| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Bowlin (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Blackmore inbounds the ball | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is fouled on the floor by Billy Brouwer - foul #2 on Billy Brouwer, team foul #1 | 21-43 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Michael Pagan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Timothy Fleming | 21-46 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Manuel Wheeler takes the ball from Erik Johnson | 21-46 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Manuel Hedstrom - foul #2 on Manuel Hedstrom, team foul #2 | 21-46 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Blackmore | 21-49 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Donald Holmes denies the turnaround by Billy Brouwer | 21-49 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-49 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | James Blackmore is called for the reach on Manuel Hedstrom - foul #2 on James Blackmore, team foul #1 | 21-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF), Gary Wilson (C) James Blackmore, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Donald Holmes swats the shot by Manuel Hedstrom | 21-49 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer snags the offensive board | 21-49 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Pagan - foul #1 on Michael Pagan, team foul #2 | 21-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Esteban Chavez (SF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, Donald Holmes | |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass makes the 1st free throw | 22-49 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 23-49 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Manuel Hedstrom picks off the pass by Robert Cobb | 23-49 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson knocks in the jumper near the basket | 25-49 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Richard Kelly buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Cobb | 25-51 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cobb - foul #1 on Robert Cobb, team foul #3 | 25-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Glenn Bass | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Esteban Chavez, Gary Wilson | |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | William Bowlin hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Manuel Hedstrom and the foul's on Manuel Wheeler - foul #1 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #4 | 27-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Holmes (PF) Horace Ringenberg | |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | William Bowlin misses the free throw | 27-51 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Donald Holmes snags the defensive board | 27-51 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 27-51 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | James Blackmore tips it back up and in | 27-53 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom misses long on a floater from the baseline | 27-53 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Randall Chau gets the offensive rebound | 27-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Erik Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. C - William Bowlin (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson connects on the floater from the free throw line | 29-53 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't connect on a shot in the lane | 29-53 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | James Blackmore tips it in | 29-55 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Bowlin | 32-55 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | James Blackmore scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Michael Pagan | 32-57 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the floater from the right wing set up by Manuel Hedstrom | 34-57 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Donald Holmes drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Pagan and he's hacked by William Bowlin - foul #2 on William Bowlin, team foul #3 | 34-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG), Antonio Hamilton (SF), Donald Gulick (PF), Christopher Chien (C) Manuel Hedstrom, Randall Chau, Erik Johnson, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), Esteban Chavez (SF), Gary Wilson (C) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the free throw | 34-60 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Donald Holmes steals it from Donald Gulick in the backcourt | 34-60 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Donald Holmes banks in the layup set up by Richard Kelly and he's fouled by Donald Gulick - foul #2 on Donald Gulick, team foul #4 | 34-62 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the free throw | 34-63 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Robert Cobb is called for the reach on Billy Brouwer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Cobb, team foul #5 | 34-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg (C) Donald Holmes | |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Donald Gulick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass tips it in | 36-63 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the shot from the right wing | 36-63 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien snags the defensive board | 36-63 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-63 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg pulls down the rebound | 36-63 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Gary Wilson is hacked by Donald Gulick - foul #3 on Donald Gulick, team foul #5 | 36-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SG) Billy Brouwer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), William Campbell (SG), James Blackmore (SF) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Esteban Chavez | |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Michael Pagan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Blackmore | 36-66 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-66 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien tips it back up and in | 38-66 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses badly on a shot from close range | 38-66 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | William Campbell hits the follow up shot | 38-68 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-68 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Gulick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Ringenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Michael Pagan scores on a 3 from the right corner | 40-71 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Michael Pagan steals the ball from Manuel Hedstrom | 40-71 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Christopher Chien - foul #1 on Christopher Chien, team foul #6 | 40-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), Randall Chau (SF), William Bowlin (C) Manuel Hedstrom, Antonio Hamilton, Donald Gulick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Gary Wilson, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 10:51 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 1st free throw | 40-71 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-72 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-72 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | James Blackmore pulls down the rebound | 40-72 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the easy layup | 40-72 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-72 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien drills a jumper from the right side | 42-72 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the fadeaway from the left block | 42-72 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-72 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Donald Holmes swats the short shot by William Bowlin | 42-72 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Randall Chau tips it back up and in | 44-72 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-72 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming hits the follow up shot | 44-74 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Randall Chau is hacked by James Blackmore in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Blackmore, team foul #6 | 44-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Erik Johnson (PF) Christopher Chien | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SF) Michael Pagan, James Blackmore | |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Donald Holmes steals the ball from Billy Brouwer | 44-74 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is hacked by Billy Brouwer - foul #3 on Billy Brouwer, team foul #7 | 44-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SF) Randall Chau | |
| Subs | St. John's | Esteban Chavez (PF) Donald Holmes | |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 44-74 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | William Bowlin snags the defensive board | 44-74 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Richard Kelly - foul #1 on Richard Kelly, team foul #7 | 44-74 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 46-74 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming buries a runner near the basket set up by Richard Kelly and he's fouled by Glenn Bass - foul #3 on Glenn Bass, team foul #8 | 46-76 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the free throw | 46-77 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Richard Kelly steals the ball from Glenn Bass | 46-77 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Robert Cobb banks in the layup set up by Richard Kelly | 46-79 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-79 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 46-79 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Manuel Wheeler | 46-81 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | William Bowlin banks in the layup set up by Erik Johnson | 48-81 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Esteban Chavez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-81 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 48-81 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Esteban Chavez - foul #1 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #8 | 48-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF), Christopher Chien (C) Billy Brouwer, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), William Campbell (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Esteban Chavez, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-81 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. C - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | James Blackmore knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Michael Pagan | 50-83 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Randall Chau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (C) Erik Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Donald Holmes lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Wilson | 50-85 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-85 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg (C) Gary Wilson | |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Michael Pagan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Campbell | 50-88 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-88 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | William Campbell is fouled on the floor by Randall Chau - foul #2 on Randall Chau, team foul #9 | 53-88 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), Donald Gulick (PF) Manuel Hedstrom, Randall Chau | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Esteban Chavez (SF) Michael Pagan, James Blackmore | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 53-89 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-90 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | William Campbell steps in front of the Glenn Bass pass in the backcourt | 53-90 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | William Campbell banks in the layup | 53-92 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien's pass is intercepted by Timothy Fleming | 53-92 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Donald Holmes lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Fleming | 53-94 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Esteban Chavez is called for the reach on Antonio Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #9 | 53-94 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Glenn Bass | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Gary Wilson (PF), Richard Kelly (C) William Campbell, Donald Holmes, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 53-94 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming pulls down the rebound | 53-94 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Kelly | 53-96 |
| 05:10 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-96 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien grabs the offensive board | 53-96 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-96 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien snags the offensive board | 53-96 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Gary Wilson blocks the short jumper by Antonio Hamilton | 53-96 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming gets the rebound | 53-96 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-96 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Donald Gulick | 53-96 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Esteban Chavez - foul #3 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #10 | 53-96 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SG) Billy Brouwer | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Timothy Fleming, Esteban Chavez, Gary Wilson, Richard Kelly | |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien makes the 1st free throw | 54-96 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses the 2nd free throw | 54-96 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler gets the rebound | 54-96 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #11 | 54-96 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG) Antonio Hamilton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Randall Chau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-96 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the board | 54-96 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randall Chau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Gulick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Chien (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Glenn Bass steals the ball from Michael Pagan | 54-96 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-96 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Randall Chau tips it in | 56-96 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Michael Pagan scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Cobb | 56-99 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-99 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien gets the offensive rebound | 56-99 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Glenn Bass | 58-99 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | William Campbell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-99 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Donald Holmes tips it in | 58-101 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Donald Gulick's pass is intercepted by Manuel Wheeler | 58-101 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-101 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Donald Gulick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-101 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien's floater is tipped away by Donald Holmes | 58-101 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Donald Gulick snags the offensive board | 58-101 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Wheeler - foul #2 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #12 | 58-101 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (C) Donald Gulick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF) William Campbell, Robert Cobb | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom makes the 1st free throw | 59-101 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 60-101 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | The jump hook by James Blackmore is blocked by Christopher Chien | 60-101 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass grabs the board | 60-101 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-101 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG) Manuel Hedstrom | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Pagan runs out the clock | 60-101 |