| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 6 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Richard Hearn inbounds the ball | 22-20 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #1 | 22-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) James King, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Allan Philson can't finish the layup | 22-20 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Richard Jennings tips it back up and in | 24-20 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Richard Jennings takes the ball from Raymond Harris | 24-20 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Jennings | 26-20 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (C) Richard Jennings, Allan Philson, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas is called for traveling | 26-20 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Richard Hearn knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 28-20 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire tips it back up and in | 28-22 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | James King drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steve Seitz | 31-22 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Kenneth Lawhorn is called for the reach on Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Richard Hearn, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Rowland - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (C) James King, Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Richard Hearn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Manzi | 34-27 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Richard Hearn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the runner in the paint | 34-29 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Mark Rowland hits a floater from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss double dribbles | 36-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), George Frost (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Robert Manzi, Carl Dunmire, Benjamin Goss, Scott Sikes | |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-29 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 36-29 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris can't connect on a floater near the basket | 36-29 |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | James King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 36-31 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris can't connect on a floater near the basket | 36-31 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James King | 36-31 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | George Frost is hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #3 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (C) George Frost, Allan Philson, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Carl Dunmire (SG) Timothy Marshall, Allen Baugher | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 7 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Steve Seitz jams it on a nice dish by James King | 38-31 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris clanks a jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Harris - foul #1 on Raymond Harris, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Scott Sikes | 39-31 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-31 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | James King snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | James King connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Hirschman - foul #3 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) George Frost | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF) Christopher Lipe | |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Richard Hearn picks off the pass by Carl Dunmire | 42-32 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Allen Baugher is called for the reach on Richard Hearn - foul #1 on Allen Baugher, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Mark Rowland (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Benjamin Goss, Scott Sikes | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Raymond Harris blocks the short jumper by Richard Hearn | 42-32 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris hits a runner in the lane | 42-34 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Richard Hearn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Dunmire - foul #2 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF) James King, George Frost, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF) Allen Baugher | |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Jennings - foul #1 on Richard Jennings, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Jan Franks (C) Richard Hearn, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Steve Seitz (C) Richard Jennings, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG) Robert Manzi | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) PF - Robert Hirschman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire | 44-38 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | James King connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 47-38 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas throws it down | 47-40 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | James King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Christopher Lipe | 47-42 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | James King misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Allan Philson grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James King | 49-42 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Marshall | 49-44 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | James King clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas is hacked by Allan Philson - foul #2 on Allan Philson, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Mark Rowland (PF), Jan Franks (C) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Allen Baugher (SG), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Timothy Marshall, Carl Dunmire, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Baugher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Lipe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss buries a jumper from the right block set up by Allen Baugher | 49-46 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Jan Franks is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jan Franks, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG) Christopher Lipe | |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall's dunk attempt is rejected by Jan Franks | 49-46 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Richard Jennings gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Allen Baugher steps in front of the Richard Jennings pass | 49-46 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Allen Baugher | 49-48 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Benjamin Goss picks off the pass by Richard Jennings | 49-48 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Steve Seitz (C) George Frost, Richard Jennings, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Timothy Marshall, Allen Baugher, Benjamin Goss, Scott Sikes | |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Lipe | 49-51 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Richard Hearn drills a fadeaway from close range set up by James King and he's hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #4 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire and he's fouled by Steve Seitz - foul #2 on Steve Seitz, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steve Seitz | 52-53 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Richard Hearn connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe misses badly on a runner in the paint | 54-53 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Robert Manzi is called for the reach on Steve Seitz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Manzi, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Steve Seitz misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris's layup is rejected by Mark Rowland | 54-53 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris snags the offensive board | 54-53 |