| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) C - Al Burris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Shane Brockway is blocked by Terry Bennett | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Bryce Brown steals the ball from Al Burris | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Terry Bennett clanks a jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Arthur Pitzer, Adolph Bostick, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Robert Matney snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Al Burris is fouled on the floor by Raymond Grove - foul #1 on Raymond Grove, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Arthur Pitzer steals the ball from Justin Niemi | 0-2 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses short on a jump hook from close range | 0-2 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Burris | 3-2 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Antonio Mitchell steals the ball from Calvin Malone | 3-2 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Stark (fairly fresh) SF - Habimana Arai (fairly fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Grove (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the left block | 3-4 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Robert Matney is blocked by Raymond Grove | 3-4 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 3-4 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #1 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Arthur Pitzer, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown loses the dribble to Dan Carter | 5-4 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Dan Carter throws it down | 7-4 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | James Jones steps in front of the Shane Brockway pass in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the follow up shot | 9-4 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown hits a shot from close range | 9-6 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Terry Bennett loses the dribble to Walter Stark | 9-6 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Stark | 9-8 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Terry Bennett clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Walter Stark pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Walter Stark gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Al Burris swats the shot by Shane Brockway | 9-8 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it home | 9-10 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Al Burris | 9-10 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Dan Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Jones | 12-10 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Mark Spiro - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Dan Carter, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Adolph Bostick (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown | |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) PF - Samuel Peterman (fresh) C - Tony Gillis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harvey Newell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Robert Matney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Grove (C) Harvey Newell | |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Robert Matney comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adolph Bostick - foul #1 on Adolph Bostick, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway's pass is intercepted by Robert Matney in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Robert Matney hits the finger roll | 16-14 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway buries a runner in the lane | 16-16 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Calvin Malone drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Justin Niemi | 19-16 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is called for a charge - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Shane Brockway - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Shane Brockway | 20-18 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Justin Niemi scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 23-18 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Arthur Pitzer - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Al Burris (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Shane Brockway, Adolph Bostick, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Walter Stark, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Habimana Arai (tiring) PF - Bryce Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Spiro | 29-21 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-21 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Peter Aronson gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) James Jones, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Adolph Bostick (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Shane Brockway, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is fouled on the floor by Adolph Bostick - foul #2 on Adolph Bostick, team foul #7 | 32-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) Dan Carter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) Adolph Bostick | |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai drills a floater near the basket | 34-23 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by Habimana Arai - foul #1 on Habimana Arai, team foul #8 | 34-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (C) Mark Spiro, Al Burris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Walter Stark, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Justin Niemi steps in front of the Arthur Pitzer pass in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Justin Niemi buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-23 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shane Brockway | 37-26 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Calvin Malone clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Pitzer - foul #2 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #9 | 37-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Arthur Pitzer, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway hits a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is denied on a dunk by Antonio Mitchell | 39-29 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Al Burris can't tip it in | 39-29 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Walter Stark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #5 | 39-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is fouled on the floor by Habimana Arai - foul #2 on Habimana Arai, team foul #10 | 39-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Adolph Bostick (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick loses the dribble to Dan Carter | 41-29 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | James Jones lays it in on a great pass from Dan Carter | 43-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-29 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell tips it but misses | 43-29 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 43-29 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Dan Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (C) Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Al Burris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway double dribbles | 43-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Harvey Newell takes the ball from Robert Matney | 43-29 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is hacked by Robert Matney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Matney, team foul #6 | 43-29 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Matney | 46-29 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is hacked by Robert Matney - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #7 | 46-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), James Lammers (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, James Jones, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Adolph Bostick, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-29 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by James Lammers | 49-31 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) James Lammers, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG) Arthur Pitzer | |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Habimana Arai steps in front of the Mark Spiro pass | 49-31 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dan Carter and he's hacked by Walter Stark - foul #1 on Walter Stark, team foul #11 | 51-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Justin Niemi (SF) Dan Carter, Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Adolph Bostick (SF), Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 52-34 |