| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 5 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roscoe Salzer | 31-27 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Louis Taylor picks off the pass by Daniel Tomczak in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Louis Taylor can't tip it in | 31-27 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is hacked by Roscoe Salzer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Morris Arthur (PF) Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick | |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Shing Ching hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-27 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Shing Ching grabs the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Louis Taylor scores on a shot from the left block | 35-27 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | David Ralston buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Louis Taylor hits a jumper near the basket | 37-30 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) Mike Williams, Morris Arthur, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Shing Ching - foul #2 on Shing Ching, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG) David Ralston, Shing Ching | |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Walton Bell travels in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, David Taylor | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Shing Ching snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Woodrow Shapiro picks off the pass by Steven Dick | 40-32 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro lays it up and in | 42-32 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Shing Ching hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Walton Bell | 42-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 5 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro banks in the layup set up by Roscoe Salzer | 44-34 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Garland O'Keefe steps in front of the Steven Dick pass | 44-34 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Aleksandar Ptaszynski is called for the reach on Billy Charland - foul #2 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Shing Ching, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 14:38 | St. John's | James Hough buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Davis | 47-34 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | David Taylor tips it home | 47-36 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Scott Davis is fouled on the floor by David Taylor - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Daniel Tomczak, David Taylor | |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Louis Taylor knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Hardy | 49-36 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | David Ralston travels with the ball | 49-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, James Hough, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Mike Williams, Steven Dick, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Taylor - foul #4 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Walton Bell, David Taylor | |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is hacked by Martin Arsenault in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG) David Ralston | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Walton Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-36 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Morris Arthur swats the shot by Woodrow Shapiro | 52-39 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-39 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 52-39 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski gets the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Shing Ching throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Steven Dick (PF) Walton Bell, Shing Ching, Morris Arthur | |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Louis Taylor connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Davis | 56-39 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Jacob Beasley steals it from Mike Williams in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #3 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) Daniel Tomczak | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski gets the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 08:16 | West Virginia | David Ralston hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-41 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-41 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Shing Ching travels with the ball | 58-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), James Mitchell (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), David Taylor (C) Mike Williams, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Shing Ching is called for the reach on Woodrow Shapiro - foul #3 on Shing Ching, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG) Shing Ching | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | David Ralston steps in front of the Roscoe Salzer pass | 60-41 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Mitchell - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) Mike Williams | |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | A charge is called on Scott Davis - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Scott Davis gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Taylor | 63-42 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Steven Dick misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 63-42 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Steven Dick snags the offensive board | 63-42 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-42 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses the tip | 63-42 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Louis Taylor | 63-42 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits a 3 from the left wing | 66-42 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | David Ralston is fouled in the backcourt by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #6 | 66-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, James Hough, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Morris Arthur (PF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 5 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shing Ching (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Shing Ching's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-42 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 66-42 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Shing Ching | 66-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Morris Arthur connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Walton Bell | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-44 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the board | 66-44 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Shing Ching evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #2 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #7 | 66-44 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Walton Bell gets the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #3 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #8 | 66-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the lay-in | 66-46 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley tips it in | 68-46 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-46 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Louis Taylor gets the rebound | 68-46 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Louis Taylor knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Scott Davis | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Shing Ching loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer dunks the ball set up by Robert Hardy and the foul's on Shing Ching - foul #4 on Shing Ching, team foul #8 | 72-46 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the free throw | 73-46 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Walton Bell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Morris Arthur | 73-49 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 73-49 |