| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss inbounds the ball | 23-18 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | James Fisher picks off the pass by Allan Ledbetter | 23-18 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Robert Christian picks off the pass by Harold Smith | 23-18 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 23-18 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | James Brown grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #1 | 23-18 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Harold Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Wickline - foul #2 on Brian Wickline, team foul #1 | 23-18 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Broughton | 23-19 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 23-19 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | James Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG) Anthony Ross | |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it back up and in | 25-19 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Steven Rose swats the layup by James Brown | 25-19 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Brian Wickline gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | James Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-19 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses the floater in the paint | 25-19 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | James Fisher pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Robert Christian is called for the reach on James Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #2 | 25-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Ronald Spangler, Benjamin Strauss, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Anthony Ross (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, Jamison Mullins, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Robert Christian takes the ball from Anthony Ross | 25-19 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-19 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | James Aaron pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford loses the ball out of bounds | 25-19 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Steven Rose can't throw it down | 25-19 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it home | 27-19 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-19 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Edward Wages is called for the reach on Robert Christian - foul #1 on Edward Wages, team foul #2 | 27-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Issa Abdullah, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is fouled on the floor by Anthony Ross - foul #2 on Anthony Ross, team foul #3 | 27-19 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 27-19 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | James Fisher buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 27-21 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is hacked by Anthony Ross - foul #3 on Anthony Ross, team foul #4 | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Robert Christian, Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG) Anthony Ross | |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses badly on a runner from the left block | 27-21 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Brian Wickline lays it in set up by Ronald Spangler and he's hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #5 | 29-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Benjamin Strauss | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Beaudette - foul #2 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #3 | 29-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Steven Beaudette, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 29-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), Edward Wages (SF) Jamison Mullins, James Brown | |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton is hacked by Mark Masters - foul #2 on Mark Masters, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Edward Wages loses the ball out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Wickline (C) Steven Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Wages (fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Robert Christian is called for traveling | 31-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Victor Woolford | |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Harold Smith's floater is tipped away by Steven Rose | 31-24 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Harold Smith tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Rose | 34-26 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the contested jumper from the left block on a great pass from Harold Smith | 34-28 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #8 | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG), Steven Beaudette (SF) Robert Christian, Benjamin Strauss | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Jamison Mullins (SG), Mark Masters (PF) Edward Wages, Anthony Ross, Harold Smith | |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Brian Wickline makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Brian Wickline makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 36-28 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | James Fisher tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Issa Abdullah and he's fouled by Mark Masters - foul #3 on Mark Masters, team foul #9 | 38-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Issa Abdullah, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Brian Wickline is called for the reach on Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Brian Wickline, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF) Ronald Spangler, Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from close range | 39-28 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #10 | 39-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Rose (C) Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | James Aaron is hacked by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | James Aaron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-28 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Rose | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3 from the right wing | 44-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Edward Wages (fresh) SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford loses the dribble to Steven Rose | 44-28 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Broughton | 47-28 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Broughton - foul #3 on Emmanuel Broughton, team foul #6 | 47-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Issa Abdullah (SF) Robert Christian, Benjamin Strauss | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Issa Abdullah swats the short shot by Mark Masters | 47-28 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the board | 47-28 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Wages | 47-30 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss buries a floater from just outside the lane | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | James Aaron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-30 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter grabs the board | 49-30 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Edward Wages - foul #2 on Edward Wages, team foul #11 | 51-30 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the free throw | 51-30 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | James Aaron grabs the board | 51-30 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Edward Wages scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Aaron and he's hacked by Allan Ledbetter - foul #1 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #7 | 51-32 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the free throw | 51-33 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian runs out the clock | 51-33 |