| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Robert Christian loses the ball out of bounds | 21-20 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Issa Abdullah | 23-23 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Harold Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Fisher and the foul's on Steven Rose - foul #1 on Steven Rose, team foul #2 | 25-23 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 26-23 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | James Fisher comes up short on the shot from the left side | 26-23 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | James Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Issa Abdullah | 26-23 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the lay-in | 26-23 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Ronald Wood picks off the pass by Issa Abdullah | 26-23 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross is hacked by Issa Abdullah - foul #3 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #3 | 26-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Jamison Mullins (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, Anthony Ross, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Issa Abdullah, Steven Rose | |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Edward Wages lays it in set up by Victor Woolford and the foul's on Emmanuel Broughton - foul #2 on Emmanuel Broughton, team foul #4 | 28-23 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Steven Beaudette - foul #1 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) Edward Wages | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | James Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Brian Wickline gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 29-26 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Mark Masters tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Aaron | 29-26 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | James Fisher scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Aaron | 31-26 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 31-29 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins's fadeaway is rejected by Emmanuel Broughton | 31-29 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) SF - James Aaron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Steven Beaudette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Wickline (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Mark Masters snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on James Fisher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #6 | 31-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Jamison Mullins, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Robert Christian, Steven Beaudette, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood lays it in | 33-29 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Steven Rose can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Harold Smith denies the turnaround by Allan Ledbetter | 33-29 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) Edward Wages | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Steven Beaudette (SG) Ronald Spangler, Allan Ledbetter | |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Steven Beaudette | 33-29 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-29 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Brian Wickline tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Steven Rose swats the dunk try by Ronald Wood | 33-31 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it home | 35-31 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Brian Wickline loses the dribble to Harold Smith | 35-31 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 08:16 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Issa Abdullah | 37-34 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Wickline - foul #2 on Brian Wickline, team foul #8 | 37-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Edward Wages (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Anthony Ross, James Brown, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Robert Christian, Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) SF - Edward Wages (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steven Beaudette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Steven Rose comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Steven Rose makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Woolford | 38-35 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Beaudette - foul #2 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #9 | 38-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG) Steven Beaudette | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Emmanuel Broughton | 39-37 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Jamison Mullins is denied by Steven Rose | 39-37 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | James Fisher knocks in the jumper from the right side | 41-37 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is hacked by Jamison Mullins - foul #1 on Jamison Mullins, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Jamison Mullins, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Allan Ledbetter, Benjamin Strauss, Steven Rose | |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 41-39 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Brian Wickline takes the ball from Ronald Wood | 41-39 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Anthony Ross is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Ross, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Ronald Spangler, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Steven Rose denies the turnaround by James Brown | 41-39 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Edward Wages pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Edward Wages (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Steven Beaudette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Wickline (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Issa Abdullah - foul #4 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #10 | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) Edward Wages | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | James Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Steven Beaudette, Brian Wickline | |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG) Anthony Ross | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | James Brown misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #11 | 43-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG) Jamison Mullins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Wickline (C) Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | James Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Robert Christian drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Rose | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steven Rose - foul #2 on Steven Rose, team foul #12 | 45-44 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Robert Christian's layup is rejected by Ronald Wood | 46-44 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | James Fisher grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | James Fisher is hacked by Ronald Spangler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #13 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Rose | 47-44 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Anthony Ross is called for the reach on Issa Abdullah - foul #3 on Anthony Ross, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-44 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Steven Beaudette is called for the reach on Anthony Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #14 | 47-44 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the board | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Brian Wickline clanks a fullcourt shot | 48-44 |