| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fresh) C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Richard Jennings inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes can't finish the layup | 26-28 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Richard Jennings gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Scott Sikes swats the short shot by Robert Hirschman | 26-28 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Lawhorn picks off the pass by Joshua Douglass | 26-28 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn's pass is intercepted by Carl Dunmire in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart throws it down set up by Carl Dunmire | 28-28 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawhorn | 28-30 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is hacked by Richard Jennings - foul #2 on Richard Jennings, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | George Frost is hacked by Carl Stewart - foul #1 on Carl Stewart, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman's floater is tipped away by Scott Sikes | 28-30 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes blows the dunk | 28-30 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | George Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman can't finish the layup | 28-30 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Joshua Douglass, Carl Stewart, Michael Smith, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), John Pelzer (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Jan Franks | |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | John Pelzer gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Alvin Haas is called for the reach on John Pelzer - foul #1 on Alvin Haas, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | John Pelzer grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) PF - John Pelzer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Mark Rowland clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Harris - foul #1 on Raymond Harris, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Carl Stewart (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Mark Rowland | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Allan Philson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher loses the ball out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Smith (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) Allan Philson | |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 29-34 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Scott Sikes takes the ball from Jan Franks | 31-34 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Michael Smith denies the turnaround by Jan Franks | 33-34 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is fouled on the floor by George Frost - foul #2 on George Frost, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Allen Baugher, Carl Stewart, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF) John Pelzer | |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jan Franks - foul #3 on Jan Franks, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), John Pelzer (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Jan Franks | |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | John Pelzer connects on the floater in the paint | 34-36 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Richard Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Carl Dunmire takes the ball from Robert Hirschman | 34-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Douglass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) SF - Richard Jennings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is hacked by John Pelzer - foul #1 on John Pelzer, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Carl Stewart (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Lipe, Michael Smith, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, Richard Jennings | |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Allan Philson - foul #2 on Allan Philson, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Scott Sikes picks off the pass by Robert Hirschman | 36-36 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Carl Stewart | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG) Robert Hirschman | |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by Allen Baugher - foul #1 on Allen Baugher, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Jan Franks can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Sikes - foul #2 on Scott Sikes, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Eric Lavigne (PF) Ian Froehlich, John Pelzer | |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Jan Franks steals the ball from Raymond Harris | 36-37 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Jan Franks comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-37 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | George Frost gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Allan Philson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Harris | 38-37 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Carl Stewart, Raymond Harris, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), John Pelzer (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Allen Baugher | 40-37 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Michael Smith blocks the jumper by Robert Hirschman | 40-37 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Richard Jennings drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ian Froehlich | 40-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Allen Baugher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 blk. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Frost (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas blows the layup | 40-40 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman is hacked by Joshua Douglass - foul #2 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Carl Stewart (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, John Pelzer | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn's floater is tipped away by Scott Sikes | 42-40 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Michael Smith hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Carl Stewart | 44-40 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman scores on a shot in the paint and the foul's on Carl Stewart - foul #2 on Carl Stewart, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG) Ian Froehlich | |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Dunmire | 46-42 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman connects on the runner from close range | 46-44 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Allen Baugher, Carl Stewart, Michael Smith, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), George Frost (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman | |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Jan Franks tips it in | 46-46 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas tips it in | 48-46 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne scores on a shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alvin Haas | 50-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lipe - foul #1 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Carl Stewart (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF), Mark Rowland (C) Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses short on a floater from close range | 50-50 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Richard Jennings grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Ian Froehlich, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses badly on a shot from close range | 50-50 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 50-50 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-50 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Jennings | 50-53 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Michael Smith clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 50-53 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | George Frost hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass is whistled for traveling | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Sikes | 53-58 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman is hacked by Carl Dunmire in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Hirschman - foul #1 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Richard Jennings gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Richard Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Douglass - foul #3 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Douglass - foul #4 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman is hacked by Joshua Douglass in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #13 | 56-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG) Joshua Douglass | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Allen Baugher is called for the reach on Jan Franks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Baugher, team foul #14 | 56-65 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn runs out the clock | 56-65 |