| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Landis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale White (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Bryan White inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Steve Charles's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford is hacked by Bryan White - foul #2 on Bryan White, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | David Landis is called for the reach on Irvin Mickens - foul #2 on David Landis, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin loses the ball out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Steve Charles buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-36 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Derrick Volpe - foul #1 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Bryan White's pass is intercepted by Irvin Mickens | 40-36 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Bryan White - foul #3 on Bryan White, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Steve Charles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | David Landis tips it home | 42-38 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe buries a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Carlton Wilford - foul #2 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Jack Sams (PF), John Edison (C) Steve Charles, Bryan White, David Landis, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Brett Hawkins (SG), Cory Murff (SF), James McCarrol (PF) Richard Laughlin, Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens, Dale White | |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Troy Jarboe is called for the reach on Joseph Bryant - foul #1 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Reynolds (SG) Troy Jarboe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Swims - foul #1 on James Swims, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Jack Sams buries a turnaround in the paint | 47-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - John Edison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brett Hawkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Cory Murff (fresh) PF - James McCarrol (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlton Wilford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford misses the easy layup | 47-40 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Chad Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | James Swims hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Russell Reynolds | 49-40 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Cory Murff can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | James Swims connects on the jumper from the right side | 51-42 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Carlton Wilford | 51-42 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Cory Murff clanks a jumper in the lane | 51-42 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | James McCarrol gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James McCarrol | 51-44 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James Swims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | Cory Murff pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Edison - foul #1 on John Edison, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Bryan White (SF), David Landis (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) James Swims, Russell Reynolds, Chad Walker, Jack Sams, John Edison | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Hans Karczewski (PF) Joseph Bryant, Brett Hawkins, Cory Murff, James McCarrol | |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe | 53-45 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bryan White | 53-45 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is fouled on the floor by Hans Karczewski - foul #4 on Hans Karczewski, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dale White (PF), Cory Murff (C) Hans Karczewski, Carlton Wilford | |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Bryan White is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 53-45 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Landis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale White (fresh) 4 reb. C - Cory Murff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Landis | 53-45 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Cory Murff grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin's layup is rejected by Derrick Volpe | 53-45 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 53-45 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Bryan White can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-45 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Murff | 53-45 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits a fadeaway from close range | 53-47 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is denied on a layup by Cory Murff | 53-47 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Murff | 53-47 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Bryan White grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steve Charles | 55-47 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin jams it and he's fouled by David Landis - foul #3 on David Landis, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Russell Reynolds (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Jack Sams (PF), John Edison (C) Troy Jarboe, Steve Charles, Bryan White, David Landis, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (SG), James McCarrol (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Scott McPhie, Dale White, Cory Murff | |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | James McCarrol gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Edison - foul #2 on John Edison, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | James Swims misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-51 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joseph Bryant | 55-51 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens travels with the ball | 55-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (SG) Richard Laughlin | |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Jack Sams is hacked by James McCarrol - foul #2 on James McCarrol, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG) Russell Reynolds | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski (PF) Irvin Mickens | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Jack Sams can't connect on a floater from the right block | 55-51 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Swims (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - John Edison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brett Hawkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Carlton Wilford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins is hacked by John Edison - foul #3 on John Edison, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | James Swims splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Bryant - foul #2 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (SF) Carlton Wilford | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | James Swims misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | James Swims misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | James Swims misses the 3rd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Edison - foul #4 on John Edison, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) Chad Walker, John Edison | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dale White (C) James McCarrol | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | James Swims hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Charles | 58-53 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski is whistled for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF), David Landis (PF) James Swims, Jack Sams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses long on a jumper from close range | 58-53 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Cory Murff gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-53 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | David Landis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe drills a runner from close range | 60-53 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski travels with the ball | 60-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG) Troy Jarboe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), James McCarrol (C) Joseph Bryant, Brett Hawkins, Dale White | |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Bryan White connects on the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Richard Laughlin - foul #2 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SG), Jack Sams (PF) Steve Charles, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens (SF) Cory Murff | |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | James Swims's floater is knocked away by James McCarrol | 62-55 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hans Karczewski | 62-55 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | James McCarrol loses the dribble to Chad Walker | 62-55 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses short on a shot from close range | 62-55 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Bryan White hits the follow up shot | 64-55 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | David Landis pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | James Swims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | James Swims hits the follow up shot | 66-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - David Landis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hans Karczewski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - James McCarrol (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | David Landis pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) Chad Walker, Bryan White, David Landis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford (C) James McCarrol | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Steve Charles | 68-55 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 68-55 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses the easy layup | 68-55 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin is hacked by Derrick Volpe - foul #2 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #12 | 68-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Reynolds (SG), Chad Walker (SF), John Edison (C) Troy Jarboe, Steve Charles, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dale White (PF) Hans Karczewski | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Bryan White (SF), David Landis (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) James Swims, Russell Reynolds, Chad Walker, Jack Sams, John Edison | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski (PF) Dale White | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 68-57 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | David Landis can't tip it in | 68-57 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | David Landis hits the follow up shot | 70-57 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 70-57 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski snags the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford double dribbles | 70-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Russell Reynolds (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Jack Sams (PF), John Edison (C) Troy Jarboe, Steve Charles, Bryan White, David Landis, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | James Swims works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Laughlin - foul #3 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Laughlin | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | James Swims drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Russell Reynolds | 74-59 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Laughlin | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Swims runs out the clock | 74-62 |