| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Frost (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Allen Baugher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is hacked by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Richard Jennings - foul #2 on Richard Jennings, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn clanks a floater from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the offensive board | 22-33 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | George Frost clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #3 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Allen Baugher | 24-35 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | George Frost's floater is knocked away by Carl Dunmire | 24-35 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Richard Jennings steps in front of the Carl Dunmire pass | 24-35 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Richard Jennings jams it | 26-35 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Hirschman - foul #3 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman is hacked by Alvin Haas - foul #1 on Alvin Haas, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF) Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Richard Jennings shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | George Frost grabs the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-37 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Richard Jennings snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Richard Jennings can't throw it down but he's hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #4 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Carl Stewart (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Michael Smith (C) Allen Baugher, Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas, Scott Sikes | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-37 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris tips it back up and in | 27-39 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn's pass is intercepted by Carl Dunmire in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Michael Smith misses the lay-in | 27-39 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Richard Jennings scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from George Frost | 29-39 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris is hacked by Robert Hirschman - foul #4 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Alvin Haas (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Carl Dunmire, Raymond Harris, Michael Smith | |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Stewart | 29-41 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Sikes - foul #2 on Scott Sikes, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Allan Philson - foul #1 on Allan Philson, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG) Joshua Douglass | |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Carl Dunmire steals the ball from Allan Philson | 31-46 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn grabs the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 33-46 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the jumper from close range | 33-46 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (tiring) 3 pts. SG - George Frost (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Lavigne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Alvin Haas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Scott Sikes swats the shot by Kenneth Lawhorn | 33-46 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 33-46 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas's layup is rejected by Eric Lavigne | 33-46 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jan Franks | 33-46 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Allan Philson hits a floater from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Alvin Haas, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Michael Smith (C) Carl Dunmire, Carl Stewart, Alvin Haas, Scott Sikes | |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-46 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris is called for traveling | 35-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG) George Frost | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 37-46 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is denied on a layup by Richard Jennings | 37-46 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Richard Jennings snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Christopher Lipe swats the shot by Kenneth Lawhorn | 37-46 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Lipe | 37-46 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is called for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG) Allen Baugher | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Frost (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is hacked by Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alvin Haas (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Raymond Harris, Michael Smith | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | George Frost is fouled on the floor by Joshua Douglass - foul #3 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), John Pelzer (PF) Ian Froehlich, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | George Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Scott Sikes | 38-46 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass's pass is intercepted by George Frost | 38-46 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Jan Franks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Lipe - foul #5 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Eric Lavigne (PF) George Frost, Richard Jennings | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SF) Christopher Lipe | |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Allan Philson pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-46 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne tips it home | 42-46 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-46 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 05:10 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Carl Dunmire | 42-48 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | John Pelzer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Stewart - foul #2 on Carl Stewart, team foul #9 | 42-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), George Frost (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Raymond Harris (PF), Michael Smith (C) Joshua Douglass, Alvin Haas, Scott Sikes | |
| 04:23 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris can't finish the layup | 44-48 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | John Pelzer snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman is hacked by Raymond Harris - foul #2 on Raymond Harris, team foul #10 | 44-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) John Pelzer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 46-48 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 46-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Frost (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Stewart | 46-50 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alvin Haas (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Raymond Harris, Michael Smith | |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Allan Philson's floater is knocked away by Scott Sikes | 46-50 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Allen Baugher | 46-52 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), George Frost (SG) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on George Frost - foul #1 on George Frost, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Richard Jennings and he's hacked by Alvin Haas - foul #3 on Alvin Haas, team foul #11 | 48-54 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Allen Baugher | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | George Frost hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Jennings | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Smith (C) Scott Sikes | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | George Frost travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Raymond Harris (PF) Allen Baugher, Alvin Haas | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | George Frost is called for the reach on Joshua Douglass in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Frost, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Smith | 52-57 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Kenneth Lawhorn is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | George Frost misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #4 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Richard Jennings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Alvin Haas (PF) Joshua Douglass, Raymond Harris | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #5 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #11 | 52-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Alvin Haas is called for the reach on Robert Hirschman - foul #4 on Alvin Haas, team foul #12 | 52-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Sikes (C) Michael Smith | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire runs out the clock | 53-60 |