| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hart inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | David Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Grady Wotring steps in front of the John Horton pass | 27-25 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | David Hart dunks the ball on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 27-27 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | John Horton scores on a floater from close range | 29-27 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Dragan Meleski steals the ball from Darrick Gill | 29-27 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 32-30 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | David Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-30 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to George Carrigan | 32-30 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | David Hart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 32-33 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Howse - foul #1 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), Michael Creech (PF) Kenneth Howse, Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (PG), Alex Osborne (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Grady Wotring, Dragan Meleski, David Hart, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the board | 34-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jesse Back (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | John Horton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Jesse Back snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Jesse Back hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | John Horton gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | John Horton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-33 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne is fouled on the floor by John Horton - foul #3 on John Horton, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), John Albrecht (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Jesse Back | |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne tips it in | 34-35 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | John Albrecht knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 36-35 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne is fouled on the floor by Larry Robinson - foul #2 on Larry Robinson, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SF) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), David Hart (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Alex Osborne, Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Jeffrey Peters is denied by John Albrecht | 36-35 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-37 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse can't connect on a shot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | George Carrigan snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | David Hart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses long on a runner from the baseline | 36-39 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Michael Creech comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Peters - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF) Grady Wotring | |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters buries a turnaround in the lane | 36-41 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Hart - foul #4 on David Hart, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Carney (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Hart (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | John Horton blocks the jumper by David Hart | 38-41 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | David Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | David Hart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | John Horton gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Michael Creech loses the dribble to David Hart | 38-41 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | David Hart hits a floater from the right side set up by Dragan Meleski | 38-43 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Michael Creech is fouled on the floor by George Carrigan - foul #2 on George Carrigan, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Albrecht (C) Corey Holmgren, Michael Creech, John Horton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Alex Osborne (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), Santos Cherry (C) David Hart, Dragan Meleski, Stephen Carney, George Carrigan | |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Larry Robinson hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters is called for 5 seconds | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Ernest Watts (PF) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SF) Tom Matthews | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | John Albrecht is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Albrecht, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring is fouled on the floor by John Albrecht - foul #2 on John Albrecht, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Horton (C) John Albrecht | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Jesse Back connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alex Osborne | 40-45 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Merle Hose buries a floater from the left wing set up by Kenneth Howse | 42-45 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the runner from the baseline set up by Grady Wotring | 42-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Watts (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Grady Wotring - foul #1 on Grady Wotring, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Corey Holmgren (SF), Michael Creech (PF), John Albrecht (C) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, Ernest Watts, John Horton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), George Carrigan (C) Grady Wotring, Alex Osborne, Jesse Back, Jeffrey Peters, Santos Cherry | |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Tom Matthews is called for the reach on Darrick Gill - foul #2 on Tom Matthews, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Kelty | 45-47 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | David Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Tom Matthews | |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Michael Creech clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | George Carrigan gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | David Hart misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Michael Creech - foul #3 on Michael Creech, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), John Horton (C) Michael Creech, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | David Hart misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephen Carney - foul #1 on Stephen Carney, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Stephen Carney | |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | David Hart misses the floater from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | David Hart comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Horton | 47-48 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), Michael Creech (PF), John Albrecht (C) Edward Kelty, Corey Holmgren, Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (PG), Alex Osborne (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Santos Cherry (C) Grady Wotring, Dragan Meleski, David Hart, George Carrigan | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Peters | 47-50 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Santos Cherry - foul #3 on Santos Cherry, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Creech - foul #4 on Michael Creech, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Corey Holmgren (SF), Darrick Gill (PF), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson, Michael Creech, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG), David Hart (SF), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Alex Osborne, Tom Matthews, Santos Cherry | |
| 02:45 | St. John's | John Horton misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-51 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | David Hart misses long on a jumper from close range | 47-51 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring is called for traveling | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is whistled for a carry | 49-51 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters drills a floater in the paint | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Corey Holmgren | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | David Hart is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters tips it home | 52-55 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski runs out the clock | 52-55 |