| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Walton Bell (fresh) SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fresh) SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) C - James Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | James Mitchell is called for the reach on Walton Bell - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Walton Bell drills a 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer's pass is intercepted by Rene Romano | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | David Taylor is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:33 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Mike Williams hits a 3 from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Calvert - foul #1 on Richard Calvert, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (SF) Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:50 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Mike Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fresh) SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) C - James Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Billy Charland | 6-4 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (SF), David Taylor (PF) Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by John Johnston and he's hacked by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Danny Bump, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Gregory Hill | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | David Taylor can't tip it in | 6-8 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | James Mitchell is hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell | |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Manuel Koch - foul #1 on Manuel Koch, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF) Danny Bump, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Martin Arsenault | |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 8-9 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Corey Parson is hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (C) Billy Charland, Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Gregory Hill scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Johnston | 8-11 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | John Johnston steals the ball from Manuel Koch | 8-11 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | John Johnston clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-11 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch blows the dunk | 8-11 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch loses the ball out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Gregory Hill is hacked by Manuel Koch - foul #2 on Manuel Koch, team foul #7 | 8-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Taylor (PF) Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG) John Johnston | |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Gregory Hill steals the ball from Orville Farr | 8-13 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #8 | 8-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) Gregory Hill | |
| 09:25 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Danny Bump grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Danny Bump buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer drills a jump hook in the paint | 10-16 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | David Taylor's pass is intercepted by Donald Pleasants | 10-16 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Danny Bump picks off the pass by Donald Pleasants | 10-16 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Walton Bell double dribbles | 10-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Danny Bump, David Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | John Johnston knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Corey Parson | 10-19 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Gregory Hill pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-19 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Orville Farr buries a 3 from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Billy Charland can't finish the layup | 13-19 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Charland | 13-19 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Manuel Koch - foul #3 on Manuel Koch, team foul #9 | 13-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), David Taylor (PF) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (C) Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe | |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Walton Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 05:10 | West Virginia | Rene Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG) Billy Charland | |
| 04:54 | St. John's | James Mitchell can't finish the layup | 13-21 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | John Johnston tips it back up and in | 13-23 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | John Johnston pulls down the rebound | 13-23 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | James Mitchell scores on a jump hook in the lane | 13-25 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Walton Bell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 13-25 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 13-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #2 | 13-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Walton Bell, Danny Bump | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-25 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart gets the offensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Mike Williams buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Taylor | 16-25 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-28 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-28 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-28 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-28 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe snags the defensive board | 16-28 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Mitchell knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Billy Charland | 16-30 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Rene Romano connects on the 3 from the left corner | 19-30 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-30 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart misses the fullcourt shot | 19-30 |