| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) PF - Phillip Townsend (fresh) C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) SF - Robert Ray (fresh) PF - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) C - William Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Robert Ray is called for the reach on Gerard Jeter - foul #1 on Robert Ray, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Walker | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Ray | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jordon Stebbins | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | David Gary loses the dribble to Ernest Cinnamon | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | William Walker is called for the reach on Phillip Townsend - foul #1 on William Walker, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker loses the dribble to Lonnie Hallett | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | David Gary misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | David Gary can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #1 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:03 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 0-5 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Ernest Cinnamon picks off the pass by Jordon Stebbins in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon lays it in | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Ernest Cinnamon steals it from David Gary in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds lays it in set up by Ernest Cinnamon | 6-5 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | David Gary misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 6-5 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | David Gary gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Ray | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:07 | St. John's | David Gary is hacked by Ernest Cinnamon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | William Walker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Walker, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) William Walker | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Lucy (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Tye (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) PF - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Ward (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds hits a floater from the right side | 8-7 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye travels with the ball | 8-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | David Lucy loses the dribble to Joshua Tucker in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker hits the finger roll | 8-11 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-11 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett tips it in | 10-11 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jordon Stebbins - foul #1 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) David Lucy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), James Bergen (SG), Waldo Coop (SF), Jeffrey Beach (PF) David Gary, Joshua Tucker, Robert Ray, Floyd Ward | |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach travels with the ball | 13-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Jeter | 16-14 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses long on an open floater from the left side | 16-14 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerard Jeter | 18-14 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo is fouled on the floor by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #3 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (PG), Lonnie Hallett (C) Ernest Cinnamon, Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Joshua Tucker (SG), Robert Ray (SF) Kenneth Moncayo, James Bergen, Jordon Stebbins | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | David Gary drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Joshua Tucker and he's fouled by Lonnie Hallett - foul #1 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | David Gary makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Bob Buchman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bob Buchman, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) Bob Buchman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Robert Ray banks in the layup set up by Joshua Tucker and he's hacked by Andrew Hinds - foul #1 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses the free throw | 18-19 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Joshua Tucker picks off the pass by Gerard Jeter | 18-19 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (tired) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (tired) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Tye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Tucker (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fairly fresh) C - Waldo Coop (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Waldo Coop drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Gary | 18-21 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett misses the shot from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett hits the follow up shot | 20-21 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | David Gary is hacked by Ernest Cinnamon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (PG), Phillip Townsend (PF) Ernest Cinnamon, Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Bergen (SG), Jordon Stebbins (C) Joshua Tucker, Waldo Coop | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | James Bergen makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Gary | 22-26 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | David Gary travels in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG), Nathan Tye (C) Bob Buchman, Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Joshua Tucker (SG), Waldo Coop (PF), Floyd Ward (C) David Gary, James Bergen, Jeffrey Beach, Jordon Stebbins | |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Robert Ray snags the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Waldo Coop is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker | 25-28 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is hacked by Floyd Ward - foul #1 on Floyd Ward, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) David Lucy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins (PF) Robert Ray | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 25-28 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Floyd Ward snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins is open but misses the lay-in | 25-28 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Nathan Tye | 25-28 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Phillip Townsend | 28-28 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend's fadeaway is rejected by Jordon Stebbins | 28-28 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is fouled on the floor by Nathan Tye - foul #1 on Nathan Tye, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Bergen (PG), Robert Ray (SF), Jeffrey Beach (PF) Kenneth Moncayo, Waldo Coop, Floyd Ward | |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Beach | 28-28 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | James Bergen snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Bergen | 28-30 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Townsend (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Bergen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fairly fresh) C - Jordon Stebbins (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | James Bergen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins tips it home | 28-32 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Tucker | 28-32 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Robert Ray connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Bergen | 28-34 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend drills a jumper near the basket | 30-34 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Gerard Jeter is called for the reach on Joshua Tucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Floyd Ward (C) James Bergen, Jordon Stebbins | |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Beach steals it from Nathan Tye | 30-36 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | David Gary knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Beach | 30-38 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Gary | 32-40 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Joshua Tucker picks off the pass by Nathan Tye | 32-40 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Robert Ray blows the layup | 32-40 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), James Bergen (SG), Waldo Coop (PF), Jordon Stebbins (C) David Gary, Joshua Tucker, Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Robert Ray pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Moncayo | 32-42 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Robert Ray takes the ball from Phillip Townsend after a doubleteam | 32-42 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | James Bergen lays it in set up by Robert Ray | 32-44 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-44 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Tye | 35-44 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Andrew Hinds is called for the reach on Robert Ray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #10 | 35-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), William Walker (C) Kenneth Moncayo, James Bergen | |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Townsend (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Waldo Coop (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Robert Ray (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - William Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Ray - foul #2 on Robert Ray, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG) Robert Ray | |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | William Walker pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | David Gary is hacked by Phillip Townsend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #11 | 36-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (PF) Jordon Stebbins | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | David Gary misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | David Gary takes the ball from Nathan Tye | 36-46 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Waldo Coop | 36-49 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ray (SF), Jordon Stebbins (PF) Waldo Coop, Jeffrey Beach | |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Jordon Stebbins - foul #2 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | David Gary is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Townsend - foul #2 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #12 | 39-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Bergen (SG) Joshua Tucker | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | David Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | William Walker gets the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Robert Ray comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-50 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the lay-in | 39-50 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-50 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lonnie Hallett | 39-50 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #13 | 39-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG), Nathan Tye (C) Ernest Cinnamon, Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (SG), Jeffrey Beach (PF) James Bergen, Jordon Stebbins | |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gerard Jeter - foul #2 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #14 | 39-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG), Waldo Coop (SF) David Gary, Robert Ray | |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Walker | 39-52 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | William Walker blows the wide open layup | 39-52 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | William Walker hits the follow up shot | 39-54 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Moncayo - foul #1 on Kenneth Moncayo, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) David Lucy | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Floyd Ward (SF), Jordon Stebbins (PF) Kenneth Moncayo, Waldo Coop, Jeffrey Beach | |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | William Walker snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | William Walker is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by David Gary | 40-56 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett's pass is intercepted by William Walker | 40-56 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins connects on the jumper in the paint set up by William Walker and he's hacked by Nathan Tye - foul #2 on Nathan Tye, team foul #15 | 40-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (PG) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Bergen (SG), Robert Ray (SF) Joshua Tucker, Floyd Ward | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-59 |