| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Pabon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leroy Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Castor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Reuben Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Camarillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hillery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Salter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart's pass is intercepted by John Johnston | 35-31 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon hits the finger roll set up by John Johnston | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Leroy Ward is called for the reach on Carl Camarillo - foul #1 on Leroy Ward, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Flint (C) Jimmy Salter | |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart is whistled for a carry | 37-31 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | John Johnston misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | James Hillery grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Timothy Pabon steps in front of the Carl Camarillo pass in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | John Johnston hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Pabon | 39-31 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo hits a jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Leroy Ward is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Leroy Ward, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter (C) Richard Flint | |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | John Johnston is called for the reach on Danny Bump - foul #1 on John Johnston, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Danny Bump tips it home | 39-35 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edwards (PF) Alan Castor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Danny Bump drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Carl Camarillo | 39-37 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | John Edwards misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Danny Bump - foul #1 on Danny Bump, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Murphy (SG), William Grossman (SF), John Smith (C) Timothy Pabon, Leroy Ward, Reuben Wallace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Riley (C) Jimmy Salter | |
| 16:28 | St. John's | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | John Johnston is called for the reach on Carl Camarillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Johnston, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Danny Bump double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 41-37 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | John Johnston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Danny Bump pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Camarillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hillery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Riley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Danny Bump's fadeaway is rejected by John Smith | 41-37 |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | John Smith blocks the short jumper by Ronald Riley | 41-37 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | John Johnston can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Danny Bump grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Danny Bump shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Grossman - foul #3 on William Grossman, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SG), Leroy Ward (SF), Alan Castor (PF), Reuben Wallace (C) Joshua Murphy, William Grossman, John Edwards, John Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (PF), Jimmy Salter (C) Carl Camarillo, James Hillery, Harold Gearhart, Ronald Riley | |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Danny Bump makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Danny Bump makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | John Johnston clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-39 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Alan Castor pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Alan Castor hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), James Hillery (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (C) Robert Beckman, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Jimmy Salter | |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | James Hillery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter (C) Richard Flint | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Alan Castor makes the driving attempt from the right block | 45-39 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 45-39 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | John Johnston connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Ward | 48-39 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Timothy Pabon is called for the reach on Carl Camarillo - foul #3 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Murphy (SG), William Grossman (SF), John Edwards (PF), John Smith (C) Timothy Pabon, Leroy Ward, Alan Castor, Reuben Wallace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Darrell Morgan (SF), Richard Flint (C) James Hillery, Harold Gearhart, Jimmy Salter | |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | John Edwards grabs the board | 48-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Camarillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | William Grossman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | John Smith grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | John Johnston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | John Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | John Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SG), Reuben Wallace (C) William Grossman, John Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), James Hillery (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Jimmy Salter (C) Carl Camarillo, Orville Farr, Darrell Morgan, Richard Flint | |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Ward (SF) Joshua Murphy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (SF) Harold Gearhart | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | James Hillery is hacked by Timothy Pabon - foul #4 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #8 | 50-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Grossman (PG), Alan Castor (PF) John Johnston, John Edwards | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Robert Beckman, Danny Bump | |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | James Hillery misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Alan Castor gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Alan Castor snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Reuben Wallace | 53-39 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | William Grossman connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Leroy Ward | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | James Hillery makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Carl Camarillo | 55-41 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | William Grossman is hacked by Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #4 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Joshua Murphy (SG), John Edwards (PF), John Smith (C) Timothy Pabon, Leroy Ward, Alan Castor, Reuben Wallace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Richard Flint (C) Carl Camarillo, James Hillery, Harold Gearhart, Jimmy Salter | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | John Johnston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | John Smith tips it in | 57-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Grossman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jimoh Ahmadi (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Danny Bump works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Richard Flint tips it in | 57-43 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | John Edwards can't connect on a runner in the lane | 57-43 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Richard Flint snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joshua Murphy - foul #2 on Joshua Murphy, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alan Castor (PF), Reuben Wallace (C) John Edwards, John Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), James Hillery (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Jimmy Salter (C) Robert Beckman, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Richard Flint | |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Joshua Murphy is fouled on the floor by James Hillery - foul #1 on James Hillery, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SG), Leroy Ward (SF) Joshua Murphy, William Grossman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Riley (C) Jimmy Salter | |
| 05:55 | St. John's | John Johnston clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | James Hillery grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | James Hillery is hacked by Alan Castor during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Alan Castor, team foul #10 | 57-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter (C) Ronald Riley | |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | James Hillery misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | James Hillery misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Alan Castor | 57-44 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | John Johnston can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-44 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | James Hillery evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter grabs the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Ward - foul #3 on Leroy Ward, team foul #11 | 57-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edwards (PF), John Smith (C) Alan Castor, Reuben Wallace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (SF), Richard Flint (C) Harold Gearhart, Jimmy Salter | |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | John Edwards drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Johnston | 59-46 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | James Hillery can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-46 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Richard Flint tips it in | 59-48 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | John Smith snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | John Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Murphy (SG), William Grossman (SF), Reuben Wallace (C) Timothy Pabon, Leroy Ward, John Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Jimmy Salter (C) Carl Camarillo, James Hillery, Danny Bump, Richard Flint | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Grossman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Reuben Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimoh Ahmadi (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Salter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | John Johnston knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Grossman | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alan Castor (PF) John Edwards | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darrell Morgan (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Ronald Riley (C) Harold Gearhart, Jimoh Ahmadi, Jimmy Salter | |
| 02:01 | St. John's | John Johnston hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | John Johnston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Darrell Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Danny Bump can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 64-48 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Alan Castor grabs the board | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | John Johnston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Beckman - foul #3 on Robert Beckman, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SG), Leroy Ward (SF) Joshua Murphy, William Grossman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Flint (C) Ronald Riley | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | John Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | John Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Flint | 65-50 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | John Johnston makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Reuben Wallace | 67-50 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | John Johnston is called for the reach on Robert Beckman - foul #3 on John Johnston, team foul #12 | 67-50 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | John Johnston runs out the clock | 67-52 |