| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Marshall Rist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Lollar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hubert Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Johnny Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Hui (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Eugene Witz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Johnny Hayes is called for the reach on Eugene Witz - foul #3 on Johnny Hayes, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Owens (C) Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Hubert Willis denies the turnaround by Randall Tallent | 29-36 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hubert Willis | 29-36 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar is hacked by George Hui - foul #1 on George Hui, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Hubert Willis is denied by Eugene Witz | 29-36 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | George Hui snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | George Hui misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Eric Owens clanks a floater in the lane | 29-36 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Eric Owens travels with the ball | 29-36 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-36 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist's pass is intercepted by Eugene Witz | 29-36 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Eugene Witz clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-36 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis blows the dunk | 29-36 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson misses the tip | 29-36 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | George Hui snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | George Hui's pass is intercepted by Eric Owens | 29-36 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson hits a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Simmons (PG), Brian Jackson (SG), David Brinn (PF), Robert Kreitzer (C) Marshall Rist, Willy Lollar, Hubert Willis, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking is hacked by Robert Kreitzer - foul #1 on Robert Kreitzer, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Marty (SG) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:13 | St. John's | David Brinn is called for the reach on Bert Lagerberg - foul #2 on David Brinn, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg hits the finger roll set up by Lanny Mumford | 32-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Marty (fresh) SF - Richard Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Brinn (fresh) C - Robert Kreitzer (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Jackson | 35-38 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the turnaround from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas tips it home | 35-40 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford is fouled on the floor by Robert Kreitzer - foul #2 on Robert Kreitzer, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Willy Lollar (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), Hubert Willis (PF), Johnny Hayes (C) Brian Jackson, Paul Marty, Richard Simmons, David Brinn, Robert Kreitzer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Angel Arredondo | 38-43 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis knocks in the turnaround from close range | 40-43 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Eugene Witz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Todd Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Randall Tallent knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hui and he's fouled by Michael Thompson - foul #3 on Michael Thompson, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes's floater is tipped away by Eugene Witz | 40-46 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Todd Griffin grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Eugene Witz buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Randall Tallent | 40-48 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by George Hui - foul #2 on George Hui, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Simmons (SF), Eric Owens (PF) Michael Thompson, Hubert Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG) Todd Griffin | |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Angel Arredondo | 41-51 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Randall Tallent - foul #3 on Randall Tallent, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (PG) Marshall Rist | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (C) Eugene Witz | |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Brian Jackson takes the ball from Randall Tallent | 41-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Lollar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 7 pts. C - Johnny Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Hui (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | Eric Owens's fadeaway is rejected by Bert Lagerberg | 41-51 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes tips it home | 43-51 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George Hui | 43-54 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Chen Wang steps in front of the Johnny Hayes pass | 43-54 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-54 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg gets the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Chen Wang banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 43-56 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Brian Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Tallent - foul #4 on Randall Tallent, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Michael Thompson (SF), Hubert Willis (PF) Brian Jackson, Willy Lollar, Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Eugene Witz (C) Randall Tallent, Angel Arredondo, George Hui | |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson misses the driving attempt from the left block | 43-56 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg tips it home | 43-58 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis is fouled on the floor by Bert Lagerberg - foul #3 on Bert Lagerberg, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer (C) Eric Owens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (SF) Chen Wang | |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Todd Griffin gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Kreitzer - foul #3 on Robert Kreitzer, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Willy Lollar (SG) Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Marshall Rist | 45-59 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF) Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | George Hui steps in front of the Willy Lollar pass | 45-59 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Marshall Rist - foul #3 on Marshall Rist, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes (C) Robert Kreitzer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the offensive board | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Willy Lollar steps in front of the Todd Griffin pass | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Eugene Witz gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Michael Thompson is called for the reach on Angel Arredondo - foul #4 on Michael Thompson, team foul #8 | 45-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (PG), Richard Simmons (SF), Eric Owens (PF) Marshall Rist, Michael Thompson, Hubert Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Chen Wang (SG) Lanny Mumford, Todd Griffin | |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Chen Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Lollar (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 7 pts. C - Johnny Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Hui (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Johnny Hayes swats the short shot by George Hui | 45-63 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Chen Wang tips it in | 45-65 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Eric Owens hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on George Hui - foul #3 on George Hui, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer (PF) Willy Lollar | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Eric Owens makes the free throw | 48-65 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg blows the layup | 48-65 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Eric Owens pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-65 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Eric Owens hits the follow up shot | 50-65 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-65 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Brian Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Kreitzer - foul #4 on Robert Kreitzer, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Willy Lollar (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), Hubert Willis (PF) Richard Simmons, Brian Jackson, Robert Kreitzer, Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF) Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Eric Owens misses the dunk | 53-67 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Todd Griffin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-67 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Michael Thompson, team foul #10 | 53-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Simmons (SF), Johnny Hayes (C) Michael Thompson, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Witz (C) Bert Lagerberg | |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Todd Griffin loses the ball out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SF), Peter Terrazas (PF) Randall Tallent, Angel Arredondo, George Hui | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Willy Lollar | 55-67 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas hits the follow up shot | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (SG), Eric Owens (PF) Willy Lollar, Hubert Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF) Lanny Mumford, Todd Griffin, Peter Terrazas | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo travels with the ball | 55-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Brinn (SF), Robert Kreitzer (C) Marshall Rist, Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Brinn (fresh) PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Kreitzer (fresh) 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Hui (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Eric Owens loses the ball out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-69 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Brinn | 55-69 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Matthew Stoneking steals the ball from Eric Owens | 55-69 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Eric Owens takes the ball from Lanny Mumford | 55-69 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Eric Owens hits a shot from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Chen Wang can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-69 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Brian Jackson is called for the reach on Matthew Stoneking - foul #3 on Brian Jackson, team foul #11 | 57-69 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Eric Owens | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Chen Wang | 57-71 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Eric Owens can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Bert Lagerberg - foul #4 on Bert Lagerberg, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Eric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Eric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford runs out the clock | 59-71 |