| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | James Fodor blows the layup | 43-31 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock drills a 3 from straight away | 46-31 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Paul Cook - foul #2 on Paul Cook, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | James Zane is hacked by Andrew Carpenter - foul #1 on Andrew Carpenter, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Richard Moore pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-31 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | James Fodor clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Carpenter - foul #2 on Andrew Carpenter, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Marc Olds grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses the tip | 46-33 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | James Zane misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the tip | 46-33 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Paul Cook misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Ainsworth (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF) Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Paul Cook misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Paul Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Jackson | 47-36 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Murdock | 50-36 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 50-36 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth loses the dribble to Kelvin Carder | 50-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ainsworth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Paul Cook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-36 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Richard Moore can't tip it in | 50-36 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 50-36 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Paul Cook is called for the reach on Thomas Jackson - foul #3 on Paul Cook, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Marc Olds (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF) Paul Murdock, Paul Cook, John Ainsworth, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Kelvin Carder, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter misses the easy layup | 50-39 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | James Fodor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | James Fodor clanks a jumper in the lane | 50-39 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Marc Olds gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Travis Abbott picks off the pass by Herman McDonald in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding is hacked by Marc Olds - foul #2 on Marc Olds, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Penton (C) Brandon Porcaro | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG) Ernest Spaulding | |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Thomas Witt's floater is tipped away by Andrew Carpenter | 50-39 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Andrew Carpenter, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (SG) Terrence Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is hacked by Derrick Penton - foul #4 on Derrick Penton, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Ainsworth (C) Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG) Thomas Witt | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter loses the ball out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Moore (C) Marc Olds | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson lays it up and in set up by Kelvin Carder | 50-41 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter comes up short on the runner from the right block | 50-41 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Travis Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't connect on a shot from close range | 50-41 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Paul Cook snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Fodor | 50-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Herman McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ainsworth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by James Zane | 50-44 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Paul Cook misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-44 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | James Fodor steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Marc Olds (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF) Herman McDonald, Paul Cook, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Thomas Witt takes the ball from Terrence Edwards | 50-44 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Terrence Edwards is called for the reach on Ernest Spaulding - foul #2 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Kelvin Carder | |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Brandon Porcaro is denied by Bradley Macklin | 50-46 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth can't tip it in | 50-46 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Paul Murdock is denied by Thomas Jackson | 50-46 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | John Ainsworth picks off the pass by Thomas Jackson | 50-46 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Marc Olds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Thomas Witt comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits a floater from the right wing set up by Terrence Edwards | 52-46 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Paul Murdock steals the ball from Thomas Witt | 52-46 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Ernest Spaulding steals it from Paul Murdock | 52-49 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin clanks a fadeaway from close range | 52-49 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Olds (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Paul Cook (SG), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Paul Murdock, Terrence Edwards, Brandon Porcaro, John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Zane | 54-51 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald is whistled for traveling | 54-51 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Travis Abbott clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Moore | 54-51 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Cook | 56-51 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder hits a floater from the free throw line set up by James Fodor | 56-53 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Richard Moore - foul #2 on Richard Moore, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro (SF) Marc Olds | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Paul Cook misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG) Herman McDonald | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Paul Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Paul Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Travis Abbott drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Fodor | 58-58 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Richard Moore hits a turnaround from close range | 60-58 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Moore | 63-61 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Carpenter - foul #4 on Andrew Carpenter, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), John Ainsworth (SF), Derrick Penton (PF) Paul Murdock, Paul Cook, Brandon Porcaro, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Richard Moore grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Thomas Witt steals the ball from Derrick Penton | 63-61 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Moore | 63-61 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-61 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Richard Moore takes the ball from Stephan Carr | 63-61 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Herman McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ainsworth (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Derrick Penton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Jonathan Thorson is called for the reach on Terrence Edwards - foul #2 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Paul Cook (SG), Brandon Porcaro (PF) Herman McDonald, Terrence Edwards, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton hits the follow up shot | 65-61 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson tips it home | 65-63 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kelvin Carder - foul #3 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (PF) John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson | |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Andrew Carpenter steals the ball from Bradley Macklin | 67-63 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF), Richard Moore (C) Brandon Porcaro, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Kelvin Carder is called for the reach on Paul Murdock - foul #4 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) Bradley Macklin | |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 67-63 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter is whistled for a carry | 67-63 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | James Zane's layup is rejected by Richard Moore | 67-63 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't tip it in | 67-63 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Marc Olds | 67-63 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Cook | 69-63 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Marc Olds is fouled in the backcourt by Kelvin Carder - foul #5 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (SG), John Ainsworth (C) Paul Cook, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG) Kelvin Carder | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | James Fodor misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 69-63 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | James Zane gets the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Fodor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-63 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Travis Abbott is called for the reach on John Ainsworth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Abbott, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-63 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | James Zane snags the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-66 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Travis Abbott is called for the reach on Herman McDonald in the backcourt - foul #5 on Travis Abbott, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Zane | 71-69 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Marc Olds is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Spaulding - foul #1 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (SG), Richard Moore (C) Herman McDonald, John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Richard Moore grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Ernest Spaulding is called for the reach on Richard Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (SG) Paul Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Richard Moore misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Thomas Witt clanks a halfcourt shot | 73-69 |