| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) SG - Charles Toon (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) C - Jared Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fresh) SG - James Aviles (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) PF - Mike Fields (fresh) C - David Donaldson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jared Dailey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Thomas | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson misses the turnaround from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | David Donaldson hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Jared Dailey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Mike Fields gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jared Dailey | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Robert Freitag lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Lindsey | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Jared Dailey takes the ball from Michael Holbrook | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | David Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Paul Patterson steals the ball from Matthew Lindsey | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson lays it in | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Jared Dailey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | David Donaldson is fouled on the floor by Charles Toon - foul #1 on Charles Toon, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe (PF) Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Fields | 4-6 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Holbrook and he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Michael Taylor (SF), Franklyn Gray (C) Matthew Lindsey, David Thomas, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Charles Toon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Salvador Luna (SG), Charles Kimble (PF) James Aviles, Mike Fields | |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Holbrook | 4-11 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Taylor | 6-11 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Toon (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) PF - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) C - Franklyn Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Salvador Luna (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Kimble (fresh) C - David Donaldson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson loses the dribble to Franklyn Gray | 6-11 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is called for traveling | 6-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Charles Toon, Michael Taylor, Benjamin Enloe, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aviles (SG), Marvin Hamilton (SF), Peter Robinson (C) Michael Holbrook, Paul Patterson, David Donaldson | |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Salvador Luna, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Fields (PF) Peter Robinson | |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey banks in the layup | 8-11 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jared Dailey | 8-11 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Jared Dailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | James Aviles makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Salvador Luna | 8-14 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Malcolm Sullivan is blocked by Charles Kimble | 8-14 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Jared Dailey gets the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Robert Freitag is hacked by Marvin Hamilton - foul #1 on Marvin Hamilton, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF) Malcolm Sullivan, David Thomas, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Douglas Campbell (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), David Donaldson (C) Salvador Luna, James Aviles, Mike Fields, Charles Kimble | |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Douglas Campbell steps in front of the Matthew Lindsey pass | 8-14 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Michael Taylor picks off the pass by Douglas Campbell | 8-14 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | David Donaldson steals it from Jared Dailey | 8-14 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson misses the tip | 8-14 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Jared Dailey snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | David Donaldson snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Lindsey - foul #1 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF) Matthew Lindsey, Michael Taylor, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aviles (SG), Mike Fields (PF) Douglas Campbell, Marvin Hamilton | |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Mike Fields denies the turnaround by Benjamin Enloe | 8-15 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the tip | 8-15 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Charles Toon tips it back up and in | 10-15 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-15 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Malcolm Sullivan | 10-15 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Aviles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Fields (fresh) C - David Donaldson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Mike Fields blocks the short jumper by Robert Freitag | 10-15 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | James Aviles grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook travels with the ball | 10-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Franklyn Gray (C) Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG), Salvador Luna (SF), Charles Kimble (C) Michael Holbrook, Paul Patterson, David Donaldson | |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Robert Freitag misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Byrd - foul #1 on Daniel Byrd, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Robert Freitag misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Robert Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Mike Fields is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mike Fields, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Jared Dailey (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG), Marvin Hamilton (SF) Daniel Byrd, James Aviles | |
| 10:19 | St. John's | The jump hook by Franklyn Gray is blocked by Mike Fields | 11-15 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell is fouled on the floor by Charles Toon - foul #2 on Charles Toon, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (SG) Charles Toon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Peter Robinson (C) Mike Fields | |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Salvador Luna | 11-17 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is hacked by Charles Kimble - foul #1 on Charles Kimble, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF) Ronald Gayhart, David Thomas, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), David Donaldson (C) Douglas Campbell, Peter Robinson | |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey loses the dribble to Marvin Hamilton | 11-17 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Charles Kimble gets the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-19 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Holbrook | 11-21 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan tips it home | 13-21 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna is fouled on the floor by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Franklyn Gray (C) Matthew Lindsey, Malcolm Sullivan, Benjamin Enloe, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG), James Aviles (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Mike Fields (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Michael Holbrook, Salvador Luna, Marvin Hamilton, Charles Kimble, David Donaldson | |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | James Aviles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | James Aviles tips it home | 13-23 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) SG - Michael Taylor (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 3 pts. C - Franklyn Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Byrd (fresh) SG - James Aviles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Fields (fresh) 3 blk. C - Peter Robinson (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Daniel Byrd picks off the pass by Robert Freitag | 13-23 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | James Aviles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Robert Freitag buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Franklyn Gray and he's fouled by James Aviles - foul #1 on James Aviles, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Donaldson (C) Peter Robinson | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Robert Freitag makes the free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SF) David Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG) Daniel Byrd | |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | The jumper by Matthew Lindsey is denied by David Donaldson | 16-25 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Malcolm Sullivan | 16-25 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart buries a turnaround in the lane | 18-25 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | David Donaldson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-25 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | David Donaldson grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | David Donaldson pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Ronald Gayhart takes the ball from James Aviles | 18-25 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan can't finish the layup | 18-25 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Robert Freitag pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | David Donaldson denies the turnaround by Franklyn Gray | 18-25 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Holbrook | 18-25 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 18-25 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Mike Fields tips it home | 18-27 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by David Donaldson - foul #1 on David Donaldson, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (PG), Charles Toon (SG), David Thomas (SF), Jared Dailey (C) Matthew Lindsey, Ronald Gayhart, Malcolm Sullivan, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Salvador Luna (PG), Douglas Campbell (SG), Marvin Hamilton (SF), Charles Kimble (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Michael Holbrook, James Aviles, Paul Patterson, Mike Fields, David Donaldson | |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Taylor (fresh) SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Franklyn Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Salvador Luna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Kimble (fresh) C - Peter Robinson (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-27 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Jared Dailey grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Michael Taylor comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Robinson - foul #1 on Peter Robinson, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe (PF) Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-27 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Charles Toon grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | The short jumper by Benjamin Enloe is denied by Charles Kimble | 23-27 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Marvin Hamilton | 23-27 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | David Thomas steps in front of the Marvin Hamilton pass | 23-27 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe is hacked by Charles Kimble - foul #2 on Charles Kimble, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Paul Patterson (SF), David Donaldson (C) Douglas Campbell, Marvin Hamilton, Peter Robinson | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Kimble | 25-30 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | David Thomas blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Kimble - foul #3 on Charles Kimble, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG) Malcolm Sullivan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aviles (SG), Mike Fields (PF) Salvador Luna, Charles Kimble | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 27-30 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | David Thomas grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Thomas | 29-30 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Michael Holbrook | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Charles Toon can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-32 |