| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-34 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-34 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Richard Neal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Zane - foul #2 on James Zane, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | James Zane comes up short on the floater from close range | 38-34 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Richard Neal loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is called for a backcourt violation | 38-34 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs double dribbles | 38-34 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Richard Moore denies the turnaround by James Fodor | 38-34 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | James Fodor tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | James Zane connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 40-38 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Richard Moore hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 42-38 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson tips it in | 42-40 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Witt steps in front of the Andrew Carpenter pass | 42-40 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 42-42 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG), Clyde Lane (SG), Jonathan Griggs (SF), Derrick Penton (PF), John Ainsworth (C) Richard Neal, Ricky Marrs, Andrew Carpenter, Brandon Porcaro, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 16:13 | St. John's | John Ainsworth steals the ball from Thomas Jackson | 42-42 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses the fadeaway near the basket | 42-42 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 42-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) SG - Clyde Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Derrick Penton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ainsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin tips it home | 42-44 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Thomas Witt is called for the reach on Clyde Lane - foul #2 on Thomas Witt, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Marc Olds (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF) Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane, Jonathan Griggs, John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Bradley Macklin denies the turnaround by Richard Neal | 42-44 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Stephan Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Moore (C) Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brandon Porcaro, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephan Carr | 42-46 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Stephan Carr is called for the reach on Brandon Porcaro - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 42-46 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Marc Olds is called for the reach on Stephan Carr - foul #4 on Marc Olds, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (SF) Marc Olds | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Terrence Edwards steps in front of the Travis Abbott pass | 42-46 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the easy layup | 42-46 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro tips it back up and in | 44-46 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Travis Abbott knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Zane and the foul's on Terrence Edwards - foul #4 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Ricky Marrs (SG) Richard Neal, Terrence Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Richard Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Richard Moore snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | James Zane steals it from Andrew Carpenter | 46-50 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Zane | 46-52 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Richard Moore misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Travis Abbott - foul #4 on Travis Abbott, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Derrick Penton (PF) Jonathan Griggs, Brandon Porcaro | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Richard Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Richard Neal is called for the reach on Richard Morrison - foul #1 on Richard Neal, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Ainsworth (C) Richard Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Penton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ainsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Richard Morrison is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin's fadeaway is rejected by John Ainsworth | 47-52 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Stephan Carr connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Witt | 49-54 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (SG), Jonathan Griggs (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Richard Moore (C) Ricky Marrs, Andrew Carpenter, Derrick Penton, John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Richard Neal comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane tips it in | 53-54 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | James Zane throws it down set up by Buddy Williams | 53-56 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Neal | 55-56 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Buddy Williams banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Thorson | 55-58 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG) Richard Neal | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jonathan Griggs | 56-58 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 08:16 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Moore | 56-58 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Stephan Carr steals the ball from Jonathan Griggs | 56-58 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits the finger roll set up by Stephan Carr | 56-60 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) SG - Clyde Lane (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Zane (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro is fouled on the floor by James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Marc Olds (SF) Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF) Stephan Carr, James Fodor | |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Richard Moore pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-60 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Travis Abbott connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 58-62 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Griggs | 61-62 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Andrew Carpenter (C) Jonathan Griggs, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, James Zane, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Marc Olds scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Morrison | 64-64 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro's floater is tipped away by Bradley Macklin | 64-64 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Richard Morrison knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Stephan Carr | 64-67 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses long on a floater from the left side | 64-67 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Richard Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Jackson - foul #3 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SG), Richard Moore (C) Terrence Edwards, Brandon Porcaro | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Neal | 69-70 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | James Fodor is whistled for a carry | 69-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Derrick Penton (PF) Richard Neal, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Marc Olds comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 69-70 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Travis Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marc Olds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Derrick Penton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 9 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Zane (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | James Fodor clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-70 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Buddy Williams comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jonathan Griggs - foul #1 on Jonathan Griggs, team foul #5 | 69-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Brandon Porcaro (PF) Jonathan Griggs, Marc Olds, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (SF) Ricky Marrs | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| 02:12 | St. John's | James Fodor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-72 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards knocks in the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Travis Abbott - foul #5 on Travis Abbott, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF) Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | James Zane misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 72-72 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | James Zane can't tip it in | 72-72 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | James Zane pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | James Zane comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Terrence Edwards - foul #5 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #6 | 72-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SG) Terrence Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:23 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs blows the dunk | 72-74 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the board | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | James Zane hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 72-74 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the board | 72-74 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-74 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is hacked by Richard Neal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Neal, team foul #7 | 72-74 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Richard Neal drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Zane's layup is rejected by Richard Moore | 75-75 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Marc Olds gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marc Olds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 6 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Zane (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Richard Moore wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Richard Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (SF) Marc Olds | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Brandon Porcaro swats the short shot by Buddy Williams | 75-75 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Andrew Carpenter is denied by Jonathan Thorson | 75-75 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Moore | 75-75 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Thomas Witt is called for the reach on Ricky Marrs - foul #4 on Thomas Witt, team foul #12 | 75-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | James Zane knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 76-77 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Jackson - foul #4 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #13 | 76-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) James Zane | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is whistled for a carry | 78-77 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Richard Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-77 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs tips it in | 80-77 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF) Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Witt | 80-79 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs scores on a shot in the lane set up by Brandon Porcaro | 82-79 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | James Fodor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Zane | 82-82 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Richard Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-82 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | James Fodor loses the dribble to Ricky Marrs | 82-82 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 82-82 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Buddy Williams pulls down the rebound | 82-82 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | James Fodor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-82 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Richard Neal snags the defensive board | 82-82 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Marrs (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 6 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 10 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - James Zane (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #5 on Thomas Witt, team foul #14 | 82-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Stephan Carr's floater is tipped away by Richard Moore | 83-82 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Richard Moore gets the rebound | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Richard Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #15 | 83-82 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Richard Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson snags the defensive board | 84-82 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | James Fodor drills a driving attempt from close range set up by James Zane | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Richard Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Thorson | 84-84 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 7 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 10 ast. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - James Zane (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | James Fodor wins the tip | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 84-84 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't tip it in | 84-84 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Marc Olds grabs the defensive rebound | 84-84 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 84-84 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Buddy Williams pulls down the rebound | 84-84 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Buddy Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Zane | 84-86 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | James Fodor is called for the reach on Richard Neal - foul #2 on James Fodor, team foul #16 | 84-86 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Buddy Williams's floater is tipped away by Richard Moore | 86-86 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Richard Moore snags the defensive board | 86-86 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Marc Olds is denied on a layup by Jonathan Thorson | 86-86 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs hits the follow up shot | 88-86 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | James Fodor scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 88-88 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is whistled for a carry | 88-88 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Andrew Carpenter (SF) Ricky Marrs, Marc Olds | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 02:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-88 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Moore - foul #2 on Richard Moore, team foul #8 | 88-88 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Jackson | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 88-89 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 88-90 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 5 full remaining) | 88-90 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SG), Marc Olds (SF) Jonathan Griggs, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Bradley Macklin | |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brandon Porcaro | 91-90 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Moore - foul #3 on Richard Moore, team foul #9 | 91-90 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 1st free throw | 91-90 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 91-91 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses long on a shot from the left side | 91-91 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro tips it home | 93-91 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 93-91 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brandon Porcaro | 93-91 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #17 | 93-91 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the 1st free throw | 93-91 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 94-91 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 10 pts. 15 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 8 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 11 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - James Zane (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | James Zane misses the turnaround from the left block | 94-91 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Moore | 94-91 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Marc Olds is whistled for a carry | 94-91 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Stephan Carr scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Zane | 94-94 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 94-94 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs can't finish the layup | 94-94 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 10 pts. 15 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 8 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 11 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - James Zane (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | James Fodor wins the tip | 94-94 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Brandon Porcaro picks off the pass by Buddy Williams | 94-94 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Ricky Marrs - foul #4 on Buddy Williams, team foul #18 | 94-94 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 1st free throw | 95-94 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 96-94 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 96-94 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro snags the defensive board | 96-94 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 96-94 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the offensive rebound | 96-94 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is fouled on the floor by Stephan Carr - foul #3 on Stephan Carr, team foul #19 | 96-94 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 1st free throw | 97-94 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 98-94 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Fodor | 98-96 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Marc Olds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 98-96 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (SF) Marc Olds | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Stephan Carr, team foul #20 | 98-96 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG) Ricky Marrs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 98-96 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SG), Marc Olds (SF) Jonathan Griggs, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Richard Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Ricky Marrs | 100-96 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Buddy Williams travels with the ball | 100-96 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is whistled for traveling | 100-96 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Stephan Carr drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Fodor | 100-98 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro hits a shot from close range | 102-98 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | James Zane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 102-98 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the offensive rebound | 102-98 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 102-98 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the offensive rebound | 102-98 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | James Zane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 102-98 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Marrs (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marc Olds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 12 pts. 17 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 8 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 11 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Brandon Porcaro in the backcourt - foul #5 on Buddy Williams, team foul #21 | 102-98 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses the 1st free throw | 102-98 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the 2nd free throw | 103-98 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 103-98 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Richard Morrison drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Zane | 103-101 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Morrison - foul #1 on Richard Morrison, team foul #22 | 103-101 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 104-101 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 105-101 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Stephan Carr drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Morrison and he's hacked by Ricky Marrs - foul #1 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #10 | 105-103 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the free throw | 105-104 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Marc Olds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #23 | 105-104 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses the 1st free throw | 105-104 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the 2nd free throw | 106-104 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 106-104 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the floater from the right block | 106-106 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 106-106 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro drills a jump hook in the paint | 108-106 |