| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Dull (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock inbounds the ball | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove is fouled on the floor by Newton Brewer - foul #1 on Newton Brewer, team foul #1 | 43-23 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Adam Dull is hacked by Nelson Clark - foul #3 on Nelson Clark, team foul #2 | 43-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG) Nelson Clark | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Kelly Maranto is denied by Terry Johnson | 43-23 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Robert Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 43-23 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Terry Johnson loses the dribble to Randolph Blackstock | 43-23 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Adam Dull misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-23 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Maranto | 43-23 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Newton Brewer - foul #2 on Newton Brewer, team foul #3 | 43-23 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock misses the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Terry Johnson grabs the board | 43-24 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Newton Brewer lays it in | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove jams it on a nice dish by Randolph Blackstock | 45-26 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Robert Ward slams it home on a nice dish by Joe Powell | 47-26 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden buries a driving attempt in the paint | 47-28 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Joe Powell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Ward | 50-28 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Newton Brewer steals it from Arthur Grove | 50-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Kelly Maranto is called for the reach on Robert Ward - foul #1 on Kelly Maranto, team foul #1 | 50-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) George Birchfield, Robert Ward, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (PG), Gregory Brown (SG), Matthew McGinnis (SF), Myron Keach (PF), Cory Washington (C) Samuel Vaden, Adam Dull, Randolph Blackstock, Arthur Grove, Kelly Maranto | |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Jesse Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 50-28 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Brown | 50-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) SF - Joe Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brad Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Halls (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew McGinnis (fresh) PF - Myron Keach (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cory Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses the runner from the left block | 50-30 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Charles Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Cory Washington tips it but misses | 50-30 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Myron Keach takes the ball from Anthony Williams | 50-30 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Charles Halls drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Myron Keach | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Cory Washington is called for the reach on Joe Powell - foul #2 on Cory Washington, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Newton Brewer (PF) Anthony Williams, Jesse Stone, Joe Powell, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock (SF), Arthur Grove (PF), Kelly Maranto (C) Gregory Brown, Myron Keach, Cory Washington | |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Nelson Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Johnson (C) Ty Houston | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG), Adam Dull (SG) Charles Halls, Matthew McGinnis | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock misses the 3 from straight away | 50-32 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto tips it home | 50-34 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Robert Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-34 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Adam Dull knocks in the floater from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the turnaround from the left block | 50-36 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Newton Brewer | 50-36 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Robert Ward is fouled on the floor by Randolph Blackstock - foul #2 on Randolph Blackstock, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SF), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) Robert Ward, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Arthur Grove steals it from Ty Houston | 50-36 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Vaden | 50-39 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Nelson Clark misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Brad Rasco gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Anthony Williams is hacked by Samuel Vaden - foul #2 on Samuel Vaden, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), Terry Johnson (C) George Birchfield, Nelson Clark, Ty Houston, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (PG), Matthew McGinnis (SG), Myron Keach (SF), Cory Washington (C) Samuel Vaden, Adam Dull, Randolph Blackstock, Kelly Maranto | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Terry Johnson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Terry Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Halls (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew McGinnis (fresh) SF - Myron Keach (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arthur Grove (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 3 from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Newton Brewer makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Powell | 53-42 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Charles Halls comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Ty Houston (C) Jesse Stone, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto (C) Arthur Grove | |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Newton Brewer snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Anthony Williams misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Cory Washington pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Myron Keach misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Newton Brewer - foul #3 on Newton Brewer, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Brad Rasco (C) Anthony Williams, Newton Brewer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG), Adam Dull (SG), Randolph Blackstock (SF) Charles Halls, Matthew McGinnis, Cory Washington | |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Myron Keach makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Myron Keach makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Myron Keach makes the 3rd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-45 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Brad Rasco can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Myron Keach grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Brad Rasco - foul #1 on Brad Rasco, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Johnson (C) Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Grove (PF) Myron Keach | |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Terry Johnson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | George Birchfield tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Adam Dull misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Terry Johnson snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Adam Dull steals the ball from Ty Houston | 55-47 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Adam Dull banks in the layup | 55-49 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Adam Dull takes the ball from Joe Powell | 55-49 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Adam Dull lays it in | 55-51 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | George Birchfield hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Nelson Clark | 57-51 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Samuel Vaden | 57-53 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Nelson Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Arthur Grove | 57-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joe Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ty Houston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Dull (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Arthur Grove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kelly Maranto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Joe Powell snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | George Birchfield is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on George Birchfield, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), Brad Rasco (C) George Birchfield, Nelson Clark, Joe Powell, Ty Houston, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (PG), Gregory Brown (SG), Matthew McGinnis (SF), Myron Keach (PF), Cory Washington (C) Samuel Vaden, Adam Dull, Randolph Blackstock, Arthur Grove, Kelly Maranto | |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 57-53 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Anthony Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown scores on a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Jesse Stone - foul #1 on Jesse Stone, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown misses the free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Jesse Stone pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Robert Ward blows the layup | 60-55 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Cory Washington snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis jams it | 60-57 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Myron Keach gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Ward | 60-57 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Robert Ward blows the layup | 60-57 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Washington | 60-57 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew McGinnis | 60-60 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 60-60 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Newton Brewer | 60-60 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits a floater from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Terry Johnson (C) Anthony Williams, Jesse Stone, Robert Ward, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG), Adam Dull (SG), Randolph Blackstock (SF), Arthur Grove (PF), Kelly Maranto (C) Charles Halls, Gregory Brown, Matthew McGinnis, Myron Keach, Cory Washington | |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Randolph Blackstock and the foul's on Terry Johnson - foul #4 on Terry Johnson, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Nelson Clark hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Terry Johnson grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Terry Johnson is fouled on the floor by Kelly Maranto - foul #2 on Kelly Maranto, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Joe Powell tips it in | 64-63 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Adam Dull is whistled for a carry | 64-63 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Newton Brewer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Arthur Grove - foul #2 on Arthur Grove, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Newton Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Newton Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Birchfield | 65-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Dull (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Arthur Grove (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | George Birchfield comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kelly Maranto - foul #3 on Kelly Maranto, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG) Nelson Clark | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-63 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Terry Johnson gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Newton Brewer misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kelly Maranto - foul #4 on Kelly Maranto, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Brad Rasco (SF), Ty Houston (C) George Birchfield, Joe Powell, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (PG), Matthew McGinnis (SG), Myron Keach (SF) Samuel Vaden, Adam Dull, Randolph Blackstock | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Newton Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Newton Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF) Anthony Williams, Robert Ward, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock (SF) Myron Keach | |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Newton Brewer - foul #4 on Newton Brewer, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Johnson (C) Ty Houston | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG) Charles Halls | |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Newton Brewer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-65 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Joe Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Powell | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto misses the tip | 71-65 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Nelson Clark pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Nelson Clark is hacked by Matthew McGinnis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew McGinnis, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SF) Joe Powell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adam Dull (SG) Matthew McGinnis | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Nelson Clark makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Nelson Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Terry Johnson picks off the pass by Adam Dull | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Samuel Vaden is called for the reach on George Birchfield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Vaden, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 75-65 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | George Birchfield runs out the clock | 75-65 |