| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-36 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Charles Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Gino Romano drills a floater from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Charles Perkins snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Charles Perkins can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Charles Perkins hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Holquin | 39-36 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner is whistled for a carry | 39-36 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Charles Perkins scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 41-36 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | David Matteson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Matteson, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Langford (PF) James Holquin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (SG), Orville Ottinger (C) Mark Dee, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner lays it in on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn and he's hacked by David Matteson - foul #2 on David Matteson, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), Robert Lauritzen (C) Bruce Durrah, David Matteson | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Gino Romano hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Grant McInnes - foul #3 on Grant McInnes, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SG), James Sok (C) Charles Perkins, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (PG) Grant McInnes | |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Gino Romano gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | James Sok buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Vaughn Wynn | 48-36 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the floater from the right side | 48-36 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Robert Lauritzen can't tip it in | 48-36 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | James Sok misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gino Romano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sok (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Brady (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Orville Ottinger (fresh) C - Robert Lauritzen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson is fouled on the floor by Gino Romano - foul #2 on Gino Romano, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Gino Romano, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Hal Schwartz, Eugene Brady, Floyd Wilson, Orville Ottinger, Robert Lauritzen | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski loses the dribble to Frederick Wagner | 48-36 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Zachery Slomkowski picks off the pass by James Holquin | 48-36 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | James Cunningham is called for the reach on Grant McInnes - foul #3 on James Cunningham, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Charles Perkins is hacked by Mark Dee - foul #2 on Mark Dee, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) James Sok | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Cunningham | 51-36 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski tips it back up and in | 51-38 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Grant McInnes picks off the pass by Vaughn Wynn in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes lays it in | 51-40 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Charles Perkins's pass is intercepted by Zachery Slomkowski | 51-40 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Zachery Slomkowski blocks the jumper by Vaughn Wynn | 51-40 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | James Cunningham tips it back up and in | 53-40 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Holquin - foul #2 on James Holquin, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG), Gino Romano (SF), Richard Langford (PF), James Sok (C) Charles Perkins, James Cunningham, James Holquin, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (PG), Eugene Brady (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), David Matteson (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Bruce Durrah, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett connects on the shot from the left side set up by James Sok | 55-40 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Langford - foul #2 on Richard Langford, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo (C) Vaughn Wynn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on David Matteson - foul #3 on David Matteson, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger (C) Albert Mayeski | |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Sok (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Brady (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Orville Ottinger (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the dunk | 58-42 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Langford | 58-42 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | James Sok hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | David Matteson makes the floater from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Gino Romano clanks a shot in the paint | 60-44 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady double dribbles | 60-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) James Sok, Thomas Lockett, Richard Langford, Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Hal Schwartz, Eugene Brady, Floyd Wilson, David Matteson | |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Charles Perkins knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes is hacked by Vaughn Wynn - foul #3 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #5 | 62-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SF) Gino Romano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski (PF) Orville Ottinger | |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski is hacked by James Holquin - foul #3 on James Holquin, team foul #6 | 62-44 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Mark Dee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-44 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski tips it back up and in | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:21 | St. John's | James Cunningham's dunk attempt is rejected by Zachery Slomkowski | 62-46 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | James Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Albert Mayeski swats the layup by James Holquin | 62-46 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski loses the dribble to Charles Perkins | 62-46 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | James Holquin knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 64-46 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF), Richard Langford (PF), James Sok (C) James Cunningham, James Holquin, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | David Matteson is called for the reach on Vaughn Wynn - foul #4 on David Matteson, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (SG), Robert Lauritzen (C) Mark Dee, David Matteson | |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Perkins | 67-46 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady connects on the shot from the left block set up by Grant McInnes and the foul's on Charles Perkins - foul #1 on Charles Perkins, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SG) Charles Perkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), David Matteson (PF) Grant McInnes, Bruce Durrah, Robert Lauritzen | |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady makes the free throw | 67-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Sok (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Brady (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Orville Ottinger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Gino Romano is fouled on the floor by Hal Schwartz - foul #2 on Hal Schwartz, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Richard Langford, James Sok | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski (C) Orville Ottinger | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Vaughn Wynn takes the ball from Hal Schwartz in the backcourt | 69-49 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn blows the layup | 69-49 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady pulls down the rebound | 69-49 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-49 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Gino Romano grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | James Holquin scores on a 3 from the left corner | 72-49 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Matteson | 72-51 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-51 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Zachery Slomkowski | 72-51 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski scores on a shot near the basket | 72-53 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-53 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski grabs the board | 72-53 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG) James Cunningham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF) Hal Schwartz, Eugene Brady, Floyd Wilson, David Matteson | |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski misses the runner from the left block | 72-53 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Charles Perkins snags the defensive board | 72-53 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-53 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah grabs the defensive rebound | 72-53 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 72-53 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Vaughn Wynn | 72-53 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Grant McInnes - foul #4 on Grant McInnes, team foul #8 | 72-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Langford (PF) James Holquin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (C) Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Mark Dee buries a floater from the right side | 74-55 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Richard Langford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-55 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Richard Langford pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Perkins | 77-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Mark Dee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Matteson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-55 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Charles Perkins snags the defensive board | 77-55 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Gino Romano connects on the runner in the paint set up by Charles Perkins and he's hacked by Mark Dee - foul #3 on Mark Dee, team foul #9 | 79-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (C) Vaughn Wynn, Charles Perkins, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (PG), Eugene Brady (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Orville Ottinger (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Bruce Durrah, Albert Mayeski | |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the free throw | 80-55 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | David Matteson misses the lay-in | 80-55 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett snags the defensive board | 80-55 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Gino Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Gino Romano, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-55 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson tips it but misses | 80-55 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger can't tip it in | 80-55 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | David Matteson snags the offensive board | 80-55 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | David Matteson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-55 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 80-55 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Hal Schwartz - foul #3 on Hal Schwartz, team foul #10 | 80-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Langford (PF) Daniel Felton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | James Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 81-55 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | James Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 82-55 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | James Cunningham makes the 3rd free throw | 83-55 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | David Matteson hits a floater from close range | 83-57 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Floyd Wilson steals it from Tim Dicarlo | 83-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-57 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | James Sok comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #11 | 83-57 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | James Sok misses the 1st free throw | 83-57 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | James Sok misses the 2nd free throw | 83-57 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger grabs the board | 83-57 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger loses the ball out of bounds | 83-57 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Cunningham runs out the clock | 83-57 |