| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darren Dahlstrom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hiram Fedler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Kellam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Miguel Dominguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jim Kellam inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Robinson | 27-38 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | James Gant tips it but misses | 27-38 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hiram Fedler | 27-38 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Joe Hunter is called for the reach on Darren Dahlstrom - foul #2 on Joe Hunter, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson is hacked by Joe Hunter - foul #3 on Joe Hunter, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Lombardo (C) Joe Hunter | |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Miguel Dominguez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson hits the follow up shot | 29-38 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | James Gant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-38 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Jim Kellam hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 29-38 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart snags the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | James Gant hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Gayhart | 29-41 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson can't tip it in | 29-41 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Miguel Dominguez hits the follow up shot | 31-41 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | James Gant can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-41 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Jim Kellam gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Michael Taylor swats the shot by Miguel Dominguez | 31-41 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | James Gant grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | James Gant tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 33-43 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau misses the jumper from the left block | 33-43 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Peter Robinson | 33-43 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Jim Kellam comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-43 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart throws it down on a nice dish by Tommy Charboneau | 35-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darren Dahlstrom (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hiram Fedler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Kellam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Miguel Dominguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lombardo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (PG), Scott Hook (SG), Antonio Estrada (SF), Joshua Miller (PF), Kasey See (C) Darren Dahlstrom, Hiram Fedler, Jim Kellam, Miguel Dominguez, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG), James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), James Tompkins (PF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau, Michael Lombardo | |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-45 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Joe Hunter tips it home | 35-47 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Kasey See's pass is intercepted by Tony Charney | 35-47 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | James Gibson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Kasey See gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-47 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Joe Hunter clanks a runner in the lane | 38-47 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Estrada | 38-47 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell is called for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom (PG), Peter Robinson (C) Antonio Estrada, Kasey See | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG) Tony Charney | |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-47 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | James Tompkins grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | James Gibson buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Gayhart | 38-50 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Gibson - foul #1 on James Gibson, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF) Brian Bozeman | |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | James Tompkins lays it in set up by Michael Taylor | 39-52 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Hook | 39-52 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Scott Hook is whistled for a carry | 39-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler (SG), Jim Kellam (SF), Miguel Dominguez (PF) Douglas Campbell, Scott Hook, Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Michael Lombardo (C) James Gibson, James Tompkins, Joe Hunter | |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ronald Gayhart | 39-54 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler is called for 5 seconds | 39-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kasey See (C) Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-54 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jim Kellam | 39-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darren Dahlstrom (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hiram Fedler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Kellam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Miguel Dominguez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kasey See (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom can't finish the layup | 39-54 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tommy Charboneau | 39-54 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | James Gant knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tommy Charboneau | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Tommy Charboneau steals it from Jim Kellam | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is fouled on the floor by Kasey See - foul #2 on Kasey See, team foul #1 | 39-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (PG), Scott Hook (SG), Antonio Estrada (SF), Joshua Miller (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Darren Dahlstrom, Hiram Fedler, Jim Kellam, Miguel Dominguez, Kasey See | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Michael Lombardo | |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau is hacked by Peter Robinson - foul #1 on Peter Robinson, team foul #2 | 39-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG) James Gant | |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses short on a jumper in the paint | 39-57 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joshua Miller | 39-57 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller misses the lay-in | 39-57 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Joe Hunter hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Brian Bozeman | 39-59 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tommy Charboneau - foul #2 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom (PG), Hiram Fedler (SG), Jim Kellam (SF) Douglas Campbell, Scott Hook, Antonio Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), James Gant (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Michael Lombardo (PF) Tony Charney, James Gibson, Brian Bozeman, Tommy Charboneau | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Joe Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Miguel Dominguez (PF), Kasey See (C) Joshua Miller, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Tompkins (C) Joe Hunter | |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Lombardo | 40-59 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | James Gant is fouled on the floor by Darren Dahlstrom - foul #2 on Darren Dahlstrom, team foul #3 | 40-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Peter Robinson (C) Kasey See | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Bozeman (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darren Dahlstrom (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hiram Fedler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Kellam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Miguel Dominguez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) PF - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Tompkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Lombardo | 40-61 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Gant and he's hacked by Peter Robinson - foul #2 on Peter Robinson, team foul #4 | 40-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG), Scott Hook (SF) Hiram Fedler, Jim Kellam | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Joe Hunter (C) James Gant, Michael Lombardo, James Tompkins | |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman makes the free throw | 40-64 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Joe Hunter denies the turnaround by Scott Hook | 40-64 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joe Hunter | 40-64 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-64 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau tips it in | 40-66 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Scott Hook misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-66 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell snags the offensive board | 40-66 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Scott Hook misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-66 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Scott Hook tips it but misses | 40-66 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Miguel Dominguez grabs the offensive rebound | 40-66 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Tommy Charboneau - foul #3 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #6 | 40-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Estrada (SF), Joshua Miller (PF) Darren Dahlstrom, Miguel Dominguez | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PG), Daniel Worth (SF), James Tompkins (PF), Tony Charney (C) Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Daniel Worth buries a floater from the right wing set up by Tony Charney | 41-68 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Daniel Worth steals the ball from Scott Hook | 41-68 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Worth | 41-71 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Scott Hook knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Douglas Campbell | 43-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Scott Hook steals the ball from Daniel Worth | 43-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-71 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Antonio Estrada hits the finger roll | 45-71 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Douglas Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Hook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Bozeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Tompkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Charney (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | James Tompkins connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Bozeman | 45-73 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Hook | 47-73 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | James Gibson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-73 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson grabs the board | 47-73 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson is fouled on the floor by James Tompkins - foul #1 on James Tompkins, team foul #7 | 47-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vincenzo Colombo (SF), Kasey See (PF) Scott Hook, Antonio Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Donaghy (SF), Michael Lombardo (PF) Brian Bozeman, James Tompkins | |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | James Gibson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Worth | 49-76 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Charney - foul #1 on Tony Charney, team foul #8 | 49-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Hook (SG) Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Tompkins (C) Daniel Worth | |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo can't finish the layup | 50-76 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Kasey See gets the rebound | 50-76 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Scott Hook lays it in | 52-76 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 3 from straight away set up by Paul Donaghy | 52-79 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Kasey See's floater is knocked away by James Gibson | 52-79 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | James Tompkins snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Kasey See - foul #3 on Kasey See, team foul #5 | 52-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Estrada (SF), Joshua Miller (PF) Vincenzo Colombo, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Bozeman (SF) Paul Donaghy | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the 1st free throw | 52-80 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-81 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Antonio Estrada lays it in on a nice dish by Kasey See and he's fouled by Michael Lombardo - foul #4 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #9 | 54-81 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Antonio Estrada misses the free throw | 54-81 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Tompkins | 54-81 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Tony Charney runs out the clock | 54-81 |