| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Junior Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Cabral (fresh) PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell clanks a shot from the left block | 24-27 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell can't tip it in | 24-27 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Fred Sluski grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shawn Taylor | 27-30 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Robert Grammer is hacked by Walter Campbell - foul #2 on Walter Campbell, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Jeffrey Genao, Fred Sluski | |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski lays it in | 27-32 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Junior Bogue | 29-32 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Charles Wilton can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Shawn Taylor - foul #1 on Shawn Taylor, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Keene (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Mark Reynolds, Walter Campbell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Fred Sluski (C) Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford, Marin Lubelski | |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Charles Wilton makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Cabral | 29-33 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Michael Keene hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Ante Banowski grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Junior Bogue picks off the pass by Michael Clark | 29-33 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas is whistled for a carry | 29-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Robert Hovis (SG), Dennis Scott (PF) Shawn Taylor, Junior Bogue, Paul Cabral | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Ante Banowski, Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Mark Alexander is whistled for traveling | 29-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds (PF), Walter Campbell (C) Dennis Scott, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Fred Sluski (C) Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford, Marin Lubelski | |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Michael Keene buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jackie Stutts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hovis (fresh) SF - Michael Keene (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Michael Clark drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Lundquist | 32-35 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Fred Sluski blows the wide open layup | 34-35 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Michael Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jackie Stutts - foul #1 on Jackie Stutts, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Junior Bogue (SG), Paul Cabral (SF), Dennis Scott (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Jackie Stutts, Robert Hovis, Michael Keene, Mark Reynolds, Walter Campbell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Jeffrey Genao | |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Fred Sluski makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Fred Sluski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Junior Bogue | 36-37 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Paul Cabral steals it from Mark Alexander | 36-37 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Dennis Scott is denied by Fred Sluski | 36-37 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas's floater is tipped away by Fred Sluski | 36-37 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Fred Sluski grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Charles Wilton comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-37 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Fred Sluski steals it from Paul Cabral | 36-37 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Charles Wilton loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds (PF), Walter Campbell (C) Dennis Scott, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Taylor and the foul's on Robert Grammer - foul #1 on Robert Grammer, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Cabral (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Robert Grammer connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Clark | 39-39 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Junior Bogue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilton (PF) Jeffrey Genao | |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-39 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Charles Wilton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Robert Grammer blows the dunk | 39-39 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Charles Wilton swats the layup by Mark Reynolds | 39-41 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Michael Clark grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Junior Bogue is called for the reach on Robert Grammer - foul #2 on Junior Bogue, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Robert Hovis (SG), Michael Keene (SF) Shawn Taylor, Junior Bogue, Paul Cabral | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Charles Wilton | |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses short on a turnaround from close range | 39-41 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Michael Keene pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell misses the easy layup | 39-41 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao is hacked by Robert Hovis - foul #3 on Robert Hovis, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Scott (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Mark Reynolds, Walter Campbell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Michael Clark, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Charles Wilton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-41 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Fred Sluski pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Fred Sluski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Junior Bogue (SG), Paul Cabral (SF) Jackie Stutts, Robert Hovis, Dennis Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Allen Lankford, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas connects on the jumper near the basket | 41-41 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Shawn Taylor picks off the pass by Robert Lundquist in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Cabral (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Keene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Michael Keene comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Paul Cabral takes the ball from Marin Lubelski | 41-41 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Junior Bogue clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-41 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Grammer | 41-41 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski is hacked by Michael Keene - foul #1 on Michael Keene, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds (PF), Walter Campbell (C) Michael Keene, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Fred Sluski buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Mark Alexander | 41-43 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell banks in the layup | 43-43 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Charles Wilton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allen Lankford | 43-45 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds is denied on a layup by Fred Sluski | 43-45 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Charles Wilton pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Ante Banowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ante Banowski, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Robert Hovis (SG), Michael Keene (SF) Shawn Taylor, Junior Bogue, Paul Cabral | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford, Charles Wilton | |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Michael Keene scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds blows the layup | 45-45 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Robert Grammer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jackie Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hovis (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Keene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Campbell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Robert Grammer can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-45 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Robert Grammer is fouled on the floor by Robert Hovis - foul #4 on Robert Hovis, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Junior Bogue (SG), Paul Cabral (SF), Dennis Scott (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Jackie Stutts, Robert Hovis, Michael Keene, Mark Reynolds, Walter Campbell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Charles Wilton (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Jeffrey Genao, Fred Sluski | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-45 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Dennis Scott is denied by Charles Wilton | 45-45 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Michael Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 45-45 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds (PF), Walter Campbell (C) Dennis Scott, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Ante Banowski, Charles Wilton, Marin Lubelski | |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Fred Sluski connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Clark | 45-47 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Genao takes the ball from Walter Campbell | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Michael Clark hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Lundquist | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Robert Lundquist takes the ball from Shawn Taylor in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Walter Campbell is called for the reach on Robert Grammer - foul #3 on Walter Campbell, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilton (PF) Jeffrey Genao | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Reynolds | 48-51 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist is hacked by Junior Bogue in the backcourt - foul #3 on Junior Bogue, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SF) Charles Wilton | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Robert Grammer is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Taylor - foul #2 on Shawn Taylor, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cabral | 48-55 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist runs out the clock | 48-55 |