| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Wortman (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Craig Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Brian Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Thomas Williams inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Thomas Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Robert King grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Robert King connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Wortman | 33-27 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic loses the dribble to Thomas Williams | 33-27 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Craig Hill is fouled on the floor by Roy McKanic - foul #3 on Roy McKanic, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), Kenneth Twyman (PF) Donn Cheatham, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry (PF) Roy McKanic | |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Robert King hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Reginald Wortman | 35-27 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Reginald Wortman steals it from Mark Rittenberry | 35-27 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Brian Powell banks in the layup set up by Reginald Wortman | 37-27 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Roland Taylor | 37-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), David Yelton (SF) Brian Powell, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Craig Hill misses the shot from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | David Yelton gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Roland Taylor steps in front of the David Yelton pass | 37-27 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow is denied on a layup by Robert King | 37-27 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Craig Hill pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | David Yelton comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Brian Cameron - foul #2 on Brian Cameron, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Williams (SF), Kenneth Twyman (C) Donn Cheatham, Robert King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), Philip Wehr (SG) Stephen Garrow, Roland Taylor | |
| 16:50 | St. John's | David Yelton misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | David Yelton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Yelton - foul #2 on David Yelton, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Brian Powell (SG), Robert King (C) Reginald Wortman, David Yelton, Craig Hill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Collins (SF), Steven Gregory (PF) James Livengood, Mark Rittenberry | |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Robert King hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Philip Wehr - foul #2 on Philip Wehr, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Wortman (SG), Craig Hill (PF) Brian Powell, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | David Collins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr tips it in | 40-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Wortman (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Craig Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Corley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Wehr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Collins (fresh) PF - Steven Gregory (fresh) C - Brian Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley clanks a shot from the left side | 43-31 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Robert King grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Thomas Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-31 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Craig Hill gets the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Robert King comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | David Collins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), David Yelton (SF), Joshua Bosse (PF), Kenneth Twyman (C) Donn Cheatham, Thomas Williams, Craig Hill, Robert King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow (PG), Roland Taylor (SG), Roy McKanic (PF) Andrew Corley, Philip Wehr, Steven Gregory | |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | David Collins makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | David Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | David Yelton makes the jump hook in the lane | 45-33 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | David Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Craig Hill (SF), Robert King (C) Reginald Wortman, David Yelton, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Livengood (SF) David Collins | |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Stephen Garrow steps in front of the Craig Hill pass | 45-33 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow slams it home | 45-35 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Craig Hill can't finish the layup | 45-35 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Robert King snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Craig Hill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | James Livengood tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham is whistled for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Wortman (PG), David Yelton (SG), Thomas Williams (SF) Donn Cheatham, Brian Powell, Craig Hill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Thomas Williams swats the short shot by Brian Cameron | 45-37 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Thomas Williams snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Wortman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Yelton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Joshua Bosse (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Robert King misses the shot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic is hacked by Joshua Bosse - foul #4 on Joshua Bosse, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), Craig Hill (PF), Kenneth Twyman (C) David Yelton, Joshua Bosse, Robert King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), Philip Wehr (SG), Mark Rittenberry (PF) Stephen Garrow, Roland Taylor, Roy McKanic | |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), David Yelton (SF), Robert King (C) Brian Powell, Thomas Williams, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | David Yelton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | James Livengood snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-37 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Yelton | 45-37 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donn Cheatham | 48-37 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley is hacked by Craig Hill - foul #1 on Craig Hill, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Kenneth Twyman (C) Donn Cheatham, David Yelton, Robert King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow (PG), Roland Taylor (SG), David Collins (SF) Andrew Corley, Philip Wehr, James Livengood | |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Reginald Wortman | 48-37 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Brian Powell | 50-37 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | David Collins comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Thomas Williams misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 50-39 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron tips it home | 50-41 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Brian Cameron is called for the reach on Craig Hill - foul #3 on Brian Cameron, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), David Yelton (SF), Joshua Bosse (PF), Robert King (C) Brian Powell, Thomas Williams, Craig Hill, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Livengood (SF), Roy McKanic (PF) David Collins, Mark Rittenberry | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Robert King steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Williams (SF), Craig Hill (PF) David Yelton, Joshua Bosse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Wortman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Craig Hill (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic is fouled on the floor by Craig Hill - foul #2 on Craig Hill, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SF), Joshua Bosse (PF) Thomas Williams, Craig Hill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Gregory (C) Brian Cameron | |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic loses the dribble to Donn Cheatham | 50-41 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham banks in the layup | 52-41 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | James Livengood buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Reginald Wortman | 55-43 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | James Livengood makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Garrow | 55-45 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Robert King can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Gregory - foul #1 on Steven Gregory, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Craig Hill (PF) Donn Cheatham, David Yelton, Joshua Bosse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), Philip Wehr (SG), Brian Cameron (C) Stephen Garrow, Roland Taylor, Steven Gregory | |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley misses short on a shot from the right side | 57-45 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Brian Powell gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Thomas Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG) Reginald Wortman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry (PF) Roy McKanic | |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Robert King is whistled for traveling | 57-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Wortman (SG) Brian Powell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow (PG), Roland Taylor (SG), David Collins (SF) Andrew Corley, Philip Wehr, James Livengood | |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry scores on a jumper from close range set up by Stephen Garrow | 57-49 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Stephen Garrow steals it from Robert King | 57-49 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Robert King - foul #3 on Robert King, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), David Yelton (SF) Donn Cheatham, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Livengood (SF), Roy McKanic (PF) David Collins, Mark Rittenberry | |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Wortman (tiring) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Brian Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Yelton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Hill (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert King (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roy McKanic - foul #4 on Roy McKanic, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Thomas Williams (SF) Brian Powell, David Yelton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry (C) Brian Cameron | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Roy McKanic | 57-53 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry scores on a shot from the right side set up by James Livengood | 57-55 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Thomas Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Garrow | 57-57 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Craig Hill lays it in on a great pass from Reginald Wortman and he's fouled by Mark Rittenberry - foul #1 on Mark Rittenberry, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Cameron (C) Mark Rittenberry | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Craig Hill makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Thomas Williams can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 60-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Wortman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Craig Hill (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert King (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Brian Cameron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron wins the tip | 60-60 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 60-60 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman loses the ball out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), David Yelton (SF), Joshua Bosse (PF), Kenneth Twyman (C) Donn Cheatham, Thomas Williams, Craig Hill, Robert King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry (PF) Roy McKanic | |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse misses the dunk but he's fouled by Mark Rittenberry - foul #2 on Mark Rittenberry, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (SG) Roland Taylor | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | David Yelton swats the short shot by Brian Cameron | 62-60 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Yelton | 62-60 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Brian Powell tips it in | 64-60 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Hill (PF), Robert King (C) Joshua Bosse, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Taylor (SG), Roy McKanic (PF) Andrew Corley, Mark Rittenberry | |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | James Livengood connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Stephen Garrow and the foul's on Brian Powell - foul #1 on Brian Powell, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG) Reginald Wortman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | James Livengood makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Craig Hill buries a jumper from the right side set up by Brian Powell and he's hacked by Roy McKanic - foul #5 on Roy McKanic, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Wortman (PG) Donn Cheatham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry (PF) Roy McKanic | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Craig Hill misses the free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Reginald Wortman - foul #1 on Reginald Wortman, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Thomas Williams (SF) Brian Powell, David Yelton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Hill | 69-65 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Thomas Williams steps in front of the Stephen Garrow pass | 69-65 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Williams | 71-65 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | James Livengood scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-67 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Wortman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Craig Hill (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Rittenberry (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman lays it up and in on a great pass from Donn Cheatham | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Thomas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Stephen Garrow is called for the reach on Thomas Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Garrow, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Robert King grabs the board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham runs out the clock | 75-67 |