| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Holyfield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ashley Pellham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Port (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Conway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Head (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joey Dolan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Manes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan is hacked by George Holyfield - foul #2 on George Holyfield, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joey Dolan | 21-36 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | James Laprade connects on the jumper from the right side | 23-36 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Jack Head hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by George Holyfield - foul #3 on George Holyfield, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Collins (PF) George Holyfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Jack Head makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Jack Head misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Robert Conway snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | The short jumper by Robert Conway is denied by Christopher Sanders | 23-37 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jack Head | 23-39 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | James Laprade misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Jack Head grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-39 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins hits the finger roll | 25-39 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fredrick Thomas | 25-41 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | James Laprade misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-41 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Sanders | 25-44 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | James Laprade grabs the offensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | James Laprade comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-44 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kevin Manes | 25-44 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-44 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Richard Port gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), George Holyfield (SG), John Stafford (SF), Terry Campbell (PF), Timothy Sachs (C) James Laprade, Richard Port, Ashley Pellham, Lawrence Collins, Robert Conway | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard (SF), Anthony Madera (PF) Joey Dolan, Kevin Manes | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Marra (fresh) SG - George Holyfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Campbell (fresh) 3 pf. C - Timothy Sachs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Head (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) PF - Anthony Madera (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Head | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Anthony Madera is called for the reach on Terry Campbell - foul #1 on Anthony Madera, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | George Holyfield hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-46 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Jack Head misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-46 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | John Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 28-46 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Joseph Marra is hacked by Jack Head - foul #1 on Jack Head, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG) John Stafford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF) Jack Head | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Joseph Marra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ashley Pellham (SF), Lawrence Collins (C) Joseph Marra, Timothy Sachs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Manes (PF) Anthony Madera | |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-46 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes tips it back up and in | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-48 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | George Holyfield tips it but misses | 28-48 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | James Laprade gets the offensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | George Holyfield is called for traveling | 28-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Conway (C) Lawrence Collins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Madera (C) Christopher Sanders | |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas connects on the shot from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | George Holyfield clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-50 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Terry Campbell tips it but misses | 28-50 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera grabs the board | 28-50 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard is fouled on the floor by George Holyfield - foul #4 on George Holyfield, team foul #3 | 28-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), Richard Port (SG), John Stafford (SF) James Laprade, George Holyfield, Ashley Pellham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Head (SG), Mark Broadhurst (PF) Jerry Hilliard, Kevin Manes | |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-50 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Robert Conway snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Terry Campbell knocks in the shot from the right block | 30-50 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas is called for traveling | 30-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Collins (PF) Terry Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders (C) Mark Broadhurst | |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Richard Port misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders snags the defensive board | 30-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Marra (fresh) SG - Richard Port (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Conway (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Head (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joey Dolan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Madera (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Jack Head gets the offensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Head and the foul's on Robert Conway - foul #2 on Robert Conway, team foul #4 | 30-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), Ashley Pellham (SF), Terry Campbell (PF) Joseph Marra, John Stafford, Robert Conway | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard (SF), Kevin Manes (PF) Joey Dolan, Anthony Madera | |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the free throw | 30-53 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Richard Port misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jack Head - foul #2 on Jack Head, team foul #3 | 30-53 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Richard Port makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Richard Port misses the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kevin Manes | 31-53 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-53 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins gets the rebound | 31-53 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Thomas - foul #1 on Fredrick Thomas, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham loses the ball out of bounds | 31-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Conway (C) Lawrence Collins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes is fouled on the floor by Terry Campbell - foul #4 on Terry Campbell, team foul #5 | 31-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (SG), Timothy Sachs (PF) Richard Port, Terry Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Madera (C) Christopher Sanders | |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes buries a floater from the baseline set up by Jerry Hilliard | 31-55 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Hilliard - foul #1 on Jerry Hilliard, team foul #5 | 31-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Collins (PF) Timothy Sachs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF) Jerry Hilliard | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham misses the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Jack Head hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Manes | 32-57 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Robert Conway misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-57 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Jack Head pulls down the rebound | 32-57 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jack Head | 32-59 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | James Laprade connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Marra | 35-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Marra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ashley Pellham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Head (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SF - Joey Dolan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Manes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Jack Head makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fredrick Thomas | 35-61 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-61 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham grabs the offensive rebound | 35-61 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Joseph Marra clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-61 |
| 06:52 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes snags the defensive board | 35-61 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-61 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lawrence Collins | 35-61 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-61 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Jack Head misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-61 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Joseph Marra snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Anthony Madera is called for the reach on Joseph Marra - foul #2 on Anthony Madera, team foul #6 | 38-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (PG), Richard Port (SG), John Stafford (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), John Carr (C) James Laprade, Joseph Marra, Ashley Pellham, Lawrence Collins, Robert Conway | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard (PG), David Gallaher (SG), Mark Broadhurst (PF) Fredrick Thomas, Jack Head, Kevin Manes | |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour misses the jumper from the right side | 38-61 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera grabs the defensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joey Dolan | 38-64 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Richard Port loses the dribble to Anthony Madera | 38-64 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-64 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Richard Port pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas (PG) Joey Dolan | |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Hilliard and he's hacked by Michael Ritenour - foul #1 on Michael Ritenour, team foul #6 | 38-66 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas makes the free throw | 38-67 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-67 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard grabs the board | 38-67 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-67 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs gets the rebound | 38-67 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-67 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Broadhurst | 40-70 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | John Stafford misses badly on a runner in the paint | 40-70 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | David Gallaher gets the rebound | 40-70 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-70 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Timothy Sachs | 40-70 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) SG - Richard Port (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Sachs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) SF - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Broadhurst (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Madera (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Richard Port clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-70 |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Broadhurst | 40-70 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 40-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), Lawrence Collins (C) Timothy Sachs, John Carr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF) Fredrick Thomas | |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Richard Port buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-70 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joey Dolan, team foul #7 | 43-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Sachs (C) Michael Ritenour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins lays it in on a great pass from Richard Port | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | David Gallaher is whistled for a carry | 45-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (SG) John Stafford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas (PG) Joey Dolan | |
| 01:52 | St. John's | David Gallaher steps in front of the Joseph Marra pass | 45-70 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | David Gallaher lays it in | 45-72 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Richard Port misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-72 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins tips it home | 47-72 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | David Gallaher is denied on a dunk by Lawrence Collins | 47-72 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs misses the lay-in | 47-72 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Fredrick Thomas | 47-72 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Anthony Madera | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Jerry Hilliard steps in front of the Joseph Marra pass | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Madera | 47-76 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Fredrick Thomas is called for the reach on Joseph Marra - foul #2 on Fredrick Thomas, team foul #8 | 47-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SF) Michael Ritenour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF) Fredrick Thomas | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Joseph Marra makes the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Joseph Marra makes the 2nd free throw | 49-76 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard runs out the clock | 49-76 |