| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Adam Zenzen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tyson Strozier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Keller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Austin Ratliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Putt (fresh) SF - Darryl Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kahler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Tyson Strozier inbounds the ball | 20-18 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Kevin Keller scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Tyson Strozier | 22-18 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram loses the ball out of bounds | 22-18 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell double dribbles | 22-18 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 22-18 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey hits the follow up shot | 22-20 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Adam Zenzen hits a floater from the right side set up by Tyson Strozier | 24-20 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | William Putt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff dunks the ball | 26-20 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey misses the easy layup | 26-20 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | James Maxwell tips it back up and in | 26-22 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | James Maxwell takes the ball from Kevin Keller | 26-22 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Adam Zenzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tyson Strozier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Austin Ratliff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Putt (fairly fresh) SF - Darryl Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kahler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Rainey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew McDowell - foul #2 on Matthew McDowell, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Donato (SF), James Tapia (PF) Tyson Strozier, Kevin Keller | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Norman Sokolski (SG) James Maxwell, William Putt | |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Austin Ratliff | 26-23 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | William Donato hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-23 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Patrick Rainey | 26-23 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 26-23 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Moshier (PG), Jimmie Fielding (SG), Tyson Strozier (SF), James Brown (C) Adam Zenzen, Matthew McDowell, William Donato, Austin Ratliff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), William Putt (SG) James Wallace, Norman Sokolski | |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Robert Moshier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Jimmie Fielding gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | James Maxwell takes the ball from Tyson Strozier | 26-23 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey misses short on a shot in the paint | 26-23 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Robert Moshier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | James Brown denies the turnaround by Darryl Wolfram | 26-23 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Tyson Strozier makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmie Fielding | 28-25 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Robert Kahler is blocked by James Tapia | 28-25 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Robert Moshier gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Moshier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Fielding (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyson Strozier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Putt (fairly fresh) SF - Darryl Wolfram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kahler (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Rainey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Jimmie Fielding is whistled for traveling | 28-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Adam Zenzen (PG), Matthew McDowell (SG), William Donato (SF), Austin Ratliff (C) Robert Moshier, Jimmie Fielding, Tyson Strozier, James Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Norman Sokolski (SG), John Carter (PF), Ruben Robbins (C) James Maxwell, William Putt, Robert Kahler, Patrick Rainey | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | James Tapia takes the ball from Darryl Wolfram | 28-25 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | James Tapia makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Donato and the foul's on Ruben Robbins - foul #2 on Ruben Robbins, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | James Tapia makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on James Tapia - foul #4 on James Tapia, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Keller (PF) James Tapia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG) Norman Sokolski | |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Kevin Keller grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Kevin Keller misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Darryl Wolfram - foul #1 on Darryl Wolfram, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tyson Strozier (SF) William Donato | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Putt (SG) James Wallace | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Kevin Keller misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Kevin Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Ruben Robbins gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | John Carter is hacked by Kevin Keller - foul #2 on Kevin Keller, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Kahler (PF), Patrick Rainey (C) John Carter, Ruben Robbins | |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Austin Ratliff denies the turnaround by Robert Kahler | 31-26 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Patrick Rainey swats the dunk try by Austin Ratliff | 31-26 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | James Maxwell snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | James Maxwell is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Maxwell, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Carter (SF) Darryl Wolfram | |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff misses the dunk | 31-26 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Robert Kahler steals the ball from Kevin Keller | 31-26 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | John Carter misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Keller - foul #3 on Kevin Keller, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Donato (SF), James Tapia (PF) Tyson Strozier, Kevin Keller | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Norman Sokolski (SG), Darryl Wolfram (SF), Ruben Robbins (C) James Maxwell, William Putt, Robert Kahler, Patrick Rainey | |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Adam Zenzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Donato (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Tapia (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Austin Ratliff (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Sokolski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darryl Wolfram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Robbins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ruben Robbins - foul #3 on Ruben Robbins, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | James Tapia gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew McDowell | 34-28 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | John Carter scores on a shot in the lane | 34-30 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff misses the floater from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Austin Ratliff | 34-30 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | William Donato misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Wallace - foul #1 on James Wallace, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Moshier (PG), Tyson Strozier (SF), James Brown (C) Adam Zenzen, Matthew McDowell, Austin Ratliff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), William Putt (SG), Robert Kahler (PF), Patrick Rainey (C) James Wallace, Norman Sokolski, John Carter, Ruben Robbins | |
| 05:52 | St. John's | William Donato makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | William Donato makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | William Putt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | James Maxwell is hacked by Robert Moshier - foul #1 on Robert Moshier, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Adam Zenzen (PG), Jimmie Fielding (SG) Robert Moshier, William Donato | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler connects on the turnaround in the paint | 36-32 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Jimmie Fielding drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Zenzen | 39-32 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Putt | 39-34 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | James Tapia's pass is intercepted by James Maxwell | 39-34 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey clanks a jumper in the lane | 39-34 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew McDowell (SG), Austin Ratliff (C) Jimmie Fielding, James Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Adam Zenzen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyson Strozier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Tapia (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Austin Ratliff (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Putt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darryl Wolfram (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Kahler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Rainey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 39-34 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Adam Zenzen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey lays it in on a great pass from James Maxwell | 39-36 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Putt - foul #1 on William Putt, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Tyson Strozier picks off the pass by Patrick Rainey | 41-36 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Putt | 41-36 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Austin Ratliff - foul #3 on Austin Ratliff, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Tyson Strozier clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Tapia - foul #5 on James Tapia, team foul #7 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Keller (PF) James Tapia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff is fouled in the backcourt by William Putt - foul #2 on William Putt, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Kevin Keller gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Robert Kahler is called for the reach on Kevin Keller - foul #1 on Robert Kahler, team foul #8 | 41-38 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Kevin Keller makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Kevin Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram hits the finger roll | 42-40 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Tyson Strozier is hacked by William Putt in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Putt, team foul #9 | 42-40 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Tyson Strozier makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Tyson Strozier misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey is whistled for a carry | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jimmie Fielding (PG) Adam Zenzen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | James Maxwell is called for the reach on Matthew McDowell in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Maxwell, team foul #10 | 43-40 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | William Putt splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Adam Zenzen (PG) Jimmie Fielding | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Tyson Strozier is hacked by James Maxwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Maxwell, team foul #11 | 45-43 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Tyson Strozier makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Tyson Strozier misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 46-43 |