| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Cripps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 19:48 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson tips it in | 23-24 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Eric Downs's pass is intercepted by Travis Demery | 23-24 |
| 19:15 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry dunks the ball on a nice dish by Travis Demery | 25-24 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Eric Downs tips it in | 25-26 |
| 18:46 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson dunks the ball | 27-26 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 18:21 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:06 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson's pass is intercepted by George Price | 27-26 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Price | 27-28 |
| 17:41 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson lays it up and in set up by Jeff Parks and he's fouled by Jay Wong - foul #2 on Jay Wong, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 17:41 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Wong | 30-31 |
| 17:03 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 30-31 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jay Wong | 30-31 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Jay Wong is fouled on the floor by Frank Robinson - foul #3 on Frank Robinson, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Innes (SF) Frank Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth is fouled on the floor by Keith Innes - foul #1 on Keith Innes, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Edwards (SF), Frank Westfall (PF), Loren Lanham (C) Fred Longworth, Jay Wong, Eric Downs | |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Robert Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (SG) George Price | |
| 15:57 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 30-31 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery tips it back up and in | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Innes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darrell Cripps (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Zuchowski (fresh) SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Westfall (fresh) C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Innes - foul #2 on Keith Innes, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Spenser (SG), Frank Robinson (PF), John Ward (C) Kenneth Barry, Darrell Cripps, Jeff Parks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF), Eric Downs (C) Charles Zuchowski, Robert Edwards, Frank Westfall, Loren Lanham | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:12 | Saint Louis | Jay Wong picks off the pass by Keith Innes | 32-33 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Jay Wong is open and scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Longworth out of a doubleteam | 32-35 |
| 14:31 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Fred Longworth | 32-35 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | George Price misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Franqui | 32-37 |
| 13:24 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Travis Demery and he's fouled by Jay Wong - foul #3 on Jay Wong, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry (SG), Jeff Parks (SF) Jack Spenser, Keith Innes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Charles Zuchowski (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Frank Westfall (PF), Loren Lanham (C) Paul Franqui, George Price, Fred Longworth, Jay Wong, Eric Downs | |
| 13:24 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham drills a runner from the left block | 35-39 |
| 12:39 | Saint Louis | Loren Lanham steps in front of the Jeff Parks pass | 35-39 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall loses the ball out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Jay Wong (PF) Charles Zuchowski, Frank Westfall | |
| 12:04 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Longworth (SF), Eric Downs (C) Robert Edwards, Loren Lanham | |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Darrell Cripps (C) John Ward | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG) Christopher Fisher | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Cripps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry loses the ball out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeff Parks - foul #1 on Jeff Parks, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Spenser (PG) Travis Demery | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:46 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Jay Wong hits the finger roll set up by Paul Franqui | 35-42 |
| 10:19 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by George Price - foul #1 on George Price, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Innes (SF), John Ward (C) Jeff Parks, Darrell Cripps | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (SG), Frank Westfall (PF) George Price, Jay Wong | |
| 10:19 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 09:48 | Saint Louis | John Ward pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:41 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Frank Robinson is denied by Frank Westfall | 38-42 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Eric Downs's pass is intercepted by Keith Innes | 38-42 |
| 08:56 | Saint Louis | John Ward hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 38-42 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Eric Downs | 38-42 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Franqui | 38-44 |
| 08:24 | Saint Louis | John Ward makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Fred Longworth - foul #3 on Fred Longworth, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Travis Demery (PG), Jeff Parks (SF) Kenneth Barry, Keith Innes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Jay Wong (PF), Loren Lanham (C) Charles Zuchowski, Fred Longworth, Frank Westfall, Eric Downs | |
| 08:24 | Saint Louis | John Ward makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 08:03 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 07:55 | Saint Louis | John Ward hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Jeff Parks | 43-44 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Jay Wong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Jay Wong hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Spenser (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Spenser | 45-46 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | George Price is hacked by Jack Spenser - foul #2 on Jack Spenser, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry (SG), Darrell Cripps (C) Jack Spenser, John Ward | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG) Paul Franqui | |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Jay Wong can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 06:43 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:17 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Barry | 48-46 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | George Price drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Fisher | 48-48 |
| 05:33 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks is fouled on the floor by Robert Edwards - foul #1 on Robert Edwards, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Innes (SF), John Ward (C) Jeff Parks, Frank Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), Fred Longworth (SF), Eric Downs (C) Christopher Fisher, Robert Edwards, Loren Lanham | |
| 05:25 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Travis Demery | 51-48 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Keith Innes - foul #3 on Keith Innes, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:57 | Saint Louis | John Ward hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Keith Innes | 53-51 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Jay Wong can't throw it down | 53-51 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Jay Wong hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 04:12 | Saint Louis | Keith Innes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:11 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:06 | Saint Louis | John Ward misses short on a floater from close range | 53-53 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jay Wong | 53-53 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Jay Wong can't throw it down | 53-53 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth tips it home | 53-55 |
| 03:23 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 03:22 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Innes (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Cripps (fairly fresh) C - John Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jay Wong (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Jay Wong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Spenser (PG), Michael Boone (SG), Frank Robinson (PF), Jeff Parks (C) Travis Demery, Kenneth Barry, Darrell Cripps, John Ward | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (SG), Frank Westfall (PF) George Price, Jay Wong | |
| 02:42 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Travis Demery (PG), Kenneth Barry (SG), John Ward (C) Jack Spenser, Michael Boone, Keith Innes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:21 | Saint Louis | John Ward is fouled on the floor by Frank Westfall - foul #2 on Frank Westfall, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 01:59 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Travis Demery and he's fouled by Fred Longworth - foul #4 on Fred Longworth, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Jay Wong (PF) Charles Zuchowski, Frank Westfall | |
| 01:59 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Travis Demery is called for the reach on Jay Wong - foul #3 on Travis Demery, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:31 | Saint Louis | John Ward gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:11 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson buries a shot from the right side | 60-55 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Franqui | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Franqui - foul #1 on Paul Franqui, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:34 | Saint Louis | John Ward gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | John Ward is fouled in the backcourt by George Price - foul #2 on George Price, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Boone (SF) Jeff Parks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | John Ward misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Jay Wong gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Eric Downs snags the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Ward | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | John Ward is hacked by Paul Franqui in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Franqui, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | John Ward misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Franqui | 63-61 |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | George Price is called for the reach on Frank Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Price, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks (SF) Michael Boone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Jay Wong pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Price | 64-64 |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | George Price can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 67-64 |