| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Hargraves (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Louis Canup (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeff McCartha (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orlando Ogren (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Byron Berry (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Louis Canup inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren is hacked by Jeff McCartha - foul #2 on Jeff McCartha, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Louis Canup steps in front of the Orlando Ogren pass | 32-30 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Louis Canup lays it in | 34-30 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Christopher Melton loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Luis Bailey (SG), Tommy Howard (SF), Bob Eubank (PF) Clarence Hargraves, Louis Canup, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Orlando Ogren steals the ball from Tommy Howard | 34-30 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri slams it home on a great pass from Orlando Ogren | 34-32 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey is whistled for a carry | 34-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel (PG), Robert Sauls (C) Johnnie Johnson, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Oliver Rommel takes the ball from Larry Oliveri | 34-32 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard blows the layup | 34-32 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Robert Sauls tips it in | 36-32 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Christopher Melton is hacked by Oliver Rommel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oliver Rommel, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Louis Canup (SF) Oliver Rommel, Tommy Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Byron Berry hits the finger roll | 36-34 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Thomas Jones (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) Luis Bailey, Bob Eubank, Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson double dribbles | 36-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tommy Howard (SF) Clarence Hargraves | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Byron Berry can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Louis Canup | 36-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Canup (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tommy Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeff McCartha (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orlando Ogren (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Donald Nguyen (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Byron Berry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | A charge is called on Orlando Ogren - foul #2 on Orlando Ogren, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel (PG), Clarence Hargraves (SG), William Kerr (SF) Johnnie Johnson, Louis Canup, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Stephen Richey (SF), Michael McCarvy (PF), Anthony Roberts (C) Larry Oliveri, Christopher Melton, Orlando Ogren, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Eubank (PF), Robert Sauls (C) Tommy Howard, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Corey Craig lays it up and in | 36-36 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Hargraves | 39-36 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Anthony Roberts snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Randy Fuller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Anthony Roberts grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy hits the finger roll | 39-38 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel misses the floater from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Stephen Richey is hacked by Oliver Rommel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oliver Rommel, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Louis Canup (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) Oliver Rommel, Clarence Hargraves, William Kerr, Bob Eubank, Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Christopher Melton (SG), Orlando Ogren (SF), Donald Nguyen (PF), Byron Berry (C) Corey Craig, Randy Fuller, Stephen Richey, Michael McCarvy, Anthony Roberts | |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Byron Berry's layup is rejected by Thomas Jones | 39-38 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Christopher Melton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-38 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Louis Canup steals the ball from Larry Oliveri | 39-38 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones's pass is intercepted by Larry Oliveri | 39-38 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen dunks the ball | 39-40 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Byron Berry steals it from Luis Bailey | 39-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Canup (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeff McCartha (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orlando Ogren (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Donald Nguyen (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Byron Berry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket | 39-42 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Johnnie Johnson and he's hacked by Byron Berry - foul #1 on Byron Berry, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (SG), Tommy Howard (SF) Luis Bailey, Louis Canup | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Stephen Richey (SF) Larry Oliveri, Christopher Melton, Orlando Ogren | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Jeff McCartha picks off the pass by Donald Nguyen | 41-42 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Johnnie Johnson | 43-42 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Stephen Richey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jeff McCartha | 43-42 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Byron Berry is called for the reach on Johnnie Johnson - foul #2 on Byron Berry, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Eubank (PF) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Michael McCarvy (PF), Anthony Roberts (C) Corey Craig, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves is fouled on the floor by Michael McCarvy - foul #2 on Michael McCarvy, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Luis Bailey (SG), Louis Canup (SF) Clarence Hargraves, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Louis Canup's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha (C) Tommy Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Melton (SG) Randy Fuller | |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri is hacked by Bob Eubank - foul #3 on Bob Eubank, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Sauls (C) Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | St. John's | Orlando Ogren (SF), Byron Berry (C) Stephen Richey, Anthony Roberts | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Luis Bailey steals the ball from Orlando Ogren | 43-42 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (SG), William Kerr (SF), Tommy Howard (PF) Luis Bailey, Louis Canup, Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (PG), Randy Fuller (SF), Donald Nguyen (PF) Larry Oliveri, Orlando Ogren, Michael McCarvy | |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Tommy Howard - foul #2 on Tommy Howard, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha (C) Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | William Kerr snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hargraves (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Kerr (fresh) PF - Tommy Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff McCartha (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Melton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Fuller (fresh) PF - Donald Nguyen (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Byron Berry (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Byron Berry grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Christopher Melton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Johnnie Johnson - foul #3 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Louis Canup (SF), Bob Eubank (PF) Johnnie Johnson, Clarence Hargraves, William Kerr, Tommy Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Orlando Ogren (SF), Michael McCarvy (PF), Anthony Roberts (C) Corey Craig, Randy Fuller, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Christopher Melton makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Christopher Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Luis Bailey | 45-44 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Anthony Roberts grabs the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Melton | 45-46 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 45-46 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Louis Canup tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Christopher Melton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Melton | 47-46 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Christopher Melton hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Orlando Ogren | 47-48 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank slams it home and he's fouled by Michael McCarvy - foul #3 on Michael McCarvy, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Clarence Hargraves (SG), Tommy Howard (SF), Robert Sauls (C) Oliver Rommel, Luis Bailey, Louis Canup, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Stephen Richey (SF), Donald Nguyen (PF), Byron Berry (C) Larry Oliveri, Christopher Melton, Orlando Ogren, Michael McCarvy, Anthony Roberts | |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Sauls - foul #2 on Robert Sauls, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Jones (PF) Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Byron Berry grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Randy Fuller is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Johnnie Johnson and he's fouled by Randy Fuller - foul #1 on Randy Fuller, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen misses the jump hook in the paint | 53-50 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Hargraves (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Sauls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Fuller (fresh) SF - Stephen Richey (fresh) PF - Donald Nguyen (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Byron Berry (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Stephen Richey snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Robert Sauls swats the dunk try by Byron Berry | 53-50 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Stephen Richey tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Stephen Richey gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Corey Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Louis Canup (SF), Jeff McCartha (C) Johnnie Johnson, Clarence Hargraves, Tommy Howard, Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG) Corey Craig | |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Randy Fuller is called for the reach on Oliver Rommel - foul #2 on Randy Fuller, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Melton (SG), Orlando Ogren (SF) Randy Fuller, Stephen Richey | |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Byron Berry snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Byron Berry misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 54-52 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by Donald Nguyen - foul #2 on Donald Nguyen, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Eubank (C) Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Jones and he's fouled by Byron Berry - foul #3 on Byron Berry, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Sauls (C) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Roberts (C) Byron Berry | |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Oliver Rommel - foul #5 on Oliver Rommel, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Clarence Hargraves (SG), Thomas Jones (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) Oliver Rommel, Luis Bailey, Bob Eubank, Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | St. John's | Byron Berry (C) Anthony Roberts | |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnnie Johnson and he's hacked by Orlando Ogren - foul #3 on Orlando Ogren, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-53 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Donald Nguyen, team foul #11 | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson is hacked by Larry Oliveri in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #12 | 60-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tommy Howard (PF), Robert Sauls (C) Thomas Jones, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Christopher Melton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves is hacked by Christopher Melton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Melton, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Robert Sauls pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Robert Sauls is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Oliveri - foul #3 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #14 | 64-56 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Robert Sauls makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Robert Sauls makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Christopher Melton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Robert Sauls pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Robert Sauls loses the dribble to Christopher Melton | 66-56 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Christopher Melton banks in the layup | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Christopher Melton is called for the reach on Tommy Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Melton, team foul #15 | 66-58 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Stephen Richey (SF), Michael McCarvy (PF), Anthony Roberts (C) Larry Oliveri, Christopher Melton, Orlando Ogren, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson runs out the clock | 68-58 |