| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daryl Dollar (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earnest Krol (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clark Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Craig (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanislaus Ziebert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Earnest Krol inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Earnest Krol can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Murdock | 33-36 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Earnest Krol knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Neil Kennedy | 36-36 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ruben Busch | 36-39 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Clark Thomas clanks a turnaround in the lane | 36-39 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Clark Thomas is called for the reach on Christopher Cole - foul #3 on Clark Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Reed (PF) Clark Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 36-39 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Joseph Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Lee King | 38-39 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Neil Kennedy - foul #3 on Neil Kennedy, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thad Giancola (PG), Elmer Headen (C) Daryl Dollar, Neil Kennedy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Earnest Krol's floater is tipped away by Stanislaus Ziebert | 38-40 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Thad Giancola snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Thad Giancola throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Mark Fales (C) Lee King, Earnest Krol | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (PG), Gary Saunders (SG), William Cortes (SF) Paul Murdock, Ruben Busch, Benjamin Craig | |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole's floater is knocked away by Mark Fales | 38-40 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Joseph Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | William Cortes hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Joseph Reed - foul #1 on Joseph Reed, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daryl Dollar (PG) Kelvin Carder | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Phillips (PF), Kevin Whittaker (C) Christopher Cole, Stanislaus Ziebert | |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | William Cortes makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Elmer Headen loses the dribble to Justin Phillips | 40-43 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders scores on a floater from close range | 40-45 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar is hacked by Paul Cook - foul #1 on Paul Cook, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee King (SG), Earnest Krol (SF), Clark Thomas (PF), Neil Kennedy (C) Thad Giancola, Joseph Reed, Elmer Headen, Mark Fales | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Ruben Busch (SG) Paul Cook, Gary Saunders | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daryl Dollar (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earnest Krol (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clark Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Neil Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Whittaker (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy misses long on a shot from the right side | 40-45 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Clark Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thad Giancola (PG) Daryl Dollar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig (SF), Christopher Cole (PF), Stanislaus Ziebert (C) William Cortes, Justin Phillips, Kevin Whittaker | |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert tips it in | 40-50 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch jams it set up by Paul Murdock | 43-52 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Clark Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thad Giancola | 46-52 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Earnest Krol steps in front of the Christopher Cole pass | 46-52 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Earnest Krol jams it | 48-52 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Benjamin Craig is denied by Clark Thomas | 48-52 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert grabs the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ruben Busch | 48-54 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Thad Giancola drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Thad Giancola grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Christopher Cole blocks the short jumper by Clark Thomas | 51-54 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Clark Thomas picks off the pass by Benjamin Craig | 51-54 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Lee King drills a runner near the basket | 53-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thad Giancola (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earnest Krol (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clark Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Neil Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Busch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benjamin Craig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Cole (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanislaus Ziebert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul Murdock and he's hacked by Neil Kennedy - foul #4 on Neil Kennedy, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daryl Dollar (PG), Kelvin Carder (SG), Joseph Reed (SF), Elmer Headen (PF), Mark Fales (C) Thad Giancola, Lee King, Earnest Krol, Clark Thomas, Neil Kennedy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (PG), Gary Saunders (SG), William Cortes (SF), Justin Phillips (C) Paul Murdock, Ruben Busch, Benjamin Craig, Stanislaus Ziebert | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Joseph Reed hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kelvin Carder | 55-57 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 55-57 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Paul Cook is blocked by Mark Fales | 55-57 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Mark Fales gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder loses the dribble to Justin Phillips | 55-57 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders blows the layup but he's hacked by Kelvin Carder - foul #1 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker (C) Christopher Cole | |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | William Cortes takes the ball from Daryl Dollar | 55-59 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Cook | 55-61 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Mark Fales misses short on a jumper from the left block | 55-61 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Elmer Headen snags the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Joseph Reed misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Gary Saunders - foul #1 on Gary Saunders, team foul #2 | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thad Giancola (PG), Lee King (SG), Clark Thomas (PF) Daryl Dollar, Kelvin Carder, Elmer Headen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Ruben Busch (SG), Benjamin Craig (SF), Stanislaus Ziebert (C) Paul Cook, Gary Saunders, William Cortes, Kevin Whittaker | |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Joseph Reed makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Joseph Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Justin Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Murdock | 56-64 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Thad Giancola misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Justin Phillips can't tip it in | 56-64 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Joseph Reed pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Mark Fales misses the fadeaway from the right block | 56-64 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Justin Phillips misses the floater in the lane | 56-64 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Mark Fales grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Clark Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Thad Giancola tips it home | 58-64 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig is called for traveling | 58-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daryl Dollar (PG), Earnest Krol (SF), Elmer Headen (PF), Neil Kennedy (C) Lee King, Joseph Reed, Clark Thomas, Mark Fales | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Saunders (SG), William Cortes (SF), Christopher Cole (PF) Ruben Busch, Benjamin Craig, Justin Phillips | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daryl Dollar (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thad Giancola (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Krol (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Elmer Headen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Neil Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Saunders (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Cole (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanislaus Ziebert (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Earnest Krol can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-64 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Thad Giancola grabs the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Earnest Krol hits the finger roll | 60-64 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (PG) Paul Murdock | |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Earnest Krol is fouled on the floor by William Cortes - foul #2 on William Cortes, team foul #3 | 60-64 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Elmer Headen gets the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | William Cortes takes the ball from Thad Giancola | 60-64 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Earnest Krol | 60-64 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Earnest Krol makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Neil Kennedy | 63-64 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Elmer Headen swats the layup by Christopher Cole | 63-64 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | William Cortes gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Lee King (SG), Clark Thomas (PF), Mark Fales (C) Daryl Dollar, Thad Giancola, Elmer Headen, Neil Kennedy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Ruben Busch (SG), Benjamin Craig (SF), Justin Phillips (C) Paul Cook, Gary Saunders, William Cortes, Stanislaus Ziebert | |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Mark Fales hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Justin Phillips - foul #1 on Justin Phillips, team foul #4 | 63-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Page (SF) Earnest Krol | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Mark Fales makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Mark Fales misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Justin Phillips pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch double dribbles | 64-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Reed (SF) Brian Page | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Clark Thomas buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Kelvin Carder and the foul's on Christopher Cole - foul #2 on Christopher Cole, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker (C) Christopher Cole | |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Clark Thomas makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-64 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Craig | 67-64 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Mark Fales misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Justin Phillips grabs the board | 67-67 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clark Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Fales (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benjamin Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Whittaker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Lee King picks off the pass by Justin Phillips | 67-67 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Lee King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-67 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Joseph Reed tips it back up and in | 69-67 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daryl Dollar (PG), Earnest Krol (SF), Neil Kennedy (C) Kelvin Carder, Joseph Reed, Mark Fales | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Cole (PF), Stanislaus Ziebert (C) Justin Phillips, Kevin Whittaker | |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Clark Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 69-67 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole tips it but misses | 69-67 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole tips it in | 69-69 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Lee King misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-69 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 69-69 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Clark Thomas grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Clark Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Neil Kennedy | 72-69 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Clark Thomas's layup is rejected by Stanislaus Ziebert | 72-69 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Earnest Krol grabs the board | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Earnest Krol is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Murdock - foul #2 on Paul Murdock, team foul #6 | 72-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thad Giancola (SG) Lee King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Earnest Krol is fouled on the floor by Paul Murdock - foul #3 on Paul Murdock, team foul #7 | 72-69 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Earnest Krol makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Earnest Krol makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Earnest Krol is hacked by Paul Murdock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Murdock, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee King (SG) Thad Giancola | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Earnest Krol makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Earnest Krol makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thad Giancola (SG) Lee King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Earnest Krol is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Busch - foul #2 on Ruben Busch, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Earnest Krol makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Earnest Krol misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Earnest Krol grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Earnest Krol runs out the clock | 77-72 |