| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) SG - Michael Seibold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vance Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Orval Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Vance Taylor inbounds the ball | 14-26 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Orval Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vance Taylor | 16-26 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | George Price misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Orval Brown - foul #2 on Orval Brown, team foul #1 | 16-26 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | George Price makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | George Price misses the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 19:18 | Providence | Orval Brown snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 18:57 | Providence | Michael Seibold's fadeaway is rejected by Jay Wong | 16-27 |
| 18:56 | Providence | Andrew Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 18:34 | Providence | Eric Downs swats the layup by Orval Brown | 16-27 |
| 18:32 | Providence | Robert Nelson snags the offensive board | 16-27 |
| 18:06 | Providence | Robert Nelson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-27 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-27 |
| 17:37 | Providence | Michael Seibold snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 17:25 | Providence | Michael Seibold is whistled for traveling | 18-27 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is called for traveling | 18-27 |
| 16:31 | Providence | Michael Seibold is fouled on the floor by Eric Downs - foul #1 on Eric Downs, team foul #1 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Glenn Mahurin (SG) Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:14 | Providence | Vance Taylor drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Glenn Mahurin | 20-27 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth loses the ball out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Palmer (C) Andrew Edwards | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (SG), Charles Arthur (SF), Frank Westfall (PF), Loren Lanham (C) George Price, Fred Longworth, Jay Wong, Eric Downs | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Seibold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Glenn Mahurin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vance Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orval Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Zuchowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Arthur (fresh) PF - Frank Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Lanham (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Charles Arthur gets the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Glenn Mahurin steps in front of the Frank Westfall pass | 20-27 |
| 15:01 | Providence | Michael Seibold lays it in on a nice dish by Glenn Mahurin | 22-27 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Glenn Mahurin - foul #2 on Glenn Mahurin, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Nelson (PG), Andrew Edwards (C) Michael Seibold, Vance Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF), Eric Downs (C) Charles Zuchowski, Charles Arthur, Frank Westfall, Loren Lanham | |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the free throw | 22-29 |
| 14:32 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 14:13 | Providence | Matthew Palmer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-29 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Eric Downs pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Price | 22-31 |
| 13:49 | Providence | Orval Brown connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Robert Nelson | 24-31 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 13:19 | Providence | Matthew Palmer gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 13:13 | Providence | Orval Brown hits the finger roll | 26-31 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 12:46 | Providence | Andrew Edwards grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 12:30 | Providence | Orval Brown scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-31 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 12:19 | Providence | The rebound goes to Andrew Edwards | 28-31 |
| 12:03 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin connects on the floater from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth tips it home | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Mahurin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Orval Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Downs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Downs - foul #2 on Eric Downs, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Vance Taylor (SF) Matthew Palmer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Charles Arthur (SF), Frank Westfall (PF), Loren Lanham (C) Paul Franqui, Fred Longworth, Jay Wong, Eric Downs | |
| 11:32 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 11:32 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 11:12 | Providence | Vance Taylor pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 10:47 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 10:45 | Providence | Robert Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 10:31 | Providence | Vance Taylor loses the dribble to Charles Arthur | 32-33 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 10:11 | Providence | Vance Taylor snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 10:07 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 10:06 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | George Price hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Fisher | 34-35 |
| 09:17 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin makes the fadeaway in the lane | 36-35 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall's floater is tipped away by Andrew Edwards | 36-35 |
| 08:54 | Providence | Andrew Edwards pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 08:36 | Providence | Orval Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-35 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall buries a shot from the left block | 36-37 |
| 07:43 | Providence | George Price steals it from Glenn Mahurin | 36-37 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher lays it up and in set up by George Price | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Mahurin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Vance Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Orval Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Arthur (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Westfall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Lanham (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Providence | Orval Brown misses the jumper from the baseline | 36-39 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Glenn Mahurin steps in front of the Charles Arthur pass | 36-39 |
| 06:47 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin lays it up and in | 38-39 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Seibold (SG), Matthew Palmer (PF) Glenn Mahurin, Orval Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), Charles Zuchowski (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF), Eric Downs (C) Christopher Fisher, George Price, Charles Arthur, Frank Westfall, Loren Lanham | |
| 06:26 | Providence | Vance Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 06:25 | Providence | Matthew Palmer hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Jay Wong can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Seibold - foul #2 on Michael Seibold, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 06:01 | Providence | Andrew Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 05:50 | Providence | Vance Taylor is hacked by Fred Longworth - foul #3 on Fred Longworth, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 05:32 | Providence | Vance Taylor comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Downs - foul #3 on Eric Downs, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Orval Brown (PF) Andrew Edwards | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:32 | Providence | Vance Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 05:32 | Providence | Vance Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 42-42 |
| 04:46 | Providence | Robert Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Franqui and the foul's on Vance Taylor - foul #1 on Vance Taylor, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 03:56 | Providence | Charles Zuchowski steps in front of the Orval Brown pass | 42-45 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Zuchowski | 42-47 |
| 03:33 | Providence | Charles Zuchowski picks off the pass by Michael Seibold | 42-47 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Zuchowski | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Seibold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Vance Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Orval Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Zuchowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Providence | Orval Brown slams it home | 44-49 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Vance Taylor - foul #2 on Vance Taylor, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Glenn Mahurin (SG), Andrew Edwards (C) Robert Nelson, Orval Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Charles Arthur (SF), Loren Lanham (C) Charles Zuchowski, Fred Longworth, Eric Downs | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin clanks a floater from the left side | 44-51 |
| 02:26 | Providence | Michael Seibold tips it but misses | 44-51 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jay Wong | 44-51 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Longworth (SF), Eric Downs (C) Charles Arthur, Loren Lanham | |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Franqui | 44-54 |
| 01:45 | Providence | Michael Seibold is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Seibold, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Nelson (PG), Orval Brown (PF) Glenn Mahurin, Matthew Palmer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth blows the layup but he's hacked by Orval Brown - foul #3 on Orval Brown, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Michael Seibold travels with the ball | 44-56 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Nelson - foul #3 on Robert Nelson, team foul #8 | 44-56 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Providence | Robert Nelson is hacked by Eric Downs - foul #4 on Eric Downs, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| 00:42 | Providence | Michael Seibold can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 00:40 | Providence | Robert Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 00:36 | Providence | Michael Seibold makes the shot from the left side | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Michael Seibold takes the ball from Fred Longworth | 46-58 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Orval Brown scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Nelson | 48-58 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui runs out the clock | 48-58 |