| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oliver Rommel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Hockman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff McCartha (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Dwight Robichaud (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hugo Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Wolf (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Danny Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Steve Wolf inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Providence | Hugo Clark comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Oliver Rommel - foul #2 on Oliver Rommel, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 19:42 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 19:42 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha banks in the layup | 25-33 |
| 19:01 | Providence | Hugo Clark hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Danny Defranco | 25-35 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dwight Robichaud - foul #3 on Dwight Robichaud, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:36 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| 18:36 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:36 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Evans - foul #1 on Mark Evans, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Brian Butz (SF) Steve Wolf | |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:16 | Providence | Mark Evans buries a driving attempt in the paint | 28-38 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 30-38 |
| 17:28 | Providence | Danny Defranco misses long on an open runner from the left block | 30-38 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Bryant | 30-38 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-38 |
| 17:08 | Providence | Hugo Clark grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 16:47 | Providence | Hugo Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 16:46 | Providence | Danny Defranco tips it home | 30-40 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant is whistled for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), John Seitz (SF), Bob Eubank (PF), Jason Jones (C) Clarence Hargraves, Oliver Rommel, Robert Bryant, Christopher Hockman, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG), Dustin Corum (SG), Steve Wolf (SF), Robert Duryea (PF) Dwight Robichaud, Hugo Clark, Brian Butz, Danny Defranco | |
| 16:10 | Providence | Mark Evans hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 30-40 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Jason Jones grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Johnnie Johnson | 32-40 |
| 15:46 | Providence | Mark Evans connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ryan Noah | 32-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Seitz (fresh) PF - Bob Eubank (fresh) C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ryan Noah (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Corum (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steve Wolf (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Duryea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Evans (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Luis Bailey, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Jelinski (C) Mark Evans | |
| 15:04 | Providence | Dustin Corum makes the 3 from straight away | 32-45 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson makes the contested 3 from the left corner and the foul's on Ryan Noah - foul #2 on Ryan Noah, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Canup (SF), Tommy Howard (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) John Seitz, Bob Eubank, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Providence | Brian Butz (SF) Steve Wolf | |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:30 | Providence | Dustin Corum is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-48 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 14:20 | Providence | The rebound goes to Albert Jelinski | 36-48 |
| 14:18 | Providence | Dustin Corum is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Bailey - foul #4 on Luis Bailey, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Robert Bryant (SF) Johnnie Johnson, Luis Bailey | |
| Subs | Providence | Dwight Robichaud (PG), Hugo Clark (SG), Ryan Clark (PF) Ryan Noah, Dustin Corum, Robert Duryea | |
| 13:56 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud is fouled on the floor by Tommy Howard - foul #1 on Tommy Howard, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Seitz (PG), Christopher Hockman (PF), Bob Eubank (C) Clarence Hargraves, Tommy Howard, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Defranco (PF) Albert Jelinski | |
| 13:35 | Providence | Hugo Clark misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 13:33 | Providence | Brian Butz grabs the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:06 | Providence | John Seitz picks off the pass by Brian Butz | 36-48 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | John Seitz can't finish the layup | 36-48 |
| 13:02 | Providence | Brian Butz grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 12:40 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Butz and the foul's on Christopher Hockman - foul #3 on Christopher Hockman, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Oliver Rommel (SG), Tommy Howard (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Seitz, Louis Canup, Christopher Hockman, Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | Providence | Dustin Corum (SG), Steve Wolf (SF), Robert Duryea (PF), Mark Evans (C) Hugo Clark, Brian Butz, Danny Defranco, Ryan Clark | |
| 12:40 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud misses the free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Jason Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves hits a floater from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 12:28 | Providence | Dustin Corum is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha (C) Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG) Dwight Robichaud | |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-50 |
| 12:08 | Providence | The rebound goes to Steve Wolf | 38-50 |
| 12:06 | Providence | Ryan Noah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Evans - foul #2 on Mark Evans, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:53 | Providence | Dustin Corum double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Dustin Corum picks off the pass by Robert Bryant out of a doubleteam | 40-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oliver Rommel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Howard (fresh) C - Jeff McCartha (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ryan Noah (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Corum (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steve Wolf (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Duryea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Providence | Steve Wolf travels with the ball | 40-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), John Seitz (SF), Christopher Hockman (PF), Bob Eubank (C) Clarence Hargraves, Robert Bryant, Tommy Howard, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Providence | Dwight Robichaud (PG), Hugo Clark (SG), Brian Butz (SF), Danny Defranco (PF) Ryan Noah, Dustin Corum, Steve Wolf, Robert Duryea | |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Dwight Robichaud picks off the pass by Johnnie Johnson in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| 10:52 | Providence | Hugo Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 40-50 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | John Seitz pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 10:44 | Providence | Hugo Clark snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 10:40 | Providence | Hugo Clark is hacked by Bob Eubank in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bob Eubank, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Luis Bailey (SG) Oliver Rommel | |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Jelinski (C) Mark Evans | |
| 10:40 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:40 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | John Seitz buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnnie Johnson out of a doubleteam | 42-52 |
| 10:16 | Providence | John Seitz steals it from Hugo Clark in the backcourt | 42-52 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Johnnie Johnson | 44-52 |
| 09:53 | Providence | Johnnie Johnson is called for the reach on Dwight Robichaud in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Canup (SF), Jeff McCartha (C) John Seitz, Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | Providence | Dustin Corum (SG), Steve Wolf (SF) Hugo Clark, Brian Butz | |
| 09:53 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:53 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Steve Wolf steals the ball from Christopher Hockman | 44-54 |
| 09:34 | Providence | Dustin Corum dunks the ball on a nice dish by Steve Wolf | 44-56 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman travels with the ball | 44-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Oliver Rommel (SG), Tommy Howard (PF) Johnnie Johnson, Luis Bailey, Christopher Hockman | |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG), Robert Duryea (PF), Mark Evans (C) Dwight Robichaud, Danny Defranco, Albert Jelinski | |
| 08:46 | Providence | Dustin Corum knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Noah | 44-59 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Oliver Rommel | 46-59 |
| 08:03 | Providence | Ryan Noah drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Corum | 46-61 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 07:57 | Providence | The rebound goes to Robert Duryea | 46-61 |
| 07:31 | Providence | Dustin Corum misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 07:29 | Providence | Robert Duryea grabs the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oliver Rommel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Louis Canup (fairly fresh) PF - Tommy Howard (fairly fresh) C - Jeff McCartha (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ryan Noah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Corum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Wolf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Duryea (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Evans (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Providence | Ryan Noah hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dustin Corum | 46-63 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Mark Evans blocks the jumper by Clarence Hargraves | 46-63 |
| 06:58 | Providence | Ryan Noah pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 06:36 | Providence | Steve Wolf misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 06:34 | Providence | Mark Evans tips it back up and in | 46-65 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses the fadeaway from the right side | 46-65 |
| 06:20 | Providence | Dustin Corum grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 06:18 | Providence | Steve Wolf loses the dribble to Louis Canup in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves blows the layup | 46-65 |
| 06:14 | Providence | Steve Wolf pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:49 | Providence | Dustin Corum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-65 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Robert Bryant (SF), Christopher Hockman (PF), Bob Eubank (C) Clarence Hargraves, Oliver Rommel, Louis Canup, Tommy Howard, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Providence | Dwight Robichaud (PG), Hugo Clark (SG), Brian Butz (SF), Danny Defranco (PF), Albert Jelinski (C) Ryan Noah, Dustin Corum, Steve Wolf, Robert Duryea, Mark Evans | |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-65 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman hits the follow up shot | 48-65 |
| 05:04 | Providence | Johnnie Johnson steals it from Albert Jelinski | 48-65 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson is fouled on the floor by Albert Jelinski - foul #2 on Albert Jelinski, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 50-65 |
| 04:20 | Providence | Hugo Clark misses the driving attempt near the basket | 50-65 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-65 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Hugo Clark - foul #1 on Hugo Clark, team foul #6 | 50-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), John Seitz (SF), Jason Jones (C) Johnnie Johnson, Robert Bryant, Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Duryea (PF), Ryan Clark (C) Danny Defranco, Albert Jelinski | |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:43 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud connects on the floater from the right side set up by Hugo Clark | 52-67 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Hockman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Dwight Robichaud (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Hugo Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Butz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Duryea (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Clark (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-67 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Bailey | 52-67 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Louis Canup (SG), Tommy Howard (PF) Clarence Hargraves, Luis Bailey, Christopher Hockman | |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG), Steve Wolf (SF), Mark Evans (C) Dwight Robichaud, Brian Butz, Ryan Clark | |
| 03:07 | Providence | Louis Canup is called for the reach on Hugo Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Canup, team foul #9 | 52-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Defranco (PF) Robert Duryea | |
| 03:07 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:07 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Hugo Clark | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Providence | Mark Evans misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | John Seitz snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-69 |
| 02:06 | Providence | Mark Evans makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Danny Defranco | 55-71 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Louis Canup is called for a charge - foul #2 on Louis Canup, team foul #10 | 55-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Luis Bailey (SG), Bob Eubank (PF) Louis Canup, Tommy Howard | |
| Subs | Providence | Dwight Robichaud (PG) Ryan Noah | |
| 01:45 | Providence | Hugo Clark clanks a shot from the free throw line | 55-71 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank is hacked by Hugo Clark - foul #2 on Hugo Clark, team foul #7 | 55-71 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:28 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-71 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank is fouled on the floor by Mark Evans - foul #3 on Mark Evans, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | Providence | Mark Evans hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Johnnie Johnson - foul #4 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #11 | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | Providence | Mark Evans misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | Providence | Mark Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | Providence | Danny Defranco pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Providence | Mark Evans misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 59-71 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | John Seitz snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 00:31 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 00:04 | Providence | Hugo Clark is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Jason Jones grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jason Jones clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-71 |