| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) SG - Lester Long (fresh) SF - Christopher Doney (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) C - Eric Whetstone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Providence | Eric Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Providence | Bobby Boyce takes the ball from Christopher Doney | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Providence | Michael Stewart steals the ball from Eric Whetstone | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh misses the fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christopher Doney | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Providence | Lester Long knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Hoff | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce is whistled for a carry | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Providence | Gregory Hoff knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hoff - foul #1 on Gregory Hoff, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (C) Jeremiah Litherland | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Doney - foul #1 on Christopher Doney, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG), Joseph Baker (C) Micah Escoto, Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Anderson (PF) Donald Hilton | |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:17 | Providence | Eric Whetstone hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Anderson | 2-9 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce drills a shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 16:36 | Providence | Lester Long's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Baker | 4-9 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Lester Long - foul #1 on Lester Long, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland (C) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Keith (SG), John Brown (SF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, Lester Long, Christopher Doney, Eric Whetstone | |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 3rd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:09 | Providence | John Keith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joseph Baker | 6-9 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway's pass is intercepted by John Brown | 6-9 |
| 15:57 | Providence | John Brown lays it in | 6-11 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) SG - John Keith (fresh) SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) C - Barry Teems (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 15:46 | Providence | Albert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:42 | Providence | John Keith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 15:40 | Providence | Barry Teems gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:28 | Providence | The jump hook by John Brown is blocked by Kirk Peterson | 6-11 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland buries a driving attempt in the paint | 8-11 |
| 14:37 | Providence | Cody Booth is whistled for traveling | 8-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Micah Escoto (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Harold Carter (C) Bobby Boyce, Shane Brockway, Kirk Peterson, Joseph Baker, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Lester Long (SG), Christopher Doney (SF), Donald Hilton (PF), Eric Whetstone (C) Cody Booth, John Keith, John Brown, Albert Anderson, Barry Teems | |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| 13:59 | Providence | Eric Whetstone is hacked by Micah Escoto - foul #1 on Micah Escoto, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | Providence | Eric Whetstone buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gregory Hoff | 8-13 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Gregory Hoff steps in front of the Michael Stewart pass | 8-13 |
| 13:32 | Providence | Lester Long lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Hoff | 8-15 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Christopher Doney denies the turnaround by Michael Stewart | 8-15 |
| 13:26 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christopher Doney | 8-15 |
| 13:00 | Providence | Lester Long scores on a shot from the right side set up by Christopher Doney and he's hacked by Micah Escoto - foul #2 on Micah Escoto, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Mervin Logan (SG), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Jess Daniels, Micah Escoto, Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Providence | Barry Teems (C) Eric Whetstone | |
| 13:00 | Providence | Lester Long makes the free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-18 |
| 12:50 | Providence | Gregory Hoff grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 12:43 | Providence | Lester Long clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-18 |
| 12:41 | Providence | Barry Teems misses the tip | 8-18 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh gets the rebound | 8-18 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Barry Teems - foul #1 on Barry Teems, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (SF) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SF), Albert Anderson (PF) Christopher Doney, Donald Hilton | |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:22 | Providence | Albert Anderson double dribbles | 10-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Joseph Baker (PF) Mervin Logan, Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Hoff - foul #2 on Gregory Hoff, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF) Jeremiah Litherland | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Keith (SG) Gregory Hoff, Lester Long | |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) SG - John Keith (fresh) SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) C - Barry Teems (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Albert Anderson swats the shot by Kirk Peterson | 11-18 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shane Brockway | 13-18 |
| 11:21 | Providence | Cody Booth can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson is called for traveling | 13-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF) Shane Brockway, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Providence | Christopher Doney (SF), Eric Whetstone (C) John Brown, Barry Teems | |
| 11:04 | Providence | John Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Hilton (PF) Albert Anderson | |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Kirk Peterson is blocked by Eric Whetstone | 13-18 |
| 10:45 | Providence | John Keith pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:22 | Providence | Eric Whetstone buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 13-21 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce hits the follow up shot | 15-21 |
| 09:57 | Providence | Christopher Doney comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 15-21 |
| 09:56 | Providence | Donald Hilton tips it but misses | 15-21 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kirk Peterson | 15-21 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan is fouled on the floor by John Keith - foul #1 on John Keith, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Shane Brockway (SG), Joseph Baker (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Bobby Boyce, Mervin Logan, Arthur Pugh, Kirk Peterson | |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SG), John Brown (SF), Albert Anderson (PF), Barry Teems (C) John Keith, Christopher Doney, Donald Hilton, Eric Whetstone | |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels loses the dribble to John Brown | 15-21 |
| 09:21 | Providence | John Brown throws it down | 15-23 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Lester Long - foul #2 on Lester Long, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Christopher Doney (SF) Cody Booth, Lester Long | |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:55 | Providence | Shane Brockway steals the ball from John Brown | 18-23 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker blows the layup but he's hacked by Barry Teems - foul #2 on Barry Teems, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fullerton (SG), Arthur Pugh (PF) Shane Brockway, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Whetstone (C) Barry Teems | |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:17 | Providence | Daniel Berry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-23 |
| 08:16 | Providence | Daniel Berry gets the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:55 | Providence | Daniel Berry's pass is intercepted by Arthur Pugh | 20-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - James Fullerton (fresh) SF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fresh) SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Doney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) C - Eric Whetstone (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | John Brown is called for the reach on Joseph Baker - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Shane Brockway (SG), Kirk Peterson (SF) Jess Daniels, James Fullerton, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Keith (SG), Donald Hilton (PF) John Brown, Christopher Doney, Albert Anderson | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh is called for a charge - foul #1 on Arthur Pugh, team foul #3 | 20-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF) Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:03 | Providence | Cody Booth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SF), Harold Carter (C) Mervin Logan, Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:38 | Providence | Cody Booth drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Berry | 20-26 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-26 |
| 06:15 | Providence | Eric Whetstone gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:06 | Providence | John Keith buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Cody Booth | 20-29 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-29 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce snags the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart is hacked by Eric Whetstone - foul #1 on Eric Whetstone, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SG), Arthur Pugh (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Shane Brockway, Kirk Peterson, Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SF), Albert Anderson (PF) Daniel Berry, Donald Hilton | |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Eric Whetstone can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the shot from the left side | 23-29 |
| 04:58 | Providence | Eric Whetstone loses the dribble to Michael Stewart | 23-29 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the lay-in | 23-29 |
| 04:52 | Providence | Albert Anderson snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 04:36 | Providence | John Keith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Cody Booth | 23-32 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #11 | 23-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG), Kirk Peterson (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Mervin Logan, Michael Stewart, Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Christopher Doney (SF), Donald Hilton (PF) Cody Booth, John Brown, Eric Whetstone | |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:53 | Providence | John Keith drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Berry | 25-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Keith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Doney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) C - Albert Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bobby Boyce and he's fouled by Christopher Doney - foul #2 on Christopher Doney, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Micah Escoto (SG), Mervin Logan (SF) Bobby Boyce, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Lester Long (SG), Barry Teems (C) Daniel Berry, John Keith, Albert Anderson | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:27 | Providence | Donald Hilton knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Doney | 28-37 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Joseph Baker - foul #1 on Joseph Baker, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh (PF) Mervin Logan | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:58 | Providence | Donald Hilton connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Lester Long | 28-39 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Shane Brockway | 31-39 |
| 02:23 | Providence | Gregory Hoff misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 02:21 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Long | 31-39 |
| 02:10 | Providence | Christopher Doney misses long on a shot in the lane | 31-39 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the shot from the left block set up by Micah Escoto | 33-39 |
| 01:52 | Providence | Christopher Doney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Hilton | 33-41 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is hacked by Gregory Hoff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Hoff, team foul #13 | 33-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Arthur Pugh, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), John Brown (SF), Albert Anderson (PF) Gregory Hoff, Christopher Doney, Donald Hilton | |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 01:38 | Providence | Lester Long misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 01:36 | Providence | Albert Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 01:26 | Providence | Barry Teems is hacked by Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Mervin Logan (SG), Harold Carter (PF) Shane Brockway, Micah Escoto, Kirk Peterson | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG) Daniel Berry | |
| 01:17 | Providence | Barry Teems throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan drills a shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 01:04 | Providence | Cody Booth is hacked by Bobby Boyce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (SF), Eric Whetstone (C) Lester Long, Barry Teems | |
| 00:45 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 00:43 | Providence | Daniel Berry tips it home | 37-43 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Albert Anderson tips it back up and in | 40-45 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses long on a fullcourt shot | 40-45 |