| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard James (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Mario Klima comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood snags the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Sarvis - foul #2 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF) Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes | |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:41 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle is whistled for traveling | 30-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Don Hayes (SF) Marco Esposito | |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is called for traveling | 30-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Ralph Tuttle | |
| 18:02 | Providence | Ronald Wood swats the dunk try by Richard James | 30-23 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Mario Klima grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits a 3 from straight away | 33-23 |
| 17:34 | Providence | Don Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-26 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Mario Klima splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeff Sarvis - foul #3 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes, Richard James | |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:28 | Providence | Arthur Steinke grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 17:16 | Providence | Kevin Rowland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Don Hayes (SF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Marco Esposito, Arthur Steinke | |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood's fadeaway is rejected by Richard James | 34-26 |
| 16:49 | Providence | Kevin Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:24 | Providence | Mark Masters is called for the reach on Kevin Rowland - foul #1 on Mark Masters, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Ralph Tuttle, Don Hayes, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| 16:04 | Providence | Mario Klima takes the ball from John Copeland | 34-26 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Mario Klima throws it down | 36-26 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) PF - Michael Dade (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Providence | Mark Masters is called for the reach on Jeff Sarvis - foul #2 on Mark Masters, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Harold Smith (PF) James Fisher, Mario Klima, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Don Hayes (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Marco Esposito, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| 15:36 | Providence | Richard James connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Don Hayes | 36-28 |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 15:08 | Providence | Kevin Rowland grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 15:01 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis loses the dribble to Lyle Tavares | 36-28 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-28 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Harold Smith tips it back up and in | 38-28 |
| 14:14 | Providence | John Bohman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lyle Tavares - foul #2 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Ronald Wood (C) James Brown, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Jeff Sarvis, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| 14:14 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:14 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 13:58 | Providence | The rebound goes to Arthur Steinke | 38-30 |
| 13:56 | Providence | Lawrence Milam steals the ball from John Bohman in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 40-30 |
| 13:34 | Providence | Arthur Steinke is fouled on the floor by Harold Smith - foul #2 on Harold Smith, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Marco Esposito (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) John Bohman, Don Hayes, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| 13:22 | Providence | John Copeland is whistled for a carry | 40-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | Providence | Don Hayes (SF) Marco Esposito | |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-30 |
| 12:57 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Copeland | 40-30 |
| 12:39 | Providence | John Copeland is hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG) Michael Merrifield | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Don Hayes, Richard James | |
| 12:23 | Providence | Arthur Steinke can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #6 | 40-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF) James Brown, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Providence | Don Hayes (SF), Michael Dade (PF) Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland | |
| 12:23 | Providence | Arthur Steinke makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 12:23 | Providence | Arthur Steinke makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Mario Klima splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 11:45 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 3 from straight away set up by John Bohman | 42-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Dade (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Jeff Sarvis steals the ball from Mario Klima | 42-35 |
| 11:08 | Providence | Arthur Steinke connects on the runner from the right block | 42-37 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood's layup is rejected by Arthur Steinke | 42-37 |
| 10:46 | Providence | Arthur Steinke grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 10:36 | Providence | Arthur Steinke comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam banks in the layup set up by Lyle Tavares out of the doubleteam | 44-37 |
| 09:54 | Providence | Michael Dade misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 09:52 | Providence | Michael Dade misses the tip | 44-37 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #7 | 44-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| 09:13 | Providence | Richard James can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Victor Woolford - foul #1 on Victor Woolford, team foul #8 | 44-37 |
| 09:13 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:13 | Providence | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Copeland - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | Providence | Don Hayes (SF) Marco Esposito | |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:30 | Providence | The jump hook by Ralph Tuttle is blocked by Mark Masters | 46-39 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | James Brown hits a fadeaway from the left block | 48-39 |
| 08:00 | Providence | Richard James comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 48-39 |
| 07:58 | Providence | Richard James snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 07:46 | Providence | Richard James can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 48-39 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard James (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | James Brown misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-39 |
| 07:14 | Providence | Kevin Rowland pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 06:58 | Providence | John Copeland connects on the floater from the right side set up by Don Hayes | 48-41 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | James Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Don Hayes | 48-41 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Mario Klima (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Don Hayes | |
| 05:48 | Providence | Richard James buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Bohman and he's hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #9 | 48-43 |
| 05:48 | Providence | Richard James makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:08 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 04:37 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Bohman | 51-44 |
| 04:31 | Providence | Richard James misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 51-44 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mario Klima | 53-44 |
| 04:09 | Providence | Richard James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-44 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Mario Klima is whistled for a carry | 53-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Michael Dade (PF) Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Dade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard James (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Providence | Don Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 03:09 | Providence | John Bohman pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 02:49 | Providence | John Bohman is hacked by Harold Smith - foul #3 on Harold Smith, team foul #10 | 53-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Kevin Rowland (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Ralph Tuttle, Michael Dade, Richard James | |
| 02:49 | Providence | John Bohman misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:49 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Ronald Wood (C) Mario Klima, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG) John Bohman | |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right wing set up by James Brown | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:20 | Providence | Don Hayes misses the fadeaway from the left block | 55-45 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Kevin Rowland steals the ball from James Brown | 55-45 |
| 01:53 | Providence | Don Hayes misses the shot from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 01:51 | Providence | Kevin Rowland snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 01:35 | Providence | Ronald Wood swats the short shot by Arthur Steinke | 55-45 |
| 01:33 | Providence | Arthur Steinke grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 01:27 | Providence | James Brown is called for the reach on Don Hayes - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #11 | 55-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Mario Klima (SG), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Arthur Steinke | |
| 01:27 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 01:27 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Mario Klima, James Brown, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard James - foul #1 on Richard James, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Providence | Don Hayes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bohman | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | John Bohman is called for the reach on Ronald Wood in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bohman, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is hacked by John Bohman - foul #2 on John Bohman, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Kevin Rowland - foul #4 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:42 | Providence | Don Hayes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Mario Klima is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Sarvis - foul #4 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:33 | Providence | Don Hayes banks in the layup | 60-52 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is fouled in the backcourt by John Bohman - foul #3 on John Bohman, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 61-52 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-52 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Don Hayes - foul #2 on Don Hayes, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:22 | Providence | Don Hayes can't finish the layup | 62-52 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam runs out the clock | 62-52 |