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