| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) SG - John Keith (fresh) SF - Lester Long (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) C - Larry Graham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell 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 (+3) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Providence | Cody Booth pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Providence | John Keith is hacked by Kenneth Newlin - foul #1 on Kenneth Newlin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Providence | John Keith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Providence | Donald Hilton tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Brockway and he's fouled by Larry Graham - foul #1 on Larry Graham, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Harold Carter is called for the reach on Donald Hilton - foul #1 on Harold Carter, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Cody Booth misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin loses the dribble to Lester Long | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Providence | Lester Long lays it up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Donald Hilton buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Cody Booth | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin clanks a shot from the left side | 3-6 |
| 17:13 | Providence | John Keith snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:08 | Providence | Cody Booth clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:06 | Providence | Lester Long misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Carter | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Shane Brockway is blocked by Donald Hilton | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | John Keith is called for the reach on Kenneth Newlin - foul #1 on John Keith, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 16:15 | Providence | Lester Long hits a shot from the right block set up by Cody Booth | 3-8 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses the tip | 3-8 |
| 15:48 | Providence | Larry Graham pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Keith (fairly fresh) SF - Lester Long (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Graham (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jess Daniels | 3-8 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 15:27 | Providence | John Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:13 | Providence | John Keith hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Hilton | 3-11 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-11 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 14:42 | Providence | Donald Hilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Christian Hodges (SG), John Brown (SF), Paul Hopping (PF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, John Keith, Lester Long, Donald Hilton, Larry Graham | |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Gregory Thompson - foul #1 on Gregory Thompson, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:00 | Providence | Harvey Newell is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | Providence | Daniel Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-11 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-11 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell travels with the ball | 7-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Grove (PF) Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) John Brown | |
| 13:08 | Providence | Daniel Berry connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-13 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan blows the layup | 7-13 |
| 12:58 | Providence | Gregory Thompson snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:39 | Providence | Gregory Thompson knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Christian Hodges | 7-15 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shane Brockway | 9-15 |
| 12:00 | Providence | Mervin Logan steals it from Lester Long | 9-15 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 9-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Harold Carter (PF) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Keith (SG), Donald Hilton (PF), Larry Graham (C) Daniel Berry, Christian Hodges, Paul Hopping, Gregory Thompson | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Keith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Graham (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Providence | Cody Booth drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Keith | 9-18 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | Harold Carter drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jess Daniels | 11-18 |
| 10:49 | Providence | John Keith is fouled on the floor by Harold Carter - foul #2 on Harold Carter, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Larson (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Harold Carter, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SF) Lester Long | |
| 10:35 | Providence | John Keith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 10:33 | Providence | Larry Graham hits the follow up shot | 11-20 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | John Larson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-20 |
| 10:16 | Providence | Larry Graham pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Cody Booth buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Keith | 11-23 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 11-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Harvey Newell (C) John Larson, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) John Brown | |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 09:38 | Providence | Cody Booth buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Keith | 13-25 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels is hacked by John Keith - foul #2 on John Keith, team foul #5 | 13-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Raymond Grove (PF) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (SG) John Keith | |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses the easy layup | 13-25 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 13-25 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-25 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the offensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove blows the dunk | 13-25 |
| 08:23 | Providence | Larry Graham grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 08:12 | Providence | Lester Long hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Cody Booth and he's fouled by Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #5 | 13-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (C) Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Paul Hopping (PF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, Donald Hilton, Larry Graham | |
| 08:12 | Providence | Lester Long makes the free throw | 13-28 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is fouled on the floor by Daniel Berry - foul #1 on Daniel Berry, team foul #6 | 13-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG), Thomas Giguere (SF) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SF) Lester Long | |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove can't finish the layup | 13-28 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove tips it back up and in | 15-28 |
| 07:17 | Providence | Gregory Thompson misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #6 | 15-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Sharp (C) Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:17 | Providence | Gregory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 07:17 | Providence | Gregory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christian Hodges (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Paul Hopping (fresh) C - Gregory Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere's floater is tipped away by Gregory Thompson | 15-30 |
| 06:56 | Providence | Christian Hodges pulls down the rebound | 15-30 |
| 06:36 | Providence | Paul Hopping misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Antonio Mitchell - foul #2 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #7 | 15-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), John Larson (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Keith (SG), Lester Long (SF), Larry Graham (C) Daniel Berry, Christian Hodges, John Brown, Gregory Thompson | |
| 06:36 | Providence | Paul Hopping makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 06:36 | Providence | Paul Hopping makes the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-32 |
| 06:08 | Providence | Larry Graham gets the rebound | 15-32 |
| 06:02 | Providence | John Larson swats the dunk try by Lester Long | 15-32 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell pulls down the rebound | 15-32 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | The jumper by Kenneth Newlin is denied by Larry Graham | 15-32 |
| 05:51 | Providence | The rebound goes to Larry Graham | 15-32 |
| 05:36 | Providence | Lester Long misses the dunk attempt | 15-32 |
| 05:35 | Providence | Larry Graham tips it back up and in | 15-34 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-34 |
| 05:02 | Providence | Larry Graham scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Cody Booth | 17-36 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Larson | 20-36 |
| 04:40 | Providence | Larry Graham comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 20-36 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 20-36 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Raymond Grove (PF) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Hilton (PF) Paul Hopping | |
| 04:11 | Providence | Jess Daniels picks off the pass by John Keith | 20-36 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 20-36 |
| 04:04 | Providence | Donald Hilton snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 03:41 | Providence | John Keith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-39 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Graham - foul #2 on Larry Graham, team foul #7 | 20-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (SF), Harold Carter (PF) John Larson, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Christian Hodges (SG), John Brown (SF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, John Keith, Lester Long, Larry Graham | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 03:21 | Providence | Thomas Giguere steals the ball from John Brown | 22-39 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Gregory Thompson - foul #2 on Gregory Thompson, team foul #8 | 24-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF) Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christian Hodges (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Providence | Harold Carter steps in front of the Gregory Thompson pass | 25-39 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Daniel Berry is called for the reach on Mervin Logan - foul #2 on Daniel Berry, team foul #9 | 25-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Jess Daniels | |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) John Brown | |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Daniel Berry hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christian Hodges | 27-41 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is denied on a layup by Donald Hilton | 27-41 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan gets the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shane Brockway | 29-41 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the floater from the right block | 29-41 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Harold Carter pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 01:36 | Providence | Lester Long pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 01:27 | Providence | Shane Brockway is called for the reach on Daniel Berry - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #8 | 29-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Harvey Newell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG), Paul Hopping (PF), Larry Graham (C) Christian Hodges, Donald Hilton, Gregory Thompson | |
| 01:27 | Providence | Daniel Berry makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 01:27 | Providence | Daniel Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-43 |
| 01:15 | Providence | John Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 01:01 | Providence | Larry Graham is fouled on the floor by Antonio Mitchell - foul #3 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #9 | 29-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG), John Larson (PF) Antonio Mitchell, Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Brown (SF) Daniel Berry, Lester Long | |
| 01:01 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:01 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | John Larson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it home | 31-45 |
| 00:41 | Providence | John Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-48 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-48 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Larry Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 00:18 | Providence | John Brown hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cody Booth | 31-51 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-51 |
| 00:03 | Providence | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Brown misses the halfcourt shot | 31-51 |