| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SG - James Fisher (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) C - Richard James (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Providence | Marco Esposito clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Providence | Kevin Rowland pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Providence | Marco Esposito drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Copeland | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Brown | 4-2 |
| 18:59 | Providence | The pull-up jumper by John Copeland is blocked by Harold Smith | 4-2 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Fisher | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | James Brown is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Smith | 8-4 |
| 17:21 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis connects on the jump hook in the paint | 8-6 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 8-6 |
| 17:03 | Providence | Richard James snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:59 | Providence | The short jumper by Richard James is denied by Ronald Wood | 8-6 |
| 16:58 | Providence | Kevin Rowland tips it home | 8-8 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Kevin Rowland - foul #1 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Mark Masters travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Wages - foul #1 on Edward Wages, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:54 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) SG - Edward Wages (fresh) SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Donald Duffey (fresh) SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Harvey (fresh) PF - Omer Zuver (fresh) C - Michael Dade (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | James Aaron connects on the shot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 15:04 | Providence | Donald Duffey hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Tuttle | 10-13 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | James Aaron connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 14:17 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle is whistled for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Richard James (C) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Michael Dade | |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood loses the dribble to Omer Zuver | 12-13 |
| 13:37 | Providence | Richard James comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Kevin Rowland (PF) Matthew Harvey, Omer Zuver | |
| 13:37 | Providence | Richard James misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:37 | Providence | Richard James misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | James Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Wood | 14-13 |
| 13:07 | Providence | Richard James is hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| 12:51 | Providence | James Brown steals it from Michael Dade | 14-13 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is hacked by Ralph Tuttle - foul #1 on Ralph Tuttle, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Timothy Lage (SG), Jeff Sarvis (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Matthew Harvey, Omer Zuver, Michael Dade | |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield double dribbles | 14-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Esposito (SF) Timothy Lage | |
| 12:06 | Providence | Richard James misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | John Copeland is called for the reach on Michael Merrifield - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Donald Duffey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Harvey (fresh) PF - Omer Zuver (fresh) C - Michael Dade (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-13 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the follow up shot | 16-13 |
| 11:03 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Donald Duffey | 16-15 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford's pass is intercepted by Ralph Tuttle | 16-15 |
| 10:18 | Providence | Omer Zuver's pass is intercepted by James Fisher | 16-15 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | James Brown throws it down on a nice dish by James Fisher | 18-15 |
| 09:53 | Providence | Donald Duffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Matthew Harvey, Omer Zuver, Michael Dade | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses short on a shot from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | James Aaron grabs the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Jeff Sarvis steals it from James Aaron | 18-15 |
| 08:52 | Providence | Richard James hits the finger roll | 18-17 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Rowland - foul #2 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG) John Flowers | |
| Subs | Providence | Timothy Lage (SG), Omer Zuver (PF) Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland | |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:13 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Aaron - foul #1 on James Aaron, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF) James Aaron, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Harvey (SF) Timothy Lage | |
| 08:13 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:13 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Edward Wages double dribbles | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG) Edward Wages | |
| Subs | Providence | Timothy Lage (SG), Marco Esposito (PF) Matthew Harvey, Omer Zuver | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Mark Masters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lage (fresh) SF - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Providence | James Fisher takes the ball from John Copeland | 19-19 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | James Brown is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Omer Zuver (PF) Timothy Lage, Marco Esposito | |
| 06:37 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-19 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 06:29 | Providence | Richard James snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:18 | Providence | John Copeland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 19-19 |
| 06:17 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Sarvis | 19-19 |
| 05:54 | Providence | Richard James hits a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Victor Woolford - foul #1 on Victor Woolford, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Omer Zuver | |
| 05:54 | Providence | Richard James misses the free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Harold Smith snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | James Aaron comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Rowland - foul #3 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), Mark Masters (C) Michael Merrifield, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Marco Esposito (PF), Michael Dade (C) Donald Duffey, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | James Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:10 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Edward Wages - foul #2 on Edward Wages, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG) Edward Wages | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard James (C) Michael Dade | |
| 05:10 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:10 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | James Fisher travels with the ball | 20-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Matthew Harvey, Richard James | |
| 04:41 | Providence | Mark Masters takes the ball from Marco Esposito | 20-23 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Michael Dade - foul #1 on Michael Dade, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Victor Woolford (C) John Flowers, James Aaron, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Richard James (C) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito, Michael Dade | |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Esposito (PF) Omer Zuver | |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Richard James - foul #1 on Richard James, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (C) Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Omer Zuver (PF) Matthew Harvey, Marco Esposito | |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Harold Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Sarvis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Omer Zuver (fresh) C - Richard James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 26-23 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 26-23 |
| 02:49 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Copeland | 26-23 |
| 02:42 | Providence | Richard James misses the easy layup | 26-23 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Fisher | 26-23 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Omer Zuver - foul #1 on Omer Zuver, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) James Fisher | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Timothy Lage (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Marco Esposito (PF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Jeff Sarvis, Omer Zuver, Richard James | |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:12 | Providence | Harold Smith picks off the pass by Donald Duffey | 27-23 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Edward Wages's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:38 | Providence | Marco Esposito hits the finger roll set up by Michael Dade and he's fouled by James Aaron - foul #2 on James Aaron, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG) Donald Duffey | |
| 01:38 | Providence | Marco Esposito makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Michael Dade swats the layup by Mark Masters | 27-26 |
| 01:23 | Providence | Michael Dade snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 01:19 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Masters - foul #1 on Mark Masters, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Timothy Lage, Michael Dade | |
| 01:19 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:19 | Providence | Marco Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Victor Woolford (C) John Flowers, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Timothy Lage (SG) Donald Duffey, Matthew Harvey | |
| 00:37 | Providence | Richard James drills a turnaround in the paint | 27-29 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Mark Masters misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Lage - foul #1 on Timothy Lage, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) James Aaron | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Harvey (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Richard James | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Mark Masters makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Mark Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Matthew Harvey is fouled on the floor by Victor Woolford - foul #2 on Victor Woolford, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (PF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Timothy Lage, Omer Zuver, Michael Dade | |
| 00:01 | Providence | Matthew Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Matthew Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Edward Wages comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-31 |