| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Curtis Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Ostrander (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santiago Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Labrecque (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | George Carrigan tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 19:19 | Providence | Randy Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 19:17 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander tips it in | 28-34 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett connects on the jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 18:50 | Providence | Curtis Chapman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Peters | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | Providence | Randy Smith makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Chapman | 33-36 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-36 |
| 17:42 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:37 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 17:10 | Providence | Randy Smith grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:54 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Norbert Shackelford - foul #3 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Providence | Armando Diaz (SF), John Enyeart (PF) Santiago Torres, William Labrecque | |
| 16:54 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:54 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-38 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry tips it home | 35-38 |
| 16:08 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander is fouled on the floor by Norbert Shackelford - foul #4 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | Providence | Olin Danoski (PF) Randy Smith | |
| 15:54 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 35-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Curtis Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leroy Ostrander (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Olin Danoski (fresh) C - John Enyeart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses badly on a runner from the left block | 35-41 |
| 15:23 | Providence | The rebound goes to Armando Diaz | 35-41 |
| 15:21 | Providence | Jesse Back takes the ball from Curtis Chapman in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett jams it set up by Tom Matthews and the foul's on Armando Diaz - foul #1 on Armando Diaz, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Providence | Santiago Torres (SF), William Labrecque (PF) Armando Diaz, Olin Danoski | |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:50 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | John Enyeart is called for the reach on Dewey Mills - foul #1 on John Enyeart, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Randy Smith (C) John Enyeart | |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Leroy Ostrander is called for the reach on Jesse Back - foul #2 on Leroy Ostrander, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | George Carrigan is hacked by Curtis Chapman - foul #2 on Curtis Chapman, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-41 |
| 13:33 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:09 | Providence | Randy Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by George Carrigan - foul #2 on George Carrigan, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (PG) Curtis Chapman | |
| 13:09 | Providence | Randy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:09 | Providence | Randy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Santiago Torres is called for the reach on Jack Bissett - foul #1 on Santiago Torres, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills loses the dribble to Santiago Torres | 38-42 |
| 12:17 | Providence | Jeffrey Peters steals it from Randy Smith | 38-42 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | George Carrigan lays it in on a great pass from Dewey Mills | 40-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hans Zeitler (fresh) SG - Leroy Ostrander (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santiago Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Labrecque (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Providence | Randy Smith blows the wide open layup | 40-42 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 11:09 | Providence | William Labrecque gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:48 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander is hacked by George Carrigan - foul #3 on George Carrigan, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Chapman (PG), Armando Diaz (SF), Olin Danoski (PF), John Enyeart (C) Hans Zeitler, Santiago Torres, William Labrecque, Randy Smith | |
| 10:31 | Providence | John Enyeart misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Santos Cherry - foul #1 on Santos Cherry, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| 10:31 | Providence | John Enyeart makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:31 | Providence | John Enyeart misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney misses short on a floater from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 10:04 | Providence | John Enyeart pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:48 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Tom Matthews - foul #1 on Tom Matthews, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:48 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:48 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 09:20 | Providence | Curtis Chapman pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:02 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Norbert Shackelford | 40-44 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry hits the finger roll | 42-44 |
| 08:35 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 42-44 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Jack Bissett is blocked by John Enyeart | 42-44 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fairly fresh) C - Santos Cherry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Curtis Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leroy Ostrander (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Olin Danoski (fresh) C - John Enyeart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 07:28 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Ostrander | 45-44 |
| 07:23 | Providence | The pull-up jumper by Curtis Chapman is blocked by Stephen Carney | 45-44 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Bissett | 45-44 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Curtis Chapman - foul #3 on Curtis Chapman, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jesse Back (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Norbert Shackelford, Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (PG), Aaron Thompson (SG), Santiago Torres (SF), William Labrecque (PF), Randy Smith (C) Curtis Chapman, Leroy Ostrander, Armando Diaz, Olin Danoski, John Enyeart | |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-44 |
| 06:35 | Providence | William Labrecque grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 06:15 | Providence | Hans Zeitler double dribbles | 45-44 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Jesse Back loses the ball out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF) Jack Bissett | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 05:22 | Providence | Aaron Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Randy Smith snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 05:03 | Providence | Aaron Thompson is hacked by Jesse Back - foul #1 on Jesse Back, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Chapman (PG) Hans Zeitler | |
| 05:03 | Providence | Aaron Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:03 | Providence | Aaron Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the 3 from straight away | 45-45 |
| 04:37 | Providence | William Labrecque pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:32 | Providence | Randy Smith drills a floater from the left block set up by Aaron Thompson | 45-47 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Peters | 48-47 |
| 04:01 | Providence | Randy Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 03:59 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to William Labrecque | 48-47 |
| 03:47 | Providence | Aaron Thompson is hacked by George Carrigan - foul #4 on George Carrigan, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Jesse Back (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Tom Matthews, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Providence | Armando Diaz (SF), John Enyeart (PF) Santiago Torres, William Labrecque | |
| 03:47 | Providence | Aaron Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:47 | Providence | Aaron Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Curtis Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Armando Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Enyeart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Bissett | 51-49 |
| 03:05 | Providence | Randy Smith hits a jumper from the left block | 51-51 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Armando Diaz steals it from Jesse Back | 51-51 |
| 02:36 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Providence | Leroy Ostrander (SG), Santiago Torres (SF), William Labrecque (PF) Aaron Thompson, Armando Diaz, John Enyeart | |
| 02:18 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Bissett | 54-54 |
| 01:42 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Chapman | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 01:18 | Providence | Santiago Torres hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 00:47 | Providence | William Labrecque pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:31 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander misses the shot from the right block | 57-57 |
| 00:29 | Providence | Curtis Chapman snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Smith | 57-59 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the halfcourt shot | 57-59 |