| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard James (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Brown inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Smith | 27-23 |
| 19:30 | Providence | Harold Smith blocks the short jumper by Marco Esposito | 27-23 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Omer Zuver (PF) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Richard James | |
| 18:58 | Providence | James Brown is called for the reach on Marco Esposito - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Dade (C) Kevin Rowland | |
| 18:44 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 27-23 |
| 18:43 | Providence | Marco Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:26 | Providence | Marco Esposito connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Ralph Tuttle and the foul's on James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Omer Zuver, Michael Dade | |
| 18:26 | Providence | Marco Esposito makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 17:52 | Providence | Kevin Rowland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Omer Zuver (PF) Richard James | |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-26 |
| 17:25 | Providence | Marco Esposito gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:18 | Providence | John Copeland is fouled on the floor by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG) Anthony Ross | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Richard James (PF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Omer Zuver, Kevin Rowland | |
| 17:08 | Providence | Richard James makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Tuttle | 27-28 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 16:53 | Providence | The rebound goes to Richard James | 27-28 |
| 16:47 | Providence | The short jumper by Richard James is denied by Ronald Wood | 27-28 |
| 16:46 | Providence | Richard James grabs the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:37 | Providence | James Brown is called for the reach on Richard James - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 27-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Kevin Rowland (C) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Michael Dade | |
| 16:32 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Copeland | 27-30 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | John Copeland steals it from Victor Woolford | 27-30 |
| 15:59 | Providence | John Copeland lays it up and in | 27-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Wages (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard James (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | James Fisher is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Jamison Mullins, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) Jeff Sarvis, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 15:33 | Providence | Edward Wages steals the ball from John Copeland in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses the easy layup | 27-32 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | James Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-32 |
| 15:05 | Providence | Michael Dade gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:51 | Providence | Marco Esposito drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Copeland | 27-34 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Tuttle - foul #2 on Ralph Tuttle, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Omer Zuver, Michael Dade | |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 14:14 | Providence | Donald Duffey is hacked by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 28-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi (SF) Marco Esposito | |
| 14:01 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Duffey | 28-36 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Smith | 30-36 |
| 13:19 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses the lay-in | 30-36 |
| 13:17 | Providence | Richard James tips it home | 30-38 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Harold Smith hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ronald Wood | 32-38 |
| 12:32 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses the jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 12:30 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Harold Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the contested fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Ross | 34-38 |
| 12:05 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis loses the dribble to Harold Smith | 34-38 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses short on an open shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Alphonso Bianchi - foul #3 on Alphonso Bianchi, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, Anthony Ross, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) Donald Duffey, Jeff Sarvis, Alphonso Bianchi, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Edward Wages (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Omer Zuver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dade (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Providence | The short jumper by Marco Esposito is denied by Harold Smith | 36-38 |
| 11:42 | Providence | Omer Zuver grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:29 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses long on a jumper from the left block | 36-38 |
| 11:28 | Providence | Michael Dade can't tip it in | 36-38 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Edward Wages grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Edward Wages can't connect on a shot from the left side | 36-38 |
| 11:10 | Providence | John Copeland grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 11:04 | Providence | Victor Woolford steals it from John Copeland | 36-38 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is fouled on the floor by John Copeland - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Mark Masters (PF) James Aaron, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Richard James (PF) Ralph Tuttle, Omer Zuver | |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Richard James is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Richard James denies the turnaround by Jamison Mullins | 36-38 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Mark Masters tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 09:27 | Providence | Edward Wages steals the ball from Michael Dade | 38-38 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Aaron (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Jamison Mullins, Edward Wages, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) Marco Esposito, Richard James, Michael Dade | |
| 08:48 | Providence | Omer Zuver loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Esposito (SF), Richard James (PF) Alphonso Bianchi, Omer Zuver | |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | James Aaron is fouled on the floor by Marco Esposito - foul #4 on Marco Esposito, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Omer Zuver (PF) Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Richard James | |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Harold Smith scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Aaron and the foul's on Omer Zuver - foul #1 on Omer Zuver, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) James Aaron | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Richard James (PF) Ralph Tuttle, Alphonso Bianchi, Omer Zuver | |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 07:47 | Providence | John Copeland makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on James Fisher - foul #3 on James Fisher, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Dade (C) Kevin Rowland | |
| 07:47 | Providence | John Copeland makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard James (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Dade (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #8 | 41-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG) James Fisher | |
| Subs | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Kevin Rowland (C) Marco Esposito, Michael Dade | |
| 07:04 | Providence | Richard James comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Harold Smith - foul #2 on Harold Smith, team foul #9 | 41-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF) Jeff Sarvis, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 07:04 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:04 | Providence | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Richard James blocks the short jumper by James Brown | 41-43 |
| 06:36 | Providence | John Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:23 | Providence | Mark Masters blocks the short jumper by Ralph Tuttle | 41-43 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 06:17 | Providence | Marco Esposito pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:11 | Providence | John Copeland connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard James | 41-45 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | James Brown buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Wages | 43-45 |
| 06:03 | Providence | John Copeland is hacked by Edward Wages in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Wages, team foul #10 | 43-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Jamison Mullins (SG), Harold Smith (PF) Edward Wages, Anthony Ross, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 06:03 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 06:03 | Providence | John Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Harold Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Dade - foul #1 on Michael Dade, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG) John Copeland | |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:28 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis lays it up and in | 45-48 |
| 05:10 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 45-48 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it in | 47-48 |
| 04:59 | Providence | Donald Duffey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 04:57 | Providence | Omer Zuver grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:47 | Providence | Jamison Mullins steps in front of the Alphonso Bianchi pass | 47-48 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | James Fisher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Harold Smith hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 04:06 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Jeff Sarvis is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #3 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Jamison Mullins, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) Donald Duffey, Jeff Sarvis, Alphonso Bianchi, Omer Zuver, Michael Dade | |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:41 | Providence | Marco Esposito snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard James (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Providence | James Fisher takes the ball from Marco Esposito | 50-48 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | James Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Fisher | 52-48 |
| 02:56 | Providence | Marco Esposito scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Tuttle | 52-50 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Ralph Tuttle | |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Marco Esposito pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 02:26 | Providence | Marco Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 52-50 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Richard James | 52-50 |
| 01:42 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Victor Woolford - foul #2 on Victor Woolford, team foul #11 | 52-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (C) Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:42 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:42 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Harold Smith is called for traveling | 52-51 |
| 01:02 | Providence | Richard James lays it in on a nice dish by Jeff Sarvis | 52-53 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | James Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 00:34 | Providence | Richard James grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Providence | James Fisher is called for the reach on Richard James in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Fisher, team foul #12 | 52-53 |
| 00:32 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:32 | Providence | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Fisher | 55-55 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Providence calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses short on a halfcourt shot | 55-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard James (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Harold Smith wins the tip | 55-55 |
| 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) | |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | James Fisher blows the layup | 55-55 |
| 04:32 | Providence | Marco Esposito grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 04:25 | Providence | John Copeland can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-55 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Harold Smith tips it in | 57-55 |
| 03:43 | Providence | Richard James drills a shot from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Copeland - foul #2 on John Copeland, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:03 | Providence | Harold Smith is called for the reach on Donald Duffey - foul #3 on Harold Smith, team foul #13 | 59-57 |
| 03:03 | Providence | Donald Duffey makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:03 | Providence | Donald Duffey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #14 | 59-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Timothy Lage (PG) Donald Duffey | |
| 02:33 | Providence | Omer Zuver blows the layup | 59-59 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't finish the layup | 59-59 |
| 02:01 | Providence | Omer Zuver gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:46 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alphonso Bianchi | 59-62 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | James Fisher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-62 |
| 01:23 | Providence | Michael Dade grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Edward Wages clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-65 |
| 00:39 | Providence | The rebound goes to Alphonso Bianchi | 59-65 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Wages (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Timothy Lage (fresh) SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Omer Zuver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Dade (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi is hacked by James Fisher in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Fisher, team foul #15 | 59-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) James Fisher | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Richard James (PF) Timothy Lage, Ralph Tuttle, Omer Zuver | |
| 00:38 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:38 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-67 |
| 00:29 | Providence | Richard James pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Providence | Anthony Ross is called for the reach on Richard James in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Ross, team foul #16 | 59-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Esposito (SF) Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 00:26 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:26 | Providence | Richard James misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Smith | 59-68 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Richard James grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Richard James is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Wages - foul #2 on Edward Wages, team foul #17 | 59-68 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Richard James misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Edward Wages double dribbles | 59-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Anthony Ross, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Copeland runs out the clock | 59-69 |