| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Bryer (fresh) SG - Paul Wagner (fresh) SF - Ruben Sabatino (fresh) PF - Christopher Aleman (fresh) C - Joseph Bishop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) PF - Phillip Townsend (fresh) C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon is hacked by Joseph Bishop - foul #1 on Joseph Bishop, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Richard Bryer is called for the reach on Andrew Hinds - foul #1 on Richard Bryer, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend slams it home on a nice dish by Ernest Cinnamon and he's hacked by Joseph Bishop - foul #2 on Joseph Bishop, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Providence | David Smith (C) Joseph Bishop | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Providence | Richard Bryer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Bryer, team foul #4 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Frechette (PF) Richard Bryer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett's pass is intercepted by Patrick Frechette | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Providence | Christopher Aleman misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Lonnie Hallett - foul #1 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Providence | Christopher Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:24 | Providence | Christopher Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Gerard Jeter | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Lonnie Hallett takes the ball from Paul Wagner in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Wagner | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Providence | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hinds - foul #1 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SG), Marco Marino (PF), Billy Cedeno (C) Christopher Aleman, Patrick Frechette, David Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| 17:13 | Providence | Nathan Tye steals the ball from Marco Marino | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend tips it home | 2-7 |
| 16:57 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Hinds - foul #2 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Christopher Aleman (SF), Patrick Frechette (PF) Ruben Sabatino, Marco Marino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (SF), Lonnie Hallett (C) Andrew Hinds, Phillip Townsend | |
| 16:37 | Providence | Paul Wagner connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Aleman | 5-7 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 16:11 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:52 | Providence | Paul Wagner is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-7 |
| 15:50 | Providence | Patrick Frechette tips it in | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Paul Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bennett Lewandowski (fresh) SF - Christopher Aleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Frechette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Cedeno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Jeter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Patterson (fresh) PF - Nathan Tye (fresh) C - Lonnie Hallett (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Sabatino (PG), Marco Marino (PF), David Smith (C) Christopher Aleman, Patrick Frechette, Billy Cedeno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Nathan Tye | |
| 15:20 | Providence | Paul Wagner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski tips it home | 9-7 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a shot from close range | 9-7 |
| 14:58 | Providence | The rebound goes to Ruben Sabatino | 9-7 |
| 14:36 | Providence | Paul Wagner hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marco Marino | 11-7 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Ruben Sabatino steps in front of the Phillip Townsend pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 11-7 |
| 14:03 | Providence | Gerard Jeter is called for the reach on Ruben Sabatino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Christopher Aleman (SF), Patrick Frechette (PF), Billy Cedeno (C) Bennett Lewandowski, Marco Marino, David Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds (SF), Nathan Tye (C) Andrew Patterson, Lonnie Hallett | |
| 13:39 | Providence | Paul Wagner misses long on a runner from close range | 11-7 |
| 13:38 | Providence | Billy Cedeno tips it home | 13-7 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Townsend | 13-7 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Cinnamon and he's hacked by Billy Cedeno - foul #1 on Billy Cedeno, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SG), David Smith (C) Paul Wagner, Billy Cedeno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Andrew Hinds | |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:58 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Aleman | 16-10 |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 16-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Wagner (PG) Bennett Lewandowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds (SF) Lonnie Hallett | |
| 12:39 | Providence | Patrick Frechette throws it down | 18-10 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the easy layup | 18-10 |
| 12:29 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christopher Aleman | 18-10 |
| 12:06 | Providence | Christopher Aleman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #1 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SG), Billy Cedeno (C) Ruben Sabatino, David Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Phillip Townsend | |
| 12:06 | Providence | Christopher Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 12:06 | Providence | Christopher Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-10 |
| 11:51 | Providence | Patrick Frechette pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:49 | Providence | Paul Wagner is hacked by Ernest Cinnamon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #6 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Providence | David Smith (C) Billy Cedeno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Paul Wagner (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Bennett Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Aleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Frechette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Gerard Jeter (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) PF - Nathan Tye (fairly fresh) C - Lonnie Hallett (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Providence | Patrick Frechette is alone and drills a runner in the lane | 22-10 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-10 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds hits the follow up shot | 22-12 |
| 10:52 | Providence | Paul Wagner is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Hallett - foul #2 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #7 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Sabatino (SG), Billy Cedeno (C) Bennett Lewandowski, David Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Lonnie Hallett | |
| 10:52 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 10:52 | Providence | Paul Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Marino (PF) Patrick Frechette | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:34 | Providence | Christopher Aleman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Frechette (PF) Marco Marino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon travels with the ball | 23-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Marino (PF), David Smith (C) Patrick Frechette, Billy Cedeno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:57 | Providence | Paul Wagner is whistled for traveling | 23-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SG), Patrick Frechette (PF), Billy Cedeno (C) Paul Wagner, Marco Marino, David Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Patrick Frechette - foul #1 on Patrick Frechette, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Wagner (SG) Bennett Lewandowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:46 | Providence | Paul Wagner is hacked by Andrew Hinds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Providence | David Smith (C) Billy Cedeno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (SF) Andrew Hinds | |
| 09:46 | Providence | Paul Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-16 |
| 08:57 | Providence | Patrick Frechette hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Townsend - foul #1 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SG), Billy Cedeno (C) Paul Wagner, David Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds (SF) Andrew Patterson | |
| 08:57 | Providence | Patrick Frechette makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:57 | Providence | Patrick Frechette makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 25-16 |
| 08:32 | Providence | Patrick Frechette snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 08:07 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino misses the easy open layup | 25-16 |
| 08:05 | Providence | Patrick Frechette pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 07:53 | Providence | Patrick Frechette misses the lay-in | 25-16 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Nathan Tye | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ruben Sabatino (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Bennett Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Aleman (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Frechette (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Cedeno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tired) 2 ast. SG - Gerard Jeter (tired) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Townsend (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Tye (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #10 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Bryer (PG), Paul Wagner (SG), Marco Marino (PF), David Smith (C) Bennett Lewandowski, Christopher Aleman, Patrick Frechette, Billy Cedeno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Phillip Townsend | |
| 07:18 | Providence | Paul Wagner hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Bryer | 27-16 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds's floater is tipped away by Marco Marino | 27-16 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds tips it home | 27-18 |
| 06:48 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-18 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-18 |
| 06:41 | Providence | Richard Bryer gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:21 | Providence | David Smith double dribbles | 27-18 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-18 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SG), Christopher Aleman (SF), Patrick Frechette (PF), Joseph Bishop (C) Richard Bryer, Ruben Sabatino, Marco Marino, David Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter is fouled on the floor by Bennett Lewandowski - foul #1 on Bennett Lewandowski, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:03 | Providence | The rebound goes to Bennett Lewandowski | 27-19 |
| 05:51 | Providence | Christopher Aleman is open and buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Bishop | 29-19 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Cinnamon | 29-21 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Paul Wagner clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #3 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #11 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Bryer (PG), Ruben Sabatino (SF) Bennett Lewandowski, Patrick Frechette | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Lonnie Hallett | |
| 05:20 | Providence | Paul Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Paul Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gerard Jeter | 29-21 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 05:15 | Providence | Joseph Bishop grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 04:57 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Bryer and he's hacked by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #4 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #12 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Frechette (PF), David Smith (C) Richard Bryer, Joseph Bishop | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| 04:57 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino makes the free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is fouled on the floor by Patrick Frechette - foul #2 on Patrick Frechette, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SF) Patrick Frechette | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) David Lucy | |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:18 | Providence | Paul Wagner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-23 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-23 |
| 04:08 | Providence | Christopher Aleman snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 04:06 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Bryer (PG), Billy Cedeno (C) Bennett Lewandowski, David Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG) Lonnie Hallett | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Bryer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Wagner (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Ruben Sabatino (tired) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Aleman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Cedeno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Lucy (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Townsend (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Tye (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Providence | Christopher Aleman is hacked by Phillip Townsend - foul #3 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #13 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Frechette (PF), David Smith (C) Ruben Sabatino, Billy Cedeno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG), Lonnie Hallett (C) David Lucy, Phillip Townsend | |
| 03:25 | Providence | Christopher Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:25 | Providence | Christopher Aleman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ernest Cinnamon | 33-28 |
| 02:43 | Providence | Christopher Aleman knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Frechette | 35-28 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Patrick Frechette steals the ball from Lonnie Hallett | 35-28 |
| 02:08 | Providence | Nathan Tye steals it from Christopher Aleman | 35-28 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Richard Bryer steals the ball from Nathan Tye | 35-28 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Christopher Aleman hits the finger roll set up by Richard Bryer | 37-28 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 01:36 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christopher Aleman | 37-28 |
| 01:18 | Providence | Christopher Aleman misses the lay-in | 37-28 |
| 01:16 | Providence | Christopher Aleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:02 | Providence | David Smith drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Bryer | 39-28 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye's floater is tipped away by David Smith | 39-28 |
| 00:47 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christopher Aleman | 39-28 |
| 00:39 | Providence | David Smith lays it in uncontested set up by Christopher Aleman | 41-28 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 00:22 | Providence | David Smith grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Christopher Aleman is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 43-28 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-28 |