| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Dow (fresh) SF - Brent Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Griffie (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Neel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Potter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Terry Potter inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Mario Hughes blocks the short jumper by Larry Krebs | 27-26 |
| 19:34 | Providence | Ronald Griffie pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:18 | Providence | Brent Robertson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Potter - foul #1 on Terry Potter, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:18 | Providence | Brent Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:18 | Providence | Brent Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Terry Potter | 27-26 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Brent Robertson picks off the pass by Terry Potter | 27-26 |
| 18:43 | Providence | Mario Hughes loses the dribble to Timothy Faulkner | 27-26 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Terry Potter clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 18:29 | Providence | The rebound goes to Ronald Griffie | 27-26 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Brent Robertson clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Terry Potter - foul #2 on Terry Potter, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Brent Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Brent Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Ronald Griffie grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 17:49 | Providence | Mario Hughes buries a jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 17:24 | Providence | Mario Hughes misses the dunk but he's fouled by Timothy Faulkner - foul #1 on Timothy Faulkner, team foul #3 | 30-26 |
| 17:24 | Providence | Mario Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:24 | Providence | Mario Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Terry Potter lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Bunnell | 31-28 |
| 16:40 | Providence | Mario Hughes clanks a jump hook from close range | 31-28 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Terry Potter pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Bunnell and the foul's on Ronald Griffie - foul #2 on Ronald Griffie, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Steven Spinks (SG) Corey Dow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Anderson (SG) John Neel | |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:54 | Providence | Steven Spinks is hacked by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Spinks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brent Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mario Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Griffie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Potter (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Providence | Mario Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Anderson - foul #3 on John Anderson, team foul #5 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (PG) Daniel Bunnell | |
| 15:26 | Providence | Mario Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:26 | Providence | Mario Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | John Anderson's pass is intercepted by Sammy Attwood | 33-31 |
| 15:01 | Providence | Sammy Attwood banks in the layup | 35-31 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Griffie - foul #3 on Ronald Griffie, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Dow (SG) Steven Spinks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:33 | Providence | Ronald Griffie gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:12 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Larry Krebs | 35-32 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Potter | 35-34 |
| 13:28 | Providence | Mario Hughes misses the jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Mario Hughes takes the ball from John Anderson | 35-34 |
| 12:55 | Providence | Ronald Griffie clanks a floater from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 12:53 | Providence | Corey Dow hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Terry Potter hits the finger roll | 37-36 |
| 12:17 | Providence | Sammy Attwood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | John Neel loses the dribble to Sammy Attwood in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 12:12 | Providence | Sammy Attwood blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Faulkner | 40-36 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 11:52 | Providence | Mario Hughes snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Corey Dow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brent Robertson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Mario Hughes (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Griffie (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Potter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Faulkner (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Krebs (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Providence | Corey Dow can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Anderson - foul #4 on John Anderson, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Platt (PG), Steven Spinks (SF), Dale Prince (PF), Timothy Curry (C) Sammy Attwood, Brent Robertson, Mario Hughes, Ronald Griffie | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell (PG), Scott Williams (SG), Lee Snyder (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) John Neel, John Anderson, Timothy Faulkner, Larry Krebs | |
| 11:38 | Providence | Corey Dow makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:38 | Providence | Corey Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Steven Spinks - foul #2 on Steven Spinks, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Garner (SF) Corey Dow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:59 | Providence | Dale Prince throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 10:36 | Providence | Dale Prince grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 10:09 | Providence | Alfredo Russo is called for the reach on Robert Platt - foul #2 on Alfredo Russo, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Sammy Attwood (PG) Mark Garner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner (SF) Terry Potter | |
| 10:09 | Providence | Robert Platt makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:09 | Providence | Robert Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner misses the jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 09:46 | Providence | Dale Prince gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:17 | Providence | Steven Spinks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 09:16 | Providence | Dale Prince tips it home | 46-37 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner makes the jumper in the paint | 46-39 |
| 08:28 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 08:26 | Providence | Steven Spinks tips it but misses | 46-39 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Lee Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 46-39 |
| 07:57 | Providence | Timothy Curry snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 07:33 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Platt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Spinks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Prince (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Timothy Curry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Faulkner (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Snyder (fairly fresh) C - Alfredo Russo (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner's floater is tipped away by Dale Prince | 46-39 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 06:43 | Providence | Scott Williams takes the ball from Timothy Curry | 46-41 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Williams | 46-43 |
| 06:11 | Providence | Robert Platt is hacked by Alfredo Russo - foul #3 on Alfredo Russo, team foul #8 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Dow (SG), Brent Robertson (SF), Mario Hughes (PF), Ronald Griffie (C) Sammy Attwood, Steven Spinks, Dale Prince, Timothy Curry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (PG), John Anderson (SG), Terry Potter (SF), Yevgeny Zarnick (PF), Larry Krebs (C) Daniel Bunnell, Scott Williams, Timothy Faulkner, Lee Snyder, Alfredo Russo | |
| 06:11 | Providence | Robert Platt misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Terry Potter snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Neel | 46-45 |
| 05:26 | Providence | Brent Robertson misses the floater from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | John Anderson pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Corey Dow steals the ball from Larry Krebs | 46-45 |
| 04:34 | Providence | Mario Hughes clanks a floater from the left side | 46-45 |
| 04:32 | Providence | Robert Platt pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 04:14 | Providence | Mario Hughes scores on a runner in the paint set up by Corey Dow | 48-45 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Yevgeny Zarnick misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 03:53 | Providence | Ronald Griffie pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 03:44 | Providence | Robert Platt connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Corey Dow | 50-45 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Ronald Griffie denies the turnaround by Larry Krebs | 50-45 |
| 03:15 | Providence | Mario Hughes pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Platt (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Corey Dow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brent Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mario Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Griffie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terry Potter (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Yevgeny Zarnick (fairly fresh) C - Larry Krebs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Providence | Ronald Griffie misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-45 |
| 02:51 | Providence | Brent Robertson hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Sammy Attwood (PG) Robert Platt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell (PG), Timothy Faulkner (PF) John Anderson, Yevgeny Zarnick | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner misses the jump hook near the basket | 52-45 |
| 02:32 | Providence | Ronald Griffie gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 02:03 | Providence | Mario Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell loses the dribble to Brent Robertson | 52-45 |
| 01:21 | Providence | Mario Hughes is fouled on the floor by John Neel - foul #2 on John Neel, team foul #9 | 52-45 |
| 01:21 | Providence | Mario Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs hits a jumper in the paint set up by Terry Potter | 52-47 |
| 01:12 | Providence | Sammy Attwood is hacked by John Neel in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Neel, team foul #10 | 52-47 |
| 01:12 | Providence | Sammy Attwood makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 01:12 | Providence | Sammy Attwood makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Griffie | 54-47 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner misses the tip | 54-47 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:46 | Providence | Sammy Attwood is hacked by Daniel Bunnell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #11 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Steven Spinks (SF), Timothy Curry (C) Brent Robertson, Ronald Griffie | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:46 | Providence | Sammy Attwood makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:46 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Larry Krebs | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Terry Potter misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-49 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Steven Spinks snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| 00:34 | Providence | Timothy Curry is hacked by Daniel Bunnell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #12 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Platt (SG), Ronald Griffie (C) Corey Dow, Mario Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:34 | Providence | Timothy Curry makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:34 | Providence | Timothy Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Robert Platt steals the ball from Larry Krebs | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Providence | Timothy Curry is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Bunnell - foul #4 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #13 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Dow (SG), Mario Hughes (PF) Robert Platt, Ronald Griffie | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:27 | Providence | Timothy Curry misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Timothy Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 00:19 | Providence | Mario Hughes grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 00:19 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Timothy Curry is hacked by Daniel Bunnell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #14 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Anderson (SG) Daniel Bunnell | |
| 00:18 | Providence | Timothy Curry makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Timothy Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | John Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on John Anderson, team foul #15 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Williams (SG), Dominic Greco (SF), Lee Snyder (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) John Anderson, Terry Potter, Timothy Faulkner, Larry Krebs | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Sammy Attwood runs out the clock | 59-49 |