| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) SF - Roy Wininger (fresh) PF - James Russell (fresh) C - Logan Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Weber (fresh) SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) SF - Bob Good (fresh) PF - Eric Whetstone (fresh) C - Barry Teems (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Eric Whetstone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Providence | Dennis Latham knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bob Good | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bobby Boyce | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Providence | Bob Good connects on the jumper from the left block | 3-5 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:33 | Providence | Bob Good gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Providence | Roy Wininger is called for the reach on Eric Whetstone - foul #1 on Roy Wininger, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | Providence | Bob Good misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Bob Good misses the tip | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | James Russell grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Eric Whetstone steps in front of the Andre Gallo pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 3-5 |
| 17:48 | Providence | Bob Good drills a shot from close range on a great pass from James Weber and the foul's on Roy Wininger - foul #2 on Roy Wininger, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (SF) Roy Wininger | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:48 | Providence | Bob Good makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 17:33 | Providence | Barry Teems gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:11 | Providence | Eric Whetstone lays it in | 3-10 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | James Russell misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Weber - foul #1 on James Weber, team foul #1 | 3-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Albert Anderson (PF), Matthew Burrier (C) James Weber, Eric Whetstone, Barry Teems | |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | James Russell misses the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:31 | Providence | Dennis Latham is hacked by Andre Gallo - foul #1 on Andre Gallo, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| 16:18 | Providence | Kirk Peterson steals it from Gregory Hoff | 4-10 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-10 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson snags the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-10 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | James Russell tips it home | 6-10 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) PF - James Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Logan Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) SG - Dennis Latham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Good (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) C - Matthew Burrier (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Providence | Gregory Hoff scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Bob Good | 6-12 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Arthur Pugh (PF), Shawn Holden (C) Bobby Boyce, Andre Gallo, James Russell, Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG), John Keith (SG), Lester Long (SF), Eric Whetstone (PF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, Dennis Latham, Bob Good, Albert Anderson, Matthew Burrier | |
| 14:55 | Providence | Eric Whetstone connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Weber | 6-14 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden misses long on a shot from the right block | 6-14 |
| 14:35 | Providence | Eric Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:21 | Providence | Eric Whetstone misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-14 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson is hacked by James Weber - foul #2 on James Weber, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Joseph Baker (SF), James Russell (PF), Logan Simmons (C) Jess Daniels, Michael Stewart, Kirk Peterson, Arthur Pugh, Shawn Holden | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Bob Good (SF), Albert Anderson (PF) James Weber, Lester Long, Eric Whetstone | |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Albert Anderson steals it from Logan Simmons | 6-14 |
| 13:18 | Providence | Albert Anderson lays it up and in on a great pass from John Keith | 6-16 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-16 |
| 12:56 | Providence | The rebound goes to Albert Anderson | 6-16 |
| 12:51 | Providence | Gregory Hoff misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobby Boyce - foul #1 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (SF) Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG), Matthew Burrier (C) John Keith, Barry Teems | |
| 12:51 | Providence | Gregory Hoff makes the 1st free throw | 6-17 |
| 12:51 | Providence | Gregory Hoff makes the 2nd free throw | 6-18 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | James Russell misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Anderson - foul #1 on Albert Anderson, team foul #3 | 6-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Whetstone (PF) Albert Anderson | |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:23 | Providence | Dennis Latham clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-18 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson snags the defensive board | 8-18 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | James Russell's layup is rejected by Eric Whetstone | 8-18 |
| 12:13 | Providence | The rebound goes to Eric Whetstone | 8-18 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Dennis Latham buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Hoff | 8-20 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | James Russell misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-20 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson hits the follow up shot | 10-20 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Logan Simmons (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bob Good (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Whetstone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Burrier (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Providence | Dennis Latham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 11:27 | Providence | Eric Whetstone grabs the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 11:06 | Providence | Dennis Latham buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Whetstone | 10-23 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 10-23 |
| 10:44 | Providence | Matthew Burrier grabs the board | 10-23 |
| 10:40 | Providence | Bobby Boyce is called for the reach on Gregory Hoff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #5 | 10-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Joseph Baker (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Shawn Holden (C) Bobby Boyce, Andre Gallo, Kirk Peterson, James Russell, Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (PG), Lester Long (SF), Albert Anderson (PF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, Bob Good, Eric Whetstone, Matthew Burrier | |
| 10:26 | Providence | Michael Stewart steals the ball from Dennis Latham | 10-23 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Albert Anderson - foul #2 on Albert Anderson, team foul #4 | 10-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Whetstone (PF) Albert Anderson | |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 09:53 | Providence | John Keith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jess Daniels - foul #1 on Jess Daniels, team foul #6 | 11-23 |
| 09:53 | Providence | John Keith misses the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 09:53 | Providence | John Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Whetstone - foul #1 on Eric Whetstone, team foul #5 | 11-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (SF) Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Providence | Bob Good (SF) Dennis Latham | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 09:21 | Providence | Eric Whetstone misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-24 |
| 09:19 | Providence | Eric Whetstone tips it in | 13-26 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden can't connect on a jumper from close range | 13-26 |
| 09:02 | Providence | Eric Whetstone grabs the board | 13-26 |
| 08:34 | Providence | Barry Teems clanks a floater from the right wing | 13-26 |
| 08:32 | Providence | Bob Good tips it in | 13-28 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-28 |
| 08:07 | Providence | Jess Daniels is called for the reach on John Keith - foul #2 on Jess Daniels, team foul #7 | 15-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Gallo (PG), James Russell (PF), Logan Simmons (C) Jess Daniels, Arthur Pugh, Shawn Holden | |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG) Eric Whetstone | |
| 08:07 | Providence | John Keith makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 08:07 | Providence | John Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | James Russell grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-29 |
| 08:00 | Providence | The rebound goes to Bob Good | 15-29 |
| 07:53 | Providence | Bob Good's layup is rejected by James Russell | 15-29 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Logan Simmons | 15-29 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Russell | 18-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andre Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Logan Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lester Long (fairly fresh) PF - Bob Good (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Teems (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Providence | James Russell is called for the reach on Bob Good - foul #1 on James Russell, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Eric Whetstone (PF), Matthew Burrier (C) John Keith, Lester Long, Barry Teems | |
| 07:35 | Providence | Bob Good makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 07:35 | Providence | Bob Good makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 07:01 | Providence | Dennis Latham misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 06:29 | Providence | Matthew Burrier is fouled on the floor by Kirk Peterson - foul #1 on Kirk Peterson, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Baker (SF) Kirk Peterson | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:29 | Providence | Matthew Burrier makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 06:29 | Providence | Matthew Burrier makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Matthew Burrier denies the turnaround by James Russell | 24-33 |
| 06:09 | Providence | Eric Whetstone snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 05:47 | Providence | Dennis Latham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Stewart | 27-33 |
| 05:25 | Providence | Dennis Latham connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Latham - foul #1 on Dennis Latham, team foul #6 | 27-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF) Joseph Baker, James Russell | |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG), Lester Long (SF), Barry Teems (C) Dennis Latham, Bob Good, Matthew Burrier | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 04:41 | Providence | Barry Teems makes the shot in the paint set up by Lester Long | 29-38 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo is fouled on the floor by John Keith - foul #1 on John Keith, team foul #7 | 29-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Holden (C) Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:32 | Providence | Barry Teems snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 04:28 | Providence | Gregory Hoff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 04:26 | Providence | Barry Teems grabs the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 04:11 | Providence | Gregory Hoff is called for 5 seconds | 30-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG) Gregory Hoff | |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Shawn Holden - foul #1 on Shawn Holden, team foul #10 | 30-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Jess Daniels (SG), Roy Wininger (SF) Andre Gallo, Michael Stewart, Kirk Peterson | |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG), Albert Anderson (PF) John Keith, Eric Whetstone | |
| 03:43 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses the easy layup | 30-38 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SF - Roy Wininger (fresh) PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 1 pts. C - Shawn Holden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Weber (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Teems (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden clanks a shot from the left side | 30-38 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger tips it in | 32-38 |
| 03:25 | Providence | Dennis Latham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Lester Long - foul #1 on Lester Long, team foul #8 | 32-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Russell (PF) Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG), Bob Good (SF) Dennis Latham, Lester Long | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:41 | Providence | John Keith drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Weber | 34-40 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | James Russell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 02:34 | Providence | Bob Good pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 02:21 | Providence | Bob Good hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Teems | 34-43 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden misses the floater from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Albert Anderson grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 01:45 | Providence | James Weber misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Albert Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 01:27 | Providence | Bob Good can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jess Daniels - foul #3 on Jess Daniels, team foul #11 | 34-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Gallo (SG), Arthur Pugh (PF), Logan Simmons (C) Jess Daniels, James Russell, Shawn Holden | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Dennis Latham (SG), Lester Long (SF), Matthew Burrier (C) James Weber, John Keith, Albert Anderson, Barry Teems | |
| 01:27 | Providence | Bob Good makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 01:27 | Providence | Bob Good makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Dennis Latham | 34-45 |
| 00:58 | Providence | Dennis Latham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Bobby Boyce | 34-45 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh can't tip it in | 34-45 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Matthew Burrier snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Bob Good misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 00:33 | Providence | Lester Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 00:16 | Providence | Matthew Burrier comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Andre Gallo - foul #2 on Andre Gallo, team foul #12 | 34-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (SF), James Russell (PF) Roy Wininger, Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG), Eric Whetstone (PF) Gregory Hoff, Bob Good | |
| 00:16 | Providence | Matthew Burrier makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:16 | Providence | Matthew Burrier misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | James Russell pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Matthew Burrier steals it from Bobby Boyce | 34-46 |