| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Brown inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Smith | 32-27 |
| 19:27 | Providence | Ronald Wood is called for the reach on Richard James - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Richard James | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:09 | Providence | Kevin Rowland loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 18:50 | Providence | John Copeland misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Edward Wages pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is hacked by Jeff Sarvis - foul #1 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Omer Zuver (PF) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Matthew Harvey, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 17:56 | Providence | Michael Dade snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 17:41 | Providence | James Brown steals it from Ralph Tuttle | 32-27 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood drills a shot from the right side set up by Michael Merrifield and he's hacked by Michael Dade - foul #4 on Michael Dade, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito, Omer Zuver, Michael Dade | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF) Edward Wages | |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:11 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis drills a fadeaway from the right side | 34-30 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Harold Smith comes up short on the floater from the left side | 34-30 |
| 16:40 | Providence | Richard James snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:25 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 34-30 |
| 16:23 | Providence | Kevin Rowland pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:10 | Providence | James Aaron steals it from Kevin Rowland | 34-30 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | James Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from James Aaron | 34-32 |
| 15:53 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis buries a shot from close range set up by Richard James and he's fouled by James Aaron - foul #2 on James Aaron, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Esposito (SF), Omer Zuver (PF) Matthew Harvey, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Edward Wages (SG), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 15:53 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Omer Zuver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 5 pts. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Richard James steals it from James Fisher | 37-32 |
| 15:11 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-32 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Mark Masters pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | James Aaron can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-32 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Mark Masters misses the tip | 37-32 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | James Aaron grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 14:23 | Providence | The rebound goes to Richard James | 37-32 |
| 14:05 | Providence | Marco Esposito hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Copeland | 39-32 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Masters and he's hacked by Marco Esposito - foul #2 on Marco Esposito, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Omer Zuver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:27 | Providence | Kevin Rowland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Omer Zuver (PF) Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | James Fisher buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Merrifield | 39-37 |
| 12:41 | Providence | Richard James misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Michael Merrifield - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF) Donald Duffey, Matthew Harvey, Omer Zuver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) James Fisher | |
| 12:41 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:41 | Providence | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 12:05 | Providence | Richard James misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Edward Wages clanks a floater from the right side | 41-39 |
| 11:34 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) SF - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:13 | Providence | Kevin Rowland hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | James Brown tips it home | 43-41 |
| 10:19 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Richard James | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, Edward Wages, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 10:19 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:19 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | John Flowers is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Duffey - foul #2 on Donald Duffey, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Timothy Lage (SG) Jeff Sarvis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | James Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF) Timothy Lage, Marco Esposito | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:34 | Providence | Donald Duffey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-41 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Mark Masters snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses the jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 09:02 | Providence | Kevin Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:57 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Mark Masters buries a shot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 08:16 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeff Sarvis - foul #2 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Omer Zuver (PF) Donald Duffey, Jeff Sarvis, Matthew Harvey, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:35 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Copeland | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Omer Zuver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dade (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Dade - foul #5 on Michael Dade, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard James (C) Michael Dade | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) James Fisher | |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:15 | Providence | Omer Zuver snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 06:53 | Providence | Harold Smith steals it from John Copeland | 49-45 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Merrifield out of the doubleteam | 49-47 |
| 06:13 | Providence | Richard James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Kevin Rowland (PF) Ralph Tuttle, Omer Zuver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG) Edward Wages | |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | James Fisher clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 05:47 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 05:34 | Providence | John Copeland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Merrifield - foul #2 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Harvey (SF), Omer Zuver (PF) Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:34 | Providence | John Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:34 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | James Fisher drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Merrifield | 50-49 |
| 05:01 | Providence | James Fisher is called for the reach on Jeff Sarvis - foul #4 on James Fisher, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF) Jeff Sarvis, Matthew Harvey, Omer Zuver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| 04:44 | Providence | Richard James makes the jump hook near the basket | 52-49 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is hacked by John Copeland - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Omer Zuver (PF) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Brown | |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:25 | Providence | Omer Zuver snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:20 | Providence | Omer Zuver is hacked by John Flowers - foul #1 on John Flowers, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG) Donald Duffey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| 04:20 | Providence | Omer Zuver misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:20 | Providence | John Copeland gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:08 | Providence | John Copeland is whistled for traveling | 52-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Marco Esposito (SF) John Copeland, Matthew Harvey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Edward Wages buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Flowers | 52-52 |
| 03:37 | Providence | Richard James misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Victor Woolford - foul #1 on Victor Woolford, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF) Donald Duffey, Marco Esposito, Omer Zuver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Harold Smith (PF) John Flowers, Mark Masters | |
| 03:37 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:37 | Providence | Richard James misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Harold Smith snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aaron (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 53-52 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | James Aaron gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Omer Zuver (PF) Jeff Sarvis, Matthew Harvey, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Victor Woolford | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 02:22 | Providence | John Copeland scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Tuttle | 55-54 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood buries a floater in the lane set up by James Fisher | 55-56 |
| 02:00 | Providence | Richard James comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Kevin Rowland (PF) Ralph Tuttle, Omer Zuver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:00 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:00 | Providence | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | James Fisher dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield | 57-58 |
| 01:28 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis travels with the ball | 57-58 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood banks in the layup set up by James Fisher | 57-60 |
| 00:52 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis buries a jumper from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood's pass is intercepted by Kevin Rowland | 59-60 |
| 00:17 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-60 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Merrifield | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Jeff Sarvis is called for the reach on Michael Merrifield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:14 | Providence | Kevin Rowland snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Richard James hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 59-61 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Richard James grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Richard James misses short on a runner in the paint | 59-61 |