| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Nathan Sanders (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Donald Hyler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ellis Lane (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Herbert Hardiman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is fouled on the floor by Nathan Sanders - foul #3 on Nathan Sanders, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Chung (PG) Nathan Sanders | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Randall Green misses the tip | 40-30 |
| 19:38 | Providence | Kenneth Chung gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:22 | Providence | Kenneth Chung can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-30 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Randall Green gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Randall Green scores on a floater from the left block set up by John Quackenbush | 42-30 |
| 18:44 | Providence | Donald Hyler misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 18:42 | Providence | Herbert Hardiman hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Chung - foul #1 on Kenneth Chung, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Randall Green hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Quackenbush | 44-32 |
| 18:04 | Providence | Ellis Lane comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Michael Linhart - foul #1 on Michael Linhart, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 18:04 | Providence | Ellis Lane makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:04 | Providence | Ellis Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens lays it in on a nice dish by Howard Epperson | 46-34 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Stanley Arevalo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Quackenbush | 48-34 |
| 17:03 | Providence | Kenneth Chung can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Irvin Mickens - foul #3 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Providence | Vernon Cole (SG), Basil Costello (SF), Earl Schroeder (PF), William Sedillo (C) Donald Hyler, Ellis Lane, Herbert Hardiman, Stanley Arevalo | |
| 17:03 | Providence | Kenneth Chung misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 17:03 | Providence | Kenneth Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the runner from the right block | 48-35 |
| 16:54 | Providence | William Sedillo grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 16:35 | Providence | Basil Costello buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-37 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the tip | 48-37 |
| 16:19 | Providence | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 16:00 | Providence | Michael Linhart is called for the reach on Vernon Cole - foul #2 on Michael Linhart, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Michael Linhart | |
| Subs | Providence | Nathan Sanders (PG), Donald Hyler (SG), Arthur Brown (PF) Kenneth Chung, Vernon Cole, Earl Schroeder | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Nathan Sanders (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Hyler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Basil Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Providence | Donald Hyler can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 48-37 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Charles Chang grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nathan Sanders - foul #4 on Nathan Sanders, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Green (PF) Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Providence | Vernon Cole (PG), Ellis Lane (SF) Nathan Sanders, William Sedillo | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | James McCarrol makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | James McCarrol makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 15:15 | Providence | Vernon Cole can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 50-37 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Randall Green comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-37 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler hits the follow up shot | 52-37 |
| 14:39 | Providence | Randall Green denies the turnaround by Arthur Brown | 52-37 |
| 14:38 | Providence | Basil Costello hits the follow up shot | 52-39 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Randall Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 52-39 |
| 14:28 | Providence | Basil Costello gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 14:22 | Providence | Donald Hyler misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on James Winterberg - foul #2 on James Winterberg, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, James Winterberg, James McCarrol, Randall Green, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Providence | Herbert Hardiman (PG), Stanley Arevalo (C) Vernon Cole, Basil Costello | |
| 14:22 | Providence | Donald Hyler makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:22 | Providence | Donald Hyler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Arthur Brown - foul #4 on Arthur Brown, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Chung (PG), Earl Schroeder (PF) Donald Hyler, Arthur Brown | |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:42 | Providence | Charles Chang is called for the reach on Earl Schroeder - foul #3 on Charles Chang, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| 13:29 | Providence | Herbert Hardiman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Charles Chang gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Chang | 55-41 |
| 13:01 | Providence | Earl Schroeder's pass is intercepted by Charles Chang | 55-41 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Quackenbush | 57-41 |
| 12:43 | Providence | Earl Schroeder hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Chung | 57-44 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 57-44 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson is denied on a layup by Stanley Arevalo | 57-44 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson can't tip it in | 57-44 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Charles Chang snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses long on a runner in the paint | 57-44 |
| 11:54 | Providence | Ellis Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Chang (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kenneth Chung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Hardiman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ellis Lane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stanley Arevalo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Providence | Herbert Hardiman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Schroeder | 57-47 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Herbert Hardiman is called for the reach on Michael Linhart - foul #3 on Herbert Hardiman, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James Winterberg (SG), James McCarrol (SF), Randall Green (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Charles Chang, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Providence | Vernon Cole (PG), Donald Hyler (SG), Basil Costello (PF), William Sedillo (C) Kenneth Chung, Herbert Hardiman, Earl Schroeder, Stanley Arevalo | |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Randall Green is blocked by William Sedillo | 57-47 |
| 10:41 | Providence | Basil Costello gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 10:35 | Providence | Basil Costello buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Cole | 57-50 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Basil Costello - foul #1 on Basil Costello, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 10:02 | Providence | Michael Linhart picks off the pass by Basil Costello | 59-50 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart hits the finger roll | 61-50 |
| 09:46 | Providence | William Sedillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Herbert Hardiman (PF) Ellis Lane | |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Randall Green knocks in the shot from close range set up by James McCarrol | 63-50 |
| 09:04 | Providence | William Sedillo buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Hyler | 63-52 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Herbert Sadler is blocked by William Sedillo | 63-52 |
| 08:50 | Providence | Herbert Hardiman gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 08:25 | Providence | Basil Costello misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James McCarrol - foul #1 on James McCarrol, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, Michael Linhart, James McCarrol, Randall Green, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Chung (PG), Earl Schroeder (PF), Stanley Arevalo (C) Vernon Cole, Herbert Hardiman, William Sedillo | |
| 08:25 | Providence | Basil Costello makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:25 | Providence | Basil Costello misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Stanley Arevalo is called for the reach on Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Stanley Arevalo, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Ellis Lane (SF) Basil Costello | |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:56 | Providence | Howard Epperson steps in front of the Ellis Lane pass | 65-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kenneth Chung (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Hyler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ellis Lane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stanley Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the jumper in the lane | 65-53 |
| 07:33 | Providence | Donald Hyler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 07:18 | Providence | Kenneth Chung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Providence | Nathan Sanders (PG), Arthur Brown (PF) Donald Hyler, Ellis Lane | |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Earl Schroeder is called for the reach on Michael Linhart - foul #1 on Earl Schroeder, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Green (PF) Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:51 | Providence | Nathan Sanders clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Howard Epperson | 67-53 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses long on a runner from the right block | 67-53 |
| 06:28 | Providence | Nathan Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 06:24 | Providence | Kenneth Chung clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-53 |
| 06:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Quackenbush | 67-53 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Linhart and he's hacked by Kenneth Chung - foul #2 on Kenneth Chung, team foul #9 | 69-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Providence | Herbert Hardiman (SF), Basil Costello (C) Earl Schroeder, Stanley Arevalo | |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:55 | Providence | Kenneth Chung drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Nathan Sanders | 70-55 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie is whistled for traveling | 70-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (SF) Irvin Mickens | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Hyler (SG) Kenneth Chung | |
| 05:38 | Providence | The short jumper by Donald Hyler is denied by Randall Green | 70-55 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie blows the layup but he's hacked by Nathan Sanders - foul #5 on Nathan Sanders, team foul #10 | 70-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (PF) Randall Green | |
| Subs | Providence | Vernon Cole (PG) Nathan Sanders | |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 05:19 | Providence | Arthur Brown misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-55 |
| 05:17 | Providence | Herbert Hardiman gets the offensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 05:07 | Providence | Donald Hyler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-55 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-55 |
| 04:39 | Providence | Basil Costello hits a runner from the baseline set up by Herbert Hardiman | 72-57 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Linhart | 74-57 |
| 04:04 | Providence | Herbert Sadler is called for the reach on Herbert Hardiman - foul #1 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #7 | 74-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Randall Green (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, Michael Linhart, James McCarrol, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Chung (PG), Ellis Lane (SF), Stanley Arevalo (C) Vernon Cole, Arthur Brown, Basil Costello | |
| 04:04 | Providence | Herbert Hardiman misses the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randall Green | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits a jumper near the basket set up by John Quackenbush and the foul's on Donald Hyler - foul #1 on Donald Hyler, team foul #11 | 76-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Goering (PG), Charles Chang (PF), James McCarrol (C) John Quackenbush, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Schroeder (SF), Basil Costello (PF), William Sedillo (C) Donald Hyler, Ellis Lane, Stanley Arevalo | |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the free throw | 76-57 |
| 03:35 | Providence | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joel Goering (fresh) SG - James Winterberg (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 26 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James McCarrol (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kenneth Chung (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Hardiman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Earl Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Basil Costello (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Providence | Kenneth Chung drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Earl Schroeder | 76-59 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Kenneth Chung is called for the reach on James Winterberg - foul #3 on Kenneth Chung, team foul #12 | 76-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Herbert Sadler (C) Joel Goering, Irvin Mickens | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 02:36 | Providence | Kenneth Chung can't finish the layup | 78-59 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler snags the defensive board | 78-59 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Chang | 81-59 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Basil Costello misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 81-59 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Charles Chang snags the defensive board | 81-59 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Chang | 83-59 |
| 01:33 | Providence | William Sedillo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Sedillo, team foul #13 | 83-59 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James McCarrol and he's fouled by Basil Costello - foul #2 on Basil Costello, team foul #14 | 85-59 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the free throw | 86-59 |
| 00:41 | Providence | Basil Costello's pass is intercepted by Scott McPhie | 86-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler hits the finger roll | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Providence | Herbert Hardiman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-59 |
| 00:12 | Providence | William Sedillo tips it home | 88-61 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie runs out the clock | 88-61 |