| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Marshall Rist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Lollar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hubert Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Purington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Noone (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Ostrander (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marlin Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Whitney Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | John Purington is called for the reach on Willy Lollar - foul #2 on John Purington, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Thompson | 44-35 |
| 19:05 | Providence | Marlin Stratton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-35 |
| 18:56 | Providence | Whitney Belanger grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 18:52 | Providence | John Purington hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Noone | 44-38 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Marlin Stratton is called for the reach on Marshall Rist - foul #2 on Marlin Stratton, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Joshua Noone misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hubert Willis - foul #2 on Hubert Willis, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Joshua Noone misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Joshua Noone misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Whitney Belanger picks off the pass by Marshall Rist | 46-38 |
| 18:04 | Providence | John Purington loses the dribble to Marshall Rist in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson is hacked by John Purington - foul #3 on John Purington, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (PG), Clifton Jackson (PF) John Purington, Marlin Stratton | |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (PG), Richard Simmons (SF), Eric Owens (PF) Marshall Rist, Michael Thompson, Hubert Willis | |
| Subs | Providence | John Davenport (SG), Zack Bowman (SF), Craig Rupp (C) Joshua Noone, Matthew Ostrander, Whitney Belanger | |
| 17:06 | Providence | Clifton Jackson's pass is intercepted by Eric Owens | 46-38 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Jackson | 49-38 |
| 16:39 | Providence | Craig Rupp can't connect on a runner near the basket | 49-38 |
| 16:37 | Providence | Clifton Jackson grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 16:19 | Providence | Clifton Jackson misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Owens - foul #2 on Eric Owens, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Michael Thompson (SF), Hubert Willis (PF) Brian Jackson, Willy Lollar, Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | Providence | Joshua Noone (SG), Marlin Stratton (PF) John Davenport, Zack Bowman | |
| 16:19 | Providence | Clifton Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 16:19 | Providence | Clifton Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-38 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Owens | 49-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Marshall Rist (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hubert Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Owens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Todd Willis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Noone (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Clifton Jackson (fresh) PF - Marlin Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Rupp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson is whistled for a carry | 49-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Purington (PG), Robert Pierce (SF), Whitney Belanger (C) Todd Willis, Clifton Jackson, Craig Rupp | |
| 15:12 | Providence | Marlin Stratton loses the ball out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Willy Lollar (SG) Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Eric Owens buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 52-38 |
| 14:27 | Providence | John Purington buries a shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (PG), Richard Simmons (SF), Robert Kreitzer (PF), Johnny Hayes (C) Marshall Rist, Michael Thompson, Hubert Willis, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (SG), Matthew Ostrander (PF) Joshua Noone, Marlin Stratton | |
| 14:15 | Providence | Todd Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Simmons | 54-40 |
| 13:39 | Providence | Robert Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes blows the layup but the foul's on Whitney Belanger - foul #1 on Whitney Belanger, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Providence | Joshua Noone (SG), Clifton Jackson (PF), Craig Rupp (C) Todd Willis, Robert Pierce, Whitney Belanger | |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 13:02 | Providence | John Purington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marshall Rist - foul #2 on Marshall Rist, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Thompson (SF), Hubert Willis (PF) Richard Simmons, Robert Kreitzer | |
| Subs | Providence | Marlin Stratton (PF) Craig Rupp | |
| 13:02 | Providence | John Purington makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:02 | Providence | John Purington makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes lays it up and in set up by Willy Lollar | 57-42 |
| 12:16 | Providence | John Purington loses the ball out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Simmons (SG) Willy Lollar | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Pierce (SF) Matthew Ostrander | |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes clanks a shot from close range | 57-42 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis gets the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Richard Simmons and he's hacked by Joshua Noone - foul #2 on Joshua Noone, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Owens (C) Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (PG), Whitney Belanger (C) John Purington, Marlin Stratton | |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist makes the free throw | 60-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Marshall Rist (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hubert Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Owens (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Todd Willis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Noone (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Jackson (fresh) C - Whitney Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:32 | Providence | Clifton Jackson misses the shot in the paint | 60-42 |
| 11:31 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Noone | 60-42 |
| 11:11 | Providence | Robert Pierce misses the dunk attempt | 60-42 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Whitney Belanger is called for the reach on Michael Thompson - foul #2 on Whitney Belanger, team foul #6 | 60-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (PG), Willy Lollar (SG), Robert Kreitzer (C) Marshall Rist, Michael Thompson, Hubert Willis | |
| Subs | Providence | John Davenport (SG), Matthew Ostrander (SF), Craig Rupp (PF) Joshua Noone, Robert Pierce, Clifton Jackson | |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer misses the jump hook in the lane | 60-42 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kreitzer | 60-42 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes (C) Robert Kreitzer | |
| Subs | Providence | John Purington (PG), Marlin Stratton (PF) John Davenport, Craig Rupp | |
| 10:30 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander loses the ball out of bounds | 60-42 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons is fouled on the floor by Marlin Stratton - foul #3 on Marlin Stratton, team foul #7 | 60-42 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 10:19 | Providence | Whitney Belanger gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 10:14 | Providence | John Purington scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Todd Willis | 61-45 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Eric Owens lays it in set up by Brian Jackson | 63-45 |
| 09:38 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 63-45 |
| 09:37 | Providence | Whitney Belanger hits the follow up shot | 63-47 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Brian Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 09:16 | Providence | Marlin Stratton gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 08:54 | Providence | John Purington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 08:52 | Providence | Marlin Stratton hits the follow up shot | 63-49 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Brian Jackson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 08:34 | Providence | Marlin Stratton snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:14 | Providence | John Purington misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 08:12 | Providence | Marlin Stratton hits the follow up shot | 63-51 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Owens | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:59 | Providence | Johnny Hayes steps in front of the Whitney Belanger pass | 66-51 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Jackson | 69-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brian Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Lollar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Eric Owens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Purington (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Willis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Ostrander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marlin Stratton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Whitney Belanger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 07:22 | Providence | Todd Willis gets the offensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 07:12 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Todd Willis | 69-54 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Jackson | 71-54 |
| 06:41 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 71-54 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Johnny Hayes | 71-54 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Eric Owens buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Johnny Hayes | 73-54 |
| 06:18 | Providence | John Purington clanks a jumper from the left side | 73-54 |
| 06:16 | Providence | John Purington hits the follow up shot | 73-56 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Eric Owens makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Jackson and the foul's on Todd Willis - foul #3 on Todd Willis, team foul #8 | 75-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Paul Marty (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), Hubert Willis (PF) Brian Jackson, Willy Lollar, Richard Simmons, Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | Providence | John Davenport (PG), Joshua Noone (SG), Robert Pierce (SF), Clifton Jackson (PF), Craig Rupp (C) John Purington, Todd Willis, Matthew Ostrander, Marlin Stratton, Whitney Belanger | |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Eric Owens misses the free throw | 75-56 |
| 05:49 | Providence | Craig Rupp gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| 05:31 | Providence | Eric Owens denies the turnaround by Robert Pierce | 75-56 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Paul Marty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 05:22 | Providence | Robert Pierce pulls down the rebound | 75-56 |
| 05:13 | Providence | John Davenport loses the dribble to Michael Thompson | 75-56 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist throws it down on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 77-56 |
| 05:01 | Providence | Craig Rupp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer (C) Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist is fouled on the floor by Robert Pierce - foul #4 on Robert Pierce, team foul #9 | 77-56 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist misses the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 04:47 | Providence | The rebound goes to Clifton Jackson | 77-56 |
| 04:31 | Providence | John Davenport misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Marshall Rist - foul #3 on Marshall Rist, team foul #4 | 77-56 |
| 04:31 | Providence | John Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 04:31 | Providence | John Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Marty | 79-58 |
| 03:56 | Providence | Robert Kreitzer picks off the pass by Craig Rupp | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Clifton Jackson picks off the pass by Hubert Willis | 79-58 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Marshall Rist (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Marty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Kreitzer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Noone (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clifton Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Rupp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Providence | Clifton Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-58 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis snags the defensive board | 79-58 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 79-58 |
| 03:10 | Providence | Clifton Jackson snags the defensive board | 79-58 |
| 03:02 | Providence | Joshua Noone drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-61 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist is fouled on the floor by Craig Rupp - foul #2 on Craig Rupp, team foul #10 | 79-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (SG), Richard Simmons (SF), David Brinn (PF), Eric Owens (C) Paul Marty, Michael Thompson, Hubert Willis, Robert Kreitzer | |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (PG), Zack Bowman (SF), Matthew Ostrander (PF) Joshua Noone, Robert Pierce, Craig Rupp | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist misses the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist misses the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Eric Owens grabs the offensive board | 79-61 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Marshall Rist | 81-61 |
| 02:29 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Willis and he's hacked by David Brinn - foul #1 on David Brinn, team foul #5 | 81-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer (C) Marshall Rist | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:29 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander makes the free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Brian Jackson buries a 3 from the left corner | 84-64 |
| 01:49 | Providence | Clifton Jackson scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 84-66 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 84-66 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer tips it back up and in | 86-66 |
| 01:26 | Providence | John Davenport comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 86-66 |
| 01:24 | Providence | Clifton Jackson snags the offensive board | 86-66 |
| 01:11 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 86-66 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer pulls down the rebound | 86-66 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Todd Willis takes the ball from Eric Owens | 86-66 |
| 00:50 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-66 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer pulls down the rebound | 86-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Davenport - foul #1 on John Davenport, team foul #11 | 86-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Craig Rupp (C) Zack Bowman | |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 87-66 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 88-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Providence | John Davenport clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 88-66 |
| 00:38 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander tips it in | 88-68 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Craig Rupp swats the short shot by Richard Simmons | 88-68 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Eric Owens tips it but misses | 88-68 |
| 00:31 | Providence | Todd Willis grabs the board | 88-68 |
| 00:28 | Providence | Todd Willis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 88-68 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons runs out the clock | 88-68 |