| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jonathan Schindler (fresh) SG - Alex Albin (fresh) SF - Santos Ortega (fresh) PF - Donald Hoggard (fresh) C - Phillip Root (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Richard Neal scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler drills a jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Terrence Edwards | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Providence | Santos Ortega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Schindler - foul #1 on Jonathan Schindler, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Providence | Phillip Root gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler misses long on a shot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Providence | Santos Ortega snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:48 | Providence | Phillip Root misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Providence | Donald Hoggard tips it home | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Richard Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Richard Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Richard Neal snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 16:46 | Providence | Santos Ortega misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:45 | Providence | Donald Hoggard can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Providence | Phillip Root grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | Providence | Santos Ortega hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Blasingame | 4-7 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | Providence | Santos Ortega pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:05 | Providence | Santos Ortega misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jonathan Schindler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alex Albin (fresh) SF - Santos Ortega (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Hoggard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Root (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Blasingame (fairly fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Richard Neal loses the ball out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SF), Lee Belmonte (PF), Randy Fralick (C) Ricky Marrs, Victor Blasingame, Paul Haynes | |
| 15:40 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Santos Ortega | 7-7 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the jump hook from the right block | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | Providence | Phillip Root comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Terrence Edwards | 7-9 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick clanks a floater from the left block | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | Providence | Santos Ortega snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | Providence | Richard Neal steals the ball from Phillip Root | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte hits a jump hook from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 14:22 | Providence | Phillip Root misses short on a floater from the left side | 7-11 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | Santos Ortega is called for the reach on Jonathan Griggs - foul #1 on Santos Ortega, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Arant (PG), Robert Reich (SG), Thomas Isom (SF), Christopher Church (PF), Santiago Alvarez (C) Jonathan Schindler, Alex Albin, Santos Ortega, Donald Hoggard, Phillip Root | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Richard Neal, Terrence Edwards, Lee Belmonte, Randy Fralick | |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs travels with the ball | 7-11 |
| 13:30 | Providence | Robert Arant makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Reich | 10-11 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Santiago Alvarez - foul #1 on Santiago Alvarez, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Hoggard (PF) Santiago Alvarez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG) Kenneth Stewart | |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | Providence | Christopher Church gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:48 | Providence | Donald Hoggard misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 12:47 | Providence | Christopher Church tips it home | 12-12 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 12:29 | Providence | Donald Hoggard gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:22 | Providence | Christopher Church is hacked by Paul Haynes - foul #1 on Paul Haynes, team foul #1 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Jonathan Schindler (PG), Alex Albin (SG), Santos Ortega (SF), Phillip Root (C) Robert Arant, Robert Reich, Thomas Isom, Christopher Church | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Lee Belmonte (C) Jonathan Griggs, Paul Haynes | |
| 11:59 | Providence | Santos Ortega drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Alex Albin | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jonathan Schindler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alex Albin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Santos Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Hoggard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Root (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) C - Lee Belmonte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Santos Ortega - foul #2 on Santos Ortega, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Isom (SF) Santos Ortega | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (SF), Randy Fralick (C) Ricky Marrs, Victor Blasingame | |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:12 | Providence | Thomas Isom can't throw it down but the foul's on Clyde Lane - foul #1 on Clyde Lane, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG) Richard Neal | |
| 11:12 | Providence | Thomas Isom makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:12 | Providence | Thomas Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick lays it in on a nice dish by Terrence Edwards and the foul's on Donald Hoggard - foul #1 on Donald Hoggard, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Christopher Church (PF) Donald Hoggard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Paul Haynes (C) Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane | |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:50 | Providence | The rebound goes to Phillip Root | 16-15 |
| 10:28 | Providence | Phillip Root is fouled on the floor by Paul Haynes - foul #2 on Paul Haynes, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Ricky Marrs (SF) Jonathan Griggs, Paul Haynes | |
| 10:23 | Providence | Phillip Root hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 16-15 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Richard Neal clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 10:17 | Providence | Phillip Root grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 10:13 | Providence | Alex Albin is whistled for a carry | 16-15 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG) Terrence Edwards | |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Griggs | 16-17 |
| 09:46 | Providence | Lee Belmonte takes the ball from Christopher Church | 16-17 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick is called for traveling | 16-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Arant (PG), Robert Reich (SG), Donald Hoggard (PF) Jonathan Schindler, Alex Albin, Christopher Church | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame (PF) Lee Belmonte | |
| 08:56 | Providence | Victor Blasingame is called for the reach on Robert Arant - foul #1 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Christopher Church (C) Phillip Root | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Alex Munn (C) Ricky Marrs, Randy Fralick | |
| 08:41 | Providence | Christopher Church connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Arant | 18-17 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards is fouled on the floor by Robert Reich - foul #1 on Robert Reich, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Alex Albin (SG) Robert Reich | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG), Clyde Lane (SF) Richard Neal, Jonathan Griggs | |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Alex Munn knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Terrence Edwards | 18-19 |
| 07:50 | Providence | Thomas Isom hits a jumper from close range set up by Robert Arant | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Arant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Albin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Isom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Hoggard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Church (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Lane (fresh) PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) C - Alex Munn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Jonathan Schindler (PG), Phillip Root (C) Robert Arant, Christopher Church | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF) Clyde Lane | |
| 07:30 | Providence | Thomas Isom loses the dribble to Alex Munn | 20-19 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 20-19 |
| 07:03 | Providence | Alex Albin gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:47 | Providence | Donald Hoggard makes the floater from close range | 22-19 |
| 06:29 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 06:27 | Providence | Donald Hoggard snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:14 | Providence | Thomas Isom misses the easy layup | 22-19 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Blasingame | 22-19 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Arant (SG), Santiago Alvarez (SF), Christopher Church (PF) Alex Albin, Thomas Isom, Donald Hoggard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Jonathan Griggs (SG), Lee Belmonte (PF), Randy Fralick (C) Kenneth Stewart, Terrence Edwards, Victor Blasingame, Alex Munn | |
| 05:44 | Providence | The jump hook by Christopher Church is blocked by Randy Fralick | 22-19 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Neal, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (SF) Ricky Marrs | |
| 05:28 | Providence | Santiago Alvarez travels with the ball | 22-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Angel Ferrari (C) Phillip Root | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is hacked by Robert Arant - foul #1 on Robert Arant, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Reich (SG), Donald Hoggard (PF) Jonathan Schindler, Angel Ferrari | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:07 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christopher Church | 22-20 |
| 04:49 | Providence | Robert Reich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte connects on the jumper from the right block | 22-22 |
| 04:21 | Providence | Christopher Church throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Providence | Alex Albin (SG), Thomas Isom (SF), Phillip Root (C) Robert Reich, Santiago Alvarez, Christopher Church | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF) Jonathan Griggs, Clyde Lane, Randy Fralick | |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame is called for a backcourt violation | 22-22 |
| Subs | Providence | Jonathan Schindler (PG) Robert Arant | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:44 | Providence | Thomas Isom can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jonathan Schindler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alex Albin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Isom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Hoggard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Root (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Belmonte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 03:35 | Providence | Thomas Isom snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 03:13 | Providence | Alex Albin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Phillip Root - foul #1 on Phillip Root, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Providence | Santos Ortega (SF) Thomas Isom | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Haynes (C) Victor Blasingame | |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:59 | Providence | Phillip Root pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 02:39 | Providence | Phillip Root blows the layup | 22-22 |
| 02:37 | Providence | Donald Hoggard gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 02:19 | Providence | Donald Hoggard misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lee Belmonte - foul #1 on Lee Belmonte, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Providence | Christopher Church (C) Phillip Root | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Clyde Lane (SF), Randy Fralick (PF) Richard Neal, Ricky Marrs, Lee Belmonte | |
| 02:19 | Providence | Donald Hoggard makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:19 | Providence | Donald Hoggard misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:19 | Providence | Christopher Church pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 01:58 | Providence | Christopher Church comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Haynes - foul #3 on Paul Haynes, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Arant (PG), Santiago Alvarez (C) Jonathan Schindler, Donald Hoggard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame (PF) Paul Haynes | |
| 01:58 | Providence | Christopher Church makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:58 | Providence | Christopher Church misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Griggs | 24-24 |
| 01:32 | Providence | Santos Ortega can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Clyde Lane - foul #2 on Clyde Lane, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Reich (SG) Alex Albin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG) Terrence Edwards | |
| 01:32 | Providence | Santos Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:32 | Providence | Santos Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 01:17 | Providence | Christopher Church pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:11 | Providence | Christopher Church lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Reich | 28-24 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick is fouled on the floor by Santiago Alvarez - foul #2 on Santiago Alvarez, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Jonathan Schindler (PG), Alex Albin (SG), Donald Hoggard (PF), Phillip Root (C) Robert Arant, Robert Reich, Christopher Church, Santiago Alvarez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Ricky Marrs (SF) Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Phillip Root is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Phillip Root, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Alex Munn (C) Jonathan Griggs, Randy Fralick | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terrence Edwards | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-28 |