| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rich Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adolfo Romano (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wayne Nedd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks banks in the layup set up by Adolfo Romano | 33-33 |
| 19:24 | Providence | Sylvester Everson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 19:23 | Providence | Emmett Nurse tips it in | 35-33 |
| 19:05 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 19:03 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:46 | Western Carolina | Paul Alexander takes the ball from Phillip Brooks | 35-33 |
| 18:29 | Providence | David Sanders scores on a floater in the lane | 37-33 |
| 18:11 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Sanders - foul #2 on David Sanders, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 18:11 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:11 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:46 | Providence | Rich Washington steals it from Paul Alexander | 37-35 |
| 17:28 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer hits a floater from the right wing set up by Rich Washington | 37-37 |
| 17:10 | Providence | Paul Alexander misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 17:09 | Providence | Emmett Nurse grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:57 | Providence | Emmett Nurse misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:41 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd lays it up and in | 37-39 |
| 16:25 | Providence | Emmett Nurse misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Wayne Nedd - foul #1 on Wayne Nedd, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), Josh Hill (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Terry Colbert (PF) David Sanders, Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson, Paul Alexander | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alan Dillard (PG), Robert Groves (SG), James Cutler (SF), William Hassen (PF), Ben Robertson (C) Rich Washington, Matthew Schirmer, Phillip Brooks, Adolfo Romano, Wayne Nedd | |
| 16:25 | Providence | Emmett Nurse makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:25 | Providence | Emmett Nurse makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:09 | Western Carolina | Robert Groves misses the floater from the left block | 39-39 |
| 16:07 | Providence | Terry Colbert pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:50 | Providence | Ben Robertson denies the turnaround by Trevor Canterbury | 39-39 |
| 15:48 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Canterbury (fresh) SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Emmett Nurse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Alan Dillard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Groves (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cutler (fresh) PF - William Hassen (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ben Robertson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Ben Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:30 | Western Carolina | Robert Groves double dribbles | 39-39 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), David Gerber (SG) Trevor Canterbury, Emmett Nurse | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain (C) Ben Robertson | |
| 15:21 | Providence | Josh Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Fountain | 39-39 |
| 15:03 | Western Carolina | William Hassen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 15:01 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Phillips | 39-39 |
| 14:51 | Providence | Terry Colbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG) David Gerber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer (SG), Phillip Brooks (SF) Robert Groves, James Cutler | |
| 14:32 | Western Carolina | William Hassen connects on the 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 14:10 | Providence | David Sanders clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 14:08 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 13:51 | Western Carolina | William Hassen misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Josh Hill - foul #2 on Josh Hill, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Johnson (SG), Sylvester Everson (SF), Paul Alexander (PF) David Sanders, Josh Hill, Terry Colbert | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rich Washington (PG), Adolfo Romano (PF) Alan Dillard, Matthew Schirmer | |
| 13:51 | Western Carolina | William Hassen makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:51 | Western Carolina | William Hassen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:43 | Providence | Paul Alexander misses short on a floater from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 13:41 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 13:16 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 13:14 | Providence | Dean Tatum gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:50 | Providence | Paul Alexander misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 12:49 | Western Carolina | William Hassen pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:43 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (PG), Emmett Nurse (C) John Phillips, Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer (SG), James Cutler (SF), Wayne Nedd (C) William Hassen, Phillip Brooks, Matthew Fountain | |
| 12:14 | Providence | Adolfo Romano takes the ball from David Sanders | 39-44 |
| 12:10 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington is hacked by Paul Alexander - foul #2 on Paul Alexander, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (PF) Paul Alexander | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:03 | Western Carolina | Sylvester Everson is called for the reach on Matthew Schirmer - foul #1 on Sylvester Everson, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ben Robertson (C) Adolfo Romano | |
| 11:57 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Cutler | 39-46 |
| 11:37 | Providence | Emmett Nurse buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rich Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Schirmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cutler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wayne Nedd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Robertson (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Western Carolina | David Sanders is called for the reach on Ben Robertson - foul #3 on David Sanders, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Josh Hill (SF) Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alan Dillard (PG), Phillip Brooks (SF), Matthew Fountain (C) Rich Washington, James Cutler, Ben Robertson | |
| 11:03 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 11:02 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd tips it but misses | 42-46 |
| 11:01 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain tips it in | 42-48 |
| 10:41 | Providence | David Sanders comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 10:40 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 10:35 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 10:33 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd hits the follow up shot | 42-50 |
| 10:16 | Providence | John Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-50 |
| 10:15 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Nedd | 42-50 |
| 10:01 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 10:00 | Providence | David Sanders gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:39 | Providence | Terry Colbert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-50 |
| 09:37 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:19 | Western Carolina | Alan Dillard knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Matthew Schirmer | 42-52 |
| 09:01 | Providence | Emmett Nurse double dribbles | 42-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Sylvester Everson (SF), Paul Alexander (PF), Dean Tatum (C) John Phillips, David Sanders, Josh Hill, Terry Colbert, Emmett Nurse | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rich Washington (PG), William Hassen (SG), James Cutler (SF), Adolfo Romano (PF), Ben Robertson (C) Alan Dillard, Matthew Schirmer, Phillip Brooks, Wayne Nedd, Matthew Fountain | |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | James Cutler comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 08:41 | Western Carolina | Ben Robertson snags the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:31 | Western Carolina | William Hassen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-52 |
| 08:08 | Providence | Paul Alexander clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Adolfo Romano - foul #2 on Adolfo Romano, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| 08:08 | Providence | Paul Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:08 | Providence | Paul Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:47 | Western Carolina | James Cutler hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 07:23 | Providence | Sylvester Everson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 44-55 |
| 07:21 | Western Carolina | James Cutler pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Canterbury (fresh) SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Dean Tatum (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rich Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hassen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cutler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adolfo Romano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Ben Robertson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano misses badly on a shot from the left block | 44-55 |
| 07:03 | Providence | Paul Alexander snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 06:49 | Providence | Paul Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 06:48 | Providence | Paul Alexander snags the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 06:38 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 06:37 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 06:35 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington loses the dribble to Paul Johnson in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| 06:29 | Providence | James Cutler takes the ball from Paul Alexander | 44-55 |
| 06:26 | Western Carolina | William Hassen slams it home on a great pass from James Cutler | 44-57 |
| 06:11 | Providence | Paul Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 06:09 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury tips it home | 46-57 |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | James Cutler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 05:43 | Providence | Paul Alexander grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 05:23 | Providence | Ben Robertson swats the short shot by Sylvester Everson | 46-57 |
| 05:22 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 05:22 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-57 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Terry Colbert (PF), Emmett Nurse (C) Trevor Canterbury, Paul Alexander, Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer (SG), Phillip Brooks (SF), Matthew Fountain (C) William Hassen, James Cutler, Ben Robertson | |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 04:51 | Providence | The rebound goes to Sylvester Everson | 46-57 |
| 04:38 | Providence | Sylvester Everson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-57 |
| 04:36 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain banks in the layup | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:14 | Providence | Emmett Nurse scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Sylvester Everson | 48-59 |
| 04:06 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain is called for traveling | 48-59 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), Josh Hill (SF), Paul Alexander (PF) Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson, Terry Colbert | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alan Dillard (PG), William Hassen (PF) Rich Washington, Adolfo Romano | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Providence | David Sanders scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Phillips | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Western Carolina | William Hassen misses long on a floater in the lane | 50-59 |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Josh Hill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Alan Dillard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Schirmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Hassen (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Fountain (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 50-59 |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | William Hassen misses the tip | 50-59 |
| 02:58 | Providence | Paul Alexander gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 02:58 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Johnson (SG), Sylvester Everson (SF) David Sanders, Josh Hill | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rich Washington (PG), Adolfo Romano (PF) Alan Dillard, William Hassen | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Providence | John Phillips misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rich Washington - foul #1 on Rich Washington, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| 02:33 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:33 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-59 |
| 02:15 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer grabs the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 01:59 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 01:57 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Fountain | 52-59 |
| 01:48 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 01:47 | Providence | Emmett Nurse grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Providence | Emmett Nurse lays it up and in on a great pass from Sylvester Everson | 54-59 |
| 01:24 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 01:23 | Providence | Sylvester Everson pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:06 | Providence | Paul Alexander comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 01:05 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rich Washington | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Providence | Paul Johnson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 00:53 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Emmett Nurse | 54-62 |
| 00:50 | Providence | Paul Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Alexander | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington misses the floater from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 00:24 | Providence | Emmett Nurse grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:16 | Providence | John Phillips clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | Providence | Sylvester Everson snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 00:12 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Alexander | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano is hacked by John Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Phillips, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano is fouled on the floor by Paul Alexander - foul #3 on Paul Alexander, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:08 | Providence | Emmett Nurse gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:08 | Providence | Providence calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Providence | John Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Paul Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Providence | The clock runs out | 60-63 |