West Virginia 77-65 Providence (3 Feb, 2008) Play-by-Play

West Virginia Mountaineers

16-6, 5-4 Conference

	1	2	T
WVU	41	36	77
PROV	38	27	65

Providence Friars

12-9, 3-6 Conference

TIME		WVU	PROV
19:42	Darris Nichols made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Alex Ruoff.	2	0
19:23	Geoff McDermott missed Two Point Layup.	2	0
19:23	Alex Ruoff Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:17	Foul on Geoff McDermott	2	0
19:17	Joe Alexander made Free Throw.	3	0
19:17	Joe Alexander made Free Throw.	4	0
19:01	Foul on Alex Ruoff	4	0
19:01	Randall Hanke made Free Throw.	4	1
19:01	Randall Hanke made Free Throw.	4	2
18:51	Joe Alexander missed Two Point Jumper.	4	2
18:51	Jamie Smalligan Offensive Rebound.	4	2
18:46	Jamie Smalligan made Two Point Tip Shot.	6	2
18:30	Dwain Williams made Three Point Jumper.	6	5
18:07	Joe Alexander made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Darris Nichols.	8	5
17:48	Randall Hanke made Two Point Layup.	8	7
17:48	Foul on Darris Nichols	8	7
17:48	Randall Hanke made Free Throw.	8	8
17:19	Da'Sean Butler made Three Point Jumper.	11	8
16:57	Brian McKenzie missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
16:57	Alex Ruoff Defensive Rebound.	11	8
16:45	Da'Sean Butler missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
16:45	Jeff Xavier Defensive Rebound.	11	8
16:28	Foul on Brian McKenzie	11	8
16:25	Wellington Smith missed Two Point Layup.	11	8
16:25	Ray Hall Defensive Rebound.	11	8
16:08	Brian McKenzie missed Two Point Layup.	11	8
16:08	Ray Hall Offensive Rebound.	11	8
16:03	Ray Hall made Two Point Dunk Shot.	11	10
15:50	Official TV Timeout.	11	10
15:38	Joe Alexander missed Two Point Jumper.	11	10
15:38	Jeff Xavier Defensive Rebound.	11	10
15:24	Ray Hall made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Geoff McDermott.	11	12
14:59	Jeff Xavier missed Three Point Jumper.	11	12
14:59	Ray Hall Offensive Rebound.	11	12
14:51	Dwain Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ray Hall.	11	15
14:31	Wellington Smith made Two Point Jumper.	13	15
14:14	Dwain Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	13	15
14:14	Brian McKenzie Offensive Rebound.	13	15
13:55	Geoff McDermott missed Two Point Layup.	13	15
13:54	Geoff McDermott Offensive Rebound.	13	15
13:53	Foul on Wellington Smith	13	15
13:53	Geoff McDermott missed Free Throw.	13	15
13:53		13	15
13:53	Geoff McDermott made Free Throw.	13	16
13:40	Darris Nichols missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
13:40		13	16
13:40	Foul on Charles Burch	13	16
13:24	Ray Hall made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Weyinmi Efejuku.	13	18
13:09	Joe Mazzulla missed Three Point Jumper.	13	18
13:09	Providence Defensive Rebound.	13	18
12:36	Brian McKenzie made Two Point Jumper.	13	20
12:17	Joe Mazzulla made Two Point Layup.	15	20
11:45	Dwain Williams missed Two Point Layup.	15	20
11:43	Darris Nichols Defensive Rebound.	15	20
11:29	Wellington Smith missed Two Point Dunk Shot.	15	20
11:29	Joe Alexander Offensive Rebound.	15	20
11:24	Foul on Wellington Smith	15	20
11:24	Official TV Timeout.	15	20
11:09	Charles Burch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeff Xavier.	15	23
10:49	John Flowers made Two Point Jumper.	17	23
10:13	Weyinmi Efejuku made Two Point Layup.	17	25
9:27	Darris Nichols made Two Point Jumper.	19	25
9:01	Jeff Xavier missed Two Point Jumper.	19	25
9:01	John Flowers Defensive Rebound.	19	25
8:54	Joe Mazzulla made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Sean Butler.	22	25
8:47	Providence 30 Second Timeout.	22	25
8:34	Weyinmi Efejuku made Three Point Jumper.	22	28
8:14	Joe Alexander made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Sean Butler.	24	28
7:46	Joe Alexander missed Two Point Jumper.	24	28
7:46	Jeff Xavier Defensive Rebound.	24	28
7:38	Brian McKenzie made Three Point Jumper.	24	31
7:31	West Virginia 30 Second Timeout.	24	31
7:16	John Flowers missed Two Point Layup.	24	31
7:16	West Virginia Offensive Rebound.	24	31
7:16	Official TV Timeout.	24	31
7:08	Weyinmi Efejuku made Two Point Dunk Shot.	24	33
6:43	Alex Ruoff missed Two Point Jumper.	24	33
6:43	Geoff McDermott Defensive Rebound.	24	33
6:36	Jeff Xavier missed Three Point Jumper.	24	33
6:36	Brian McKenzie Offensive Rebound.	24	33
6:33	Brian McKenzie made Two Point Tip Shot.	24	35
6:33	Foul on Alex Ruoff	24	35
6:33	Brian McKenzie made Free Throw.	24	36
6:12	West Virginia 30 Second Timeout.	24	36
5:48	Foul on Cam Thoroughman	24	36
5:28	Joe Alexander made Two Point Layup.	26	36
5:13	Brian McKenzie missed Three Point Jumper.	26	36
5:13	Alex Ruoff Defensive Rebound.	26	36
5:04	Darris Nichols missed Two Point Layup.	26	36
5:04	Ray Hall Defensive Rebound.	26	36
4:34	Da'Sean Butler made Two Point Jumper.	28	36
4:02	Jeff Xavier missed Two Point Jumper.	28	36
4:02	Da'Sean Butler Defensive Rebound.	28	36
3:56	Alex Ruoff made Three Point Jumper.	31	36
3:33	Brian McKenzie missed Two Point Jumper.	31	36
3:33	Alex Ruoff Defensive Rebound.	31	36
3:22	Joe Mazzulla made Two Point Layup.	33	36
2:57	Dwain Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	33	36
2:57	Darris Nichols Defensive Rebound.	33	36
2:46	Foul on Da'Sean Butler	33	36
2:46	Official TV Timeout.	33	36
2:38	Foul on Da'Sean Butler	33	36
2:38	Charles Burch missed Free Throw.	33	36
2:38	Jamine Peterson Offensive Rebound.	33	36
2:38	Jamine Peterson missed Two Point Layup.	33	36
2:38	Charles Burch Offensive Rebound.	33	36
2:32	Charles Burch missed Two Point Layup.	33	36
2:32	Darris Nichols Defensive Rebound.	33	36
2:32	Foul on Weyinmi Efejuku	33	36
2:23	Joe Alexander made Two Point Jumper.	35	36
1:54	Jamine Peterson missed Two Point Layup.	35	36
1:54	Cam Thoroughman Defensive Rebound.	35	36
1:44	Foul on Brian McKenzie	35	36
1:44	Darris Nichols made Free Throw.	36	36
1:44	Darris Nichols made Free Throw.	37	36
1:11	Joe Mazzulla made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Darris Nichols.	39	36
0:54	Geoff McDermott made Two Point Dunk Shot.	39	38
0:37	Joe Alexander made Two Point Jumper.	41	38
0:03	Geoff McDermott missed Two Point Layup.	41	38
0:03	Joe Alexander Defensive Rebound.	41	38
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	41	38

Amica Mutual Pavilion

12:00 AM, 3 February 2008

Providence, RI

Attendance: 12,993

Referees:
John Cahill
Sean Hull
Earl Walton

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Iowa State	0-0	-	10-1
Cincinnati	0-0	-	10-1
West Virginia	0-0	-	9-2
Arizona State	0-0	-	9-2
BYU	0-0	-	9-2
Colorado	0-0	-	9-2
Kansas	0-0	-	9-2
Texas Tech	0-0	-	9-2
UCF	0-0	-	9-2
Houston	0-0	-	8-3
Oklahoma State	0-0	-	8-3
Utah	0-0	-	8-3
Baylor	0-0	-	7-3
TCU	0-0	-	7-4
Arizona	0-0	-	6-5
Kansas State	0-0	-	6-5

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Marquette	2-0	-	11-2
Georgetown	2-0	-	10-2
St. John's	2-0	-	10-2
UConn	2-0	-	10-3
Creighton	1-1	1	8-5
Villanova	1-1	1	8-5
Providence	1-1	1	7-6
DePaul	0-2	2	8-4
Xavier	0-2	2	8-5
Butler	0-2	2	7-6
Seton Hall	0-2	2	5-8

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