West Virginia 77
(16-6, 5-4 Big East)
Providence 65
(12-9, 3-6 Big East)
7:00 PM ET, February 2, 2008
Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI
Top Performers
West Virginia: D. Nichols 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
Providence: R. Hanke 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Blk
| West Virginia Mountaineers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| D. Butler, F | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| J. Alexander, F | 34 | 7-15 | 5-7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| J. Smalligan, C | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Nichols, G | 39 | 7-10 | 5-7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| A. Ruoff, G | 18 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| C. Thoroughman, F | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| J. Mazzulla, G | 32 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| J. West, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Brown, G | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith, F | 11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| J. Flowers, F | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 28-55 | 14-18 | 9 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 77 | ||
| 50.9% | 77.8% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 2 TURNOVERS: 12 (D Nichols 4, D Butler 3, C Thoroughman 1, W Smith 1, J Mazzulla 2, J Alexander 1) BLOCKED SHOTS: 3 (D Nichols 1, W Smith 2) STEALS: 6 (D Nichols 2, J Flowers 1, C Thoroughman 1, J Mazzulla 1, A Ruoff 1) 3-PT FGS: 7-13, .538 (D Nichols 4-6, D Butler 1-3, J Mazzulla 1-1, J Alexander 0-1, A Ruoff 1-2) | ||||||||
| Providence Friars | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| G. McDermott, G-F | 29 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| R. Hanke, F-C | 14 | 7-9 | 4-5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| J. Xavier, G | 34 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| D Williams | 34 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| B. McKenzie, G | 35 | 4-12 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| A. Kellogg, F | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Efejuku, G | 17 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| J. Peterson, F | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Burch, F | 13 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| R. Hall, C | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 24-54 | 10-15 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 65 | ||
| 44.4% | 66.7% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 3 TURNOVERS: 12 (D Williams 1, W Efejuku 5, J Xavier 2, G McDermott 3, B McKenzie 1) BLOCKED SHOTS: 2 (R Hanke 1, J Xavier 1) STEALS: 5 (W Efejuku 1, J Xavier 3, G McDermott 1) 3-PT FGS: 7-18, .389 (C Burch 1-1, D Williams 3-6, W Efejuku 1-1, J Xavier 1-5, G McDermott 0-1, B McKenzie 1-4) | ||||||||
Technicals: None
Officials: John Cahill, Earl Walton , Sean Hull
Attendance: 12,993
