Providence 53
(15-16, 6-12 Big East)
West Virginia 58
(23-9, 11-7 Big East)
2:00 PM ET, March 12, 2008
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Top Performers
Providence: G. McDermott 8 Pts, 3 Reb, 8 Ast
West Virginia: D. Butler 17 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl
| Providence Friars | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| G. McDermott, G-F | 39 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| R. Hanke, F-C | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Xavier, G | 34 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| W. Efejuku, G | 37 | 4-15 | 3-6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| B. McKenzie, G | 33 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| M. Brooks, G-F | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Peterson, F | 19 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| C. Burch, F | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 21-50 | 7-11 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 53 | ||
| 42.0% | 63.6% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 8 TURNOVERS: 18 (J Peterson 3, M Brooks 1, W Efejuku 5, J Xavier 2, B McKenzie 4, G McDermott 3) BLOCKED SHOTS: 1 (J Peterson 1) STEALS: 12 (R Hanke 2, J Peterson 1, W Efejuku 3, J Xavier 3, B McKenzie 3) 3-PT FGS: 4-12, .333 (C Burch 0-2, W Efejuku 1-4, J Xavier 2-3, B McKenzie 1-3) | ||||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| D. Butler, F | 37 | 8-11 | 1-4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| J. Alexander, F | 40 | 8-17 | 5-6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| J. Smalligan, C | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Nichols, G | 39 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Ruoff, G | 29 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| C. Thoroughman, F | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mazzulla, G | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| J. West, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Talkington, G | 11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Smith, F | 21 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| J. Flowers, F | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 23-49 | 9-14 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 58 | ||
| 46.9% | 64.3% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 2 TURNOVERS: 17 (D Nichols 2, D Butler 1, W Smith 3, J Mazzulla 1, J Smalligan 3, J Alexander 6, A Ruoff 1) BLOCKED SHOTS: 6 (D Nichols 2, W Smith 3, A Ruoff 1) STEALS: 8 (D Nichols 2, D Butler 1, W Smith 3, A Ruoff 1, T Talkington 1) 3-PT FGS: 3-15, .2 (D Nichols 0-3, D Butler 0-2, J Smalligan 1-1, J Alexander 1-2, A Ruoff 1-7) | ||||||||
Technicals: None
Officials: John Cahill, Karl Hess, Jeff Clark
Attendance: 19,562
