| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Roy Wininger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Russell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Logan Simmons (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Roy Wininger - foul #3 on Roy Wininger, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (SF) Roy Wininger | |
| 19:37 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:37 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dominick Joseph - foul #2 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Andre Gallo, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Garner | 36-39 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | James Russell is fouled on the floor by John Garner - foul #2 on John Garner, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Dominick Joseph denies the turnaround by James Russell | 36-39 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Kirk Peterson steals the ball from Antonio Carrillo | 36-39 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Dominick Joseph blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Andre Gallo | 36-39 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Antonio Carrillo | 36-39 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph's pass is intercepted by James Russell | 36-39 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Andre Gallo, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Donnie Waters (SF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SG), Arthur Pugh (PF), Shawn Holden (C) Andre Gallo, James Russell, Logan Simmons | |
| 17:09 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Willie Stearns is blocked by Arthur Pugh | 36-39 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG) Bobby Boyce | |
| 16:50 | Marquette | James Sledge scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Garner | 38-39 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | James Dickson is denied on a layup by Shawn Holden | 38-39 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Willie Stearns is called for the reach on Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Willie Stearns, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG) James Sledge | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Baker (SF) Kirk Peterson | |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Garner | 38-39 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Arthur Pugh picks off the pass by Boris Bronikowski | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) PF - John Garner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) SF - Joseph Baker (fresh) PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Shawn Holden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh is hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #2 on Willie Stearns, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), William Ford (C) Willie Stearns, Donnie Waters, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Roy Wininger (SF), James Russell (PF), Logan Simmons (C) Jess Daniels, Michael Stewart, Joseph Baker, Arthur Pugh, Shawn Holden | |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | James Russell drills a shot near the basket | 38-41 |
| 15:14 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Russell - foul #1 on James Russell, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:14 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:14 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Carrillo is called for the reach on James Russell - foul #2 on Antonio Carrillo, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | James Russell is fouled on the floor by Dominick Joseph - foul #3 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | James Russell's fadeaway is rejected by William Ford | 40-41 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | James Russell tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt loses the ball out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (PF) Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Boyce | 40-45 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Bernhardt | 43-45 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Dominick Joseph steals it from James Russell | 43-45 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | James Dickson makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Sledge | 45-45 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:24 | Marquette | William Ford scores on a floater from close range set up by Dominick Joseph | 47-45 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-45 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | William Ford can't throw it down but he's hacked by Logan Simmons - foul #3 on Logan Simmons, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), John Garner (PF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Robert Bernhardt, James Dickson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Kirk Peterson (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Shawn Holden (C) Bobby Boyce, Andre Gallo, Roy Wininger, James Russell, Logan Simmons | |
| 12:02 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels is fouled on the floor by Boris Bronikowski - foul #2 on Boris Bronikowski, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - William Ford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Shawn Holden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Marquette | William Ford drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Willie Stearns | 51-47 |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels is called for 10 seconds | 51-47 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Shawn Holden denies the turnaround by Donnie Waters | 51-47 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | John Garner hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | John Garner picks off the pass by Arthur Pugh | 53-47 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | William Ford scores on a shot from close range | 55-47 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Donnie Waters steals it from Arthur Pugh | 55-47 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | William Ford's floater is tipped away by Shawn Holden | 55-47 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden is denied on a layup by John Garner | 55-47 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | William Ford snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | John Garner hits a turnaround in the lane | 57-47 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden can't finish the layup | 57-47 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:17 | Marquette | William Ford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Boris Bronikowski | 59-47 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Pugh | 59-49 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Donnie Waters's pass is intercepted by Jess Daniels | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fairly fresh) PF - John Garner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - William Ford (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kirk Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Pugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Shawn Holden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh is hacked by John Garner - foul #3 on John Garner, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, Boris Bronikowski, Donnie Waters, John Garner, William Ford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Roy Wininger (SF), Logan Simmons (C) Jess Daniels, Michael Stewart, Kirk Peterson, Shawn Holden | |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | James Sledge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-51 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 06:45 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh is alone and drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Roy Wininger | 59-53 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo misses the dunk | 59-53 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger travels with the ball | 61-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Ford (C) James Dickson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Russell (PF) Arthur Pugh | |
| 05:44 | Marquette | William Ford misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Logan Simmons - foul #4 on Logan Simmons, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | James Russell banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Bobby Boyce | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:17 | Marquette | William Ford can't connect on a shot in the lane | 63-55 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 05:10 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Antonio Carrillo | 63-55 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Roy Wininger steps in front of the Dominick Joseph pass | 63-55 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | James Russell is whistled for a carry | 63-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), James Dickson (PF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Kirk Peterson (SF) Bobby Boyce, Andre Gallo, Roy Wininger | |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-55 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | James Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses short on a runner from the left block | 63-55 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | James Russell connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Stewart | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Ford (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Russell (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Logan Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Marquette | James Dickson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | James Russell blows the layup | 65-57 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), John Garner (PF) Willie Stearns, Boris Bronikowski, Robert Bernhardt, James Dickson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Roy Wininger (SF), Shawn Holden (C) Jess Daniels, Michael Stewart, Kirk Peterson, Logan Simmons | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Marquette | William Ford is denied on a layup by James Russell | 65-57 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses the shot from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo grabs the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | James Russell is fouled on the floor by John Garner - foul #4 on John Garner, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Donnie Waters loses the dribble to James Russell | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dominick Joseph | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Boyce and the foul's on James Sledge - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF) Donnie Waters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Logan Simmons (C) Shawn Holden | |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger misses the free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | John Garner gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | John Garner hits a floater from just outside the lane | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Logan Simmons | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Bobby Boyce is called for the reach on William Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Dominick Joseph | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:42 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Ford | 72-64 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | William Ford is hacked by Andre Gallo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andre Gallo, team foul #8 | 72-64 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | William Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Russell | 73-64 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo's pass is intercepted by Robert Bernhardt | 73-64 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | James Sledge is hacked by Andre Gallo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andre Gallo, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SG) Andre Gallo | |
| 00:24 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Logan Simmons | 74-64 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | William Ford swats the shot by Bobby Boyce | 74-64 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Willie Stearns runs out the clock | 74-64 |