| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Considine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Young Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Terry Mead inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Willie Buscher drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gordon Vaughn | 26-35 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | George Batchelor double dribbles | 26-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donnie Moss (SF) David McKennzie | |
| 19:14 | Marquette | William Considine misses the lay-in | 26-35 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Terry Mead tips it but misses | 26-35 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Michael Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Moss | 26-38 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Terry Mead can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Batchelor - foul #2 on George Batchelor, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (PG), David McKennzie (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Michael Brown, Donnie Moss, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | David McKennzie snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | David Piner hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Batchelor | 26-40 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Terry Mead hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Victory - foul #2 on James Victory, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Donnie Moss (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) George Batchelor, David McKennzie, James Victory, Gary Olsen | |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Young Wang buries a jumper from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses long on a shot from the right side | 28-42 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Vernon Schell tips it but misses | 28-42 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses the tip | 28-42 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss clanks a jumper from the right side | 28-42 |
| 17:16 | Marquette | Vernon Schell snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-42 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Mead | 28-42 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | William Considine grabs the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | William Considine misses badly on a floater from the left side | 28-42 |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Vernon Schell tips it in | 30-42 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Vernon Schell - foul #2 on Vernon Schell, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Vlade Zurovec (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Terry Mead, Vernon Schell, William Considine | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Batchelor (SG), David McKennzie (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) David Piner, Donnie Moss, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the floater from the left side | 30-43 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | David McKennzie grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen misses long on a runner from the right block | 30-43 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Vlade Zurovec | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Vlade Zurovec (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Victory (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Morrison | 32-43 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 15:04 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Guy Mayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Terry Mead (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), William Considine (C) Robert Morrison, Tony Iglesias, Vlade Zurovec, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (PG), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) Michael Brown, James Victory, Gary Olsen | |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | David McKennzie hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Willie Buscher makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-46 |
| 13:52 | Marquette | Vernon Schell gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:42 | Marquette | Vernon Schell blows the layup | 35-46 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Young Wang grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | George Batchelor misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | William Considine snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | William Considine buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Terry Mead and he's fouled by George Batchelor - foul #3 on George Batchelor, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG) Guy Mayes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Rogelio Los (SG), Donnie Moss (SF) David Piner, George Batchelor, David McKennzie | |
| 12:59 | Marquette | William Considine makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 38-48 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Buscher | 41-48 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Terry Mead is called for the reach on Donnie Moss - foul #2 on Terry Mead, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Iglesias (SF), Vlade Zurovec (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Terry Mead, Vernon Schell, William Considine | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Rogelio Los, Donnie Moss, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Vlade Zurovec (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Victory (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Alberto Rodriguez - foul #1 on Alberto Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Batchelor (SG) David Piner | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez drills a fadeaway near the basket | 43-50 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Michael Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David McKennzie | 43-53 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Alberto Rodriguez and the foul's on Gary Olsen - foul #2 on Gary Olsen, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG) Willie Buscher | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) George Batchelor, James Victory, Gary Olsen | |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | David Piner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Vlade Zurovec | 46-53 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Michael Brown takes the ball from Gordon Vaughn | 46-53 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Michael Brown lays it up and in | 46-55 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Young Wang - foul #2 on Young Wang, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Mead (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), William Considine (C) Tony Iglesias, Vlade Zurovec, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Batchelor (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | David Piner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Mead - foul #3 on Terry Mead, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG) Gordon Vaughn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Donnie Moss (SF) George Batchelor, David McKennzie | |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | David Piner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:46 | Marquette | Vernon Schell snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Terry Mead's floater is knocked away by Donnie Moss | 48-56 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Piner | 48-58 |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Terry Mead hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Terry Mead grabs the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Young Wang steals it from Terry Mead | 48-58 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Young Wang is hacked by Vernon Schell - foul #3 on Vernon Schell, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rogelio Los (PG), George Batchelor (SG), David McKennzie (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Michael Brown, David Piner, Donnie Moss, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | James Victory's pass is intercepted by William Considine | 48-58 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Guy Mayes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Batchelor - foul #4 on George Batchelor, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Robert Morrison, William Considine | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) George Batchelor, James Victory, Gary Olsen | |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 07:54 | Marquette | Vernon Schell grabs the board | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rogelio Los (fresh) SF - David McKennzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Young Wang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Guy Mayes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Mead | 49-58 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-58 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Guy Mayes snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | David McKennzie takes the ball from Terry Mead | 49-58 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | David McKennzie lays it up and in | 49-60 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-60 |
| 06:18 | Marquette | Terry Mead tips it back up and in | 51-60 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Young Wang banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Brown | 51-62 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Tony Iglesias (SF), William Considine (C) Guy Mayes, Terry Mead, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (PG), George Batchelor (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Michael Brown, Rogelio Los, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-62 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Tony Iglesias - foul #2 on Tony Iglesias, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss makes the free throw | 51-65 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Tony Iglesias takes the ball from Donnie Moss | 51-65 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn connects on the 3 from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | William Considine steals it from James Victory | 54-65 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Vernon Schell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (SG), Terry Mead (SF), Vlade Zurovec (PF) Gordon Vaughn, Tony Iglesias, Vernon Schell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) David Piner, Donnie Moss, James Victory, Gary Olsen | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vlade Zurovec (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Considine (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Young Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | David McKennzie jams it on a great pass from Michael Brown and he's hacked by Terry Mead - foul #4 on Terry Mead, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | David McKennzie makes the free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Michael Brown picks off the pass by William Considine | 54-68 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Vlade Zurovec steps in front of the Aaron Kimbrough pass | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Terry Mead lays it up and in | 56-68 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | David McKennzie hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 56-68 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Young Wang hits the follow up shot | 56-70 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | David McKennzie pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 56-70 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Guy Mayes pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Willie Buscher scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Guy Mayes | 59-70 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-70 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough hits the follow up shot | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-72 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Young Wang | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Michael Brown drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by George Batchelor | 59-74 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-74 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Young Wang pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Michael Brown runs out the clock | 59-74 |