| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) SG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) SF - Charles Worm (fresh) PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) C - Josef Rosinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Joseph Williams takes the ball from Paul Haynes | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Joseph Williams jams it | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Griggs | 2-2 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Joseph Williams clanks a jump hook from the left block | 2-2 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Richard Neal snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses badly on a shot in the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Josef Rosinski - foul #1 on Josef Rosinski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Paul Haynes swats the shot by Josef Rosinski | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Joseph Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on Josef Rosinski - foul #2 on Josef Rosinski, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SF), Alex Munn (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Ricky Marrs, Randy Fralick, Paul Haynes | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Mateo (SF), Andrew Mauldin (C) Charles Worm, Josef Rosinski | |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Aaron Mills hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | Aaron Mills tips it in | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | Alex Munn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Joseph Williams is hacked by Terrence Edwards - foul #1 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF) Richard Neal, Jonathan Griggs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (SG), Lester Bledsoe (SF) Joseph Williams, Kyle Thomas | |
| 16:35 | Marquette | Aaron Mills buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Smith | 6-6 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards is hacked by Lester Bledsoe - foul #1 on Lester Bledsoe, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Petersen (SG), Charles Worm (SF) Aaron Mills, Lester Bledsoe | |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Alex Munn drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Terrence Edwards | 9-6 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | James Mateo lays it in on a great pass from Donald Smith and he's hacked by Ricky Marrs - foul #1 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Randy Fralick (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Kenneth Stewart, Alex Munn, Victor Blasingame | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Williams (SG), Kyle Thomas (PF) David Petersen, Andrew Mauldin | |
| 15:44 | Marquette | James Mateo makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Worm (fresh) PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) C - James Mateo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Worm - foul #1 on Charles Worm, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Archie Blais (SF) Ricky Marrs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG) Donald Smith | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Randy Fralick takes the ball from Kyle Thomas | 11-9 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Richard Neal buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Randy Fralick | 14-9 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | James Mateo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Archie Blais pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Richard Neal knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Terrence Edwards | 16-9 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | James Mateo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Archie Blais - foul #1 on Archie Blais, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Alex Munn (PF) Terrence Edwards, Archie Blais, Randy Fralick | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin (C) Charles Worm | |
| 14:27 | Marquette | James Mateo makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | James Mateo misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is whistled for traveling | 16-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe (SF) James Mateo | |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-10 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Alex Munn gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Richard Neal hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Griggs | 18-10 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Joseph Williams hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe double dribbles | 18-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SF), Randy Fralick (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Ricky Marrs, Alex Munn, Paul Haynes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), David Petersen (SG), James Mateo (C) Aaron Mills, Joseph Williams, Andrew Mauldin | |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 18-13 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick misses the tip | 18-13 |
| 12:25 | Marquette | James Mateo grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Smith | 18-15 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | David Petersen picks off the pass by Richard Neal in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Donald Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Victor Blasingame | 18-15 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | James Mateo misses the tip | 18-15 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Richard Neal grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Blasingame | 18-15 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Neal and the foul's on Lester Bledsoe - foul #2 on Lester Bledsoe, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Archie Blais (SF) Richard Neal | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), Charles Worm (SF) David Petersen, Lester Bledsoe | |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Blais (fresh) PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Blasingame (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Worm (fresh) PF - Kyle Thomas (fairly fresh) C - James Mateo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Charles Worm steps out of bounds on the sideline | 21-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF) Jonathan Griggs, Archie Blais | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin (C) James Mateo | |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs loses the dribble to Donald Smith | 21-15 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Aaron Mills can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Blasingame - foul #1 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Archie Blais (PF) Randy Fralick | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Williams (SG) Donald Smith | |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Aaron Mills misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Aaron Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart is fouled on the floor by Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Joseph Williams, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Alex Munn (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Terrence Edwards, Archie Blais, Victor Blasingame | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Andrew Mauldin steals it from Alex Munn | 21-15 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Ricky Marrs denies the turnaround by Charles Worm | 21-15 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 21-15 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Charles Worm grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-15 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Richard Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Marrs | 24-15 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Joseph Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Terrence Edwards (SF), Randy Fralick (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Kenneth Stewart, Ricky Marrs, Alex Munn, Paul Haynes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), David Petersen (SG), James Mateo (C) Aaron Mills, Joseph Williams, Andrew Mauldin | |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 24-15 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | David Petersen grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | David Petersen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Donald Smith picks off the pass by Terrence Edwards | 24-15 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Donald Smith misses the easy layup | 24-15 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas tips it but misses | 24-15 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Worm - foul #2 on Charles Worm, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Archie Blais (SF) Richard Neal | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), Andrew Mauldin (C) David Petersen, Charles Worm | |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas misses long on a shot from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Blasingame | 24-15 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Blais (fresh) PF - Randy Fralick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Mateo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Thomas (tiring) 3 reb. C - Andrew Mauldin (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs blows the layup | 24-15 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | James Mateo gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-15 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Archie Blais pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrence Edwards | 27-15 |
| 06:36 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Donald Smith | 27-17 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Fralick | 27-17 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-17 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Mills | 27-20 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Terrence Edwards and he's hacked by Andrew Mauldin - foul #1 on Andrew Mauldin, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Kenneth Stewart (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Paul Haynes (C) Terrence Edwards, Jonathan Griggs, Archie Blais, Victor Blasingame | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Petersen (SG) Donald Smith | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick makes the free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | David Petersen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andrew Mauldin | 30-23 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-23 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | James Mateo snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Kenneth Stewart steals it from Kyle Thomas | 30-23 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Mateo - foul #1 on James Mateo, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Munn (PF) Randy Fralick | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:53 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Mills | 32-25 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Neal | 34-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Munn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Petersen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Mateo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Thomas (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Mauldin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Aaron Mills misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-25 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Neal | 34-25 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Richard Neal's pass is intercepted by Aaron Mills | 34-25 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Aaron Mills hits the finger roll | 34-27 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Neal | 36-27 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Alex Munn steps in front of the David Petersen pass | 36-27 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is hacked by Andrew Mauldin - foul #2 on Andrew Mauldin, team foul #11 | 36-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Victor Blasingame (C) Kenneth Stewart, Paul Haynes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Joseph Williams (SG), Charles Worm (SF), Lester Bledsoe (PF), Josef Rosinski (C) Aaron Mills, David Petersen, James Mateo, Kyle Thomas, Andrew Mauldin | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Joseph Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-27 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Blasingame | 37-27 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-27 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the shot from the right block | 37-27 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame tips it in | 39-27 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Jonathan Griggs takes the ball from Josef Rosinski | 39-27 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Griggs | 41-27 |
| 01:06 | Marquette | Joseph Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Joseph Williams steals it from Jonathan Griggs | 41-27 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Joseph Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 41-30 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Richard Neal | 43-30 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lester Bledsoe and he's fouled by Jonathan Griggs - foul #1 on Jonathan Griggs, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG), Clyde Lane (SG), Terrence Edwards (SF), Archie Blais (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Richard Neal, Jonathan Griggs, Ricky Marrs, Alex Munn, Victor Blasingame | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Mateo (PF) Lester Bledsoe | |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Josef Rosinski picks off the pass by Kenneth Stewart | 43-33 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Kenneth Stewart is called for the reach on Donald Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Stewart, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), David Petersen (SG) Donald Smith, Joseph Williams | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Aaron Mills misses long on a shot in the paint | 43-33 |