West Virginia (3-1) saw a twelve point disappear in front of their eyes, as the Marquette Golden Eagles (5-0) caught fire in the second half to down the Mountaineers by a score of 82-71 in the Shriner’s Children’s Charleston Classic semifinal.
The Mountaineers fell behind early, as Marquette raced out to a six point lead in just over five minutes of game time, but the Golden Eagles’ lead would not last for long. West Virginia put together a 6-0 run to tie the game at 14-14 at the second media timeout. WVU pushed on to reclaim the lead and extended it to nine points with 8:49 remaining in the half.