Marquette Golden Eagles vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round
69
22-12
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WKU | 43 | 26 | 69 |
MARQ | 36 | 51 | 87 |
87
26-9
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 21 | 8-13 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | 11 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
69 | 28-69 | 8-24 | 5-6 | 44 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 15 | |
41% | 33% | 83% |
Marquette Golden Eagles
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 33 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | 28 | 10-16 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | 16 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | 18 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
87 | 33-69 | 13-36 | 8-15 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 9 | |
48% | 36% | 53% |
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
Referee:John Gaffney
Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Alfred Smith
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 3-0 | - | 11-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 3-0 | - | 9-5 |
| Missouri State | 3-1 | 0.5 | 9-6 |
| Jacksonville State | 3-1 | 0.5 | 8-7 |
| Western Kentucky | 2-1 | 1 | 9-5 |
| Florida International | 2-2 | 1.5 | 9-6 |
| New Mexico State | 1-2 | 2 | 8-5 |
| Louisiana Tech | 1-2 | 2 | 8-6 |
| Delaware | 1-2 | 2 | 5-9 |
| Kennesaw State | 1-3 | 2.5 | 9-6 |
| Sam Houston | 0-3 | 3 | 8-6 |
| UTEP | 0-3 | 3 | 4-10 |
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 5-0 | - | 15-1 |
| Creighton | 4-1 | 1 | 10-6 |
| Seton Hall | 3-1 | 1.5 | 13-2 |
| Villanova | 3-1 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
| St. John's | 3-1 | 1.5 | 10-5 |
| DePaul | 2-3 | 3 | 10-6 |
| Georgetown | 1-3 | 3.5 | 9-6 |
| Providence | 1-3 | 3.5 | 8-7 |
| Butler | 1-4 | 4 | 10-6 |
| Xavier | 1-4 | 4 | 9-7 |
| Marquette | 1-4 | 4 | 6-10 |
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