Novak, Marquette upset third-ranked team of season
Steve Novak scored 27 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead Marquette to its second straight victory over a Top 25 team with an 84-82 upset of No. 9 Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Panthers
82
Marquette Golden Eagles
84
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | 41 | 41 | 82 |
| MARQ | 44 | 40 | 84 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/26 | @ Butler Bulldogs | W 76-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/8/26 | @ Penn State Nittany Lions | W 82-76 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Buffalo Bulls | W 80-61 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Rider Broncs | W 95-57 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:01 82-84
Joe Chapman made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:01 82-83
Foul on Ronald Ramon
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LayupShot 0:01 82-83
Aaron Gray made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:11 80-83
Steve Novak made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:11 80-82
Steve Novak made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:11 80-81
Foul on Antonio Graves
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Foul Turnover 0:25 80-81
Foul on Ousmane Barro
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:50 80-81
Ronald Ramon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carl Krauser.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:55 77-81
Steve Novak made Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 3:00 77-78
Carl Krauser made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 4:04 75-78
Carl Krauser made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 4:04 74-78
Foul on Dan Fitzgerald
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LayupShot 4:04 74-78
Carl Krauser made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 4:18 72-78
Dominic James made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 4:40 72-76
Aaron Gray made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 4:40 71-76
Aaron Gray made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 4:40 70-76
Foul on Chris Grimm
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Foul Turnover 4:47 70-76
Foul on John DeGroat
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Free Throw 1 of 1 5:18 70-76
Dominic James made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 5:18 70-75
Foul on Levon Kendall
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LayupShot 5:18 70-75
Dominic James made Two Point Layup.
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JumpShot 6:10 70-73
Levance Fields made Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 6:35 68-73
Levance Fields made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 6:35 67-73
Levance Fields made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 6:35 66-73
Foul on Dominic James
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Foul Turnover 6:41 66-73
Foul on Levance Fields
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Free Throw 1 of 1 6:47 66-73
Chris Grimm made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 6:47 66-72
Chris Grimm made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 6:49 66-71
Foul on Levance Fields
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JumpShot 7:30 66-71
Doyle Hudson made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 7:53 64-71
Steve Novak made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 7:53 64-69
Foul on Aaron Gray
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Foul Turnover 7:53 64-69
Foul on Steve Novak
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Free Throw 1 of 1 7:53 64-69
Carl Krauser made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 7:53 63-69
Foul on Chris Grimm
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Foul Turnover 7:56 63-69
Foul on Aaron Gray
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:12 63-69
Antonio Graves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Levance Fields.
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Foul Turnover 8:47 60-69
Foul on Jerel McNeal
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Free Throw 1 of 1 9:04 60-69
Dominic James made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 9:04 60-68
Foul on Carl Krauser
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Free Throw 1 of 1 9:21 60-68
Sam Young made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 9:21 59-68
Sam Young made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 9:21 58-68
Foul on Jerel McNeal
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:46 58-68
Dan Fitzgerald made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Novak.
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TipShot 10:00 58-65
Dan Fitzgerald made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayupShot 10:48 58-63
Antonio Graves made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 11:37 56-63
Levon Kendall made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 11:37 55-63
Foul on Dwight Burke
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JumpShot 12:05 55-63
Wesley Matthews made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 12:25 55-61
Foul on Levance Fields
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Foul Turnover 12:55 55-61
Foul on Chris Grimm
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Free Throw 1 of 1 13:49 55-61
Jerel McNeal made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 13:49 55-60
Jerel McNeal made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 13:49 55-59
Foul on John DeGroat
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LayupShot 14:01 55-59
Jerel McNeal made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Steve Novak.
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JumpShot 14:15 55-57
Tyrell Biggs made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Levance Fields.
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Foul Turnover 14:36 53-57
Foul on Steve Novak
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:05 53-57
Jerel McNeal made Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 15:33 53-54
Sam Young made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Carl Krauser.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:05 51-54
Carl Krauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ronald Ramon.
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End Game 0:00 82-84
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Defensive Rebound 0:01 82-84
Levon Kendall Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:01 82-84
Joe Chapman missed Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:01 82-84
Marquette 20 Second Timeout.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:01 82-84
Joe Chapman made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:01 82-83
Foul on Ronald Ramon
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ShortTimeOut 0:01 82-83
Pittsburgh 20 Second Timeout.
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LayupShot 0:01 82-83
Aaron Gray made Two Point Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:03 80-83
Aaron Gray Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 80-83
Ronald Ramon missed Three Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:11 80-83
Steve Novak made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:11 80-82
Steve Novak made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:11 80-81
Foul on Antonio Graves
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Defensive Rebound 0:25 80-81
Joe Chapman Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:25 80-81
Aaron Gray missed Free Throw.
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Defensive Rebound 0:25 80-81
Pittsburgh Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:25 80-81
Aaron Gray missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:25 80-81
Foul on Ousmane Barro
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ShortTimeOut 0:36 80-81
Pittsburgh 20 Second Timeout.
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Defensive Rebound 0:45 80-81
Pittsburgh Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 80-81
Steve Novak missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:46 80-81
Marquette 20 Second Timeout.
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ShortTimeOut 1:06 80-81
Marquette 20 Second Timeout.
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Offensive Rebound 1:17 80-81
Ousmane Barro Offensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 1:17 80-81
Wesley Matthews missed Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:50 80-81
Ronald Ramon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carl Krauser.
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Defensive Rebound 2:02 77-81
Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:02 77-81
Dominic James missed Two Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:17 77-81
Official TV Timeout.
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Defensive Rebound 2:17 77-81
Marquette Defensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 2:17 77-81
Dominic James missed Two Point Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:23 77-81
Dominic James Defensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 2:25 77-81
Carl Krauser missed Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:55 77-81
Steve Novak made Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 3:00 77-78
Carl Krauser made Two Point Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:56 75-78
Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 3:56 75-78
Dominic James missed Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 4:04 75-78
Carl Krauser made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 4:04 74-78
Foul on Dan Fitzgerald
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LayupShot 4:04 74-78
Carl Krauser made Two Point Layup.
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Team Stats
PITT
MARQ
30-55
FG
29-60
55
Field Goal %
48
9-23
3PT
10-25
39
Three Point %
40
13-22
FT
16-21
59
Free Throw %
76
33
Rebounds
31
9
Offensive Rebounds
10
24
Defensive Rebounds
21
19
Assists
19
3
Steals
6
1
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
12
1
Team Turnovers
1
14
Total Turnovers
12
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
21
Fouls
24
6
Largest Lead
10
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