Marquette holds on against West Virginia despite benching 3 starters

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    Buzz Williams danced a slow jig in front of a booing crowd as John Denver's "Country Roads" played on the loudspeakers, a brief celebration of Marquette's comeback win over West Virginia.

    Only when the coach realized the song -- the Mountaineers' unofficial anthem played after every game -- contained the words "West Virginia" did he catch himself and stop.

    "I apologize," Williams said. "It was very unprofessional. That's a bad representation of our program.

    "I was just really excited. That was all. How I grew up, in the country, that was one of my favorite songs growing up."

    Williams couldn't help himself after No. 10 Marquette came from 15 points down in the second half to beat West Virginia 61-60 Friday night, especially since he decided to bench Darius Johnson-Odom and two other starters in the first half for breaking team rules.

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