No. 10 Wichita State 75, Tulsa 55: Fred VanVleet led the way with 21 points and nine assists as the Shockers turned away the visiting Golden Hurricane.
Ron Baker hit six 3-pointers en route to 19 points and Darius Carter scored 14 as Wichita State (4-0) remained unbeaten. Tekele Cotton collected seven rebounds and four assists for the Shockers, who have not lost a regular-season game since the finale of the 2012-13 season.
James Woodard scored 19 points to lead Tulsa (3-3), which has dropped two straight. D’Andre Wright contributed 13 points for the Golden Hurricane.
Tulsa scored on each of its first four possessions and held a 16-15 lead after Marquel Curtis’ 3-pointer 5 1/2 minutes into the game before Wichita State took control. Cotton found Baker for a 3-pointer and hit one of his own to kick off a 13-2 run and VanVleet scored the final eight points of the half to send the Shockers into the locker room with a 40-22 cushion.
Baker’s 3-pointer made it a 23-point gap early in the second half before the Golden Hurricane made a run, chopping the deficit to 47-37 with just over 11 minutes left after back-to-back baskets by Woodard. Baker hit a 3-pointer to kick off an 11-4 spurt and Wichita State was not threatened the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Shockers have yet to allow an opponent to reach 60 points this season. … Tulsa went 8-of-16 from beyond the arc, led by Woodard’s 3-of-4. … Wichita State totaled 18 assists while only turning the ball over six times.
Tulsa | Wichita St. | |
James Woodard 19 | Scoring | Fred VanVleet 21 |
Shaquille Harrison 6 | Assists | Fred VanVleet 9 |
Rashad Smith 8 | Rebounds | Tekele Cotton 7 |
Marquel Curtis 2 | Free Throws Made | Fred VanVleet 7 |
N/A | Steals | Ron Baker 2 |
Brandon Swannegan 2 | Blocks | N/A |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Tulsa | 55 | 41.2 | 8-16 | 5-8 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Wichita St. | 75 | 46.3 | 12-26 | 13-21 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 6 |