Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events While all the Power Five conferences – plus the typically multi-bid Atlantic 10 and Big East – roll out their tournaments next week, there are still a few leagues that wrap up well before Selection Sunday. The most significant for tracking the at-large field is the Missouri Valley, where it’s tough to tell how well its two dominant teams stack up.
Category: Wichita State University NCAA
Shocker report: WSU 82, Evansville 65
Percentages: FG .509, FT .625. 3-Point Goals: 11-19, .579 . Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: 6 .
Wichita State beats Drake 90-65 behind Morris, Smith
Shaquille Morris scored 13 points, Daishon Smith added 13 with three 3-pointers, and Wichita State used a big first half to beat Drake 90-65 on Wednesday night to win its fourth straight and improve its all-time record against the Bulldogs to 41-4. Landry Shamet added 11 points, Markis McDuffie had 10 and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Shockers outrebounded Drake 54-28, including 18-5 on offensive boards, resulting in 26 second-chance points.
Drake surges past WSU women 83-78
Wichita State’s women’s basketball team fell behind by seven points early in Friday night’s game against Drake, then the Shockers went on the offensive. Not just an uphill, constant rally from a deficit WSU could never quite erase, but superior effort that led to numerous offensive rebounds – 19 to be exact.