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  • UCF at Wichita State Game Thread 1-26-22


    UCF (12-5, 4-3 AAC) vs WICHITA STATE (9-7, 0-4 AAC)
    WSU -4
    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2022 | 7:00 PM CT
    WICHITA, KANSAS| CHARLES KOCH ARENA
    TV: ESPN+ with Shane Dennis & Bob Hull
    RADIO: KEYN 103.7 FM https://www.radio.com/keyn/listen
    SERIES: Wichita State leads 7-0 (4-0 in Wichita)
    LAST MEETING: February 10, 2021 in Orlando (WSU, 61-60)
    GAME NOTES:
    • Wichita State returns to action for the first time in 10 days when it welcomes the UCF Knights to Charles Koch Arena (7 p.m., ESPN+).
    • Last week's games against Temple (Jan. 19) and SMU (Jan. 23) were postponed due to health and safety protocol within the WSU program. The latter will be made up Feb. 3 in Dallas.
    • COVID-19 has made it tough for the Shockers to find much of a rhythm this year. Their Dec. 29 opener at ECU was called off after a similar pause within the ECU program. WSU was without key players in a pair of close home losses to Tulane (67-68) and Cincinnati (57-61).
    • Rescheduled games will make for a brutal February. After playing just four times in 34 days, Wednesday night begins a stretch of six games in 14 days.
    • The Shockers are 0-4 in league play for the first time since the 2008-09 season when they opened their Missouri Valley Conference slate with six-straight setbacks. That team rallied for an 8-10 finish and has posted a winning conference record in every season since.
    • WSU's four-game losing streak is its longest since a five-gamer during the 2018-19 campaign. That skid ended on Jan. 16, 2019 with a home win over UCF.
    • WSU is 7-0 against UCF (all since joining the AAC). The Shockers have won all four meetings in Wichita and are 3-0 in Orlando. The Knights are 41-32 (.562) against the rest of the league over that five-year span.
    • The teams meet again in a little under two weeks – Tuesday, Feb. 8 – in Orlando.
    • WSU swept last year's home-and-home by a razor-thin margin, overcoming an eight-point deficit in the final 4:00 for a 93-88 overtime win in Wichita. Tyson Etienne scored a career-high 29 points to lead the way. Two weeks later in Orlando, WSU pulled out a 62-61 victory. UCF's Darius Perry (27 points) scored two baskets in the final 17 seconds but missed a potential game-winner at the horn.
    • Etienne, the AAC preseason player of the year, ranks among the league leaders in scoring (14.9), three-pointers (2.60) and minutes (34.1).
    • Craig Porter Jr. leads the team in the rare combo of assists (3.1) and blocks (1.07).
    • Morris Udeze (11.3 ppg) is WSU's leading rebounder (5.9) and is coming off his first double-double performance of the year (12 pts, 11 reb) against Cincinnati.
    • KenPom rates the Shocker defense 39th in efficiency. WSU leads the conference in defensive rebound percentage (.735) and is holding foes to 29.5% from three.

  • #2
    0-2 on layups to start

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    • #3
      Ok now that's better

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      • #4
        Good to have Porter back.

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        • #5
          Well we're playing great. But we have seen this before.
          Kung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!

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          • #6
            Building up a lead to set the table…

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            • #7
              Not gonna get too excited. But I am not cussing and throwing things yet....so that is good.
              "He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!

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              • #8
                Selfish play

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                • #9
                  Pleasant with 5 boards already. That is good. Although some have come right to him
                  "He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Shockersarelife View Post
                    Selfish play
                    4 assists on 5 baskets......
                    "He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!

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                    • #11
                      Mo is finishing. Glad they're not doubling him.
                      I won't tolerate rude behavior

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                      • #12
                        I'll take Mo backing a guy down 1 on 1 every time. It's when he tries it 1 on 2 or 1 on 3

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by shockerfan View Post

                          4 assists on 5 baskets......
                          Udeze selfish

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                          • #14
                            Nice NBA move at the rim TE.
                            Deuces Valley.
                            ... No really, deuces.
                            ________________
                            "Enjoy the ride."

                            - a smart man

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                            • #15
                              Etienne will shoot UCF back into this game.
                              Deuces Valley.
                              ... No really, deuces.
                              ________________
                              "Enjoy the ride."

                              - a smart man

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