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17 and 18
Regular Season (Games of Interest):
2015 – (#13) WSU Won at Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill. 84-62. Shaquille Morris proved an able substitute to Wichita State starting forward Darius Carter on Tuesday night at Southern Illinois. Morris, a 6-foot-7, 261-pound redshirt freshman forward, spurred a critical 8-0 run early in the second half to lift the 13th-ranked Shockers over the Salukis, 84-62. Morris came in for Carter with his team up 13 at the 19:31 mark and delivered four of his career-high 17 points during the run to put Wichita State up 20 with 16:28 left. The Shockers led by as much as 27 before settling for their third double-digit win in their last four games. Morris made 7 of his 8 shots for the Shockers (25-3, 14-1 Missouri Valley), who have won five straight. Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker each scored 13 and Tekele Cotton added 10 for Wichita State. Carter, who scored a career-high 25 points in Wichita State's first win over Southern Illinois on Jan. 14, made 3 of 5 from the field and finished with six points in 20 minutes. The Salukis rolled the dice on stopping the senior forward but couldn't recover to guard Wichita State's assortment of shooters. "You gotta figure out what you're gonna take away," Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson said. "We had gotten our butts whipped so bad on the interior by Carter the first time we played `em, we were trying not to let that happen again, and we gave up some 3s, and they did a good job. We had to play, literally, a perfect game."
2013 – Won at Illinois State in Normal, Illinois 68-67. Cleanthony Early's 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds remaining capped Wichita State's comeback and gave the Shockers a victory over Illinois State Sunday night. Early scored 12 points, all in the second half. The Shockers (22-5, 11-4) scored the game's final eight points over the last 36 seconds for their only second-half lead and moved into a one-game lead over Creighton in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wichita State has won three straight since a three-game losing streak. Malcolm Armstead led Wichita State with 18 points and six assists. Carl Hall scored 13 and Demetric Williams had 10 points and seven rebounds. The Redbirds, who went without a field goal in the final 6:15, had won four straight and seven of their last eight.
2010 – Beat Evansville in Wichita 76-70 (OT). Wichita State's J.T. Durley and Clevin Hannah combined to score 23 of their 27 points after halftime as the Shockers held off Evansville 76-70 in overtime on Wednesday night. Wichita State (22-6, 11-5 Missouri Valley) barely avoided a second loss to Evansville (7-19, 1-15). Wichita State led 56-48 with 2:17 remaining in regulation, but Evansville rallied. Three Colt Ryan free throws, a Cox 3-pointer and Cox driving bank shot pulled the Aces within 57-56 with 36.9 seconds to play. Trailing 58-56, Cox was fouled on a long 3-point attempt just before the buzzer, and he made two of the three free throws to force overtime. Hannah and Durley hit 3-pointers in the first three minutes of overtime, helping the Shockers take a 66-60 lead. The Shockers finally sealed the win at the free-throw line.
1997 – Beat Southern Illinois in Wichita 92-82
1979 – Beat New Mexico State in Wichita 86-84. In an emotional senior day performance on Feb. 17, 1979, Johnson delivered 27 points and 13 boards. Johnson - known by many as “Cheese” - quickly became a fan-favorite. Though the name Lynbert sounds an awful lot like “limburger”, the nickname had little to do with dairy products. As a child on the Harlem playgrounds, Johnson was known for smiling while he played, similar to the way one says “cheese” for the camera.
1977 – Beat Bradley in Wichita 91-88
1973 – Beat North Texas in Wichita 73-71 (OT).
1968 - Won at Loyola (Chicago) in Chicago, Ill. 88-85
1953 – Won at Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla. 81-70
1906 – Beat Mulvane H.S. in Wichita 30-13. This was the first official win in Wichita State’s history.
17 and 18
Regular Season (Games of Interest):
2015 – (#13) WSU Won at Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill. 84-62. Shaquille Morris proved an able substitute to Wichita State starting forward Darius Carter on Tuesday night at Southern Illinois. Morris, a 6-foot-7, 261-pound redshirt freshman forward, spurred a critical 8-0 run early in the second half to lift the 13th-ranked Shockers over the Salukis, 84-62. Morris came in for Carter with his team up 13 at the 19:31 mark and delivered four of his career-high 17 points during the run to put Wichita State up 20 with 16:28 left. The Shockers led by as much as 27 before settling for their third double-digit win in their last four games. Morris made 7 of his 8 shots for the Shockers (25-3, 14-1 Missouri Valley), who have won five straight. Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker each scored 13 and Tekele Cotton added 10 for Wichita State. Carter, who scored a career-high 25 points in Wichita State's first win over Southern Illinois on Jan. 14, made 3 of 5 from the field and finished with six points in 20 minutes. The Salukis rolled the dice on stopping the senior forward but couldn't recover to guard Wichita State's assortment of shooters. "You gotta figure out what you're gonna take away," Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson said. "We had gotten our butts whipped so bad on the interior by Carter the first time we played `em, we were trying not to let that happen again, and we gave up some 3s, and they did a good job. We had to play, literally, a perfect game."
2013 – Won at Illinois State in Normal, Illinois 68-67. Cleanthony Early's 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds remaining capped Wichita State's comeback and gave the Shockers a victory over Illinois State Sunday night. Early scored 12 points, all in the second half. The Shockers (22-5, 11-4) scored the game's final eight points over the last 36 seconds for their only second-half lead and moved into a one-game lead over Creighton in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wichita State has won three straight since a three-game losing streak. Malcolm Armstead led Wichita State with 18 points and six assists. Carl Hall scored 13 and Demetric Williams had 10 points and seven rebounds. The Redbirds, who went without a field goal in the final 6:15, had won four straight and seven of their last eight.
2010 – Beat Evansville in Wichita 76-70 (OT). Wichita State's J.T. Durley and Clevin Hannah combined to score 23 of their 27 points after halftime as the Shockers held off Evansville 76-70 in overtime on Wednesday night. Wichita State (22-6, 11-5 Missouri Valley) barely avoided a second loss to Evansville (7-19, 1-15). Wichita State led 56-48 with 2:17 remaining in regulation, but Evansville rallied. Three Colt Ryan free throws, a Cox 3-pointer and Cox driving bank shot pulled the Aces within 57-56 with 36.9 seconds to play. Trailing 58-56, Cox was fouled on a long 3-point attempt just before the buzzer, and he made two of the three free throws to force overtime. Hannah and Durley hit 3-pointers in the first three minutes of overtime, helping the Shockers take a 66-60 lead. The Shockers finally sealed the win at the free-throw line.
1997 – Beat Southern Illinois in Wichita 92-82
1979 – Beat New Mexico State in Wichita 86-84. In an emotional senior day performance on Feb. 17, 1979, Johnson delivered 27 points and 13 boards. Johnson - known by many as “Cheese” - quickly became a fan-favorite. Though the name Lynbert sounds an awful lot like “limburger”, the nickname had little to do with dairy products. As a child on the Harlem playgrounds, Johnson was known for smiling while he played, similar to the way one says “cheese” for the camera.
1977 – Beat Bradley in Wichita 91-88
1973 – Beat North Texas in Wichita 73-71 (OT).
1968 - Won at Loyola (Chicago) in Chicago, Ill. 88-85
1953 – Won at Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla. 81-70
1906 – Beat Mulvane H.S. in Wichita 30-13. This was the first official win in Wichita State’s history.
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