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13 and 13
Regular Season (Games of Interest):
2015 – (#8) WSU Won vs. Southern Illinois in St. Louis, Mo. 56-45. MVC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo./Scottrade Center). Southern Illinois' game plan was to prevent Wichita State's stars and inside players from taking over. That left defensive stopper Tekele Cotton, and a full-court press, a combination that pulled the eighth-ranked Shockers out of an early rut. "We did not want VanVleet or Baker or the bigs to beat us," Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson said after a 56-45 loss in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Friday. "We said, `We're going to make Cotton beat us today, and quite frankly that's what it came down to." Wichita State turned up the defensive pressure after a slow start and Cotton, the Valley defensive player the last two seasons, scored nine straight points to begin a 17-3 pull-away run in the first half. "I thought Tekele was big and made a lot of big plays with the ball, off the ball, and opened things up," guard Fred VanVleet said. "We did enough to get it done." VanVleet had 13 points, four assists and three steals for the Shockers (28-3), who beat Southern Illinois (12-21) for the third straight time. Cotton topped 1,000 career points and finished with 12 points, three assists and a block. Ron Baker had 10 points, three assists, two blocks and a steal.
2010 – Won vs. Illinois State in St. Louis, Mo. 65-61. MVC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo. /Scottrade Center). Toure' Murry had 17 points and Demetric Williams came off the bench to contribute 12 as No. 2 seed Wichita State defeated the third seed Illinois State 65-61 in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Saturday. The Shockers (25-8) are in the championship game for the first time since 1991 and will face No. 1 seed Northern Iowa in Sunday's final. Garrett Stutz had 12 points and five rebounds for Wichita State before fouling out. Dinma Odiakosa had 15 points and Lloyd Phillips 13 points for the Redbirds (22-10). Wichita State led just 55-51 when Murry drained a jumper with 2:05 left. J.T. Durley then hit the first of two free-throw attempts at the 1:40 mark. He missed the second, but Stutz rebounded and put it home to make it 60-51. Illinois State closed to within 63-61 but could never get the equalizer.
2004 – Won vs. Drake in St. Louis, Mo. 63-57. MVC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo./ Savvis Center). Fridge Holman scored 13 points while Randy Burns and Aaron Hogg each added 11 points, helping Wichita State hold off upset-minded Drake to earn a 63-57 victory in a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal game Saturday night.
1984 – Won vs. Southern Illinois in Wichita 107-77. MVC Tournament (higher seed hosts).
1976 – Won at Drake in Des Moines, Iowa 75-69
1972 – Beat North Texas in Wichita 81-66
1965 – Beat Drake in Wichita 76-74 (OT)
1964 – (#5) WSU Won vs. Drake in Lawrence, Kan. 58-50. MVC Tiebreaker (winner earns automatic bid to NCAA Tournament).
1931 – Won vs. Central Oklahoma in Winfield 40-28. 2nd Round of Southwestern Intercollegiate Tournament
1908 – Beat Sterling in Wichita 99-31
13 and 13
Regular Season (Games of Interest):
2015 – (#8) WSU Won vs. Southern Illinois in St. Louis, Mo. 56-45. MVC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo./Scottrade Center). Southern Illinois' game plan was to prevent Wichita State's stars and inside players from taking over. That left defensive stopper Tekele Cotton, and a full-court press, a combination that pulled the eighth-ranked Shockers out of an early rut. "We did not want VanVleet or Baker or the bigs to beat us," Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson said after a 56-45 loss in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Friday. "We said, `We're going to make Cotton beat us today, and quite frankly that's what it came down to." Wichita State turned up the defensive pressure after a slow start and Cotton, the Valley defensive player the last two seasons, scored nine straight points to begin a 17-3 pull-away run in the first half. "I thought Tekele was big and made a lot of big plays with the ball, off the ball, and opened things up," guard Fred VanVleet said. "We did enough to get it done." VanVleet had 13 points, four assists and three steals for the Shockers (28-3), who beat Southern Illinois (12-21) for the third straight time. Cotton topped 1,000 career points and finished with 12 points, three assists and a block. Ron Baker had 10 points, three assists, two blocks and a steal.
2010 – Won vs. Illinois State in St. Louis, Mo. 65-61. MVC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo. /Scottrade Center). Toure' Murry had 17 points and Demetric Williams came off the bench to contribute 12 as No. 2 seed Wichita State defeated the third seed Illinois State 65-61 in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Saturday. The Shockers (25-8) are in the championship game for the first time since 1991 and will face No. 1 seed Northern Iowa in Sunday's final. Garrett Stutz had 12 points and five rebounds for Wichita State before fouling out. Dinma Odiakosa had 15 points and Lloyd Phillips 13 points for the Redbirds (22-10). Wichita State led just 55-51 when Murry drained a jumper with 2:05 left. J.T. Durley then hit the first of two free-throw attempts at the 1:40 mark. He missed the second, but Stutz rebounded and put it home to make it 60-51. Illinois State closed to within 63-61 but could never get the equalizer.
2004 – Won vs. Drake in St. Louis, Mo. 63-57. MVC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo./ Savvis Center). Fridge Holman scored 13 points while Randy Burns and Aaron Hogg each added 11 points, helping Wichita State hold off upset-minded Drake to earn a 63-57 victory in a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal game Saturday night.
1984 – Won vs. Southern Illinois in Wichita 107-77. MVC Tournament (higher seed hosts).
1976 – Won at Drake in Des Moines, Iowa 75-69
1972 – Beat North Texas in Wichita 81-66
1965 – Beat Drake in Wichita 76-74 (OT)
1964 – (#5) WSU Won vs. Drake in Lawrence, Kan. 58-50. MVC Tiebreaker (winner earns automatic bid to NCAA Tournament).
1931 – Won vs. Central Oklahoma in Winfield 40-28. 2nd Round of Southwestern Intercollegiate Tournament
1908 – Beat Sterling in Wichita 99-31