National Basketball Association
Wichita St. 75, Tulsa 55
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 29, 2014
Where: Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Officials:
# Rick Hartzell, # Paul Janssen, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
10506
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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.
Top Game Performances
| 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 Stats Summary
| 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 |
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