Wichita State beats Drake 90-65 behind Morris, Smith
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) 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 (13-3, 3-0, Missouri Valley) outrebounded Drake 54-28, including 18-5 on offensive boards, resulting in 26 second-chance points. Wichita State scored 22 points off of 15 turnovers and outscored the Bulldogs 42-24 in the paint.
Wichita State opened with a 10-2 run and pulled ahead on an 8-2 run capped by Morris' tip-in. Morris' dunk with 5:58 left sparked an 11-2 run and the Shockers led 51-21 at halftime.
The Bulldogs stiffened in the second half and outscored the Shockers 44-39, but couldn't overcome their 30-point halftime deficit.
De'Antae McMurray scored 13 for Drake (3-12, 1-2).
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| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
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| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | ||
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
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| Drake 3-12 | 71.2 PPG | 37.5 RPG | 13.0 APG |
| Wichita State 13-3 | 81.0 PPG | 45.2 RPG | 16.3 APG |
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. McMurray G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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. Morris C | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
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| D. McMurray G | 13 PTS | 5 REB | 1 AST | ||
| S. Morris C | 13 PTS | 7 REB | 0 AST | ||
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |