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Pohto scores 25 to lead Wichita State over Norfolk State 80-67

AP
Nov 26, 2023

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kenny Pohto's 25 points helped Wichita State defeat Norfolk State 80-67 on Saturday night.

Pohto also contributed six rebounds and five assists for the Shockers (6-1). Harlond Beverly added 13 points while going 4 of 7 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 6 from the line, and he also had five rebounds and eight assists. Quincy Ballard had 13 points and finished 6 of 7 from the floor.

Jamarii Thomas led the way for the Spartans (4-3) with 17 points, five assists and three steals. Allen Betrand added 15 points and two steals for Norfolk State. In addition, Terrance Jones finished with eight points.

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1st Half
NORF
Spartans
39
WICH
Shockers
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Shockers gains possession)
19:47		Quincy Ballard misses two point jump shot
19:45		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
19:40		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:38		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
19:29		Xavier Bell turnover (bad pass) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
19:18	+2	Terrance Jones makes two point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)	2-0
18:53		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
18:51		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
18:34		Quincy Ballard personal foul
18:30	+2	Terrance Jones makes two point jump shot (Jaylani Darden assists)	4-0
18:13		Kenny Pohto turnover (lost ball) (Terrance Jones steals)
17:53		Quincy Ballard blocks Tyrel Bladen's two point jump shot
17:51		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
17:40	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point dunk (Harlond Beverly assists)	4-2
17:21		Terrance Jones turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bell steals)
17:00	+3	Kenny Pohto makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	4-5
16:31	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point dunk (Jamarii Thomas assists)	6-5
16:08	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Harlond Beverly assists)	6-7
16:08		Kuluel Mading shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
16:08	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-8
15:51		Kuluel Mading misses three point jump shot
15:49		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Xavier Bell assists)	6-10
15:24		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
15:22		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
15:19		Jaylani Darden shooting foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
15:19		TV timeout
15:19		Harlond Beverly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:19	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-11
15:04		Kuluel Mading misses two point layup
15:02		Jaylani Darden offensive rebound
15:00	+2	Jaylani Darden makes two point layup	8-11
14:53		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
14:51		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
14:43	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point layup (Terrance Jones assists)	10-11
14:29	+2	Isaac Abidde makes two point layup (Kenny Pohto assists)	10-13
14:13		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
14:11		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
13:54		Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot
13:52		Terrance Jones defensive rebound
13:27		Terrance Jones misses two point layup
13:25		Kuluel Mading offensive rebound
13:23		Kuluel Mading misses two point layup
13:21		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
13:11		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
13:09		Shockers offensive rebound
13:02		Kenny Pohto misses two point layup
13:00		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
12:57	+2	Dalen Ridgnal makes two point layup	10-15
12:40		Tyrese Jenkins misses three point jump shot
12:38		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
12:14	+2	Dalen Ridgnal makes two point layup (Kenny Pohto assists)	10-17
12:14		Jamarii Thomas shooting foul (Dalen Ridgnal draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-18
11:56	+2	Allen Betrand makes two point jump shot	12-18
11:54		Spartans 30 second timeout
11:35		Tyrese Jenkins blocks Isaac Abidde's two point layup
11:33		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
11:27	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	14-18
10:59	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Isaac Abidde assists)	14-20
10:43	+2	Tyrel Bladen makes two point dunk (Allen Betrand assists)	16-20
10:43		Isaac Abidde shooting foul (Tyrel Bladen draws the foul)
10:43	+1	Tyrel Bladen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-20
10:25		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
10:23		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
10:18	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot (Allen Betrand assists)	20-20
10:03		Tyrel Bladen shooting foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
10:03		Harlond Beverly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:03	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-21
9:39	+2	Allen Betrand makes two point jump shot	22-21
9:20		Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot
9:18		Isaac Abidde offensive rebound
9:14		Isaac Abidde misses two point jump shot
9:14		Shockers offensive rebound
9:14		Tyrel Bladen personal foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
9:14		Official timeout
9:01	+3	Isaac Abidde makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	22-24
9:01		Kuluel Mading shooting foul (Isaac Abidde draws the foul)
9:01		Isaac Abidde misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:01		Spartans defensive rebound
8:51		Kenny Pohto shooting foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
8:51	+1	Chris Fields Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
8:51		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:51		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
8:36		Chris Fields Jr. shooting foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
8:36	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-25
8:36	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-26
8:22	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point layup	25-26
8:05	+2	Dalen Ridgnal makes two point layup (Kenny Pohto assists)	25-28
7:34	+3	Allen Betrand makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Jenkins assists)	28-28
7:07	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	28-31
6:47		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point layup
6:45		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
6:41		Christian Ings personal foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
6:41		TV timeout
6:41	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-32
6:41		Xavier Bell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:41		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
6:41		Quincy Ballard turnover (lost ball) (Allen Betrand steals)
6:22		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
6:20		Chris Fields Jr. offensive rebound
6:17		Quincy Ballard blocks Chris Fields Jr.'s two point layup
6:15		Chris Fields Jr. offensive rebound
6:13		Chris Fields Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bell steals)
6:13		Jamarii Thomas shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-33
6:13	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-34
5:57		Quincy Ballard personal foul
5:44		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:42		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
5:24		Allen Betrand personal foul (Dalen Ridgnal draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-35
5:24	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-36
5:03		Allen Betrand misses two point jump shot
5:01		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
4:39		Dalen Ridgnal misses two point jump shot
4:37		Allen Betrand defensive rebound
4:32		Christian Ings turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Ridgnal steals)
4:27	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup (Dalen Ridgnal assists)	28-38
4:08	+2	Christian Ings makes two point jump shot	30-38
3:51	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point hook shot	30-40
3:26	+2	Allen Betrand makes two point jump shot	32-40
3:09	+3	Harlond Beverly makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	32-43
2:54		Harlond Beverly personal foul (Christian Ings draws the foul)
2:54		TV timeout
2:49	+2	Allen Betrand makes two point jump shot	34-43
2:33	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	34-46
2:07	+2	Jaylani Darden makes two point layup (Christian Ings assists)	36-46
2:07		Kenny Pohto shooting foul (Jaylani Darden draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Jaylani Darden makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-46
1:49		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
1:47		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
1:41		Christian Ings misses two point layup
1:39		Chris Fields Jr. offensive rebound
1:37		Jaylani Darden misses three point jump shot
1:35		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Dalen Ridgnal makes two point layup (Harlond Beverly assists)	37-48
0:58		Xavier Bell personal foul (Terrance Jones draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Terrance Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-48
0:58	+1	Terrance Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-48
0:41		Tyrese Jenkins blocks Jacob Germany's two point layup
0:39		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
0:39		Shockers 30 second timeout
0:31		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
0:29		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
0:17		Allen Betrand misses two point jump shot
0:15		Christian Ings offensive rebound
0:10		Christian Ings misses two point layup
0:08		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
0:01		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
0:01		Spartans defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NORF
Spartans
28
WICH
Shockers
32

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
19:44		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:44	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-48
19:17		Kenny Pohto misses two point hook shot
19:17		Shockers offensive rebound
19:17		Quincy Ballard turnover (lost ball) (Jaylani Darden steals)
19:08		Quincy Ballard blocks Jamarii Thomas's two point layup
19:06		Spartans offensive rebound
19:01	+2	Terrance Jones makes two point layup	42-48
18:35	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup	42-50
18:14		Terrance Jones turnover (Xavier Bell steals)
17:58		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
17:56		Shockers offensive rebound
17:53	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Xavier Bell assists)	42-52
17:24		Kuluel Mading misses two point layup
17:22		Tyrel Bladen offensive rebound
17:20		Kenny Pohto blocks Tyrel Bladen's two point jump shot
17:18		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
17:10		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
17:08		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
16:52		Terrance Jones misses two point jump shot
16:50		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
16:42		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
16:40		Colby Rogers offensive rebound
16:33		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
16:31		Colby Rogers offensive rebound
16:24		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
16:22		Terrance Jones defensive rebound
16:07		Jamarii Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Harlond Beverly steals)
16:01	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	42-54
15:44		Terrance Jones misses two point layup
15:43		Shockers defensive rebound
15:43		TV timeout
15:12		Allen Betrand blocks Colby Rogers's two point jump shot
15:10		Spartans defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Tyrel Bladen makes two point layup (Jamarii Thomas assists)	44-54
14:39	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	44-56
14:21	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot	47-56
14:06		Kenny Pohto misses two point layup
14:04		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
13:49		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
13:49	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-56
13:49		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:49		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
13:34		Jaylani Darden shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-57
13:34	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-58
13:21		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:19		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
13:12		Colby Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
13:00	+2	Tyrel Bladen makes two point jump shot	50-58
12:41	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point hook shot	50-60
12:12	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point layup (Jamarii Thomas assists)	52-60
11:54		TV timeout
11:40		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
11:38		Xavier Bell offensive rebound
11:27		Xavier Bell offensive foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
11:27		Xavier Bell turnover (offensive foul)
11:13	+2	Allen Betrand makes two point jump shot	54-60
10:54		Xavier Bell turnover (bad pass) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
10:37	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point jump shot	56-60
10:35		Spartans 30 second timeout
10:20		Kenny Pohto misses two point layup
10:18		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
9:51		Allen Betrand misses two point jump shot
9:49		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
9:41		Kuluel Mading shooting foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
9:41	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-61
9:41	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-62
9:26		Tyrese Jenkins misses three point jump shot
9:24		Tyrel Bladen offensive rebound
9:19		Tyrel Bladen turnover (traveling)
9:03	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup (Kenny Pohto assists)	56-64
8:36		Allen Betrand misses three point jump shot
8:34		Shockers defensive rebound
8:16		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
8:14		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
8:06		Christian Ings misses three point jump shot
8:04		Tyrese Jenkins offensive rebound
8:02		Quincy Ballard blocks Tyrese Jenkins's two point layup
8:00		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
7:43		TV timeout
7:35		Jamarii Thomas shooting foul (Colby Rogers draws the foul)
7:35		Colby Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:35		Colby Rogers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:35		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
7:29		Tyrel Bladen shooting foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
7:29	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-65
7:29	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-66
7:15		Jaylani Darden misses three point jump shot
7:13		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
6:56		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
6:54		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
6:49		Christian Ings misses two point layup
6:47		Tyrese Jenkins offensive rebound
6:41		Tyrese Jenkins misses three point jump shot
6:39		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup	56-68
6:03	+2	Christian Ings makes two point layup (Jamarii Thomas assists)	58-68
6:03		Spartans 30 second timeout
5:51	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Kenny Pohto assists)	58-70
5:39		Xavier Bell personal foul (Christian Ings draws the foul)
5:31	+2	Christian Ings makes two point jump shot	60-70
5:15		Kuluel Mading personal foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
5:08	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Harlond Beverly assists)	60-72
4:55		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-72
4:55	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
4:37		Harlond Beverly misses two point jump shot
4:35		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
4:12	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot (Tyrel Bladen assists)	65-72
3:48		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:37	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	65-74
3:24		Quincy Ballard blocks Kuluel Mading's two point layup
3:22		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
2:55		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
2:53		Colby Rogers offensive rebound
2:44		Kenny Pohto turnover (lost ball) (Allen Betrand steals)
2:25		Quincy Ballard blocks Jamarii Thomas's two point layup
2:23		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
2:04		Allen Betrand shooting foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-75
2:04	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-76
1:54		Allen Betrand misses two point layup
1:52		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
1:47	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Harlond Beverly assists)	65-78
1:42		Spartans 60 second timeout
1:25		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:23		Jaylani Darden offensive rebound
1:20		Colby Rogers blocks Jaylani Darden's two point jump shot
1:18		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
1:01	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Xavier Bell assists)	65-80
0:46		Kuluel Mading misses three point jump shot
0:44		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
0:14		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
0:13		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
0:06	+2	Allen Betrand makes two point jump shot	67-80
0:00		End of period

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Allen Betrand makes two point jump shot