Shockers Stomp Titans

         Cal State Fullerton Titans walk away with a well-played defensive game. Both teams were strong defensively in the first ten minutes. The Titans only allowed 11 points while the Shockers only allowed 4. The Titans zone defensive had the Shockers forcing the pass down low to Stutz. Stutz was iced for this game, but the double team and zone allowed for Carl Hall to have an excellent showing. At the half, Hall had 11 points, but ended the game with 19 points and 8 rebounds. The shockers missed some key free throws and had some turnovers that caused some problems in this game.

       The half showed the Shockers making only 1of 7 three pointers. Wichita State had only 4 fouls to the titans 9. Shockers quieted the Titans with one jam from Toure Murry and the only three coming from David Kyles. Stutz seemed skittish, expecting a foul every time he put the ball up. He only gathered two fouls and was successful in making two free throws. WSU gave up seven turnovers in the first half, but out rebounded the Titans 17 to 16. At the half, the Shockers had 30 points to the Titans 26.

       In the second half, the Shockers slowed down and really opened up the zone against the Titans. They led by as much as 22 points. This came from the two big threes from Joe Ragland and collectively four free throws from Joe and David Kyles. Most of the game, the Shockers were generally ahead by 17 points. Wichita State got sloppy with two silly fouls from Kyles and in the second half the shockers had 12 fouls. Shockers were prepared for tonight and at the four minute mark put in Evan Wessel and Jake White, two freshmen. In the last three minutes, 3 of the five players were freshmen, putting in James Anacreon. The little things can really cause Wichita State to lose their next game. The shockers go on to win the game 75-60. This brings the shockers record to 4-2.

        With high hopes, Wichita State needs to prepare for UNLV. This game will be tough! We need to shut down the Rebels' big shooters. These include Mike Moser, Oscar Bellfield, Chace Stanbeck and Justin Hawkins. While the later two are not a huge threat, Mike will be UNLV's strong player, putting up 36 points tonight. The shockers will need to play a clean game, reducing the number of fouls and turnovers.
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