Shockers dealt better hand

           Stunned is the best word to describe the first 2 minutes. The Aces came out and scored 6 points while keeping the Shockers scoreless. Stutz came out tonight feeling better and looking to make up for the game he missed. He was able to be vital in the game. Stutz posted up and scored while drawing the foul. He then sunk his free throw, and WSU's execution was flawless. Wichita State got the ball to Stutz, who ended up with 15 points in the first half. The team worked hard and took smart shots. With help from Evansville, the Shockers got to the free throw line and made a majority of their shots. WSU also found the open man and shot only smart three pointers. At the half, the Shockers were 4-6 from beyond the arc, had 14 rebounds, stole the ball twice, and was 19 for 25 field goals. The most impressive stat from WSU was the field goal percentage. Wichita State shot 73.1%. The Aces were not as lucky shooting 15 for 31, 1 for 4 from thr51ee point range, had 11 rebounds, and four steals. Evansville didn't have a bad shooting percentage making 48.4%. However, the Shockers lead at the half 51-34.
             The second half was also well executed. WSU made shots early and got up by as much as 24 points. The half was dominated by the Shocker defense. They were contesting every shot put up by Evansville and getting fouled by the Aces' players. Wichita State got to the line and were able to make a majority of their free throws. However, WSU was unable to make their regular shots fall in this half. Evansville tried to take out their "hidden ace" and got within 8 points. The Aces were able to make huge three pointers, and got luckily fouled from beyond the arc by Kyles and Raglin. Evansville was able to capitalize and make all three, on both attempts, of their free throws. The last 5 minutes consisted of 2 Evansville players fouling out, Shockers making free throws, and the Aces shooting threes and missing. The Shockers were dealt a royal flush with: Stutz(23 points), Kyles(12 points), Hall(12 points), Murry(14 points), and Williams(with 10 assists). While Evansville's only had two aces: Colt Ryan (17 points) and Kenny Harris (19 points). The Shockers won the game and showed true maturity as a team. The Shockers won 86-74.
            To keep everyone in the loop, the Shockers remained tied with Creighton in the Valley at 9-1, while there are four teams tied for 3rd at 5-5. The Shockers will play on the road Saturday in Iowa. This will be WSU's first time playing Drake this season. Congratulations Gregg Marshall on your 100th win and being the second fastest coach taking only 158 games. Go Shox!