Final
No. 15 Wichita State tops Illinois State
Feb 15, 2015 - 1:59 AM Normal, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Ron Baker scored 19 points to lead No. 15 Wichita State to a 68-62 win over Illinois State on Saturday.Fred VanVleet scored 15 points with six rebounds and Evan Wessel added 12 points for the Shockers (23-3, 13-1 MVC), who have won their last four games.
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell had 18 points and Reggie Lynch added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Redbirds (15-11, 7-7), who have lost their last three games.
A Wessel 3-pointer gave Wichita State a 50-39 lead with just under nine minutes to play, but Illinois State scored the next nine points to get within two.
The score stayed close for the next several minutes until Wessel put in a pair of free throws with 40 seconds to play for a 64-56 lead.
A 3-pointer from Akoon-Purcell with under 30 seconds to play was followed by a pair of free throws from Wessel, but it was Akoon-Purcell from long range again to make it a four-point game.
Baker, though, hit two more free throws, and Bobby Hunter's 3-point miss at the other end helped Wichita State wrap up the victory.
The Shockers opened a 13-4 lead and held a 26-19 advantage after a VanVleet jumper with under six minutes to play, but the teams had just one basket the rest of the half. The Shockers took a 27-21 lead into the break.
Game Notes
Wichita State shot just 36.7 percent compared to 41.5 percent shooting for Illinois State, but dominated the boards 40-26 ... Wichita State plays at Southern Illinois on Tuesday ... Illinois State plays at Bradley on Wednesday.
- WICHITA STATE: 68
ILLINOIS STATE: 62
Final
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Wichita State(15) 60, Illinois State 56 2nd - 2:02Feb 14 8:11 PM - 112
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Wichita State(15) 60, Illinois State 55 2nd - 2:02Feb 14 8:11 PM - 87
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Wichita State(15) 60, Illinois State 54 2nd - 2:22Feb 14 8:10 PM - 127
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Wichita State(15) 58, Illinois State 54 2nd - 2:41Feb 14 8:09 PM - 189
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Wichita State(15) 56, Illinois State 54 2nd - 3:19Feb 14 8:07 PM - 189
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Wichita State(15) 56, Illinois State 53 2nd - 3:19Feb 14 8:05 PM - 165
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Wichita State(15) 56, Illinois State 53 2nd - 4:52Feb 14 8:04 PM - 189
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Wichita State(15) 55, Illinois State 53 2nd - 4:52Feb 14 8:02 PM - 165
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Wichita State(15) 55, Illinois State 52 2nd - 4:52Feb 14 8:02 PM - 109
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Wichita State(15) 53, Illinois State 51 2nd - 5:07Feb 14 8:02 PM - 103
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Wichita State(15) 52, Illinois State 48 2nd - 5:29Feb 14 7:59 PM - 97
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Wichita State(15) 52, Illinois State 48 2nd - 6:01Feb 14 7:58 PM - 149
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Wichita State(15) 50, Illinois State 48 2nd - 6:17Feb 14 7:58 PM - 91
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Wichita State(15) 50, Illinois State 46 2nd - 6:50Feb 14 7:54 PM - 73
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Wichita State(15) 43, Illinois State 38 2nd - 9:47Feb 14 7:40 PM - 69
roots - WICHITA STATE: 27
ILLINOIS STATE: 21
Halftime
Feb 14 6:58 PM - WICHITA STATE: 0
ILLINOIS STATE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Feb 14 6:11 PM
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