National Basketball Association
Wichita St. 72, Indiana St. 48
When: 1:05 PM ET, Friday, March 2, 2012
Where: Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, Missouri
Officials:
# Randy Heimerman, # Gerry Pollard, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
11348
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Wichita State 72, Indiana State 48: Joe Ragland and Toure’ Murry scored 14 points each, while Garrett Stutz added 14 rebounds to lead top-seeded and 14th-ranked Wichita State to an easy win over eighth-seed Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal.
Wichita State shot 50 percent in the game (32 of 61) and 50 percent on 3-pointers.
The Shockers (27-4, 16-2 MVC) advance to play No. 4 seed Illinois State in Saturday's semifinals.
Wichita State denied inside penetration, outscoring the Sycamores 32-12 in the paint, and outrebounding them 43-29. Wichita State also limited Indiana State’s looks from outside, holding it to 5 of 22 (22.7 percent) from 3-point range, and 14 of 52 overall (26.9 percent).
Wichita State made nine of its first 12 shots (75 percent) to take a 20-3 lead in the first eight minutes, while holding Indiana State to 1 of 9 (11.1 percent). The Shockers led 40-19 at the break.
Indiana State started the second half with a 9-0 run to pull within 40-28. Wichita State, which led by as many as 25, went 0 for 7 from the field to start the second half. A 3-pointer by Ragland and one from Demetric Williams put Wichita State up 46-30 with 14:17 left.
Dwayne Lathan led Indiana State (18-14, 8-10 MVC) with nine points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: In the first half, Wichita State held Indiana State scoreless for a span of 7:08, and without a field goal for a span of 9:10 … The Shockers had an assist on 48.3 percent of their field goals … Indiana State was held 17.7 points below its season average.
Top Game Performances
Indiana St. |
|
Wichita St. |
Dwayne Lathan 9 |
Scoring |
Toure' Murry 14 |
Carl Richard 2 |
Assists |
Joe Ragland 5 |
Dwayne Lathan 6 |
Rebounds |
Garrett Stutz 12 |
RJ Mahurin 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Toure' Murry 2 |
Dwayne Lathan 3 |
Steals |
Toure' Murry 3 |
Myles Walker 2 |
Blocks |
Ehimen Orukpe 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana St.
|
48 |
26.9 |
5-22 |
15-21 |
5 |
22 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
Wichita St.
|
72 |
50.0 |
7-14 |
3-5 |
15 |
40 |
5 |
9 |
13 |