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No. 5 Wichita State Holds On, Wins First Havoc in the Heartland Meeting with Tulsa

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TULSA, Okla.(AP) -- Landry Shamet and backcourt mate Conner Frankamp each scored 16 points and No. 5 Wichita State held off Tulsa 72-69 Saturday.

Shamet made the first of two free throws with 8 seconds left for a three-point edge.

After Shamet missed his second foul shot, the Shockers fouled Sterling Taplin. He missed the front end of a one-and-one with 4.9 seconds left, Junior Etou rebounded and passed back to Taplin, whose 3-point try at the buzzer rimmed out.

Taplin scored 26 points. Corey Henderson missed a 3 with 10 seconds left that would have put Tulsa ahead by one.