WICHITA, Kan. -- As No. 11 Wichita State went to the locker room for halftime Tuesday night, there were some dumbfounded looks. The Shockers had just allowed at least 50 first-half points for the third straight home game and trailed Arkansas State.
Senior guard Zach Brown was fed up.
"Zach asked `Do we want to be known as the best offensive team in Wichita State history or the worst defensive team in Wichita State history?," Shockers guard Landry Shamet said. "It means a lot to our guys to be better than that."
The Shockers finally were, using Samajae Haynes-Jones' 27 points to outlast Arkansas State 89-80.