When its season was on the line, its 10th straight season of 20 wins on the line, and coach Gregg Marshall’s 500th career win on the line, Wichita State delivered in the clutch.
The Shockers and Furman were tied heading into the final four minutes of their first-round game in the National Invitation Tournament on Wednesday at Timmons Arena. But WSU prevailed with a 76-70 victory because the Shockers scored two points on their final seven possessions of the game.
No. 6 seed WSU (20-14) ended the season of a 25-win Furman team that had only lost two times on its home floor in advancing to the second round of the NIT.