All season long, Wichita State has struggled to close out close games, with their last four losses coming by five points or fewer. But Ricky Council IV had the answers late, scoring 16 of his team-high 18 points after halftime.
The Shockers defeated USF, 73-69, securing their fourth straight AAC win at home. WSU is now 4-6 in conference play, as they look to climb up the standings and earn a first round bye in next month’s conference tournament.
“A win’s better than a loss at this point in the season,” junior Dexter Dennis said. “I’m glad we won, the locker room is glad we won so, at this point we’ll take it.