WICHITA, Kan. -- Ricky Council scored a game-high 19 points to spark Wichita State to a 64-58 win over South Alabama on Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena.
Down 56-54 with 4:53 remaining, the Shockers finished the game on a 10-2 run to improve to a 2-0.
"Those guys never put their heads down," head coach Isaac Brown said. "They came together as a team. That shows we have a lot of high-character guys and they all wanted nothing but the win."
Starting in place of an under-the-weather Tyson Etienne, Council made the most of his second career start, clocking a career-high 30 minutes.