Wichita State Head Coach Gregg Marshall watched as his team surrendered a once 17-point second-half lead to Southern Mississippi.
Marshall cringed as Ricky Torres, WSU’s point guard, fired a pass directed at the head of teammate Samajae Haynes-Jones. “He nearly took Samajae’s face off,” Marshall said.
Torres, who two games prior led the country with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 15-to-1, had six turnovers to match his six assists in the game. The turnovers came with little pressure, revealing just how badly the team is struggling to shake its inexperience.
“I watch this team at some points and I think, ‘Man, how are we winning any games?