WICHITA, Kan. – A poor shooting night proved to be the difference in a battle of two Sunflower State teams Tuesday night, as Kansas knocked off Wichita State, 68-55.
Wichita State (9-3) suffered its first home loss of the season in a matchup with a Kansas program that hadn't happened since 2011.
Mariah McCully scored a game-high 23 points, marking her fifth straight game in double figures and second 20-point output of the season. Trajata Colbert just missed a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds.
Wichita State missed 12 of its 14 three-point attempts, with McCully connecting on both in the final minutes of the fourth quarter and shot just 31 percent overall.