For the first time since 1967, Wichita State defeated a top-six team in the country on Thursday night as they beat No. 6 Houston, 68-63 inside Charles Koch Arena. The victory was also crucial in keeping WSU’s hopes for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament alive.
WSU struggled out the gates, finding themselves down by as many 12 points with 5:37 left to play in the first. The Shockers closed the half 17-4 run to cut the deficit to one point headed at halftime.
“We weren’t really playing well,” junior Dexter Dennis said. “And they were so they were capitalizing on things and we weren’t really being smart I’d say.