A strong second half propelled the Wichita State men’s basketball team to a 84-78 win over Southern Methodist University in Dallas today.
The Shockers stretched a two-point halftime lead into a 17-point lead late in the game behind Junior forward Markis McDuffie, who scored 17 of his career-high-tying 26 points in the second half.
In the opening seconds of the second half, McDuffie got things started with a steal and three-point play.
In the opening three-and-a-half minutes of the second half, McDuffie scored nine of Wichita State’s 11 points.
Senior center Shaquille Morris added 21 points, marking his sixth straight double-digit performance.