NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Louisiana native scored a season-high 28 points in his return and celebrated his 23 birthday with a triple-double as Wichita State held off Tulane, 83-76.
WSU (15-13, 8-8 American) won its fifth straight American Athletic Conference road game – its longest streak since joining the league -- and moved to within a game of fifth-place Temple in the standings with two to play. The top-five finishers earn a bye in next month's AAC tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.
Porter's 15-points, 10-rebound, 10-assist stat line was just the second by a Shocker in the last 50 years.