Wichita State has had some bad days at Houston. Wednesday was not one of them, even if the Shockers departed disappointed in their defense during the second half of a seven-point loss.
No. 11 Houston defeated the Shockers 70-63 at the Feritta Center. The Shockers, in their Zoom interviews, didn't seem satisfied and nobody mentioned a moral victory. They seemed to regard it as a missed opportunity.
Most important, the Shockers recognized that they matched Houston's intensity for most, if not all, of the game. That level of focus and work will win a lot of games, because the Cougars (9-1, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) don't get beaten in those categories often.