Wichita State is built to win the final 10 minutes because of its depth and tenacity. The bounce started to desert Marquette around the 13-minute mark and the Shockers took off from there.
The Shockers threw numerous defenders at Andrew Rousey and Markus Howard. They had their moments. By the second half, however, running off those screens, defending and carrying much of the offensive burden wore on them. Their teammates gave them little help.
Marquette shot 30.3 percent in the second half, 23.5 from three-point range after shooting 46.4 from the field in the first half.