WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State needed five more minutes to pull out a 72-70 exhibition overtime win over Missouri Southern State Tuesday night in Charles Koch Arena.
Missouri Southern State is ranked No. 19 in the preseason DII poll and returns an All-American in point guard Lacy Stokes.
Curtessia Dean poured in a game-high 24 points on 10-of-20 shooting to go with six rebounds in her Wichita State debut. Jane Asinde did most of her damage in the first half, finishing with 15 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and four steals.