UNCASVILLE, Conn. – No. 7 Wichita State punched its ticket to the American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals for the first time in program history with a 72-64 win over No. 10 Houston in the first round Friday night.
Wichita State (16-14) won its first-ever American Athletic Conference Championship game after coming into the tournament 0-2 all-time and will now play No. 2 seed UCF Saturday night at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN3.
Trajata Colbert registered her second career double-double and first of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Carla Bremaud added 11 points and Mariah McCully scored nine of her 12 points after halftime.