Wichita State narrowly escaped with a victory on Wednesday, defeating Central Florida 61-60. The Shockers improve to 12-4 on the season and 8-2 in conference play with the win.
With just under a minute left in the game, WSU held a one-point lead and senior Alterique Gilbert nailed a crucial three-pointer to push the Shockers’ advantage to four points with 28.7 seconds remaining.
Gilbert did not practice on Monday and did not participate in Wednesday’s shootaround because of a migraine headache and his playing status was up in the air. Gilbert came off the bench in the contest and delivered 17 points including a season-best three triples in the victory.