WICHITA, Kan. – Two weeks removed from an overtime loss in Philadelphia, No. 19/18 Wichita State (19-5, 9-3) looks for revenge against Temple (15-10, 7-6) Thursday evening at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
On Feb. 1, the Owls overcame a seven-point deficit with 5:02 to play in regulation and a five-point overtime hole to defeat the Shockers, 81-79. Obi Enechionyia's free throws with 18 seconds remaining were the game winners.
WSU has bounced back nicely in the days since, defeating Memphis (85-65) and UConn (95-74) last week. Landry Shamet found his shooting stroke, averaging a team-high 18.