Wichita State (23-8) defeated Tulsa (21-10) 79-57 Sunday evening to improve to 11-7 in conference play and clinch the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye in the upcoming American Athletic Conference Tournament.
The Shockers started out on fire in the first half, opening up a 13-point lead, which Tulsa cut to eight by the half.
In the second half, WSU got out to a 22-point lead with just over 11 minutes left, but the Golden Hurrican answered with a 12-0 run to cut the deficit to 10. But the Shockers pulled away late thanks to clutch baskets from Jamarius Burton and Erik Stevenson.