WICHITA, Kan. – layup with 40.7 seconds remaining in the second-half lifted the Wichita State University men's basketball team to a 63-60 win over Southern Miss Saturday, Dec. 15, at INTRUST Bank Arena.
Wichita State (6-4) is scheduled to return to Charles Koch Arena to host Oral Roberts Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m.
After the Golden Eagles (7-3) took a 60-59 lead with exactly one minute to go in the second stanza, found Echenique under the basket, who converted a layup in traffic to put WSU in front, 61-60. and each hit one of two free-throws to increase the advantage to 63-60, and Southern Miss missed three free throws with 0.