WICHITA, Kan. – The Temple Owls outscored Wichita State in overtime, 11-7, to earn an 85-81 victory over the Shockers in an American Athletic Conference game Sunday, Jan. 6, inside Charles Koch Arena.
Wichita State (7-7, 0-2 American) is slated to play at 19th-ranked Houston on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m.
Senior Markis McDuffie scored a game-high 24 points on 7-for-17 shooting, and went 7-of-8 at the foul line to lead WSU. Samajae Haynes-Jones (22 points), Dexter Dennis (14 points) and Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler (12 points) also reached double figures in the contest, with Poor Bear-Chandler tying his career-best for the second straight game.