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No. 1 Houston routs Wichita State 83-66 HOUSTON (AP) — Jamal Shead scored a career-high 25 points, Marcus Sasser added 24 and No. 1 Houston defeated Wichita State 83-66 on Thursday...

MARCH 3, 2023 • THESTAR.COM

Turnovers spoil valiant road effort for Wichita State basketball in loss to No. 1 Houston HOUSTON — Turnovers and missed free throws spoiled a surprise upset bid by the Wichita State men’s basketball team on the road against No. 1...

MARCH 3, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

MARCH 3, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Shead, Sasser lead No. 1 Houston past Wichita State 83-66

Jamal Shead scored a career-high 25 points, Marcus Sasser added 22 and No. 1 Houston defeated Wichita State 83-66

MARCH 3, 2023 • Associated Press

Xavier Bell - Gets start on Thursday Bell will start Thursday's game against Houston.

Impact Bell picks up the start with Jaykwon Walton out with an illness. Bell had played a total of five minutes over the last two games. Safe to say he should see a lot more action on Thursday.

MARCH 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jaykwon Walton - Unavailable Thursday night Walton will not play in Thursday's game against Houston due to an illness, Taylor Eldridge of The Wichita Eagle reports.

Impact The Shockers are now slated to be without their leading scorer in Walton when Wichita State takes on the No. 1 ranked Cougars on Thursday. Craig Porter, Jaron Pierre and James Rojas should all receive an uptick in usage while the junior forward remains sidelined.

MARCH 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

How Wichita State basketball coach Billy Kennedy hasn't let Parkinson's slow him down The Cajun drawl is still unmistakable, even if Billy Kennedy's voice has softened in recent years.

MARCH 2, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Tulane faces East Carolina after Cook's 30-point game

MARCH 1, 2023 • Associated Press

Sasser leads No. 1 Houston against Wichita State after 22-point game

No. 1 Houston hosts the Wichita State Shockers after Marcus Sasser scored 22 points in Houston's 76-57 win against the East Carolina Pirates

MARCH 1, 2023 • Associated Press

Cook leads Tulane against East Carolina after 30-point game

Tulane faces the East Carolina Pirates after Jalen Cook scored 30 points in the Green Wave's 83-76 loss to the Wichita State Shockers

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 • Associated Press

Craig Porter - Notches triple-double on Sunday Porter supplied 15 points (5-9 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 3-6 FT), 10 rebounds, 10 assists, one block and three steals in 36 minutes during Sunday's 83-76 victory over Tulane.

Impact Porter has been close a couple times this season, but he finally was able to get that elusive triple-double. He just continues to have an excellent season and is heating up with the postseason on the horizon. Over the last five games, Porter is averaging 16.2 points, 7.2 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 1.8 three-pointers, and 1.0 blocks per contest. He'll need another super performance to give the Shockers a chance to pull off a road upset of Houston on Thursday.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Porter's triple-double leads Wichita State past Tulane 83-76

Craig Porter Jr. had a triple-double, Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 28 points, and Wichita State defeated Tulane 83-76

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • Associated Press

Jaron Pierre - Logs season-high 28 points Sunday Pierre totaled 28 points (9-17 FG, 5-12 3Pt, 5-7 FT), one rebound, four assists and one steal over 39 minutes during Sunday's 83-76 win over Tulane.

Impact Pierre capitalized on his return to the Shockers' starting lineup, matching his season high for three-pointers as well as made field-goal attempts. This also marked his fourth time scoring at least 14 points over the last six games. His season-high four assists were second behind only Wichita State point guard Craig Porter on Sunday, the latter of whom logged a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Pierre will look to carry the momentum from Sunday's prolific performance into the final two regular-season games versus Houston on Thursday followed by South Florida on Sunday.

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Melvion Flanagan - Not part of starting lineup Flanagan is not part of the Shockers' starting lineup Sunday at Tulane, according to their Twitter account.

Impact Flanagan logged six points and eight rebounds across his last two games started in place of Jaron Pierre, who was added to the Shockers' starting lineup again Sunday.

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jaron Pierre - Back in starting lineup Sunday Pierre will start Saturday's game at Tulane.

Impact Pierre will return to the starting rotation after coming off the bench in the Shockers' previous two games. The 6-foot-5 sophomore has started 17 of Wichita State's 26 games, and he's averaged 9.7 points and 3.0 rebounds while playing 26.5 minutes per contest during the 2022-23 campaign. Pierre will take the place of 5-foot-10 sophomore Melvion Flanagan in Sunday's starting unit.

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Wichita State visits Tulane following Cook's 23-point game

Tulane hosts the Wichita State Shockers after Jalen Cook scored 23 points in Tulane's 89-59 loss to the Houston Cougars

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • Associated Press

Tulane takes on Wichita State following Cook's 23-point outing

Tulane plays the Wichita State Shockers after Jalen Cook scored 23 points in Tulane's 89-59 loss to the Houston Cougars

FEBRUARY 25, 2023 • Associated Press

James Rojas - Scores 19 points in first half Rojas finished Thursday's 83-78 loss to Memphis with 19 points (7-8 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 4-8 FT), six rebounds, one assist and two steals over 25 minutes.

Impact Rojas was on fire from the field in the first half of Thursday's close loss, finishing as the teams leading scorer. His 19-point performance tied his career high, which he had reached twice previously this season. Though he scored 19 points in the first half, Rojas was held scoreless in the second half. Rojas is the third leading scorer on the team this season, averaging 9.7 points per game.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Craig Porter - Huge performance in loss Porter finished Thursday's 83-78 loss to Memphis with 15 points (6-18 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, seven assists and five steals in 36 minutes.

Impact Porter made plays all over the court on his way to a monster performance in Thursday's loss. Though he struggled to find his shot, Porter made up for it by assisting on seven baskets as well as tying his season high with five steals. Porter is the team leader in rebounds (6.2), assists (4.3), steals (1.4) and blocks (1.5) per game this season.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Davis scores 19, Memphis beats Wichita State 83-78

Led by Kendric Davis' 19 points, the Memphis Tigers defeated the Wichita State Shockers 83-78 on Thursday night

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 • Associated Press

Memphis basketball score vs. Wichita State: Live updates for Penny Hardaway's Tigers Can Memphis basketball score a bounce-back victory at Wichita State Thursday?

FEBRUARY 23, 2023 • COMMERCIALAPPEAL.COM

Wichita State hosts Memphis after Walton's 21-point performance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023 • Associated Press

Walton puts up 21 in Wichita State's victory against Temple Led by Jaykwon Walton's 21 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Temple Owls 79-65 on Thursday night.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 • SEATTLETIMES.COM

Walton puts up 21 in Wichita State's victory against Temple

Led by Jaykwon Walton's 21 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Temple Owls 79-65 on Thursday night

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 • Associated Press

Jaron Pierre - Heading to bench role Pierre is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Temple.

Impact Pierre, who's started in all of Wichita State's previous 12 matchups, is slated to come off the bench Thursday night versus the Owls. Across the last two occasions where the 6-foot-5 sophomore didn't start, he averaged 12.5 points and 3.5 rebounds on 29.5 minutes played in that span.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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Shead, Sasser lead No. 1 Houston past Wichita State 83-66

Tulane faces East Carolina after Cook's 30-point game

Sasser leads No. 1 Houston against Wichita State after 22-point game

Cook leads Tulane against East Carolina after 30-point game

Porter's triple-double leads Wichita State past Tulane 83-76

Wichita State visits Tulane following Cook's 23-point game

Tulane takes on Wichita State following Cook's 23-point outing

Davis scores 19, Memphis beats Wichita State 83-78

Wichita State hosts Memphis after Walton's 21-point performance

Walton puts up 21 in Wichita State's victory against Temple