Wichita St. 70, LSU 69

Wichita St. 70, LSU 69

Published Dec. 18, 2010 11:04 p.m. ET

Garrett Stutz hit a 3-pointer with 7 seconds remaining to give Wichita State a 70-69 win over Louisiana State on Saturday night.

J.T. Durley, Toure Murry and David Kyles each scored 13 points and Stutz had 12 for the Shockers (8-2), which won their third straight game.

LSU rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to take a 68-64 lead with 36 seconds to play. The Shockers ended the game with a 6-1 run.

Wichita State made 14 of 17 free throws (82.1 percent) in the first half and held LSU to 22.9 percent shooting from the field (8 for 35) during that span.

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Ralston Turner scored 21 points, Andre Stringer had 18 and Garrett Green added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Tigers (7-4), who have lost two of their past three. It was another close call for the Tigers, whose previous three games were a 4-point loss, an overtime loss and an overtime win.

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