1 | 2 | T | |
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JVST | 33 | 32 | 65 |
WICH | 37 | 32 | 69 |
Wichita State holds Jacksonville St. at bay with 69-65 win
WICHITA, Kan. -- Samajae Haynes-Jones scored 17 points and Markis McDuffie made the go-ahead jumper with 4:31 left and Wichita State beat Jacksonville State 69-65 on Wednesday night.
McDuffie missed 12 of 15 shot attempts, but after Haynes-Jones added a 3-pointer after his jump shot for a 64-60 lead, McDuffie made three free throws with 34 seconds left to create safe space for the Shockers (5-4). He finished with 11 points and nine rebounds. Jaime Echenique scored 12 points shooting 6 of 8 with seven rebounds.
Despite shooting 5 of 18 from 3-point range, the Shockers were 29 of 67 (43 percent) to 38 percent (24 of 63) for the Gamecocks.
Ty Hudson and Marlon Hunter led Jacksonville State (5-4) with 15 points apiece and Jason Burnell and Jamall Gregory each scored 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Zelton Steed
- Toby Martinez
- Todd Austin
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Liberty | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UTEP | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Florida International | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Memphis | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
North Texas | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Rice | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Tulane | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Temple | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
South Florida | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UAB | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UTSA | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |