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Wichita State 82, Southern Illinois 67
[January 03, 2014] CARBONDALE — No. 7 Wichita State 82, Southern Illinois 67: Cleanthony Early scored 23 points to lead the Shockersto a road victory over the Salukis in their Missouri Valley opener.
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Fred VanVleet scored 17 points and dished out seven assists
for Wichita State (14-0, 1-0 MVC), which shot 60 percent from the
field. Nick Wiggins added 13 points off the bench for the
Shockers. Desmar Jackson and Sean O'Brien each scored 19 points for
Southern Illinois (4-10, 0-1), which shot54.1 percent from the
field, including 7-of-13 from 3-point range. Jalen Pendleton
added 16 points off the bench, as two Saluki starters failed to
score. The game was close early on, butthe Shockers used a 12-0 run to
take a 13-point advantage midway through the first half. The lead
reached as much as 20 before Southern Illinois rallied to cut it
to 17 by halftime. Wichita State scored the first six points of the second half to
up its lead to 23, and the Salukis never seriously threatened
after that. Southern Illinois scored six straight points in the
closing minutes to make it a 12-point game, but a Tekele Cotton
3-pointer with 1:02 to play ended any doubt. GAME NOTEBOOK: Wichita State tied its best start to a season ever with its 14th straight win, matching the 1953-54 squad. … The Shockers won the rebound battle 23-20 with Early and Darius Carter leading the way with five boards each. … Wichita State connecting on 13-of-16 from the free-throw line, compared to 20-of-28 for Southern Illinois. [© 2014 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.] Copyright 2014 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
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