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 No. 21 Wichita State's 76-55 win over Southern Illinois pushed
Marshall past Ralph Miller on Wednesday at Koch Arena.
Marshall is 221-81 in nine seasons at WSU and he is also the career
wins leader (194-83) at Winthrop. Miller coached the Shockers from
1951-64 and went 220-133.
WSU (17-5, 11-0 Missouri Valley Conference) also won its 43rd
straight home game, the nation's longest streak. Its 12-game win
streak is tied for the program's fourth-longest streak.
SIU (18-5, 7-4) lost its third straight game.
The Shockers, two-time defending champions, lead the Valley by four
games with seven to play.
Up 37-28 at halftime, WSU started the second half with a 10-3 run.
SIU committed four turnovers on its first five possessions of the
half, forcing coach Barry Hinson to call an early timeout.
The Shockers kept rolling, eventually building their lead to 64-42
on a 3-pointer by senior guard Fred VanVleet, forcing another Hinson
timeout.
WSU held the Salukis to 31 percent shooting and forced 22 turnovers.
Sophomore center Shaq Morris led WSU with 13 points. VanVleet added
12 points and 11 assists.
SIU senior guard Anthony Beane scored 20 points on 6-of-17 shooting.
Wichita State took a comfortable lead late in the first half, helped
by nine Southern Illinois turnovers, and held a 37-28 advantage at
halftime. Wichita State scored eight points off those turnovers.
Morris scored nine points and the Shockers made 48 percent of their
first-half shots. Beane scored 15 points, making five of his team's
11 first-half field goals.
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Beane, held to 15 points on 14 shots in a loss to the Shockers in
January, carried the Salukis with eight points early in the game.
The Shockers went up 6-0 before Beane scored on a drive. His
three-pointer cut the lead to 8-5 and helped Southern Illinois.
The Salukis cut the deficit to one point on several occasions, but
they could not grab the lead.
An 11-1 Wichita State run, capped by a lob from VanVleet to
sophomore forward Rashard Kelly, gave the Shockers a 31-21 lead.
NOTES: Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall began the day needing one
win to pass Ralph Miller as the program's career leader. He entered
the game with 220. ... Wichita State's 42-game home win streak
entering Wednesday's game is the nation's longest. ... Southern
Illinois' 18-5 start is its best since the 2007 team went 27-5.
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