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In a big MVC game today, #23 Wichita State plays at Evansville at 3:35 PM (Sunday Jan. 13). It is available on ESPN3-
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Evansville hanging close with #23 Wichita State early-
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Evansville beats Wichita State 71-64
Wichita outshoots Evansville 54% to 45%
Wichita outrebounds Evansville big time 36 to 21
but Evansville gets to the FT way more...
For Evansville: Colt Ryan had 24, Troy Taylor 12 pts/6 reb
For Wichita: Cleanthony Early 16, Malcolm Armstead 21
Evansville is now 4-1 in the ValleyComment
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71-67 was the final 22 turnovers to 9 was the difference in this one.
A couple horrible decisions made down the stretch by the Shockers. First, they foul down 1 with 45 seconds left, when all they needed was a stop. Early committed his 4th on that play, which was huge, as he fouled out seconds later. Second was the terrible shot selection by Armstead down 2 with 34 seconds left. Early fouled out right after that, which left White to attempt the tying 3-pointer late that missed.Comment
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Starting center Carl Hall is expected to be cleared and play by their next gameComment
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Evansville caught the Shox at just the right time.Originally posted by tornado View Post
Looks like the Aces might contend for that #3 spot in the Valley with the Sycs, with UNI having a chance too if they play like they did against us and like they're capable.
Whoever finishes 3rd will likely not even be hanging on for dear life on the bubble...unless Indy St. goes on a tear, but they probably can't afford to lose 3 more games in the league.
Wichita St. probably can't afford to lose 5 league games considering the weakness of the league, but I don't see them losing that many with the return of Hall, and then their other 2 starters later on.Comment
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That's good news for the Valley so they can keep that second NCAA Tournament bid.Originally posted by tornado View PostComment
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