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Wichita State defeats Oral Roberts with strong second half

Wichita State defeats Oral Roberts with strong second half

Wichita State defeats Oral Roberts with strong second half

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Markis McDuffie scored 25 points and Wichita State dominated the final six-plus minutes in an 84-63 victory over Oral Roberts on Wednesday night.

Jaime Echenique scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed six rebounds for the Shockers (7-4). McDuffie made all 10 of his free throws and shot 6 of 13 from the field.

Oral Roberts (4-10) was led by Emmanuel Nzekwesi with 17 points and six rebounds. Kaelen Malone and Sam Kearns scored 12 points each for the Golden Eagles.

The Shockers went on a 16-3 run from the 6:38 mark of the second half to less than a minute remaining, building their biggest lead at 84-60 with 50 seconds left.

ORU led through the first eight minutes of the game before Wichita State went on a 19-6 run for a 32-21 lead. ORU responded, closing the deficit to 36-33 at halftime. Wichita State led by double-digits much of the second half before adding its final push.

With the win, Wichita State is assured of a winning nonconference record for the 21st consecutive season.

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