Wichita State at Furman 3/20/19 - NIT Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Wichita State Shockers visit Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina on Wednesday to play the Furman Paladins in an NIT first round matchup. The Shockers are 19-14 overall following a 66-63 loss to Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals last week. Markis McDuffie led the Shockers in the loss with 18 points.

Furman is 25-7 overall following its 66-62 loss to UNC Greensboro in the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament a week ago Sunday. The Paladins were led by Matt Rafferty with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Jordan Lyons chipped in with 15 and Clay Mounce pulled down seven boards. Markus McDuffie leads the Shockers in scoring with an average of 18.3 points per game. Jamarius Barton is the assists leader with an average of 3.4 per game. Jaime Echenique leads the Shockers in rebounds with an average of 5.8 per game. Wichita State is shooting 40.6% from the field and 31.0% from 3-point territory.

Matt Rafferty is the leading scorer, leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 17.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. Jordan Lyons is the second leading scorer with an average of 16.1 points per game. Furman is shooting 47.6% from the field and 36.3% from 3-point territory.