The Wichita State Shockers visit Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday to play the No. 17 ranked Houston Cougars. Wichita State fell to 7-7 on the season following its 85-81 overtime loss to Temple on Sunday. The Shockers squandered a 45-32 halftime lead. Markus McDuffie led the Shockers in the loss with 24 points.
Houston lost its first game of the season to fall to 15-1 after Temple beat the Cougars 73-69 on Wednesday. Breaon Brady led the Cougars in the loss with 19 points. The 15-game winning streak was the Cougars best since the 1982-83 season. Leading scorer Armoni Brooks scored just five points hitting 2 of 12 field goals attempts.
Markus McDuffie leads the Shockers in scoring with an average of 19.1 points per game. Samajae Haynes-Jones is second in scoring and the leader in assists with averages of 13.0 points and 3.3 assists per game. Jaime Echenique leads the Shockers in rebounds with an average of 5.6 per game. Wichita State is shooting 41.4% from the field and 30.7% from 3-point territory.
Corey Davis Jr. is the leading scorer with an average of 15.2 points per game. Armoni Brooks is second in scoring and the leading rebounder with averages of 14.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Galen Robinson Jr. leads the Cougars in assists with an average of 5.4 per game. Houston is shooting 43.3% from the field and 33.3% from 3-point territory.
