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Defense Lifts Wichita State Past Texas Southern

WICHITA, Kan. -- scored 18 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, and Wichita State overcame a cold first half of shooting to defeat Texas Southern, 69-63, Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena.

WSU (2-0) shot 24.2 percent from the field, missing 21-straight field goal attempts over one 13-minute stretch early in the first half, yet survived with defense, rebounding and – at times – pure grit.

According to sports-reference.com's play index, WSU's shooting percentage was the lowest for a winning team in a Division I game in nearly five years. On Nov.