Khánh Nguyu1ec5n/ The Sunflower
Wichita State men’s basketball won in nail-biting fashion on Saturday afternoon, defeating the UCF Knights 93 to 88 in overtime. With the victory, the Shockers are 9-4 overall and their record in American Athletic Conference play moves to 5-2.
Sophomore Tyson Etienne matched his career-high in points in the victory, scoring 29 points. Etienne went 9-15 from the floor and 5-10 from three-point distance in the win. Etienne also shot six-for-eight from the free-throw line.
In the first half, Etienne struggled as UCF held him to only eight points but Etienne was able to turn it around in the second half, scoring 21 of his 29 points.