Gus Okafor busted loose for 27 points to help Wichita State fend off Tarleton State, 83-71, and put an end to a dubious shooting streak.
Okafor, a graduate transfer from Southeastern Louisiana, averaged less than five points in his first five games as a Shocker before Saturday's break-through performance in which he made 9-of-11 shots from the field and grabbed eight rebounds.
WSU (4-2) likewise found the cure for its offensive ailments, sinking 24 of its 50 field goal attempts (.540) to break the 50-percent barrier for the first time in 48 games (Jan. 2, 2021 at Ole Miss).