CHARLESTON, S.C. – Despite another big scoring night from senior Markis McDuffie and a breakout performance from Dexter Dennis, Wichita State fell 90-86 to Alabama on Sunday afternoon in the Charleston Classic fifth-place game.
McDuffie scored a game-high 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting and snagged eight rebounds.
Dennis scored 15 of his career-high 19 points after halftime to help the Shockers (2-3) rally from a 12-point deficit at the midway point. He hit all five of his second-half shot attempts and grabbed four offensive rebounds.
Jaime Echenique and Samajae Haynes-Jones chipped in 13 point each.