The first elimination game of his senior season brought out the best in Rashard Kelly, who scored a career-high 16 points to help lead No. 11 Wichita State to an 89-81 victory over Temple in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Friday at the Amway Center.
Before Friday, Kelly had made 45 percent of his shots and 58 percent of his free throws. On Friday, Kelly was 6 of 8 on field goals and 4 of 5 from the free throw line.
So what got into him?
"It's March," Kelly said, "the most important time of the year.