KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Wichita State and Minnesota needed every bit of the 45 minutes played on Thanksgiving to decide a winner in the opening game of the ESPN Events Invitational, as the Shockers came out on top in overtime, 68-66.
Wichita State (6-0) will play the winner of Florida and Wake Forest tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. The Shockers are 6-0 for the first time since 2019 and 13th in program history.
Trailing by three in the final seconds of regulation, received a pass on the left wing, took one dribble to his left and cashed in a game-tying three-pointer with 1.