Jaron Pierre Jr. scored eight of his game-high 18 points in the final 3:17 to help Wichita State put away upset-minded Texas Southern, 65-56, on a bitterly cold Thursday evening at Charles Koch Arena.
James Rojas added 14 points and Jaykwon Walton claimed his third double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for WSU (7-5), which lost starting point guard Craig Porter Jr. to an ankle injury near the 18:00-mark of the second half but found just enough offense to stay afloat.