KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wichita State will play for the Hall of Fame Classic title after taking down Grand Canyon, 55-43, Monday afternoon at the T-Mobile Center.
Craig Porter Jr. and Xavier Bell scored 14 points each and Jaykwon Walton added 10 for WSU (3-1), which held GCU to 27% from the field – lowest by a Division I Shocker opponent in nearly six years.
Noah Baumann supplied 10 points for GCU (3-2), which trailed 36-32 at the 14:55-mark but missed 14-consecutive shots during a nine-minute scoring drought.
Fueled by eight points from Bell, WSU capitalized with a 12-0 run.