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Taylor’s takeaways: A full-court press helps Shockers turn over Cal

By now, you’ve surely heard that No. 6 Wichita State was able to rally from 18 points down to escape with a 92-82 victory over California at the Lahaina Civic Center in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday.

The Shockers (3-0) advance to the semifinals to play Marquette (2-1) at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on ESPN.

So how did they do it?

Down 58-40 with less than 16 minutes to play, Wichita State flipped the game around by switching to a full-court pressing defense.

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