This Wichita State team knows how to make a wire-to-wire victory as nerve-wracking as possible.
The Shockers led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but committed seven turnovers down the stretch and had to hold on in the final minutes of their 63-55 victory over Clemson on Sunday afternoon at Littlejohn Coliseum in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.
But a win is a win and WSU (21-14) will be ecstatic to continue its season on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the NIT at Indiana (19-15).
Junior Jaime Echenique led WSU in scoring with 18 points on 7 of 8 shooting, while senior Markis McDuffie was steady again with 16 points and senior Samajae Haynes-Jones scored 10 points, including the game’s biggest three-pointer.