For the first time this season, Markis McDuffie’s mind stopped racing and he started playing basketball.
McDuffie missed the first 11 games of the season recovering from a stress fracture in his foot. Since returning, he would have flashes of the play that made him WSU’s leading scorer and rebounder last season, but nothing sustained.
McDuffie sustained it on Saturday, tying his career high of 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting to help No. 13 Wichita State win its sixth straight game in an 84-78 victory over SMU at Moody Coliseum.
“I wanted to take the next step,” McDuffie said.