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Giles’ Career-High 33 Propels Wichita State to Win over UNT
Kenyon Giles scored 33 points on 76.5% shooting to lead Wichita State to a 78-67 victory despite missing starter TJ Williams and a season-high 18 turnovers.
- Sunday, Kenyon Giles erupted for a career-high 33 points to lead Wichita State to a 78-67 victory over North Texas at Charles Koch Arena.
- Missing starter TJ Williams, Wichita State adjusted its lineup and battled a season-high 18 turnovers, 13 leading to live-ball steals for North Texas.
- Giles shot efficiently, going 13-of-17 with four 3s and 3-for-3 free throws, while Wichita State shot 51.0 percent overall and converted 21-of-29 free throws.
- The victory moved Wichita State to 10-7 and the Shockers open a two-game Florida trip Thursday, Jan. 15 at Florida Atlantic with an 8 p.m. CT tip on ESPN2.
- The performance positions Giles as a rising scorer for the Shockers, with his output the most by a Shocker since Markis McDuffie scored 34 on March 15, 2019, and he has set new career highs in three of the last four games.
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Wichita State basketball outlasts North Texas in defensive duel
Defense builds momentum. Momentum fuels scoring. Scoring stacks wins. Wichita State basketball showed exactly why in Sunday’s matinee. The Shockers locked down North Texas, holding the Mean Green to 38% shooting. That defensive pressure turned into offense, and WSU hit 51% from the field in a 78-67 win inside Koch Arena. The victory pushed the Shockers’ record to 10-7 on the season and 2-2 in the American Conference, snapping a two-game skid aga…
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L 33%
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