Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wichita St. 77, Seton Hall 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Where: Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Terry Oglesby, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 10506

No. 11 Wichita State 77, Seton Hall 68: Ron Baker scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting as the Shockers cruised to their 22nd consecutive home victory.

Fred VanVleet collected 18 points, eight assists and four steals as Wichita State (6-1) handed the Pirates their first loss. Darius Carter racked up 16 points and 12 rebounds while Tekele Cotton added 11 points for the Shockers.

Isaiah Whitehead scored 23 points to lead Seton Hall (7-1), which was undone by 18 turnovers. Sterling Gibbs scored all 19 of his points in the second half while Angel Delgado had eight points and a team-high seven rebounds for the Pirates.

The Pirates pulled out to a 13-8 lead on a Whitehead 3-pointer with 12:05 left in the half before Wichita State reeled off 13 straight points over a four-minute span. The Shockers put together an 11-0 run later in the half to push the margin as wide as 16 before taking a 40-25 lead into the break.

Wichita State's lead reached its high point when Baker's jumper made it 53-32 with 14:22 remaining and the advantage hovered between 15 and 20 for most of the second half. Gibbs hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:26 to make the final margin more respectable.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wichita State has led at halftime in 17 consecutive games dating to last season. … Baker has scored at least 15 points in each game this season. … Wichita State was 6-of-13 from 3-point range, snapping a streak of four straight games with 10 or more 3-pointers.

Top Game Performances
 
Seton Hall   Wichita St.
Isaiah Whitehead 23 Scoring Ron Baker 22
Sterling Gibbs 4 Assists Fred VanVleet 8
Angel Delgado 7 Rebounds Darius Carter 12
Brandon Mobley 4 Free Throws Made Fred VanVleet 8
Khadeen Carrington 2 Steals Fred VanVleet 4
Rashed Anthony 1 Blocks Darius Carter 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Seton Hall 68 47.1 8-20 12-21 6 25 4 6 18
Wichita St. 77 52.7 6-13 13-23 15 29 1 10 12