No. 9 Wichita State cruises past No. 8 Pittsburgh
Malcolm Armstead scored 22 points, Cleanthony Early added 21 and ninth-seeded Wichita State defeated eighth-seeded Pittsburgh 73-55 Thursday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Wichita State Shockers
73
Pittsburgh Panthers
55
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WICH | 26 | 47 | 73 |
| PITT | 21 | 34 | 55 |
Delta Center
Match Report
Team Stats
WICH
PITT
19-49
FG
19-54
39
Field Goal %
35
2-20
3PT
1-17
10
Three Point %
6
33-41
FT
16-20
80
Free Throw %
80
37
Rebounds
32
11
Offensive Rebounds
11
26
Defensive Rebounds
21
11
Assists
8
10
Steals
5
1
Blocks
5
11
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
27
18
Largest Lead
2
Top Performers
WICH
- Malcolm Armstead G MIN 28 · PTS 22 · FG 6-14
- Cleanthony Early F MIN 28 · PTS 21 · FG 7-15
- Carl Hall F MIN 24 · PTS 11 · FG 3-6
- Tekele Cotton G MIN 33 · PTS 6 · FG 2-3
PITT
- Steven Adams C MIN 27 · PTS 13 · FG 5-7
- James Robinson G MIN 30 · PTS 7 · FG 2-7
- Tray Woodall G MIN 30 · PTS 2 · FG 1-12
- Lamar Patterson G MIN 21 · PTS 9 · FG 1-7
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