Wichita State Shockers at Providence Friars
· VETERANS CLASSIC
83 - 80
McDuffie scores 32 as Wichita State beats Providence 83-80
Playing at the Naval Academy in the opener of the Veteran's Classic, the Shockers (1-1) bounced back from an early 10-point deficit to avoid their first 0-2 start since 1990.
Alpha Diallo had a career-high 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Friars (1-1), who trailed the entire second half.
Wichita State was clinging to a 51-49 lead before McDuffie made a four-point play. That launched an 11-2 spurt for an 11-point cushion with 12:55 left.
After Providence closed to 76-72, McDuffie made a layup to thwart the comeback bid.
McDuffie went 12 for 19 from the field, including 6 for 9 from 3-point range. His previous career high was 26.
The 6-foot-8 forward is one of two seniors on a team that lost nine players after going 25-8 and reaching the NCAA Tournament for a seventh consecutive season.
The other senior on the current squad, Samajae Haynes-Jones, had 15 points and eight assists.
A.J. Reeves scored 19 for Providence, a solid encore to his 29-point performance against Sienna in his college debut.
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Statistics
 WICH |
 PROV |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-60 | FG | 28-60 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 12-22 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-19 | FT | 13-26 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Annapolis, MD
Attendance: 5,710 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |