Wichita State Shockers at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Williams scores 29, Memphis downs Wichita State 88-78
Williams added 15 rebounds and three steals for the Tigers (14-5, 4-2 American Athletic Conference). Kendric Davis scored 20 points while shooting 6 for 10 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and added five assists. Keonte Kennedy shot 6 for 10, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 points.
James Rojas led the Shockers (9-9, 2-4) in scoring, finishing with 19 points. Wichita State also got 15 points from Jaykwon Walton. Craig Porter Jr. also had 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and three blocks.
Memphis took the lead with 4:18 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 36-30 at halftime, with Davis racking up 11 points. Memphis used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 13-point lead at 50-37 with 14:18 left.
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Both teams next play Sunday. Memphis visits Cincinnati and Wichita State visits SMU.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Xavier Bell made Jumper. | 78 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Wichita State Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu Block. | 76 - 88 |
Statistics
 WICH |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 30-56 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 11-21 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 19-24 | FT | 17-23 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 11,238 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| 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 |