WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Quincy Ballard scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and overtime to help Wichita State beat No. 14 Memphis 84-79 on Sunday.
Bijan Cortes hit a 3 to give the Shockers a 78-77 lead with 1:10 remaining in OT. Wichita State never relinquished the lead from that point.
Wichita State (15-10, 5-7 AAC) won its fourth-straight game and first over a ranked opponent in the regular season since 2021. The Shockers had five players in double figures. Corey Washington had a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds.
The Tigers (21-5, 11-2) saw their eight-game winning-streak end. Tyrese Hunter led the Tigers with 24 points. Moussa Cisse had a double-double for Memphis with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Wichita State took a 32-28 lead into halftime highlighted by an 11-3 run in the final 5:28 of the opening 20 minutes.
Ronnie DeGray III hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 71-71 with 18 seconds left for the Shockers to force overtime. The Tigers scored the first four points in OT before the Shockers took over.
Wichita State: The Shockers limited Memphis’ leading scorer PJ Haggerty to just two points in the first half and 14 in total. Wichita State controlled the rebound battle outrebounding the Tigers 54-45.
Memphis: The Tigers struggled shooting going 27-for-75 from the floor.
Cortes hit the key 3-pointer to give the Shockers the lead with just 1:10 left in overtime. He had missed his first two 3-point attempts in the game.
Wichita State shot just 19% as a team from three-point range, but made the key ones to spark the win.
Wichita State goes to Florida Atlantic on Thursday. Memphis will get a week off before hosting Florida Atlantic next Sunday.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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11
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T. Hunter G | 24PTS | 6REB | 2AST | |
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15
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Q. Ballard C | 19PTS | 7REB | 0AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. Hunter | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| P. Haggerty | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| N. Jourdain | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Rogers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| D. Dainja | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Cisse | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| P. Carter | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Okojie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Harris | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Harris | – | – | – | – |
| R. Phillips | – | – | – | – |
| B. Kebe | – | – | – | – |
| D. Yates | – | – | – | – |
| N. Stansbury | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 79 | 38 | 22 | 18 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| Q. Ballard | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Washington | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Cortes | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| X. Bell | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| R. DeGray III | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| H. Beverly | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| M. Bosnjak | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| A. McGinnis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| H. Thengvall | – | – | – | – |
| J. Ighovodja | – | – | – | – |
| Y. Bamba | – | – | – | – |
| Z. Pipkin | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 84 | 45 | 14 | 18 |