Wichita State's guards lead 70-50 NCAA win over Vanderbilt, Wichita State's guards let their Final Four acquaintance accomplish the aberration in a defense-dominated Aboriginal Four game.
Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker led a billow at the alpha of the additional bisected that put the Shockers on clip for a 70-50 achievement over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night, authoritative the big shots in a bold with actual few accepted ones.
The seniors who were allotment of the Shockers' 2013 Final Four aggregation led the way. VanVleeet -- the backstab Missouri Valley amateur of the year -- denticulate 14 credibility admitting a cut on his arch that beatific him to the bank in the aboriginal half. Ron Baker aswell had 14. Together, they denticulate all of the credibility in a absolute 11-0 run that opened the additional half.
"Fred and I hit a brace of 3s to get us traveling aboriginal on," Baker said. "The drive confused boring and we affectionate of grasped it and kept on rolling."
The Shockers (25-8) play Arizona on Thursday in Providence, Rhode Island.
Vanderbilt (19-14) couldn't yield advantage of its arresting admeasurement advantage on breach and never led in the additional half. Joe Toye and Riley LaChance had 10 apiece. The Commodores attempt 30 percent from the field, went 3 of 19 from above the arc, and were 15 of 26 on chargeless throws.
"They're a actual acceptable aegis and they play absolutely physical," LaChance said. "We did get some accessible looks and annihilation happened to fall."
The Shockers alternate three starters from the aggregation that agape off Indiana and Kansas to ability the Sweet 16 endure year, cartoon a No. 10 baronial in the preseason poll. A lot of aboriginal injuries -- including VanVleet's pulled hamstring -- affected the Shockers to reinvent themselves.
They got yet addition setback on Tuesday if VanVleet larboard to get advised for a cut on the appropriate ancillary of his forehead alone a few account into the game. He gave the Shockers a pep allocution during the next abeyance but backward on the bench.
"It didn't aching at all," said VanVleet, who had a cast on the wound. "I didn't even apperceive it was bleeding. I was just acquisitive it wouldn't charge stitches. I abhorrence to get stitched. He patched me up absolute quick."
VanVleet got aback into the bold with 13:13 larboard in the bisected and hit a baseline jumper for his aboriginal points.
He and Baker let their clash acquaintance appearance at the alpha of the additional half, scoring all the credibility in an 11-0 run for a 41-30 advance -- the bigger by either aggregation up to that point. Baker hit a 3, and VanVleet fabricated a brace from above the arc during the spurt.
Vanderbilt cut the advance to one point, but Wichita State dug in and hit back-to-back 3s that pushed it to 57-48 and larboard the Shockers in control.
Back in health, they're affective on in the tournament, accepting the bigger of a arresting game.
There were few accessible shots in a inclement aboriginal bisected that concluded angry 30-30 -- about what was expected. Wichita State and Vanderbilt ranked sixth and seventh in field-goal defense. The Shockers get burden with their guards, while the Commodores acclimated their front-line admeasurement to alter shots.
Seven-foot centermost Damian Jones absent both of his shots and all of his four chargeless throws in the aboriginal bisected as Vanderbilt bootless to yield advantage of its admeasurement on offense. He accomplished with 5 points.
TOURNAMENT TIDBITS
Vanderbilt: Is 10-15 best in 14 appearances.
Wichita State: Is 16-13 best in 13 appearances. The Shockers are in it for the fifth beeline year, a academy record, and accept won at atomic one bold in anniversary of the endure four years.
TIP-INS
Vanderbilt: The Commodores blocked 5 shots, with 7-foot-1 advanced Luke Kornet swatting abroad two. Kornet was fourth in the nation with three blocks per game.
Wichita State: The Shockers formed on their cutting afterwards traveling 2 of 24 from above the arc during a Missouri Valley Clash accident to Northern Illinois. Against the Commodores, they absent all 5 from above the arc in the aboriginal half. They accomplished 7 of 19 overall.
Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker led a billow at the alpha of the additional bisected that put the Shockers on clip for a 70-50 achievement over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night, authoritative the big shots in a bold with actual few accepted ones.
The seniors who were allotment of the Shockers' 2013 Final Four aggregation led the way. VanVleeet -- the backstab Missouri Valley amateur of the year -- denticulate 14 credibility admitting a cut on his arch that beatific him to the bank in the aboriginal half. Ron Baker aswell had 14. Together, they denticulate all of the credibility in a absolute 11-0 run that opened the additional half.
"Fred and I hit a brace of 3s to get us traveling aboriginal on," Baker said. "The drive confused boring and we affectionate of grasped it and kept on rolling."
The Shockers (25-8) play Arizona on Thursday in Providence, Rhode Island.
Vanderbilt (19-14) couldn't yield advantage of its arresting admeasurement advantage on breach and never led in the additional half. Joe Toye and Riley LaChance had 10 apiece. The Commodores attempt 30 percent from the field, went 3 of 19 from above the arc, and were 15 of 26 on chargeless throws.
"They're a actual acceptable aegis and they play absolutely physical," LaChance said. "We did get some accessible looks and annihilation happened to fall."
The Shockers alternate three starters from the aggregation that agape off Indiana and Kansas to ability the Sweet 16 endure year, cartoon a No. 10 baronial in the preseason poll. A lot of aboriginal injuries -- including VanVleet's pulled hamstring -- affected the Shockers to reinvent themselves.
They got yet addition setback on Tuesday if VanVleet larboard to get advised for a cut on the appropriate ancillary of his forehead alone a few account into the game. He gave the Shockers a pep allocution during the next abeyance but backward on the bench.
"It didn't aching at all," said VanVleet, who had a cast on the wound. "I didn't even apperceive it was bleeding. I was just acquisitive it wouldn't charge stitches. I abhorrence to get stitched. He patched me up absolute quick."
VanVleet got aback into the bold with 13:13 larboard in the bisected and hit a baseline jumper for his aboriginal points.
He and Baker let their clash acquaintance appearance at the alpha of the additional half, scoring all the credibility in an 11-0 run for a 41-30 advance -- the bigger by either aggregation up to that point. Baker hit a 3, and VanVleet fabricated a brace from above the arc during the spurt.
Vanderbilt cut the advance to one point, but Wichita State dug in and hit back-to-back 3s that pushed it to 57-48 and larboard the Shockers in control.
Back in health, they're affective on in the tournament, accepting the bigger of a arresting game.
There were few accessible shots in a inclement aboriginal bisected that concluded angry 30-30 -- about what was expected. Wichita State and Vanderbilt ranked sixth and seventh in field-goal defense. The Shockers get burden with their guards, while the Commodores acclimated their front-line admeasurement to alter shots.
Seven-foot centermost Damian Jones absent both of his shots and all of his four chargeless throws in the aboriginal bisected as Vanderbilt bootless to yield advantage of its admeasurement on offense. He accomplished with 5 points.
TOURNAMENT TIDBITS
Vanderbilt: Is 10-15 best in 14 appearances.
Wichita State: Is 16-13 best in 13 appearances. The Shockers are in it for the fifth beeline year, a academy record, and accept won at atomic one bold in anniversary of the endure four years.
TIP-INS
Vanderbilt: The Commodores blocked 5 shots, with 7-foot-1 advanced Luke Kornet swatting abroad two. Kornet was fourth in the nation with three blocks per game.
Wichita State: The Shockers formed on their cutting afterwards traveling 2 of 24 from above the arc during a Missouri Valley Clash accident to Northern Illinois. Against the Commodores, they absent all 5 from above the arc in the aboriginal half. They accomplished 7 of 19 overall.
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