WICHITA, Kan. - Ron Baker scored 16 points, Fred VanVleet added 15 and No. 5 Wichita State remained unbeaten with a 68-48 victory over Indiana State on Saturday.
Darius Carter and Chadrack Lufile both scored 10 points inside for the Shockers (19-0, 6-0 Missouri Valley), which extended school records for winning streak and best start to a season.
Dawon Cummings scored 19 points for Indiana State (14-4, 5-1). He was 7 of 14 from the field while the rest of the team was 9 of 37 (24.3 percent).
Wichita State managed to frustrate Indiana State in the first half of the matchup of conference leaders. The Sycamores entered the game leading the Missouri Valley at 76.7 points a game.
But Indiana State was just 8 of 24 from the field in the first half for 22 points. Led by VanVleet’s nine points, Wichita State led by nine at halftime.
VanVleet was the key to the start in the second half, driving for a left-handed layup and another point-blank jumper while being fouled. The three-point play gave Wichita State 36-22 lead with 17:16 to play.
Sports, Pages 25 on 01/19/2014