College basketball: Tekele Cotton leads Wichita State past Tennessee State WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Tekele Cotton scored 18 points to help No. 16 Wichita State beat Tennessee State 85-71 on Saturday. Cotton was 6 of 8 from the floor and made all four of his 3-point attempts as Wichita State (4-0) won its fourth game in eight days despite trailing at halftime for the second straight game. Cleanthony Early had 16 points, and Nick Wiggins scored 10 of his 12 in the second half. Patrick Miller had 23 points for Tennessee State (0-4), and M.J. Rhett added 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Tigers led 36-33 in the second half when Jordan Gaither missed a layup in transition and Cotton made two foul shots at the other end. Then Early had a steal and a layup to make it 37-36 with 16:36 remaining, sending a charge through the crowd. Darius Carter and Early each converted a three-point play and Cotton hit his third 3-pointer to help Wichita State open a 48-38 lead with 13:03 to go. Tennessee State fell off the pace from there, with Derail Green and Wiggins hitting consecutive 3-pointers for a 76-57 lead with 4:05 remaining. The Shockers were 18 of 33 from the floor in the second half. Rhett powered Tennessee State to a strong start, scoring four points in an 8-2 surge that tied it at 21 with 5:27 remaining in first half. Miller then made a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to give the Tigers a 29(equals)28 lead at the break. Rhett, who began the day with averages of 9 points and 8.3 rebounds, had nine points and seven rebounds in the first half against the Shockers. Wichita State was 10 of 30 from the floor at halftime.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 21:25:38 +0000
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