Box Score WICHITA, Kan.- Toure' Murry poured in a career-high 23 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with five seconds to play, as Wichita State (12-13, 6-8) rallied to beat Missouri State (10-15, 3-11), 62-61, Tuesday night inside Charles Koch Arena.
J.T. Durley reached double-figures for the second straight game, finishing with 10 points. Chris Cooks and Kyle Weems led the Bears with 15 points apiece.
After trading baskets to start the game, MSU opened up a 17-6 lead with back-to-back threes by Spencer Laurie and Weems followed by a layup from Ryan Jehle. Weems capped the 11-0 run with a three-pointer from the top of the key.
The Shockers quickly answered back as
Toure' Murry went on a personal 5-0 run to cut the lead to six, 17-11, with 10:44 to play in the half. After MSU pushed the lead to 12, WSU began to chip away at the lead. Six different Shockers scored baskets in a 14-2 run that tied the game at 27 with 2:21 on the clock.
A pair of free-throws by Weems gave MSU a 31-29 lead heading into the break.
WSU's zone defense frustrated the Bears in the early minutes of the second half. The Shockers turned MSU mistakes into points, going on a 7-0 run to take a 36-31 lead. Minutes later, Laurie went on an 8-0 run to regain the lead for MSU, but
Clevin Hannah answered a Justin Fuehrmeyer three-pointer with a three of his own to tie the game at 47.
Cooks heated up from behind the arc, hitting to threes to give the Bears a 56-50 edge with six minutes to play. Down by seven with four minutes to play, the Shockers made another charge at MSU and trailed by just two with 19 seconds to play. That's when Murry pulled off the heroics once again, taking a pass from Hannah and hitting a three-pointer with five seconds remaining.
MSU had a chance to win it, but Laurie's driving layup rolled out and WSU escaped with the 62-61 win.
The Shockers shot 45 percent for the game and dished out 14 assists on 24 baskets. While MSU shot 69 percent from behind the arc the Bears struggled at the free-throw line, making just 10-of-19.
WSU is back in action this Saturday as the Shocks host Missouri Valley Conference-leading Northern Iowa at 7:05 p.m.
