ST. LOUIS - Myles Walker scored a career-high 14 points to lead No. 3-seeded Indiana State (19-13) to a 61-54 win over second-seeded Wichita State (25-7) in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Saturday.

J.T. Durley led the Shockers with 18 points and 11 rebounds.  David Kyles added 10 points for the Shockers off the bench.

Jake Odum scored 12 points for Indiana State including a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line.

Wichita State led 27-22 at halftime and held a 30-22 lead early in the second half after a Durley three-point play but cold shooting from WSU helped Indiana State answer with an 18-1 run over nearly seven minutes to take a 40-31 lead.

WSU responded with a 7-0 run after Gabe Blair made a layup to cut the Sycamores lead to 40-38.  After Odum hit two free throws to push the Indiana State lead to 42-38, Durley hit a layup and Ben Smith hit one of two free throws for the Shockers to get within one, 42-41.  It would be the closet to the lead for the Shockers the rest of the game as they couldn't overcome good shooting by the Sycamores. 

Walker and Jordan Printy helped the Sycamores go on a 13-2 lead with four points and six points, respectively to push their lead to 55-43.  Wichita State would not give up easily as they battled back to cut the Indiana State lead to 57-54 after Kyles buried a three pointer.  The Shockers ran out of gas though and missed their last three three-point attempts and Indiana State went 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the final seconds to get their first victory of the season over Wichita State.

The Sycamores used a 33-13 run in the second half to erase a 30-22 deficit.  Wichita State outrebounded Indiana State on the boards, 36-32 including 11 offensive boards to the Sycamores eight.

Turnovers were a concern for both teams as Wichita State committed 15 and Indiana State 13 in the game.

-WICHITA STATE-