WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State senior center Garrett Stutz picked up his 10th double-double of the season, leading the No. 24 Shockers to a 73-58 win against Missouri State Wednesday at Charles Koch Arena.

Stutz led all players with 21 points, 10 rebounds and finished 4-for-4 from three-point range in the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball win.

The Shockers improved to 23-4 overall and 14-2 in conference play with the win that allowed first-place Wichita State to clinch at least a share of the league title.

Senior Ben Smith picked up 14 points and senior David Kyles had 12 points for Wichita State. Toure' Murry had a game-high eight assists.

Missouri State fell to 16-12 overall and 9-7 in the MVC. Anthony Downing paced the visiting Bears with 17 points. Caleb Patterson scored 14 of the Bears' 27 points off the bench. Kyle Weems finished with 10 points.

The Bears took a 7-5 lead early in the game, but that marked the last time the Shockers trailed on the scoreboard. Smith free throws tied the score and a Stutz three-pointer gave the Shockers the lead in front of a home crowd of 10,506.

A no-look pass from Murry to Carl Hall pushed the Shockers ahead, 12-7. A high-floating layup from Joe Ragland gave Wichita State a seven-point edge with 13:16 remaining as part of a 9-0 Shocker run.

Wichita State's lead extended to six points on a three-pointer from Smith midway through the half. Another Stutz three-pointer gave the Shockers a 22-13 edge.

Missouri State tied the game, 32-32, on a layup from Michael Bizoukas, which capped a 10-0 Bear run. A foul on Bizoukas in the closing seconds of the half sent David Kyles to the free-throw line. Kyles connected on both attempts to give the Shockers a 34-32 edge at the half.

Stutz led all players with 12 first-half points and six rebounds. Smith added seven points as the Shockers shot 60 percent in the first half (12-of-20). Caleb Patterson posted nine points for Missouri State.

A Stutz tip-in, followed by a Stutz drunk and Demetric Williams' three-pointer opened the second period for the Shockers and gave Wichita State a nine-point lead.

A shot by Isaiah Rhine brought the Bears within two points less than five minutes into the second half. The Shockers responded with threes from Williams and Kyles. A Kyles' layup gave Wichita State a 10-point lead as part of an 8-0 run.

Kyles' second-half offensive surge continued. His trey, followed by a floating jumper, pushed the Shockers ahead by 14 points.

Back-to-back threes from Ragland and Stutz gave the Shockers a 64-47 lead.

A Smith block led to a Ragland layup at the other end of the court for a 68-51 lead with about three minutes to go. A Smith three-pointer, followed his two free throws less than one minute later, gave the Shockers their largest lead of the game (19 points).

Wichita State won for the 13th time in 14 games and improved to 14-1 at home.

Wednesday's win also gave Wichita State its second win against Missouri State this season. The Shockers beat the Bears, 74-67, at Missouri State Feb. 1.

The Shockers next compete in the Sears BracketBusters at Davidson starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. The game will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2.

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