ST. LOUIS — Carl Hall had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Wichita State defeated Missouri State, 69-59, Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

Ron Baker, playing for the first time in 21 games due to a foot injury, added 15 points for the second-seeded Shockers (25-7), who will next face Illinois State at 4 p.m., Saturday.

Marcus Marshall led seventh-seeded Missouri State (11-22) with 25 points and broke the school freshman scoring record with 368 this season.

Blake Ahearn (2003-04) had held the mark. Anthony Downing added 12 points and Keith Pickens had 11 for the Bears.

Wichita State dominated the game inside, outscoring the Bears 36-18 in the paint and outrebounding them 43-24.

But the Shockers didn't pull away for good until scoring eight straight points to take a 54-46 lead with 5:45 remaining. Missouri State never got closer than six points the rest of the way.

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