PEORIA, Ill. -- Wichita State (3-14, 0-6) fell, 50-44, at Bradley (5-11, 1-4) Sunday afternoon inside the Renaissance Coliseum on the campus of Bradley University.
The Shockers were led in scoring by
Rangie Bessard's 27 points. She was backed by
TaQuandra Mike's seven points. Four other Shockers combined for 10 points. WSU shot 28.6 percent for the game (16-56).
BU's Whitney Tinjum had 17 points to pace the Braves, while Anneke Schluter had 11 for BU which shot 27 percent for the game (13-48).
WSU won the first and third quarters, 8-6, and 11-7, respectively, while BU won the second quarter, 15-9, and the fourth quarter, 22-16. BU held a 21-17 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, WSU took the lead at the 7:16 mark on a Bessard bucket and went up 26-23 after out-scoring BU, 9-2, to open the quarter. BU's second score came at the 5:33 mark to cut the WSU lead to 26-25. Bessard extended WSU's lead to 28-25 before Schlueter tied it with a three at the 3:00 mark. Both teams held each other scoreless the final three minutes of the quarter as the game entered the fourth quarter 28-28.
BU opened the fourth quarter on a 9-4 run to take a 37-32 lead. Bessard had contributed 21 points to that point while four other Shockers had one basket each.
BU stretched the lead to six three times over the last 5:29, and to eight on two free throws by Schlueter with 1:22 left. Bessard made four-straight free throws to cut the lead to 46-42 with 20 seconds remaining. Four free throws and a bucket by Lockhart fashioned the final score, 50-44.
WSU won the first quarter, 8-6, with three buckets by Bessard, and a layup by Pacar with six seconds remaining for the two-point lead. Both teams came out in a zone, which contributed to the low-scoring first quarter.
Brittany Martin opened the second quarter scoring for WSU, but a free throw and Bradley basket to open the second quarter cut the lead to one, 10-9, at the 7:19 mark. A Tinjum tradition three-point play after a Bessard fouled gave BU the lead, 12-10 at the 6:05 mark. BU out-scored WSU 9-7 over the final six minutes, and 15-9 in the second quarter, to take a 21-17 halftime lead.
In the first half, Bessard led WSU with 11 points, while Pacar, Chapel and Martin had two each. Tinjum led the Braves in scoring with 10 in the half. Each team shot 23 percent with WSU at 6-of-26 and BU 7-of-30.
Wichita State is begins a three-game homestand Fri., Jan. 22 against SIU. The home stretch also includes a Sun., Jan. 24 game against Evansville and a Sat., Jan. 30 game against Missouri State.
Wichita State is begins a three-game homestand Fri., Jan. 22 against SIU. The home stretch also includes a Sun., Jan. 24 game against Evansville and a Sat., Jan. 30 game against Missouri State.
