WICHITA, Kan. – Landry Shamet scored a career-high 21 points on six three-pointers to lead Wichita State to an 89-67 victory over South Dakota State, Thursday night at a soldout Charles Koch Arena.
 
The Shockers connected on 15-of-24 attempts from beyond the arc to tie the school's single-game three-pointers record for the second time this year. WSU also hit 15 in a November win over Maryland Eastern Shore.
 
Prior to this year, WSU had made 15 treys in a game on just one other occasion: Jan. 4, 2003 against Northern Iowa.
 
The Shockers (10-3 heading into next Wednesday's Missouri Valley Conference opener) improved to 7-0 at Charles Koch Arena on a night when they shot 54 percent from the field and dished out a season-high 24 assists on 34 made baskets.
 
Shamet's career-best 21 points included a 6-of-10 effort from long distance. In the 30 seasons since the three-point line's debut, he's just the 22^nd Shocker to connect on six-or-more triples in one game.
 
Markis McDuffie scored 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting to go with seven boards and five steals.
 
Darral Willis Jr. missed out on back-to-back double-doubles, ending with 14 points and nine rebounds.
 
Conner Frankamp finished with 13 points, four assists and three rebounds, and Zach Brown chipped in 10 and six assists.
 
South Dakota State (7-8) shot 48 percent overall, while knocking down 10-of-34 attempts from long range.
 
High-scoring sophomore Mike Daum notched his tenth 20-point game of the season for the visiting Jackrabbits, finishing with exactly 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting. A.J. Hess and Michael Orris added 15 apiece.
 
WSU used a 7-0 spurt to take a 33-20 lead in the first half near the six-minute mark. Shamet, McDuffie and Willis Jr. were key figures in helping the Shockers get out to a double-digit lead.
 
The Shockers led by as many as 15 before halftime on the way to a 44-32 lead at the break.
 
Both teams shot 52 percent from the field in the first half, which helped keep South Dakota State within striking distance. Shamet and McDuffie each scored 11 in the opening 20 minutes to pace the Shockers. Daum led all scorers with 14 for the Jackrabbits.

Up Next
The Shockers open Missouri Valley Conference play next Wednesday night at Indiana State. The game will tip at 6 p.m. CT on Cox Channel Kansas (HD 2022).