WICHITA, Kan. – Senior Samajae Haynes-Jones drove to the basket and converted a reverse layup with less than a second remaining in regulation to lift Wichita State to an 85-83 victory over SMU inside Charles Koch Arena.

Wichita State (9-11, 2-6 American) is scheduled to host Tulsa Saturday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.

Haynes-Jones and Erik Stevenson netted 17 points apiece, leading five Shockers in double figures, while Markis McDuffie had 15, Jaime Echenique poured in 13, and Asbjørn Midtgaard netted a career-high 10 points. Echenique and Stevenson paced WSU on the boards, pulling down six rebounds each, while Jamarius Burton dished out a career-high seven assists.

The Shockers trailed the Mustangs (12-8, 4-4 American), 23-20, after a Midtgaard dunk with just under nine minutes to go in the first-half when SMU caught fire from three-point range, building its advantage to 31-20 over the next minute after Isiaha Mike converted back-to-back shots from downtown. The consecutive long-range shots were part of an 8-0 run for the visitors.

The Shockers went into halftime down seven, 45-38, after Burton powered to the basket and made a layup with 23 seconds to go in the opening stanza.

Midtgaard led Wichita State in the inaugural 20 minutes, netting a career-best eight points on a flawless 4-of-4 shooting performance, including three dunks, while Burton and Haynes-Jones each had seven, and McDuffie netted six.

Both teams shot 50 percent from the floor and snagged 17 rebounds in the opening frame, but SMU made eight three-pointers, compared to just five for WSU.  

Wichita State methodically began to chip away at the Mustang lead to begin the second-half, and tied the game, 49-49, after back-to-back treys from Rod Brown and Stevenson with 15:44 to go.

The Shockers took their first lead since early in the game after Stevenson converted a pair of free-throws, making it 54-53 with 13:46 remaining in the period.

The two teams traded leads over the next four-plus minutes until Haynes-Jones drilled a shot from downtown, putting Wichita State in front, 62-60, with just over nine minutes to go.

WSU held onto the advantage until an Ethan Chargois layup tied the contest, 69-69, at the 4:36 mark.

The Shockers regained a two-point edge four times over the next 2:33 until a Mike three-pointer with 1:22 to go put the Mustangs in front, 81-80.

Echenique made three of his next four free-throws to put WSU in front, 83-81, but SMU's Jimmy Whitt, Jr., converted a layup with 19 seconds remaining in regulation, knotting the game, 83-all.

The Mustangs had one final opportunity to either win or tie the contest after Haynes-Jones layup, but a last-second full-court pass was tipped, securing the victory for the Shockers.

Mike led five SMU players in double figures with 25 points, while Chargois posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
 
Both teams shot the ball fairly even for the game, with Wichita State hitting 48 percent and SMU converting 49 percent from the floor.

After making eight threes in the opening half, SMU cooled-off drastically from beyond-the-arc, hitting just 33 percent from long range in the second-half to finish the game at 44 percent.

The Shockers went 48 percent from three-point land in the contest, making 10 treys, and made 13-of-19 free-throws for 68 percent.

Each team snagged 34 rebounds, but the Shockers outscored the Mustangs in the paint, 32-28, and 17-10 in second-chance opportunities. Wichita State also turned the ball over just five times in the game – a season-low.