WICHITA, Kan. -- Erik Stevenson's career scoring day helped No. 24/23 Wichita State rout Ole Miss, 74-54 on Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena.
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Stevenson hit four of his five three-point fields goals in the first half as Wichita State built a commanding 39-24 lead at the midway point. The Shockers led by as many as 23 down the stretch.
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About the only thing that could slow Stevenson was the scorer's table. The sophomore cut his hand on a headlong dive for a loose ball with 4:28 to play in the period and spent the next two minutes in the tunnel receiving treatment. He returned at the 2:35-mark and drilled a corner jumper 14 seconds later for his 18th and 19th points of the half.
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Stevenson's final line: 29 points, six rebounds, three steals and five stitches in 34 minutes.
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Jamarius Burton added 16 points to go with 10 from Grant Sherfield.
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Khadim Sy and Devontae Shuler scored 12-each to lead Ole Miss (9-4), which lost for the first time since Dec. 3.
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The Shockers (13-1) have won seven-straight heading into next Thursday's American Athletic Conference showdown with No. 9 Memphis (6 p.m. CT, ESPN2).
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Wichita State held Ole Miss to 30.8 percent from the field (4-of-18 from distance) and outscored them 20-1 off of turnovers.
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Six different Shockers grabbed at least five rebounds, as WSU won the battle of the boards 38-30.
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The Shockers held the Rebels without a field goal for a stretch of over eight minutes midway through the first half. Stevenson drilled two threes and a pair of free throws to key a 15-2 run that stretched a 14-13 Shocker lead to 29-15 with just under five minutes to go.
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Between the 6:29-mark of the first half and the 11:59-mark of the second half, WSU players nailed 14-of-18 shots.
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Stevenson finished that stretch with a layup to grow the martin to 61-39. Those points were his last of the day. The sophomore attempted just two more shots over the final 12 minutes.
"Power 5" teams are 1-5 at Charles Koch Arena since Gregg Marshall's 2007 arrival, with Stanford 's 2009 CBI win accounting for the only success.
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NOTABLE:
- Charles Koch Arena was sold out for the fourth-consecutive game.
- In the first meeting between the two schools since 2001, Wichita State tied the all-time series at 3-3.
- WSU's seven-game winning streak matches its longest since joining the American Athletic Conference. The Shockers had a pair of seven-game runs during the 2017-18 season.
- WSU upped its home winning streak to 13 games – tied for the tenth-longest in school history.
- The Shockers have won 15-straight home non-conference games.
- WSU is 10-6 against the SEC under Marshall (2-0 this season).
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UP NEXT:
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A top-25 battle looms next Thursday against Memphis (12-2 and currently No. 9 in the Associated Press Poll). That game will tip at just after 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.