Wichita State Athletics

Wichita State Advances to Hall of Fame Classic Final

11.22.22

Wichita State advanced to the final of the Hall of Fame Classic in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Monday, November 21.

Monday, November 21
Wichita State 55, Grand Canyon 43
- Box Score
Indiana State 79, East Carolina 75 - Box Score
Nevada 75, Tulane 66 - Box Score
UAB 80, South Florida 65 - Box Score
St. John's 78, Temple 72 - Box Score
Arizona 101, Cincinnati 93 - Box Score

Wichita State 55, Grand Canyon 43 - Box Score
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- — Craig Porter Jr. scored 14 points as Wichita State beat Grand Canyon 55-43 on Monday at the Hall of Fame Classic.

Porter added 10 rebounds and four blocks for the Shockers (3-1). Xavier Bell scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line. Jaykwon Walton finished 5 of 9 from the floor to finish with 10 points.

Noah Baumann led the Antelopes (3-2) in scoring, finishing with 10 points and two blocks. Grand Canyon also got seven points from Josh Baker. Gabe McGlothan also had six points and eight rebounds.

Wichita State led Grand Canyon 30-24 at the half, with Porter (nine points) its high scorer before the break. Wichita State outscored Grand Canyon in the second half by six points, with Bell scoring a team-high 12 points.

Wichita State will play San Francisco in the final.

Indiana State 79, East Carolina 75 - Box Score
ESTERO, Fla. -- — Courvoisier McCauley had 16 points in Indiana State's 79-75 win over East Carolina on Monday night.

McCauley added seven rebounds for the Sycamores (4-0). Xavier Bledson scored 16 points while going 3 of 5 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from distance, and 8 for 10 from the line. Cooper Neese recorded 12 points and was 4 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 7 from distance, and went 2 for 3 from the line.

Javon Small led the way for the Pirates (3-1) with 27 points, six rebounds and two steals. Kalib LaCount added 13 points and Brandon Johnson had 12 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks.

Nevada 75, Tulane 66 - Box Score
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- — Jarod Lucas had 22 points in Nevada's 75-66 victory over Tulane on Monday night in the Cayman Islands Classic.

Lucas added six rebounds for the Wolf Pack (5-0). Tre Coleman scored 13 points, which included 4 for 5 from beyond the arc. Kenan Blackshear scored 11.

Jaylen Forbes led the way for the Green Wave (3-1) with 24 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Tulane also got 15 points and six assists from Sion James.

Lucas scored 14 points in the second half to lead Nevada's rally from a 32-29 halftime deficit.

UAB 80, South Florida 65 - Box Score
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- — Jordan Walker had 15 points in UAB's 80-65 win against South Florida on Monday night in the Sunshine Slam.

Walker also contributed five assists for the Blazers (3-1). Javian Davis added 14 points and eight rebounds. Ledarrius Brewer was 4 for 8 from beyond the arc and finished with 14 points.

Tyler Harris led the Bulls (0-5) in scoring, finishing with 22 points. South Florida also got 14 points and five assists from Selton Miguel. Sam Hines Jr. recorded 12 points and six rebounds.

St. John's 78, Temple 72 - Box Score
NEW YORK (AP) — Montez Mathis scored 16 points as Saint John’s (NY) beat Temple 78-72 on Monday.

Mathis added three steals for the Red Storm (5-0). Joel Soriano scored 15 points and added 12 rebounds. David Jones shot 6 for 15, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.

Jamille Reynolds led the Owls (2-3) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and eight rebounds. Temple also got 17 points and two steals from Khalif Battle. Zach Hicks also put up 11 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Saint John’s (NY) went into halftime ahead of Temple 32-30. Soriano scored 10 points in the half. Mathis led Saint John’s (NY) with 10 points in the second half as his team outscored Temple by four points over the final half.

Arizona 101, Cincinnati 93 - Box Score
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo finished with double-doubles and No. 14 Arizona shot nearly 80% in the second half to beat Cincinnati 101-93 on Monday night, closing out the first day of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

Tubelis finished with 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds for Arizona (4-0). Ballo matched his career high with 21 points. Ballo sank 8 of 11 shots from the floor but just 5 of 10 at the free-throw line. The 7-footer added 10 rebounds.

Landers Nolley II hit a 3-pointer for Cincinnati to open the scoring. The lead changed hands six times until Cedric Henderson buried a 3-pointer to give Arizona a 14-13 lead with 13:43 left in the first half.

Tubelis helped Arizona stay in front, scoring 10 of his 14 first-half points from there as the Wildcats built a 40-24 lead with 2:59 left. The Bearcats closed with a 6-0 run to get within 10 at halftime.

Cincinnati (3-2) stayed in the game by sinking 13 of 19 shots from 3-point range in the second half. The Bearcats got within seven points three times, the last at 81-74 with 5:29 left to play on a Mika Adams-Woods 3-pointer. But Courtney Ramey scored seven in a 12-3 run over the next 2:06 and the Wildcats withstood the rally.

Ramey scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half for Arizona. Kerr Kriisa had 11 points and seven assists.

Nolley scored 23 of his career-high 33 points after intermission for Cincinnati. He made 9 of 14 shots from beyond the arc, including 7 of 10 in the second half. Viktor Lakhin finished with 17 points, while Adams-Woods hit three 3-pointers and scored 11.

Arizona came in shooting 63% from the floor, tops in the nation. The Wildcats made 23 of 29 shots (79.3%) in the second half and shot 62.3% (38 of 61) for the game. Cincinnati shot 63% overall in the second half and 47% for the game. The Bearcats made 17 of 34 from distance.