FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 6 Wichita State defeated No. 11 Tulsa, 81-63, in the third game of the 2023 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship Thursday, March 9 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
With the win, the Shockers (17-14) will face No. 3 Tulane in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 10 at 9 p.m. ET/8 CT on ESPNU.
 
The Shockers scored the first 10 points of the game and held Tulsa (5-25) scoreless for the first five and a half minutes.
 
Wichita State shot 56.9 percent from the field (33-58) and led in rebounding, 35-26.
 
Three Shockers led the team with 13 points each, including Jaron Pierre Jr, Kenny Pohto and James Rojas.
 
Tim Dalger led all scorers with 21 points for the Golden Hurricane.
 
The latest tournament information can be found online at The American's Championship Central by visiting www.TheAmerican.org/mbb. Tickets for the championship are on sale through Ticketmaster.

2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
 
First Round | Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 9 East Carolina 73, No. 8 South Florida 58
Game 2: No. 7 UCF 76, No. 10 SMU 70
Game 3: No. 6 Wichita State 81, No. 11 Tulsa 63
 
Quarterfinals | Friday, March 10
Game 4: No. 9 East Carolina vs. No. 1 Houston | 1 p.m. | ESPN2
Game 5: No. 5 Temple vs. No. 4 Cincinnati | 3 p.m. | ESPN2
Game 6: No. 7 UCF vs. No. 2 Memphis | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
Game 7: No. 6 Wichita State vs. No. 3 Tulane | 9 p.m. | ESPNU
 
Semifinals | Saturday, March 11
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner | 3 p.m. | ESPN2
Game 9: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner | 5 p.m. | ESPN2
 
Final | Sunday, March 12
Game 10: Semifinal Winners | 3:15 p.m. | ESPN