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Wichita State and Wyoming play in NIT

Wyoming Cowboys (18-14, 9-12 MWC) at Wichita State Shockers (22-11, 14-6 AAC)

Wichita, Kansas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State squares off against Wyoming in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Shockers have gone 14-6 against AAC teams, with an 8-5 record in non-conference play. Wichita State is 2-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Cowboys’ record in MWC games is 9-12. Wyoming averages 77.1 points and has outscored opponents by 4.1 points per game.

Wichita State is shooting 44.2% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points lower than the 46.0% Wyoming allows to opponents. Wyoming averages 6.7 more points per game (77.1) than Wichita State allows (70.4).

TOP PERFORMERS: Kenyon Giles averages 3.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Shockers, scoring 19.2 points while shooting 37.8% from beyond the arc. Karon Boyd is averaging 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Leland Walker is averaging 13.7 points and 3.7 assists for the Cowboys. Damarion Dennis is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Shockers: 8-2, averaging 77.1 points, 39.7 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.7 points per game.

Cowboys: 5-5, averaging 74.5 points, 29.1 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.6 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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