Wichita State loss to Alabama

And most importantly, they’ve played unselfish, leading the box score in assists, 75-23. He still patiently teaches, points often when his team’s on defense and claps a lot.

After going up 71-64 with a Katin Reinhardt free throw with 35 seconds left, the Shockers made one last run for a comeback. Taller. Quicker. More athletic. Wichita State still took USC to the wire in the first round Thursday before falling 72-69 in the first round. The Trojans tightened up the turnovers and true freshman Bennie Boatwright scored 12 of the team’s final 29 points, including four key three-point shots. “I thought we had a chance again, a lead midway through the second half and didn’t finish”.

Although it’s barely the beginning of the season, players have noticed a drastic change in this year’s team compared to the previous ones that they hope will bring USC basketball back to its prominence. Baker will try to duplicate his performance as the 20th-ranked Shockers begin play in the tournament’s consolation round Friday against Alabama.

Update: The Trojans are off to their best start since 2001 but face their first test of the season against the Shockers, who are coming off a loss to Tulsa, at the AdvoCare Invitational at the HP Fieldhouse in Orlando, Fla.

Grady, a senior, has averaged 10.5 points per game through four games this season, with 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 block.

Like his Eagles, these Trojans are fearless.

After Hale’s three-pointer evened the game at 55-all with 6:05 left in regulation, Norris hit a three following Alabama’s sixth offensive rebound of the game to give the Crimson Tide (3-2) a lead it would not relinquish.

“Our prayers are with him”, Alabama’s Riley Norris said. “I felt like we controlled the game for the most part”.

Others have followed suit. The team is shooting 37% overall. That could have been any one of my players out there in that situation, it could have been any of our children. The Trojans led for 32 minutes and 31 seconds.

Alabama made 25 of 33 free throws, compared to 12 of 18 for Wichita State…. We rebounded when we had to. As Enfield said at the time, “Point guards are a pretty big deal in my system”.

“Play fast, play smart and play unselfish”, he said. The unlikely connection added another facet last spring when the Tide made a serious pitch to hire WSU coach Gregg Marshall. “Their guards are very good”. When we can get a minimum of three of our guys in double figures, we are a much better team.