WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Colt Ryan scored 29 points, and Evansville knocked off Missouri Valley Conference leader Wichita State 59-56 on Wednesday night.
The loss, combined with Creighton's win at Bradley, dropped Wichita State into a tie with Creighton atop the conference. The teams play at Creighton on Saturday in the regular-season finale, with the winner taking the No. 1 conference tournament seed.
Ryan was 10 of 18 from the floor, including three 3-pointers, for the Purple Aces (17-13, 9-8), who didn't have anyone else in double figures.
Tekele Cotton had 12 points and Cleanthony Early 10 for the Shockers (24-6, 12-5), who saw their five-game winning streak snapped. The loss spoiled the final home game for seniors Malcolm Armstead, Carl Hall, Ehimen Orukpe and Demetric Williams.
Neither team scored after Cotton's dunk with 3:28 left. Wichita State was 0 of 7 shooting during that time, and Hall missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Evansville (17-13) « | 38 | 21 | 59 |
| Wichita State (24-6) | 28 | 28 | 56 |
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| Evansville Aces | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| E. Mockevicius, C | 12 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| C. Ryan, G | 39 | 10-18 | 6-6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| D. Balentine, G | 33 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| T. Taylor, G | 31 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| A. Wing, G | 23 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Sawvell | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| L. Jones | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Nelson | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Moore | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 22-48 | 7-10 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 59 | |
| 45.8% | 70% | ||||||
| Wichita State Shockers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Hall, F | 31 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| E. Orukpe, C | 15 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| M. Armstead, G | 36 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| T. Cotton, G | 32 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| D. Williams, G | 19 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Early | 29 | 3-11 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| F. Van Vleet | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Wiggins | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| J. White | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 21-55 | 10-16 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 56 | |
| 38.2% | 62.5% | ||||||
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