DEPAUL

WICHST

Gunn scores 18 as DePaul defeats Wichita State 61-58

AP
Dec 13, 2025

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) CJ Gunn scored 18 points off of the bench to lead DePaul Blue Demons past Wichita State Shockers 61-58 on Saturday.

Gunn made two free throws for a three-point lead with 13 seconds left but also missed the front end of the bonus with five seconds remaining. DePaul then fouled Michael Gray Jr. who had little choice but to miss his free throws. TJ Williams got the offensive rebound but the Shockers were unable to try a tying 3-point attempt before time ran out.

Gunn shot 6 for 13 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Blue Demons (8-3). N.J. Benson shot 6 of 8 from the field to add 12 points. RJ Smith shot 4 for 5, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points.

Kenyon Giles led the way for the Shockers (6-5) with 16 points and four steals. Wichita State also got 12 points and eight rebounds from Emmanuel Okorafor. Dre Kindell also recorded nine points.

Benson led DePaul with six points in the second half as the Blue Demons were outscored by two points over the final half but hung on for the victory.

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

1st Half
DEP
Blue Demons
36
WICH
Shockers
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Shockers gains possession)
19:50		Michael Gray Jr. turnover (bad pass)
19:39		NJ Benson misses two point layup
19:37		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
19:31		NJ Benson shooting foul (TJ Williams draws the foul)
19:31		TJ Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:31	+1	TJ Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-1
19:13		NJ Benson turnover (bad pass) (Kenyon Giles steals)
19:04	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (TJ Williams assists)	0-4
18:35		Kruz McClure misses three point jump shot
18:33		Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound
18:08	+2	Michael Gray Jr. makes two point layup	0-6
17:49		Emmanuel Okorafor blocks ThÃ©o Pierre-Justin's two point dunk
17:47		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
17:39	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot	0-9
17:29		Layden Blocker turnover (lost ball) (TJ Williams steals)
17:24	+2	TJ Williams makes two point layup	0-11
17:24		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
17:08		Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass) (Michael Gray Jr. steals)
16:58		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
16:56		RJ Smith defensive rebound
16:27	+2	Khaman Maker makes two point hook shot	2-11
16:06		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
16:04		RJ Smith defensive rebound
15:58		Kruz McClure misses three point jump shot
15:56		Khaman Maker offensive rebound
15:52		Khaman Maker misses two point layup
15:50		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
15:35		Michael Gray Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:35		TV timeout
15:15		Kruz McClure turnover (bad pass) (Noah Hill steals)
14:53		TJ Williams misses two point layup
14:51		Noah Hill offensive rebound
14:51		Noah Hill misses two point layup
14:49		Noah Hill offensive rebound
14:49	+2	Noah Hill makes two point layup	2-13
14:25		Khaman Maker turnover (lost ball) (Kenyon Giles steals)
14:15		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
14:14		TJ Williams offensive rebound
14:14		Khaman Maker shooting foul (TJ Williams draws the foul)
14:14		TJ Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:14		TJ Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:14		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
13:58		Kruz McClure turnover (lost ball) (Noah Hill steals)
13:52		CJ Gunn shooting foul (Dre Kindell draws the foul)
13:52		Dre Kindell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:52	+1	Dre Kindell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-14
13:26		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
13:24		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
13:06		Karon Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Layden Blocker steals)
13:05		Karon Boyd personal foul
12:47		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
12:45		Dillon Battie defensive rebound
12:33		Layden Blocker personal foul
12:26		Layden Blocker personal foul
12:12	+2	Emmanuel Okorafor makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dre Kindell assists)	2-16
11:59	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	5-16
11:39		Emmanuel Okorafor misses two point layup
11:37		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
11:32	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Banks assists)	8-16
11:06		Karon Boyd misses two point layup
11:04		NJ Benson defensive rebound
10:56	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point layup	10-16
10:36		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
10:34		Dillon Battie offensive rebound
10:30		Dillon Battie misses two point layup
10:28		NJ Benson defensive rebound
10:25		TV timeout
10:13	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Kruz McClure assists)	13-16
9:49	+2	Emmanuel Okorafor makes two point dunk (Dre Kindell assists)	13-18
9:27	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point jump shot	15-18
9:11		Emmanuel Okorafor turnover (lost ball)
8:52		Kruz McClure turnover (lost ball) (Kenyon Giles steals)
8:35		Brian Amuneke misses two point layup
8:33		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
8:31		Jump ball. (Blue Demons gains possession)
8:12	+2	FabiÃ¡n Flores makes two point layup (Kruz McClure assists)	17-18
7:50		Kaleb Banks shooting foul (Emmanuel Okorafor draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:50		Emmanuel Okorafor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:50	+1	Emmanuel Okorafor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-19
7:25	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Banks assists)	20-19
7:01		Michael Gray Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:59		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
6:47	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Banks assists)	23-19
6:35		Dillon Battie misses three point jump shot
6:33		FabiÃ¡n Flores defensive rebound
6:26		Dre Kindell personal foul
6:10		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
6:08		Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
6:03		Ilija MilijaÅ¡eviÄ misses three point jump shot
6:01		Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound
5:53		CJ Gunn shooting foul (Karon Boyd draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Karon Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-20
5:53	+1	Karon Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-21
5:36	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup (Kruz McClure assists)	25-21
5:13	+3	Michael Gray Jr. makes three point jump shot	25-24
4:52	+2	RJ Smith makes two point jump shot	27-24
4:35	+2	Emmanuel Okorafor makes two point layup	27-26
4:23	+3	Kruz McClure makes three point jump shot (ThÃ©o Pierre-Justin assists)	30-26
4:13	+3	Michael Gray Jr. makes three point jump shot	30-29
3:58	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup	32-29
3:38		Michael Gray Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:36		ThÃ©o Pierre-Justin defensive rebound
3:20	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup	34-29
2:50		TJ Williams misses two point hook shot
2:48		NJ Benson defensive rebound
2:17		Kenyon Giles blocks Kruz McClure's two point jump shot
2:16		Blue Demons offensive rebound
2:16		Blue Demons turnover (shot clock violation)
2:16		TV timeout
2:03		Dre Kindell turnover (bad pass)
1:46		ThÃ©o Pierre-Justin misses two point layup
1:44		Noah Hill defensive rebound
1:33		Jaret Valencia turnover (lost ball) (Layden Blocker steals)
1:16		Kruz McClure misses two point layup
1:14		Jaret Valencia defensive rebound
1:07		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
1:05		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
0:40		Layden Blocker turnover (out of bounds)
0:29		Dre Kindell misses two point layup
0:27		Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
0:24	+2	Emmanuel Okorafor makes two point dunk	34-31
0:09		Dre Kindell personal foul
0:03	+2	RJ Smith makes two point jump shot	36-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DEP
Blue Demons
25
WICH
Shockers
27

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	TJ Williams makes two point layup	36-33
19:24		CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
19:22		Layden Blocker offensive rebound
19:08	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point jump shot	38-33
18:42		Jump ball. TJ Williams vs. ThÃ©o Pierre-Justin (Blue Demons gains possession)
18:42		TJ Williams turnover (lost ball) (ThÃ©o Pierre-Justin steals)
18:24	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup	40-33
18:07		Karon Boyd misses two point jump shot
18:05		Blue Demons defensive rebound
17:46	+2	NJ Benson makes two point alley-oop dunk (CJ Gunn assists)	42-33
17:23		Kenyon Giles misses two point layup
17:21		Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
17:18	+2	Emmanuel Okorafor makes two point dunk	42-35
17:04		NJ Benson turnover (lost ball)
16:48	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	42-37
16:05		Emmanuel Okorafor personal foul
16:02		Kaleb Banks turnover (traveling)
15:48		Karon Boyd misses two point hook shot
15:46		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
15:34		Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass)
15:34		TV timeout
15:16		RJ Smith shooting foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul)
15:16	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-38
15:16	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-39
15:01	+2	FabiÃ¡n Flores makes two point dunk (CJ Gunn assists)	44-39
14:38	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	44-41
14:13		Noah Hill blocks CJ Gunn's two point dunk
14:13		Noah Hill defensive rebound
13:51		Kenyon Giles misses two point layup
13:48		Blue Demons defensive rebound
13:37		Emmanuel Okorafor shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
13:37		Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:37	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-41
13:20		Karon Boyd misses three point jump shot
13:18		Jaret Valencia offensive rebound
13:17		Jaret Valencia misses two point layup
13:15		Blue Demons defensive rebound
12:48		CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
12:46		Blue Demons offensive rebound
12:46		Dre Kindell personal foul
12:40	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup (FabiÃ¡n Flores assists)	47-41
12:18		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
12:16		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
12:06	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point alley-oop dunk (Layden Blocker assists)	49-41
11:47		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
11:45		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
11:40		Michael Gray Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:38		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
11:38		Kaleb Banks personal foul
11:38		TV timeout
11:31		Kaleb Banks shooting foul (Emmanuel Okorafor draws the foul)
11:31		Emmanuel Okorafor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:31	+1	Emmanuel Okorafor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-42
11:12		Noah Hill shooting foul (FabiÃ¡n Flores draws the foul)
11:12	+1	FabiÃ¡n Flores makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-42
11:12	+1	FabiÃ¡n Flores makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-42
10:49		Michael Gray Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:47		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
10:46		TJ Williams personal foul
10:36		FabiÃ¡n Flores offensive foul
10:36		FabiÃ¡n Flores turnover (illegal screen)
10:19		Kruz McClure shooting foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul)
10:19		Kenyon Giles misses regular free throw 1 of 3
10:19	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 2 of 3	51-43
10:19	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 3 of 3	51-44
9:58		Kruz McClure turnover (bad pass) (Dre Kindell steals)
9:52		FabiÃ¡n Flores blocks Dre Kindell's two point layup
9:50		Shockers offensive rebound
9:46		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
9:44		Dre Kindell offensive rebound
9:39	+3	Dre Kindell makes three point jump shot	51-47
9:15		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
9:13		Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound
9:09		Jump ball. (Shockers gains possession)
8:53	+2	Dre Kindell makes two point layup	51-49
8:29		Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass) (Kenyon Giles steals)
8:26		Jump ball. Kenyon Giles vs. Layden Blocker (Blue Demons gains possession)
8:26		Kenyon Giles turnover (lost ball) (Layden Blocker steals)
8:26		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
8:26		TV timeout
8:11		CJ Gunn offensive foul
8:11		CJ Gunn turnover (illegal screen)
7:57		TJ Williams misses two point layup
7:55		Kenyon Giles offensive rebound
7:52		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
7:52		Shockers offensive rebound
7:52		Kaleb Banks personal foul (TJ Williams draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:52		TJ Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:52		Kruz McClure defensive rebound
7:26		Kruz McClure misses three point jump shot
7:24		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
7:17		Dre Kindell turnover (bad pass)
7:01		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
6:59		Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound
6:48		NJ Benson shooting foul (Karon Boyd draws the foul)
6:48		Karon Boyd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:48		Karon Boyd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:48		RJ Smith defensive rebound
6:27	+2	NJ Benson makes two point jump shot	53-49
6:27		Noah Hill shooting foul (NJ Benson draws the foul)
6:27		NJ Benson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:27		Noah Hill defensive rebound
5:50	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point layup	53-51
5:25		NJ Benson misses two point layup
5:23		Dre Kindell defensive rebound
5:12		CJ Gunn shooting foul (Dre Kindell draws the foul)
5:12		Dre Kindell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:12	+1	Dre Kindell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-52
4:51		Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
4:49		FabiÃ¡n Flores offensive rebound
4:46		FabiÃ¡n Flores misses two point tip layup
4:44		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
4:36		Dre Kindell misses two point layup
4:34		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
4:31		Karon Boyd misses two point layup
4:29		FabiÃ¡n Flores defensive rebound
4:19	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot	56-52
3:58		Kaleb Banks shooting foul (Dre Kindell draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Dre Kindell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-53
3:58	+1	Dre Kindell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-54
3:32		Karon Boyd blocks CJ Gunn's two point layup
3:29		Blue Demons offensive rebound
3:26		Blue Demons turnover (shot clock violation)
2:56		Shockers turnover (shot clock violation)
2:29	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point jump shot	58-54
2:04		TJ Williams turnover (lost ball) (Kruz McClure steals)
1:47		Emmanuel Okorafor shooting foul (FabiÃ¡n Flores draws the foul)
1:47		Shockers 30 second timeout
1:47		FabiÃ¡n Flores misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:47	+1	FabiÃ¡n Flores makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-54
1:26	+2	Karon Boyd makes two point layup (Kenyon Giles assists)	59-56
1:26		Shockers 30 second timeout
0:57		Kruz McClure misses three point jump shot
0:55		Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound
0:40	+2	TJ Williams makes two point layup (Karon Boyd assists)	59-58
0:22		Blue Demons 60 second timeout
0:15		Layden Blocker turnover (lost ball) (Karon Boyd steals)
0:15		Layden Blocker personal foul (Karon Boyd draws the foul)
0:15		Karon Boyd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:15		Karon Boyd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:15		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
0:13		Karon Boyd personal foul (CJ Gunn draws the foul)
0:13	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-58
0:13	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-58
0:13		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
0:10		Shockers 60 second timeout
0:07		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
0:05		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
0:05		Karon Boyd personal foul (CJ Gunn draws the foul)
0:05		CJ Gunn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:05		Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound
0:03		RJ Smith personal foul (Michael Gray Jr. draws the foul)
0:03		Michael Gray Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03		Michael Gray Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		TJ Williams offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

TJ Williams offensive rebound