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Bell puts up 24, Wichita State takes down Florida Atlantic 75-68

AP
Feb 21, 2025

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Xavier Bell scored 24 points as Wichita State beat Florida Atlantic 75-68 on Thursday night.

Bell shot 8 of 19 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Shockers (16-10, 6-7 American Athletic Conference). Bijan Cortes scored 16 points and added seven assists. Harlond Beverly finished 5 of 7 from the floor to finish with 10 points.

The Owls (15-11, 8-5) were led in scoring by Kaleb Glenn, who finished with 16 points. Ken Evans added 11 points for Florida Atlantic. Tre Carroll finished with 11 points and four steals. The Owls ended a five-game winning streak with the loss.

A 15-0 run in the first half gave Wichita State a 14-point lead. The teams entered the break with Wichita State ahead 36-28, while Ronnie DeGray III led his club in scoring with nine points. Cortes' 3-pointer with 6:38 remaining in the second half gave Wichita State the lead for good at 58-55.

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

1st Half
WICH
Shockers
36
FAU
Owls
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Quincy Ballard vs. Jakel Powell (Shockers gains possession)
19:48		Quincy Ballard turnover (bad pass) (Leland Walker steals)
19:35		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
19:33		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
19:14	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:48		Ken Evans Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:46		Shockers defensive rebound
18:30		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
18:28		Baba Miller defensive rebound
18:20		Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
18:18		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
18:13	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	4-0
17:59		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
17:57		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
17:47		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
17:45		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
17:42	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup	6-0
17:29	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot (Ken Evans Jr. assists)	6-3
16:56	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point jump shot	8-3
16:42		Xavier Bell blocks Leland Walker's two point layup
16:40		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
16:30		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
16:28		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
16:23	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup	10-3
16:19		Owls 30 second timeout
16:19		TV timeout
16:09	+2	Leland Walker makes two point jump shot	10-5
15:49	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	12-5
15:34	+3	Niccolo Moretti makes three point jump shot	12-8
15:18		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
15:16		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
15:03	+2	Niccolo Moretti makes two point layup	12-10
14:41		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
14:39		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
14:20		Niccolo Moretti misses two point layup
14:18		Corey Washington defensive rebound
14:13		Corey Washington turnover (bad pass) (Ken Evans Jr. steals)
13:50		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
13:48		Owls offensive rebound
13:31		Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup
13:29		Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
13:29	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup	12-12
13:23		Justin Hill misses two point jump shot
13:21		Owls defensive rebound
13:10		Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup
13:08		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
12:56		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
12:54		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
12:45	+3	Xavier Bell makes three point jump shot (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	15-12
12:23		Matej Bosnjak personal foul
12:12		Ronnie DeGray III blocks Niccolo Moretti's two point jump shot
12:10		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Justin Hill makes two point layup	17-12
11:28	+3	Ken Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Matas Vokietaitis assists)	17-15
11:26		TV timeout
10:56		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
10:54		KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
10:47		Harlond Beverly personal foul
10:41	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point dunk (Niccolo Moretti assists)	17-17
10:20		Baba Miller personal foul
10:08		Justin Hill turnover (lost ball) (Kaleb Glenn steals)
10:03		Corey Washington shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
10:03	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-18
10:03		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:03		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
9:40	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	19-18
9:13		Corey Washington personal foul
9:08		Xavier Bell personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
9:02		Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup
9:00		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
8:44		Bijan Cortes misses two point layup
8:42		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
8:38		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
8:36		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
8:22		Leland Walker shooting foul (Bijan Cortes draws the foul)
8:22	+1	Bijan Cortes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-18
8:22	+1	Bijan Cortes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-18
8:07		Tre Carroll misses two point jump shot
8:05		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
7:57	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	23-18
7:27		Quincy Ballard blocks KyKy Tandy's two point layup
7:26		Owls offensive rebound
7:25		TV timeout
7:21		Tre Carroll turnover (lost ball) (Harlond Beverly steals)
7:15		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
7:13		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
7:13		Baba Miller shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
7:13	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-18
7:13	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-18
6:59		Jump ball. (Owls gains possession)
6:50		Ronnie DeGray III blocks Niccolo Moretti's two point layup
6:48		Owls offensive rebound
6:42		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
6:40		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
6:15		Bijan Cortes misses two point jump shot
6:13		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
6:06		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
6:04		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
5:52		Leland Walker personal foul
5:33	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point jump shot	27-18
5:12		Tre Carroll turnover (lost ball) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
5:02	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point jump shot	29-18
4:54		Owls 30 second timeout
4:42		KyKy Tandy misses two point layup
4:40		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
4:32		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
4:30		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
4:23		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
4:21		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
3:58	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	32-18
3:39	+2	Ken Evans Jr. makes two point jump shot	32-20
3:18	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point jump shot	34-20
3:05	+2	Niccolo Moretti makes two point layup	34-22
2:34		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Baba Miller steals)
2:28	+3	Ken Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Niccolo Moretti assists)	34-25
2:08		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
2:06		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
1:53		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
1:51		Baba Miller offensive rebound
1:50		Xavier Bell personal foul
1:50		TV timeout
1:42		Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup
1:40		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
1:36		Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup
1:34		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
1:34	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup	34-27
1:08		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
1:06		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
0:52		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
0:51		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:51	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-28
0:26		Bijan Cortes misses two point jump shot
0:24		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
0:24		Kaleb Glenn personal foul
0:24		Shockers 30 second timeout
0:23	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point dunk (Bijan Cortes assists)	36-28
0:03		Niccolo Moretti turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WICH
Shockers
39
FAU
Owls
40

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Quincy Ballard misses two point jump shot
19:45		Baba Miller defensive rebound
19:39	+3	KyKy Tandy makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	36-31
19:21	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot	38-31
19:02		Ken Evans Jr. misses two point layup
19:00		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot	40-31
18:39		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
18:37		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
18:21		Bijan Cortes turnover (lost ball) (Leland Walker steals)
18:16		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul
18:13		Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
18:11		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
17:50		KyKy Tandy personal foul
17:40		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
17:38		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
17:35		Baba Miller blocks Ronnie DeGray III's two point layup
17:33		KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
17:18		Quincy Ballard personal foul
17:17		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
17:15		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
17:04		KyKy Tandy shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
17:04	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-31
17:04	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-31
16:58	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot	42-34
16:33		Harlond Beverly misses two point jump shot
16:31		Baba Miller defensive rebound
16:22	+2	Baba Miller makes two point dunk (Leland Walker assists)	42-36
16:01	+3	AJ McGinnis makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	45-36
15:38	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point dunk (Leland Walker assists)	45-38
15:14		AJ McGinnis turnover (lost ball) (Tre Carroll steals)
15:09	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup (Tre Carroll assists)	45-40
14:40		Tre Carroll blocks Bijan Cortes's two point layup
14:38		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
14:38		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (lost ball)
14:38		TV timeout
14:20	+2	Niccolo Moretti makes two point jump shot	45-42
14:03		Leland Walker shooting foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
14:03	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-42
14:03	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-42
13:36		Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
13:34		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
13:34		Corey Washington shooting foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
13:34	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-44
13:18		Baba Miller blocks Xavier Bell's two point layup
13:16		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
13:03		AJ McGinnis shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
13:03	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-45
13:03	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-46
12:34		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
12:32		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
12:23	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup	47-48
12:12	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Bijan Cortes assists)	49-48
11:54		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
11:52		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
11:23		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
11:21		Baba Miller defensive rebound
10:59		Baba Miller turnover (lost ball) (Harlond Beverly steals)
10:56	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	51-48
10:56		TV timeout
10:56		Baba Miller turnover (lost ball) (Harlond Beverly steals)
10:55		Baba Miller blocks Xavier Bell's two point layup
10:53		Shockers offensive rebound
10:37		Quincy Ballard misses two point layup
10:35		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
10:23		Devin Vanterpool misses three point jump shot
10:21		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	53-48
10:00		Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot
9:58		Shockers defensive rebound
9:42		Bijan Cortes turnover (lost ball) (Tre Carroll steals)
9:38		Niccolo Moretti turnover (lost ball) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
9:15	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	55-48
8:47		Bijan Cortes personal foul
8:42	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point jump shot	55-50
8:24		Harlond Beverly turnover (bad pass) (Tre Carroll steals)
8:19	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Leland Walker assists)	55-52
8:05		Kaleb Glenn personal foul
7:58		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass)
7:58		TV timeout
7:45		Harlond Beverly personal foul
7:30	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot (Tre Carroll assists)	55-55
7:03		Jump ball. Corey Washington vs. Leland Walker (Owls gains possession)
7:03		Corey Washington turnover (lost ball) (Leland Walker steals)
6:52		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
6:50		Corey Washington defensive rebound
6:38	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	58-55
6:19	+2	Leland Walker makes two point layup	58-57
5:49	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot	61-57
5:20		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
5:18		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	63-57
4:41	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	63-60
4:17		Tre Carroll shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
4:17	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-60
4:17	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-60
4:00		Niccolo Moretti misses two point jump shot
3:58		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
3:28		Bijan Cortes misses two point jump shot
3:26		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
3:21		Kaleb Glenn turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bell steals)
2:52		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
2:50		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
2:40		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Leland Walker draws the foul)
2:40		TV timeout
2:40		Leland Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:40	+1	Leland Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-61
2:19		Bijan Cortes turnover (lost ball) (Tre Carroll steals)
2:00		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-62
2:00		Baba Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:00		Owls offensive rebound
2:00		Corey Washington shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
2:00		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:00		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
1:49		Baba Miller personal foul
1:31	+3	Corey Washington makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	68-62
1:17	+3	Ken Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	68-65
0:50		Jump ball. (Shockers gains possession)
0:50		Shockers 60 second timeout
0:36	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	70-65
0:29		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
0:27		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
0:19		Leland Walker shooting foul (Bijan Cortes draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Bijan Cortes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-65
0:19	+1	Bijan Cortes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-65
0:14		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
0:12		Tre Carroll offensive rebound
0:08	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot	72-68
0:07		Owls 30 second timeout
0:07		Owls technical foul
0:07		Xavier Bell misses technical free throw 1 of 2
0:07	+1	Xavier Bell makes technical free throw 2 of 2	73-68
0:06		Ken Evans Jr. shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-68
0:06	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-68
0:02		Harlond Beverly blocks Ken Evans Jr.'s three point jump shot
0:02		Owls offensive rebound
0:01		Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot