Pierre scores 18, Wichita St. beats Texas Southern 65-56
AP
Dec 23, 2022
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 18 points off of the bench to lead Wichita State Shockers past Texas Southern Tigers 65-56 on Thursday night.
Pierre was 8-of-13 shooting (1 for 4 from distance) for the Shockers (7-5). James Rojas scored 14 points and added seven rebounds. Jaykwon Walton shot 3 for 10 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 10 points.
Davon Barnes finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Tigers (3-9). Joirdon Karl Nicholas added 12 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks for Texas Southern. In addition, PJ Henry had nine points.
Wichita State led Texas Southern at the half, 32-22, with Kenny Pohto (seven points) their high scorer before the break. Wichita State was outscored by Texas Southern in the second half by one point, with Pierre scoring a team-high 13 points after halftime.
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1st Half
TXSO
Tigers
22
WICH
Shockers
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Joirdon Karl Nicholas vs. Kenny Pohto (Tigers gains possession)
19:39
Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses two point layup
19:37
Melvion Flanagan defensive rebound
19:24
Kenny Pohto misses two point hook shot
19:22
Joirdon Karl Nicholas defensive rebound
19:13
Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses two point reverse layup
19:11
Melvion Flanagan defensive rebound
18:58
Joirdon Karl Nicholas personal foul (Melvion Flanagan draws the foul)
18:38
Craig Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:36
Davon Barnes defensive rebound
18:29
Davon Barnes misses two point layup
18:27
Jaykwon Walton defensive rebound
18:08
+2
Kenny Pohto makes two point layup
0-2
17:43
Davon Barnes misses two point jump shot
17:41
Gus Okafor defensive rebound
17:16
Craig Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:14
Jordan Gilliam defensive rebound
16:50
Kolby Granger turnover (bad pass)
16:35
Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:33
Jaykwon Walton offensive rebound
16:26
Craig Porter Jr. misses two point layup
16:24
Joirdon Karl Nicholas defensive rebound
16:17
Davon Barnes misses two point layup
16:15
John Walker III offensive rebound
16:10
John Walker III misses two point layup
16:10
John Walker III offensive rebound
16:10
+2
John Walker III makes two point turnaround hook shot
2-2
15:58
+2
Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
2-4
15:53
TV timeout
15:35
+3
John Walker III makes three point jump shot (Davon Barnes assists)
5-4
15:11
Kenny Pohto misses two point hook shot
15:09
Kenny Pohto offensive rebound
15:03
Jaykwon Walton misses three point jump shot
15:01
Kenny Pohto offensive rebound
14:51
Jordan Gilliam shooting foul (James Rojas draws the foul)
14:51
+1
James Rojas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-5
14:51
+1
James Rojas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-6
14:33
John Walker III misses three point jump shot
14:31
Jaykwon Walton defensive rebound
14:25
Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
14:23
Davon Barnes defensive rebound
14:18
Craig Porter Jr. shooting foul (Davon Barnes draws the foul)
14:18
+1
Davon Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-6
14:18
+1
Davon Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-6
14:02
Kenny Pohto misses two point layup
14:00
Joirdon Karl Nicholas defensive rebound
13:52
Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses two point layup
13:50
Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
13:43
+2
Jaykwon Walton makes two point layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)
7-8
13:30
Davon Barnes misses two point layup
13:28
Davon Barnes offensive rebound
13:24
Davon Barnes misses two point layup
13:22
Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
13:07
James Rojas misses three point jump shot
13:05
Jordan Gilliam defensive rebound
12:55
Joirdon Karl Nicholas offensive foul
12:55
Joirdon Karl Nicholas turnover (offensive foul)
12:35
James Rojas misses two point jump shot
12:33
Davon Barnes defensive rebound
12:15
Kolby Granger misses three point jump shot
12:13
John Walker III offensive rebound
12:05
Kehlin Farooq misses two point jump shot
12:06
Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
11:54
+2
James Rojas makes two point layup
7-10
11:32
Isaiah Marin misses three point jump shot
11:30
James Rojas defensive rebound
11:23
+2
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler makes two point layup (Jaykwon Walton assists)
7-12
11:03
Kehlin Farooq misses three point jump shot
11:01
Jaykwon Walton defensive rebound
10:44
Jaykwon Walton misses three point jump shot
10:42
Davon Barnes defensive rebound
10:37
John Walker III misses two point jump shot
10:35
Jaykwon Walton defensive rebound
10:17
+2
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler makes two point jump shot (James Rojas assists)
7-14
9:57
PJ Henry misses three point jump shot
9:55
John Walker III offensive rebound
9:53
James Rojas personal foul (John Walker III draws the foul)
9:53
TV timeout
9:35
+2
PJ Henry makes two point floating jump shot
9-14
9:17
Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:15
James Rojas offensive rebound
9:07
+2
James Rojas makes two point putback layup
9-16
8:58
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler blocks PJ Henry's two point layup
8:56
James Rojas defensive rebound
8:47
James Rojas turnover (bad pass) (Davon Barnes steals)
8:39
+2
PJ Henry makes two point layup (Davon Barnes assists)
11-16
8:31
Kehlin Farooq personal foul (James Rojas draws the foul)
8:26
Craig Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:07
Craig Porter Jr. blocks John Walker III's two point jump shot