Wichita State Athletics
DESTIN, Fla. – Missouri led wire-to-wire, defeating the Shockers, 85-57, in the second round of the Emerald Coast Classic Tuesday evening in Raider Arena.
Five Tigers finished in double figures, led by Ashton Judd with 22 as Missouri improved to 6-3 and Wichita State fell to 2-5.
Taylor Jameson, KP Parr and Jasmine Peaks led the Shockers in scoring with nine apiece, and Ella Anciaux grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Missouri out-rebounded the Shockers 44-30 and shot 33-for-65 (.508) from the field.
Wichita State shot just 16-for-49 (.327) from the field and 4-for-17 (.235) from behind the arc, and the Tigers scored 21 points off 18 Shocker turnovers.
After struggling from the charity stripe early in the season, Wichita State recorded its second-straight game at or above 75 percent from the line, shooting 21-for-28 (.750).
Missouri led by as many as 17 in the first half as Wichita State struggled from the field, shooting just 7-for-25 (.280) in the half, but the Shockers hit 16 of 20 free throws, including three from Peaks in the final seconds of the half.
Jameson shot 100 percent from the field and from the free throw line in the first half to score all nine of her points.
Missouri stretched its lead to as many as 32 in the second half with help of 13 points from Judd, and Wichita State, despite a strong fourth quarter from Jayla Murray with eight points, couldn't cut the deficit.
The Shockers return home to take on Prairie View A&M on Monday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. in Charles Koch Arena.