National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wichita St. 67, Northern Iowa 53
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 5, 2014
Where: Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Officials: # Don Dailey, # John Moore, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 10506
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No. 7 Wichita State 67, Northern Iowa 53: Fred VanVleet scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Shockers to a win over the Panthers in their conference home opener.

Cleanthony Early added 18 points and seven boards for Wichita State (15-0, 2-0 MVC), which established a new school record for consecutive victories with 15. The Shockers committed only six turnovers in the game.

Deon Mitchell was the lone player scoring in double figures for Northern Iowa (7-7, 1-1), finishing with 16 points. The rest of the Panthers' starting lineup combined for 21 points.

Northern Iowa jumped out to a 10-point advantage less than four minutes into the game and led for much of the opening stanza until a 12-0 Shockers run put them ahead to stay. VanVleet scored the last four points of the half to give Wichita State an eight-point advantage at the break.

Early scored 11 points in the first six minutes of the second half to keep the Shockers on top by 10. The Panthers got as close as four with just over 12 minutes to go, but Wichita State quickly scored six straight and was never seriously challenged again.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Panthers' leading scorer, Seth Tuttle, had a season-high 24 points in his previous game but finished 1-of-8 for three points. … Northern Iowa shot 33.9 percent from the field, including 5-of-24 from 3-point range. … The Shockers won the rebound battle 43-40, led by G Tekele Cotton's eight boards.



Top Game Performances
 
Northern Iowa   Wichita St.
Deon Mitchell 16 Scoring Fred VanVleet 22
Deon Mitchell 2 Assists Ron Baker 4
Seth Tuttle 11 Rebounds Tekele Cotton 8
Wes Washpun 4 Free Throws Made Fred VanVleet 4
Matt Bohannon 1 Steals Tekele Cotton 3
Seth Tuttle 2 Blocks Chadrack Lufile 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northern Iowa 53 33.9 5-24 10-16 10 30 3 3 11
Wichita St. 67 38.1 6-25 13-17 12 40 8 6 6