National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wichita St. 69, Bradley 49
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Where: Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # Kipp Kissinger, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance: 10257
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No. 2 Wichita State 69, Bradley 49: Ron Baker scored 15 points and the visiting Shockers became the first 30-0 regular-season team in history with an easy victory over the Braves.

Tekele Cotton recorded 13 points and seven rebounds as Wichita State (30-0, 17-0 Missouri Valley Conference) led by 10 at halftime and was never threatened after the break while shooting 10-for-21 from 3-point range. Cleanthony Early scored 12, Fred VanVleet added 11 and Darius Carter had nine points and seven boards.

Walt Lemon Jr. scored 18 points for Bradley (12-18, 7-10), which lost its ninth straight to the Shockers. Tyshon Pickett registered 13 points and 15 rebounds, but combined with Lemon to shoot 11-for-40 from the field as the Braves finished 27.1 percent from the floor in losing for the fourth time in their last five games.

Wichita State uncorked a 7-0 run - highlighted by 3-pointers from Baker and Early - to take a 34-22 lead en route to a 35-25 advantage at the break. Pickett had 10 points and nine rebounds in the first 20 minutes, but the Braves were hurt by 23.5 percent shooting from the field while missing 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.

VanVleet hit consecutive 3-pointers to start the second half and push the margin to 41-27, and back-to-back treys by Early and Baker made it 47-30 with 14:20 left. The Shockers stretched the lead to 62-42 on Chadrack Lufile's bucket with 6:57 remaining and didn't let the advantage slip below 13 the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Shockers have won 14 of their 17 MVC games by double-digits and their contests this season by an average of 15.2 points. ... The last team to start 30-0 was the 1990-91 UNLV club, which won its final seven games in the Big West and NCAA tournaments before losing in the Final Four, while the seven undefeated teams in history either didn't win 30 games or didn't reach that total until the NCAAs. ... Baker, a sophomore guard, improved to 43-2 as a starter.
Top Game Performances
 
Wichita St.   Bradley
Ron Baker 15 Scoring Walt Lemon, Jr. 18
Ron Baker 4 Assists Tyshon Pickett 3
Darius Carter 7 Rebounds Tyshon Pickett 15
Cleanthony Early 4 Free Throws Made Walt Lemon, Jr. 5
Tekele Cotton 1 Steals Ka'Darryl Bell 2
Cleanthony Early 2 Blocks Jordan Prosser 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wichita St. 69 48.9 10-21 13-17 15 33 6 3 10
Bradley 49 27.1 4-14 13-17 5 34 1 5 6