The biggest game on a loaded Saturday schedule across college basketball saw two top-15 teams playing for a conference championship on the last day of the regular season. You might not think No. 10 Northern Iowa and No. 11 Wichita State fit that profile out of the Missouri Valley Conference if you haven’t been paying attention to the first four months of the season, but there’s a reason each of these teams are so high in the polls. Both are that good.
Northern Iowa vs. Wichita State final score: Shockers wrap up MVC title with decisive win
The Shockers are the champions of the MVC once again.
Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
Wichita State had the game at home with revenge on its mind after losing to UNI last month. Both teams came out hot but Wichita State would create separation with a big run at the end of the first half and eventually pull away for a 74-60 win.
Wichita State was on fire from deep the entire game, finishing 11-of-24 on the day from three-point range. Star junior guard Ron Baker was terrific, scoring 17 points and adding seven assists in the win.
Baker was hardly a one-man show offensively -- all five Shockers starters finished in double figures, with Fred VanVleet scoring 13 and Evan Wessel and Tekele Cotton each adding 11 points. Cotton punctuated the game in style.
Seth Tuttle led UNI with 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the loss.
See More:
