Wichita Standard

Shockers Stun USF with 14-point Comeback

Melvion Flanagan scored 13 of his career-high 16 points in the second half as visiting Wichita State rallied from a 14-point deficit to deficit to knock off South Florida, 70-66, Sunday afternoon at the Yuengling Center.
 
Flanagan was 4-of-6 from deep, including 3-for-3 after halftime for WSU (8-8, 1-2 American), which trailed 42-28 with just over 17 minutes to play but gradually chipped away.
 
Kenny Pohto added a double-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and personal-best five assists.
 
James Rojas tacked on 11 points and eight-rebounds, including the go-ahead basket with 2:05 remaining.
 
Russell Tchewa (19 points, 10 rebounds) and Sam Hines Jr. (11 points, 10 rebounds) secured double-doubles for USF (7-9, 0-3 American), which led 58-51 with 5:47 to play.
 
The Shockers made six straight shots to finish the game, beginning with Pohto's layup.
 
Tchewa pushed the USF lead back to 60-53 near the 5:00-mark before Flanagan drilled back-to-back threes to set off a 14-2 WSU run.
 
Craig Porter Jr.'s floater knotted the game at 61 with 2:33 left, followed by Rojas' three-point play and a Jaron Pierre driving layup.
 
WSU missed 4-of-8 free throws in the final 48 seconds but delivered enough defensive stops to stay in front.
 
The Shockers shot an even 40% percent for the game on 7-of-18 three-point shooting (.389). They were 4-of-7 after halftime.
 
USF finished at 37.3% (4-of-23 from deep), after missing 14 of its last 19 attempts over the final 10 minutes.