Good morning! Charles Koch Arena was the place to be on Saturday night. Don’t miss out on any more nights like this; buy tickets to see the team play at the Roundhouse!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition of the Shocker Brew?

🏀 Men’s basketball bounces back against KSU
🎓️ Shocker Athletics sets new academic record
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

Shocker men’s basketball outscored Kansas State by 23 after halftime, erasing a four-point halftime deficit in a resounding 84-65 win on Saturday night inside a rocking Charles Koch Arena. WSU poured it on in the second half, scoring a season-high 55 points in the half to put the Wildcats out of reach.

Kansas native Xavier Bell entered the starting lineup for the first time this season and torched the Wildcats to the tune of a season-high 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting. Corey Washington tacked on his second double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds

🏀 Read the full game recap
🎥 Hear Paul Mills’ message about how he wants his team to respond to the win

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Fight To The Finish. Shocker women’s basketball’s win streak came to an end with a close, 77-65 loss to Oral Roberts on the road. Four Shockers finished in double figures in the effort, led by Princess Anderson with 13 and Salese Blow, Jayla Murray and Ornella Niankan with 12 apiece.

🔼 Setting Records. Wichita State student-athletes recorded the highest semester cumulative GPA in school history with a 3.53 for the Fall 2024 semester. It was also the 39th consecutive semester of earning higher than a 3.00 cumulative grade-point average department-wide.

🗣️ "Our 273 student-athletes, and nearly 100 coaches and staff, deserve all the credit for not only making academic performance a priority but also for putting in the work necessary to deliver unprecedented results.” - Kevin Saal, Director of Athletics

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Double Trouble. Today’s trivia question…Shocker men’s basketball’s Corey Washington and Quincy Ballard each finished with double-doubles against Kansas State this past weekend. Do you know who the last Shocker duo was to record a double-double in the same game?

Think you got it? Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

🎄A HOLIDAY MESSAGE

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📆 CLOSING OUT 2024

*All times CST

Sunday, December 29
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. North Texas @ 1 p.m. in Wichita, KS | Tickets | Listen
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Friends @ 5 p.m. in Wichita, KS | Tickets | Listen

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Dexter Dennis and Morris Udeze!

Washington and Ballard are the first Shocker teammates with double-doubles in the same game since Dennis and Udeze against Tulane on March 3, 2021.

🌾 Have a great Monday, y’all!