Wichita St. (25-7) is scheduled to matchup against Marshall (24-10) this Friday, March 16th. Tip-off is at 1:30pm ET and the game will be playing live on TNT, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). Wichita State is the favorite at -11.5, 84.7% have picked Marshall to cover the spread. The total number of points scored for the over/under is listed at 166, 66.7% have picked the under. The moneyline for this game is Wichita State: -835, Marshall: 585 and 57.3% have picked Wichita State to win the game.
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Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| Wichita State | Marshall |
|---|---|
| Conner Frankamp (G) | C.J. Burks (G) |
| Landry Shamet (G) | Jon Elmore (G) |
| Zach Brown (F) | Jarrod West (G) |
| Rashard Kelly (F) | Ajdin Penava (F) |
| Shaq Morris (C) | Jannson Williams (F) |
Wichita St. Game Summary
Wichita State lost their last game against Houston on Saturday, March 10th, 77-74. Houston's Rob Gray led his team to a win with a team-high 33 points. He went 8 for 21 from the field, shooting 38.1%. In 37 minutes, Rob collected 33 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 4 threes with 3 turnovers. Although Wichita State was defeated, Landry Shamet fought to keep his team in the game with 19 points, shooting 58.3% from the field (making 7 of 12 attempts). In 37 minutes, he added 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 threes with 2 turnovers.
Marshall Game Summary
Marshall won their last game against Western Kentucky, 67-66 on Saturday, March 10th. Marshall's Jon Elmore scored a team-high 27 points in the win, hitting 9 of 21 shots from the field for a 42.9% field goal percentage. In 39 minutes, he collected 27 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 7 threes with 5 turnovers. Justin Johnson led Western Kentucky's team in scoring with 21 points, while shooting 29.4% from the field (making 5 of 17 attempts). In 39 minutes, Johnson added 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 4 threes with 2 turnovers.
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Prediction
Wichita State's head coach, Gregg Marshall, shares his last name with the school they're playing. Fun, right?
Wichita State: 79
Marshall: 62
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Season Averages
- 3283.940.912.328.618.94.14.811.648.339.073.5
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3484.736.18.128.017.66.36.913.647.235.375.6
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