Pitts' career-high 19 points lead WBB over Wichita State

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Wilson Earns 100th Career Win, Chandler Scores 1000th Point, Pitts Goes For Career High In SMU’s Victory At Wichita State

WICHITA, Kan. (SMU)- Three Mustangs scored 18 plus points as the SMU women's basketball team defeated Wichita State 88-84 in overtime on Wednesday night in Charles Koch Arena.

Tiara Young's 25 points led SMU (14-13; 8-8 American Athletic Conference). Young added five rebounds and three assists. TK Pitts scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed nine boards. The sophomore guard added two assists, a block, and a steal. Chantae Embry finished with 18 points, six boards, and two assists.

Reagan Bradley filled the stat sheet with six points, four rebounds, six assists, and three steals. Maya Chandler logged seven points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals, and a block. Jiya Perry tallied four points and six rebounds, and Donavia Hall scored four points and added three rebounds and two assists.

The teams went blow for blow in overtime, but Young hit a free throw and finished a drive to put SMU up four with 13 seconds to play. Pitts stole a pass to seal the victory.

Chandler nailed a three-pointer to give SMU back the lead after Wichita State tied it at 58 apiece early in the fourth. WSU used eight unanswered to tie the game again at 70. Young knocked down two free throws, and Chandler recorded a steal and then a bucket on the other end to give SMU a four-point advantage with a minute to play. The teams went back and forth down the stretch, and the Shockers hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.

SMU finished the first quarter on a 16-2 run, led by six points from both Pitts and Embry during the stretch to lead 26-18 after the first quarter. The Mustangs rattled off six in a row after Wichita State hit a three-pointer to start the game. The Mustangs momentum rolled into the second quarter. Five more points from Pitts helped the sophomore guard set a new career high and highlighted seven unanswered that gave SMU an 11-point lead at the second-quarter media timeout.

The Mustangs led 42-37 at the break despite the Shockers closing the quarter on a 12-2 run.

NEXT GAME
at Tulsa– Saturday, March 2– 2 p.m. CT- Donald W. Reynolds Center
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MILESTONE ALERT
Toyelle Wilson reached 100 career wins as a head coach
TK Pitts scored a career-high 22 points. She scored 15 in the first half
Maya Chandler scored her 1000th career point- needed one to reach
NOTES
Starters vs. Wichita State: #13 Reagan Bradley, #1 Tiara Young, #10 Maya Chandler, #33 Chantae Embry, #2 TK Pitts
First time with this starting lineup.
SMU recorded more steals than its opponent for the 15th time this season. SMU has tallied eight plus steals in 14 out of the last 18 games and 19 times total this season
SMU scored more points in the paint than its opponent for the 18th time this season. SMU is 12-6 when scoring more points in the paint than its opponent
SMU is 9-1 when its opponent shoots below 40% from the field
SMU held its 10th opponent under 40% shooting from the field
A Mustang scored 20+ points for the eighth time this season
Two Mustangs scored 20 plus points for the first time this season
SMU is 11-0 when leading after the first quarter
SMU is 11-2; 7-1 when leading at halftime
SMU is 12-3; 6-2 when leading after the third quarter
SERIES HISTORY
Wednesday was the 13th meeting between the two programs. Wichita State leads the all-time series 7-6

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
TK Pitts (#2, So., G)
22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal
Career-high 20 points. Scored 15 in the first half
Scored double-digit points for the fourth time this season and second straight game
Grabbed five plus rebounds for the 12th time this season
Chantae Embry (#33, Jr., F)
18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Scored double-digit points for the 15th time this season
Grabbed five plus rebounds for the 11th time this season
Tiara Young (#1 Gr., G)
25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal
Scored double-digit points for the 23rd time. Entered the night averaging 16.8 points per game (5th AAC)
Went 9-13 from the free throw line. Entered the night averaging the the 25th most free throw attempts in the country (158), and 112 points from the charity stripe (4th AAC, top-45 NCAA)
Seventh 20 plus point performance
Grabbed five plus rebounds for the 17th time
Reagan Bradley (#13, Gr., G)
6 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals
Made her 112th start at SMU
Passed out five plus assists for the ninth time this season. Entered the night averaging four per game (4th AAC)
Maya Chandler (#10, Sr., G)
7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 2 steals
Reached 1,000 career points. Needed one entering the night
Tied career-high one block
Jiya Perry (#4, So. G)
4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
Third straight game with five plus rebounds
Tied career-high with one block
Donavia Hall (#24, So., G/F)
4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Career-high is six points

[ALEX LIFESON]

Watched on ESPN+... noticed a good group of SMU fans behind the bench.