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Bradley's Late-Game Heroics Push SMU Past Wichita State

Feb 19

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WICHITA, Kan. (SMU) – SMU rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Wichita State, 72-67, scoring the final nine points of the game against the Shockers on Wednesday night inside Koch Arena.
 
Trailing by as many as seven in the final period, Reagan Bradley scored all 13 of her points in the quarter providing the key spark to the Mustang comeback. After the SMU whittled the WSU lead down to one with 1:03 left, Bradley swiped Wichita in the back court before driving right to rack. Going up hard, the freshman put the Mustangs in front and drew a foul in the process. On the other end, Bradley corralled a rebound off a Shocker miss and knocked down two huge free throws to complete the comeback.
 
Johnasia Cash was a factor on the glass all night. The junior dropped 14 points and collected 12 boards for her 10th double-double of the season. She also finished with a pair of steals and a block.
 
SMU (11-14, 5-8 AAC) had its strongest shooting night of the season, knocking down 51.9 percent from the field. The Mustangs connected on 6-of-11 from downtown.
 
Early on, The Mustangs controlled the first quarter with strong defense and stayed on top with a solid offensive second quarter. SMU held the Shockers to eight points in the first period and scored 21 of their own in the second quarter.
 
Wichita State (14-12, 6-7 AAC) was able to capitalize on an 11-0 run in the middle of the third and found themselves in front for the first time.  The Shockers closed the third hitting 11 of their final 13 shots to extend the lead to seven heading to the fourth.
 
After SMU worked the lead down to four with four to play, Reagan Bradley hit a big three coming out of timeout off a feed from Amber Bacon. Again, when Wichita State went up by three with 2:04 left, Bradley answered with another three. The two teams traded misses before WSU called timeout with 80 seconds to play. Bradley's heroics and firm defense down the stretch allowed the Mustangs to stifle the Shockers and take the game.
 
Bradley also managed a six-rebound, seven-assist performance and chipped in two steals.
 
The 72 points were the most for the Mustangs since the opening game of the season when they scored 81 on McNeese. SMU completed the season sweep of the Shockers, who are 6-5 in AAC games when not facing off with SMU.

Four Mustangs scored in double figures a long with Cash and Bradley. Bacon went for 17 to lead the team, also providing five boards and four dimes. Kayla White contributed 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
 
The Mustangs return to their home floor on Saturday to meet up with instate rival Houston. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. inside Moody Coliseum.
 
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