WICHITA -- Dexter Dennis and Tyson Etienne both topped 20 points to lead Wichita State to an 82-57 rout of Tulane on Sunday afternoon at a sold-out Charles Koch Arena.
Wichita State (19-6, 7-5 American) posted its 100th win by 20-or-more points under Gregg Marshall (2007-pr.).
The Shockers led 50-20 at halftime. The 30-point midway margin tied for the sixth-largest in school history.
Dennis scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting to go with nine rebounds. He was 4-of-5 from distance.
Etienne (20 points) tied WSU’s freshman record with six three-pointers on eight attempts. That matches a mark set six other times, most recently by Dennis last year and by Landry Shamet during the 2016-17 season.
Jaime Echenique added 10 points and five rebounds.
Jamarius Burton scored nine points and handed out a game-high seven assists with just one turnover. He becomes just the sixth Shocker to reach 200 career assists by the end of his sophomore season, joining a list that includes both Shamet and Fred VanVleet.
Jordan Walker scored a team-high 14 points off the bench to lead Tulane (10-15, 2-11, which has dropped its last nine games.
Tulane entered the day ranked 13th nationally in turnover margin but among the bottom 10 in rebounding margin.
That’s precisely how things played out. The Shockers were plus-17 on the glass (48-31) but committed 16 turnovers to the Green Wave’s eight.
The Shockers shot 48.3 percent from the field and a season-best 54.2 percent from beyond the arc. Eight of their 13 threes came in the first half.
By contrast, Tulane made just 2-of-18 threes and finished up at 34.5 percent.
The Shockers made 15 of their first 23 shots to start the game.
Dennis hit three triples in just over five minutes. Etienne drilled back-to-back to put the Shockers up 24-10 near the midway point.
It was a 24-12 game before Wichita State exploded with a 17-2 run, fueled by transition baskets.
One of the highlights came near the 8:00-mark when Asbjørn Midtgaard swatted a shot, and Grant Sherfield lobbed to ball to Dennis for an alley-oop slam.
Etienne’s third three of the half made it a 32-point lead (50-18) with 38 seconds to play in the half.
The teams traded baskets for much of the second half. The Green Wave used a 10-0 run to close to within 70-48 with 7:01 to play.
The Shockers responded with a 9-0 push, fueled by Etienne’s fifth and sixth three-pointers of the day.
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