Wichita State rallied from a 24-point second-half deficit to stun host SMU, 66-62, Sunday afternoon at Moody Coliseum in the largest comeback in school history. Wichita State (22-7, 10-6 American Athletic Conference) trailed 50-26 with 14:48 to play, at which point ESPN calculated SMU's win probability at 99.8 percent. Instead, the Shockers outscored the Mustangs 40-12 the rest of the way to take over sole possession of fourth-place in the conference standings and keep its hopes alive for an NCAA tournament bid. The comeback was the second-largest in Division I basketball this year behind Eastern Illinois, which surged from 27 down to defeat Murray State.
Dexter Dennis had a career-high 25 points in the win. Grant Sherfield made 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points and six assists for Wichita State. Jamarius Burton added six rebounds. Jaime Echenique had 13 rebounds and four blocks.
Isiaha Mike had 23 points for the Mustangs (19-9, 9-7). Kendric Davis added 10 points. Emmanuel Bandoumel had 10 points.
Wichita State plays Memphis on the road on Thursday. SMU faces Central Florida on the road on Wednesday.