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From: The Topeka Capital-Journal | Date: January 11, 2002| Author: Tony Jimenez Capital-Journal | Copyright information

By Tony Jimenez

The Capital-Journal

WICHITA --- Is Wichita State a pretender for the Missouri Valley Conference title or a contender?

Who knows? The same team that lost by a combined 31 points in two games over three days on the road less than a week ago turned around Thursday and shocked highly-regarded Southern Illinois 88-79 at Henry Levitt Arena.

"We lose two on the road and it's like someone died," WSU coach Mark Turgeon said. "People avoided me like the plague...

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