Cotton leads Wichita State past Tennessee State

Tekele Cotton scored 18 points to help No. 16 Wichita State beat Tennessee State 85-71 on Saturday.

Cotton was 6 of 8 from the floor as Wichita State (4-0) won its fourth game in eight days despite trailing at halftime for the second straight game.

Cleanthony Early had 16 points for Wichita State, and Nick Wiggins scored 10 of his 12 in the second half.

Patrick Miller had 23 points for Tennessee State (0-4), and M.J. Rhett added 16 points and 11 rebounds.