{
  "id": 12787153,
  "title": "Wichita State drops exhibition game to Murray State",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/wichita-state-drops-exhibition-game-to-murray-state",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T04:20:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wichita-state-drops-exhibition-game-042027887.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Wichita State men's basketball team lost a recent exhibition game against Murray State, 93-87, at Charles Koch Arena. Wichita State head coach Paul Mills acknowledged that the team did not play their best basketball, stating, \"I thought we were playing basketball. We weren't necessarily playing winning basketball.\" The Shockers led by 37-36 at halftime, but Murray State's offense surged in the second half, with the team shooting 52% from the field, including 6-of-9 from beyond the arc. Wichita State guard Jahari Long admitted, \"Just got to execute better to beat those coverages.\" Dillon Battie was the top performer for Wichita State, scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, while Jahari Long contributed 17 points. Murray State's Roman Domon led the Racers with 17 points, followed by Brayden Short with 16 points. The Shockers have two more exhibition games before the regular season begins against California State University, Northridge on November 4 at the Roundhouse.",
  "summary": "The Wichita State men's basketball team fell to Murray State, 93-87, at Charles Koch Arena on Wednesday night.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "UH tackles leader Jaden Yates ruled out for Cougars' game at Kansas State",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/uh-tackles-leader-jaden-yates-ruled-out-for-cougars-game-at-kansas",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:54:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}