Gabe Blair, J.T. Durley earn road trip to Madison Square Garden for Wichita State

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    As he exited a loud locker room into a jubilant hallway, Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall greeted boosters, friends and family by repeating three letters: MSG.

    Wichita State clinched a spot in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden by holding off College of Charleston 82-75 on Wednesday night. The Shockers (27-8) were led by seniors, Gabe Blair (16 points) and J.T. Durley (14 points), playing their final home game.

    "A lot of emotions right now," Marshall said. "It was wonderful."

    There were emotions for Charleston (26-11) as well. The Cougars trailed by 21 midway through the second half but fought back behind Andrew Goudelock, who scored 23 of his 31 points after halftime, including seven 3-point shots.

    "We tried," Goudelock said. "We fought hard. When we got down 10, we thought we had a chance to steal one. But we couldn't do it."

    It appeared the Shockers were cruising behind a balanced attack that featured two other double-digit scorers in Joe Ragland (12 points) and Toure' Murry (11).

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