WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker scored 14 points apiece, and fourth-ranked Wichita State withstood an early barrage by Evansville before cruising to an 81-67 victory Saturday that kept it among the nation’s three unbeaten teams.

Cleanthony Early had 13 points and Tekele Cotton added 12 for the Shockers (23-0, 10-0 Missouri Valley), who haven’t lost since last year’s surprising run to the Final Four.

Wichita State spotted Evansville (10-13, 3-7) a 15-point lead before using a massive run to carry the advantage into halftime. The Shockers merely had to coast the final 10 minutes as the lead approached 20 points, wrapping up their latest convincing conference victory.