Wichita, KS (SportsNetwork.com) - Fred VanVleet had 21 points and nine assists as No. 9 Wichita State routed Tulsa 75-55 on Saturday afternoon.

Ron Baker netted 19 points and Darius Carter added 14 for the Shockers (4-0), who led by as many as 23.

"I thought a couple of our veterans played beautiful basketball," Shockers coach Gregg Marshall said.

James Woodard posted 19 points to lead Tulsa (3-3).

"They (Shockers) played with great toughness and I thought that was the difference of the game," Tulsa coach Frank Haith said.

Marquel Curtis' 3-pointer staked Tulsa to a 16-15 edge just over five minutes in, but the Shockers responded with a 13-2 run to create some distance.

Baker, Tekele Cotton and Ria'n Holland all nailed triples during the surge, which was capped on a Carter jumper for a 28-18 Wichita State cushion with 7:20 left in the opening half.

Van Vleet netted the final eight points during an 11-0 swing to close the stanza, including a layup to cap it and give the Shockers a 40-22 advantage heading into the break.

Wichita State cruised to the easy win in the second half.