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For the day, the Shockers are:
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Regular Season (Games of Interest):
2015 – (#14) WSU Won vs. (#10) Kansas in Omaha, Neb. 78-65. NCAA Second & Third Rounds (Omaha, Neb./CenturyLink Center. The boys from Wichita State had been hearing it in text messages from friends, and on social media from total strangers: Don't let the chance to stick it to Kansas slip away. The Shockers would never dream of it. Finally getting a chance to play the school that continually spurns them, Fred VanVleet and the rest of the Missouri Valley champs rolled to a 78-65 victory over the second-seeded Jayhawks on Sunday, earning a trip to the Sweet 16 in the sweetest way possible." There's so much to be said about this rivalry with Kansas," VanVleet said, "but really, it's all about the fans. What better story is there for Wichita State?" The Shockers have tried for years to schedule a game against Kansas, but the dominant school in the Sunflower State has always refused, arguing it would have nothing to gain from it. After the beating they got Sunday, it's no wonder the Jayhawks never want anything to do with Wichita State. Tekele Cotton scored 19 points for the seventh-seeded Shockers (30-4), and VanVleet finished with 17. Evan Wessel hit four 3-pointers and scored 12.
1 and 1
Regular Season (Games of Interest):
2015 – (#14) WSU Won vs. (#10) Kansas in Omaha, Neb. 78-65. NCAA Second & Third Rounds (Omaha, Neb./CenturyLink Center. The boys from Wichita State had been hearing it in text messages from friends, and on social media from total strangers: Don't let the chance to stick it to Kansas slip away. The Shockers would never dream of it. Finally getting a chance to play the school that continually spurns them, Fred VanVleet and the rest of the Missouri Valley champs rolled to a 78-65 victory over the second-seeded Jayhawks on Sunday, earning a trip to the Sweet 16 in the sweetest way possible." There's so much to be said about this rivalry with Kansas," VanVleet said, "but really, it's all about the fans. What better story is there for Wichita State?" The Shockers have tried for years to schedule a game against Kansas, but the dominant school in the Sunflower State has always refused, arguing it would have nothing to gain from it. After the beating they got Sunday, it's no wonder the Jayhawks never want anything to do with Wichita State. Tekele Cotton scored 19 points for the seventh-seeded Shockers (30-4), and VanVleet finished with 17. Evan Wessel hit four 3-pointers and scored 12.
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