5. Saturday: Wichita State at San Diego State -- These are two of the most intriguing teams from two of the best non-power six conferences. The Shockers had UConn beat in Maui, but a few bad calls and Kemba Walker shot down their upset hopes. Still, Gregg Marshall regrouped his troops and pounded Virginia. All San Diego State did recently was take down Gonzaga in Spokane and then travel to Ohio and win three games in three days. You've got to love this matchup.
also MVC related
Illinois State (5-1): Everyone in the Valley is talking Wichita State, and for good reason, but the Redbirds are a surprising 5-1. Coach Tim Jankovich lost the inside scoring and rebounding of Dinma Odiakosa and the dynamic offense of Osiris Eldridge from last season, but Jackie Carmichael is filling the scoring void nicely with 14.2 ppg. Although the schedule has been a bit soft, UNLV is the next foe for the Redbirds on Wednesday, so we'll get a good measure of this team very soon.
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