Kansas City, MO – Wichita State pulled off the first mild upset of the NCAA Tournament with a 73 -55 drubbing of Pittsburgh. The 9th seeded Shockers had an easy time with the 8th seeded Panthers.
The most impressive player of the recent Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, Malcolm Armstead was the star of this game too. The Senior scored 22 points and handed out five assists as the Shockers ran their record to 27 & 8 and gave them their sixth post season win their last seven opportunities.
Coach Gregg Marshall’s team won five games on their way to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament title. Last year they dropped an early round game to Virginia Commonwealth. Wichita is among the national leaders with 108 wins the past four seasons.
Cleanthony Early scored 21 points and Carl Hall added 11 and Wichita will take on top seed Gonzaga on Saturday. The Zags escaped with a win over the 16th seeded Southern Jaguars. The final there was 64 – 58.
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Flooding, lightning strikes, etc. have cost @RacersHoops two home games. Had to play 'neutral site' tonight instead of at home and Wednesday's goes from home to away. Tough break for the Racers, and the whole area has been hit with difficulties. #FatherHarry
Murray State's scheduled home game Wednesday vs. Southern Illinois being moved to Banterra Center in Carbondale. #ValleyHoops
Gigantic game for @BradleyUMBB today in Des Moines. If they have a chance to catch @DrakeBulldogsMB, they have to win today. The Bulldogs can basically win the title today. @BustingBrackets breaks it all down. #FatherHarry https://bit.ly/3EGiVgi
Not rooting for any particular @ValleyHoops, but chaos is always fun. If things break certain ways, after today there could be a six-way tie for fifth place.
Fun to listen to @MLBLarry on the @SIU_Basketball/@BelmontMBB game tonight. Good job brother. #FatherHarry
