Wichita State and the Kansas Jayhawks had not met since 1993, in what was once a regularly-scheduled match-up.
No. 2-seeded Kansas probably wished it stayed that way after a 78-65 loss to the seven-seeded Shockers at CenturyLink Center Sunday night.
Tekele Cotton’s hot shooting night and another consistent performance from Fred VanVleet paced the Shockers to their sixth NCAA tournament regional semifinal round in school history.
Continue reading Instant Analysis: Wichita State shocks Jayhawks
Wichita St. is getting the game it has been waiting for. Today, the Shockers will get their chance at Bill Self and the Jayhawks. The two schools have not met since 1993 due to Kansas disagreeing to scheduling a game. Kansas owns the all time series 12-2 and Kansas has won the last five meetings handedly. Wichita’s last win came back in 1981. The schools have not played a game that has been within 20 points since 1989. The Jayhawks won the last meeting 103-54. There’s no way on this earth this one gets that out of hand.
This match-up has some calling it the biggest basketball game in the history of the state. Last year, the Shockers played in the best third-round game in the tournament. We may be saying the same deal this year.
Continue reading Preview: No. 7 Wichita State vs. No. 2 Kansas
No. 9 Kansas and No. 15 Oklahoma have played each other before. It will not be the same game whatsoever. Kansas lost to rival Kansas State a couple weeks ago but stormed back with two-straight wins to secure at least a share of its 11th consecutive Big 12 regular season title. Oklahoma lost a heartbreaker against No. 17 Iowa State but looks to rebound well against a Jayhawk team that’s missing a couple of key pieces. Tipoff is at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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