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No. 4 Wichita State Seeks Sixth Straight Year with Tournament Win

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(4) Wichita State vs. (13) Marshall
Friday, March 16
1:30 p.m. ET - TNT

In its first year in the American Athletic Conference, Wichita State finished in a tie for second in the regular season and received a number four seed in the East Region for the NCAA Tournament … Wichita State has won a tournament game in each of the last five seasons, making the Shockers one of five programs in the country to have done so … The Shockers, who boast one of the most efficient offenses in the country will meet another high-powered offense in thirteenth-seeded Marshall … The Shockers enter the game averaging eighty-three points per game, while the Thundering Herd put up over eighty-four … Landry Shamet operates one of the country’s best offenses … The first team all-conference pick paces the American in assists while putting up fifteen points per game … On the interior, Shaquille Morris has dominated, hitting over fifty-five percent of his shots … A first-team all-conference pick alongside Shamet, Morris enters the NCAA Tournament averaging fourteen points per game … Tip-off from Viejas Arena in San Diego will be at 1:30 p.