In 2006, Jim Larranaga and his cinderella George Mason squad faced a hot Wichita State team coming off of a big upset. Despite being the underdogs for the third straight game, the Patriots shocked the Shockers to advance to the Elite Eight and then to the Final Four. While he is now with Miami and the Hurricanes won’t be surprising anyone, Larranaga will have to get by a scorching Wichita State once again in hopes of making it back to the pinnacle of college basketball ten years later.
While the Canes delivered a solid performance against Buffalo, the underseeded Shockers are perhaps playing their best basketball of the season at the exact time you need to.