Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said this has been the toughest February of his coaching career.
That difficult stretch continues Thursday when the 19th-ranked Shockers look for revenge at home against a surging Temple team that beat them two weeks ago.
Wichita State is in its first season in the American Athletic Conference. It's been an up-and-down inaugural campaign for the Shockers (19-5, 9-3 AAC), who were picked to contend with Cincinnati for the league crown.
They kicked off February with an 81-79 overtime loss to the Owls, but have responded with back-to-back blowout wins over Memphis and Connecticut.