PROVIDENCE, R.I.
Wichita State’s NCAA Tournament run is over. So is the history-making run of senior guards Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet. It is hard to tell which hurts more for Shocker fans.
Third-seeded Miami held off the Shockers 65-57 on Saturday at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Wichita State (26-9) ends its season after winning Tuesday in Dayton and Thursday in Providence and putting in many air miles with little sleep in between.
The loss ends what arguably might the most successful era in Shocker history, one that started when Baker arrived as a redshirt freshman in 2011 and took off the next season when Baker and VanVleet played important roles in the 2013 Final Four.