Refereeing in the American Athletic Conference has become a hot topic in the past week with the latest controversy happening inside Koch Arena, where Wichita State shot 28 fewer free throws than Cincinnati in the Bearcats’ 66-55 win on Saturday.
After the loss, which dropped the Shockers to 1-4 in conference play and 8-9 on the season, coach Gregg Marshall remarked that he felt like WSU was the road team at Koch Arena.
The 28-shot disparity at the foul line was the largest a WSU team has seen at home in 19 years, nearly matching a Jan.