Wichita State freshman Dexter Dennis helps up senior Markis McDuffie during the first half of the game against Cincinnati on March 16, 2019 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Joseph Barringhaus/The Sunflower).
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Wichita state will travel to Greensville, South Carolina, to play the Furman Paladins for the first time in school history. The Shockers drew a No. 6 seed in the National Invitational Tournament and will play Furman, who drew the No. 3 seed.
The higher seed in the NIT will host until the semifinals of the tournament, which will be held in Madison Square Garden.