When Wichita State moved its home-court advantage to Intrust Bank Arena in 2010, it wanted to help scheduling and boost recruiting by showing off an NBA-style arena and sellout crowds.
Those goals are in hand and building toward another mark with Saturday's ESPN2 game vs. Oklahoma (3 p.m.).
The annual downtown December date should grab the attention of the basketball-watching nation with what might be the most attractive game of the day. It matches the third-ranked Shockers (8-1) vs. Oklahoma (7-1), which is No. 24 in the USA Today coaches poll, and guard Trae Young, perhaps the nation's top freshman.