Wichita State is the second seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, missing out on the top spot due to the RPI tiebreaker.
The Shockers (27-4, 17-1 MVC) will play at 6 p.m. Friday against the winner of Thursday’s game between seventh-seeded Bradley and 10th-seeded Drake.
Wichita State wraps up share of MVC basketball title
WSU tied Illinois State for the regular-season title and the teams split two meetings. Illinois State’s RPI rank of No. 34 (according to Collegiate Basketball News) earned it the No. 1 seed over WSU’s at No. 40, the MVC’s second tiebreaker.