There were plenty of reasons to celebrate Wichita State’s thrilling 65-63 victory over Connecticut at Koch Arena on Thursday.
For starters, the game ended on a buzzer-beater by senior Samajae Haynes-Jones that ended up being the No. 1 play on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays segment. Also of note, the win gave coach Gregg Marshall his landmark 300th victory in 12 seasons at WSU.
But perhaps most importantly, the win kept Wichita State’s hopes alive for the No. 6 seed at the American Athletic Conference tournament starting March 14 in Memphis. The Shockers are locked into a two-team battle for the sixth seed with South Florida, level at 7-8 with three games to play.