FORT WORTH – Wichita State gave the No. 1 seed and regular season champions, Memphis, everything and then some, but came up just short, 83-80, in AAC Championship quarterfinals Friday afternoon.
Wichita State (19-14) saw its season come to an end with the heartbreaking loss. In Year 2 of the Paul Mills era, the Shockers improved their win total by four from last season. Mills' 34 wins through his first two seasons are third most in program history.
Memphis advances to Saturday's semifinals where they will face the winner of No. 5 Florida Atlantic and No.