Maybe there’s some truth to the perceived magic of the yellow uniforms, which Wichita State wore each time during its season-best four-game winning streak.
Or, if you prefer a more rational take, the confidence built during that winning streak was not deterred by a road loss to Cincinnati and the Shockers are once again playing their best basketball in the months that matter most.
WSU is trending upward after it demolished Tulsa 81-60 on Wednesday at the Reynolds Center, where the Golden Hurricane was previously 12-2 and had beaten the likes of Kansas State and Temple. Winners of five of their last six, the Shockers improved to 13-12, and 6-7 in American Athletic Conference play behind a road performance that was unrecognizable compared to their previous eight road games.