The chanting began blocks away from the Amway Center on Church Street before Wichita State made its debut in the American Athletic Conference tournament in Orlando on Friday night.
"You don't want to go to war," the crowd would sing, only to grow even louder to shout "with the Shockers!"
Wichita State's war chant could be heard in downtown Orlando nearly two hours before the Shockers defeated Temple, 89-81, in the quarterfinals. Shortly after all of the fans filed in, the Amway Center was estimated to have 95 percent of its crowd dressed in black and yellow.