Wichita State’s basketball season survived another day and coach Gregg Marshall earned his 500th career victory in his home state of South Carolina.
The Shockers pulled out a 76-70 victory in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament at Furman, where the Paladins had only lost twice all season. No. 6 seed Wichita State (20-14) has now won at least 20 games in 10 straight seasons and advanced to the second round at No. 2 seed Clemson on Sunday.
An intense 40 minutes featured a tremendous back-and-forth between both teams. After trading shots for much of the first 37 minutes, WSU made a few more down the stretch.