The showdown is finally here.
No. 19 Wichita State at No. 5 Cincinnati, the highly-anticipated first meeting since 1981 between the former rivals will tip-off Sunday at 3 p.m.
The challenge for the Shockers: End the nation’s longest home winning streak of 39 games against a team that owns the fifth-best defense college basketball has seen in the last 17 years, according to statistician Ken Pomeroy’s metrics. WSU hasn’t defeated a top 5 team since 1964.
“Our manhood will be tested,” WSU senior Zach Brown said. “We’re going to find out what we’re really made of and we’re going to see what they’re made of.