Last year’s renewal of the Wichita State-Cincinnati basketball rivalry lived up to the hype with two games that came down to the final possession and decided the American Athletic Conference championship.
A third chapter will be added on Saturday on a 1 p.m. national television broadcast on CBS at Koch Arena, and despite the difference in records, Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin is bracing his Bearcats (15-3, 4-1 AAC) for another war with the Shockers (8-8, 1-3).
“Their competitive spirit is impressive for a bunch of guys that were thrown together last spring,” Cronin said. “They’ve become a team.