March 14, 2017

Shockers' dance begins in Indianapolis

WSU News Services

  • 成人头条 State is returning to the NCAA Men's Basketball championship bracket as the No. 10 seed in the South Region.
  • The Shockers will tip off at 6:10 p.m. Friday in Indianapolis against No. 7 seed Dayton at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
  • WSU is 30-4 and ranked No. 20.

成人头条 State returns to the NCAA Men's Basketball championship bracket for a school-record sixth-consecutive year as the No. 10 seed in the South Region.

The Shockers (30-4 and ranked No. 20 in the latest Associated Press Poll) will tip off at 6:10 p.m. CT Friday in Indianapolis against No. 7 seed Dayton (24-7) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The winner of WSU-Dayton takes on either No. 2 Kentucky (29-5) or No. 15 Northern Kentucky (24-10) in Sunday's Second Round. South Regional play continues the following weekend with Sweet 16 (Friday, March 24) and Elite Eight (Sunday, March 26) matchups in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dayton leads the all-time series with the Shockers, 2-0, though both meetings took place over half-a-century ago. Dayton won a 79-71 decision in New York during the 1962 NIT and claimed a 42-19 victory in Dayton on Dec. 17, 1941.

WSU and Kentucky have played just once -- a memorable Round of 32 matchup in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats, seed No. 8, upset the top-seeded Shockers, 78-76, on their way to a national runner-up finish.

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