Go WSU! Beat UofA!

I know not all here particularly like the Shockers, but I do believe we are united in our dislike of AZ.

Here's hoping for an 11-6 upset!

Kelly had position and ref did not call OTB on UofA player, but foul on Kelly.

Marshall was so shocked at the call all he could do was stare in amazement at the ref.

I'm not a Marshall fan, but I had to agree with him.

Nice first touch by CF..

Looking good, as is WSU.

AZ averages 81 PPG.
Part is AZ is simply missing open shots, but a good part is good D by WSU.

Just don't like Wildcats, wherever they are from.

Hitting shots, and blocked a shot that turned into a transition bucket.

Just hit another 3, WSU up 49-29, 12:50 to go.

Skin them cats, Shockers!

All 6'1 of him is really playing well on both ends of the court tonight!

Congrats to them!

Always a good thing when we don't have AZ in the mix any more.

Thoughts on how Miami will deal with the WSU defense? It was pretty good today.

First, let me say that I'm not a Shockers fan at all. I have no reason to be, as there are no natural affinities for me with them. I also don't like Greg Marshall's personality or his past aspersions toward KU. Lastly, I hate that they not only beat us in the last tournament, but beat us going away. It wasn't even a good game.

With all of that having been said, I pulled for them tonight for the same reason--my contempt for Arizona runs pretty deep.

I must say that that was a truly dominant win--what I saw of it, anyway (not much--had to swim). They must be ranked #1 in KenPom adjD for a reason, because their holding Zona to 19 (was it?) in the 1st half is nuts.

They will be a supremely tough out for the teams ahead of them. Naturally they're in our bracket--as if it wasn't already loaded!

JRHawk, I'm happy for you (as an alum), but I hope KU keeps advancing and doesn't have to face WSU. I'd rather play Villanova, Miami, or someone else (if we get to the Elite Eight) than to have to play the Shockers. I think it would be a great game, but I'm not sure if my heart could take it. Nor my stomach (no way) if somehow they beat us again. I think this year's KU team, when playing on all cylinders, could beat this WSU team 3 out of every 5 or 4 out of every 7 games, but in a one-and-done scenario I would fear a potentially "off" day for one or more of our guys that might doom us.

Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself. It's all about UConn right now.

Congrats to the Shockers on an impressive win. Nice to see Zona bow out in the first round!

PS: I had to note that Tarczewski is a senior and that was the last hurrah for him. Bowing out in the first round. I'll just leave it at that, with no more comment.

Concur on your closing assessment. It would have to be Miami, or they're likely headed to the Elite Eight. And they are the one team I don't want to see there, should we make it. Sweet revenge would be great, but the pressure on Self and us would be far greater in that matchup than any other we would have.

Let's just get to that game first, then we can focus on it. (It'll be a nice problem to have at that stage!)