No. 6 Wichita State and No. 12 Cincinnati each opened their respective holiday tournaments with wins, while ECU rallied for a home victory on Monday night.
No. 6/6 Wichita State 92, California 82
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -- Wichita State's players looked stunned against California's defensive pressure, throwing errant passes easily picked off, casting up rushed shots as their deficit climbed.
The Final Four? The Shockers didn't look like they could get out of the first round in Maui.
With one necessary, tactical switch, Wichita State looked more like one of the nation's best teams over the final 15 minutes, leaving the Bears wondering what happened.