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Battle lines drawn before NCAA Tournament

When Warriors center Festus Ezeli got to the arena Monday night, he was greeted by a “Recent History Lesson” about the NCAA Tournament taped to his locker.

Warriors public-relations guru Raymond Ridder has strong ties to Wichita State, so he had a little fun at the Vanderbilt graduate’s expense ahead of the teams’ play-in game Wednesday.

2013: Wichita State went to the Final Four, and Vanderbilt watched on TV.

2014: Wichita State won 35 games and was a No. 1 seed, and Vanderbilt watched on their mobile devices.