In the third game of the quarterfinal round at the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament, No. 21 ranked/second seed Wichita State University squared off against seventh seed Bradley University. It was all Shockers, as they pummeled the Braves 82-56.
For the first few minutes, each team struggled to find its rhythm. It took Bradley nearly three minutes to score a point, while Wichita State took one minute more to get their first score. But, once the Shockers heated up, they were off to the races, going on a 30-8 run in the last 10 minutes before halftime.
Bradley – a team without a single senior on its roster – knew it was up against a very tough top-25 team in Wichita State.