The offensive rebound is basketball's most demoralizing – or uplifting – play. The defense does its job and the reward for its work is bouncing off the rim. When all that goes bad and the shot clock resets for 30 more seconds, it's a blow to the mind and the legs.
When it happens over and over again – say 20 times – that's tough to overcome. Wichita State coach Keitha Adams had to watch that in Tuesday's 60-47 loss to Oklahoma State at Koch Arena and grew more and more frustrated.