MEMPHIS, Ten. — Erik Stevenson vividly remembers the game.
Wichita State held an 11-point lead with 3:36 left in regulation, and in an instant, the lead was gone. The Shockers lost the game in overtime.
“We let it slip away,” Stevenson said following Thursday’s win in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament in Memphis. “That’s been a bitter taste in our mouths for some months now.”
Temple drew the three-seed in the conference tournament after beating Central Florida out of the spot in the Owls’ regular-season finale.
“We’re not trying to overlook anybody,” Stevenson said, “but now that it’s here, we’re going to look at it.