The first chapter of this season’s rivalry between Wichita State and Cincinnati will be remembered by most Shocker fans for the two technical fouls called on WSU late in the second half.
That pivotal swing, along with some late-game fouling, led to Cincinnati shooting 28 more free throws than WSU at Koch Arena. While those sequences tacked on eight more free throws to the total, the rest of the game still featured way too many fouls committed by the Shockers.
WSU was whistled for 26 fouls in the first meeting and few of them could be considered stemming from hustle plays, challenging a shot or chasing a loose ball.