It is difficult to imagine Wichita State’s 67-66 loss to Notre Dame in the Maui Invitational championship on Wednesday night as anything other than a crushing defeat.
This was a game No. 6 Wichita State should have won. The Shockers had the opportunity to register a marquee victory over a big-name opponent in front of a national audience and instead they allowed a 16-point lead to dissipate and botched an end-of-game situation where they led by three with the ball and 19 seconds left and managed to lose in regulation.
But coach Gregg Marshall was unusually upbeat following such a devastating blow.