Wichita State sends No. 2 Vols a jolt: No. 7 Shockers in Sweet 16 for first time since 1981.

From: The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) | Date: March 19, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Paul McMullen

Mar. 19--GREENSBORO, N.C.--Wichita State had 12 days between a semifinal loss in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and its NCAA opener. The time was put to good use, as the seventh-seeded Shockers completed their most memorable basketball weekend in 25 years yesterday with an 80-73 conquest of Tennessee. The Volunteers became the first No. 2 seed to fall in the NCAA tournament. Wichita State moves on to the third round in the Washington Regional. Tennessee (22-8) used a 9-0 run to take a five-point lead with less than six minutes to go, ...

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