The NCAA Selection Committee didn’t do the top-seeded and undefeated Shockers any favors by placing them atop a bracket where they could face Kentucky in their second game. That ended up being the case, but the contest proved to be an instant classic. Tight and well-played throughout (both teams shot over 53 percent), the eighth-seeded Wildcats went ahead late and Wichita had one last chance to remain perfect, but Fred Van Vleet’s last-second shot clanked off the rim. ― New Arena
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