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Shelvin Mack scored 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Zach Hahn came up big off the bench with eight second-half points in the Final Four on Saturday night, leading Butler back to the national title game with a 70-62 win over upstart VCU. Butler came a bounce away from winning it all last year and is determined to have a different ending this time around. The Bulldogs (28-9) will play the winner of Kentucky-Connecticut for the national title Monday night. VCU's wild run finally came to an end. Dissed and dismissed after being selected, the Rams (28-12)

No. 5 seed Wichita State will play No. 12 seed Virginia Commonwealth University of VCU in Portland, OR on Thursday. You can watch the game at 6:15pm on KWCH 12 or online (click on the link below for more information) Where do I Watch the Games? Click to Print Out a Bracket The Shockers finished the regular season with a 27-5 record, winning the Missouri Valley title. Gregg Marshall's team lost in the semi-final round of the MVC Tournament to Illinois State.

Shocker fans are disappointed with Wichita State's first round loss against VCU. In the first half, there were more lows than highs, but that momentum changed in the second half and fans got even louder with their support. They yelled, they cheered, in fact fans did all they could from home to get the shockers back in the game. It almost worked, as the team pulled within a few points late in the game. But in the end, Wichita State couldn't bring home a victory, leaving fans very disappointed.

It's hard to go inside with the warm weather outside, but in the Roundhouse tonight, the Shockers fell to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in ESPN's Bracketbuster game. The final score was 68-67. Joey Rodriguez made two free throws with 0.8 seconds remaining. The Shockers' David Kyles got off a 3-pointer at the buzzer, but it rattled in and out. Bradford Burgess scored 17 and Rodriguez added 15 for the Rams (21-8), who earned a victory to help their NCAA tournament at-large chances.

Saturday, March 26 3:20 p.m. (Central Time) Butler vs. Florida 5:55 p.m. (Central Time) Connecticut vs. Arizona Sunday, March 27 1:20 p.m. (Central Time) Kansas vs. VCU 4:05 p.m. (Central Time) North Carolina vs. Kentucky ALL GAMES THROUGH THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ARE NOW ON KWCH 12.

KU basketball fans gathered at “The Wheel” a historic on campus bar to watch the Jayhawks attempt to book their spot to the “Final Four”. The KU faithful was treated to a rude awakening as underdog Virginia Commonwealth University pulled off one of the more amazing upset in college basketball history.  Top seeded KU saw their season come to an end as VCU stunned KU by a final of 61-51. Eyewitness News spoke to some fans following the loss…most seamed drained from what was an emotional up and down game.

With streamers strewn across Koch Arena, the Marshall Plan had come full circle. It was all but a foregone conclusion that Wichita State was headed to the Big Dance but around 5:30 Sunday afternoon, it was made official - The Shockers were going to the NCAA Tournament. "I'm very excited," said Julie Ybarra, a Shocker fan in attendance. "A five seed is great for the Shockers!" Wichita State will play VCU in the first round. The game is Thursday at 6:15pm in Portland, Oregon, You can watch it on KWCH 12. It's the Shockers first trip to the NCAA Tournament in six years, a chance the Wichita State faithful has been waiting not so patiently for. "What a great set of fans we have and how exciting it is to be a part of all this," said Eric Sexton, WSU Athletic Director.

The Shockers are in Portland, preparing for practice this evening.  They're playing at the Rose Garden, home to the Portland Trail Blazers. The arena holds just under 20,000 people.  The closest of the eight schools playing in Portland for the NCAA Tournament is Long Beach, which is 988 miles away. Wichita State will get onto the court at six o'clock central time for practice Wednesday.  About 24 hours later, they'll take on VCU in their first game in the NCAA tournament.  Eyewitness Sports Director Bruce Haertl says it will be interesting to see what kind of fans fill the stadium.

Teams always plan to win.  I mean, who plans to lose?  Therefore, television stations always plan that the team they're covering is going to win.  If you don't, you will be kicking yourself later.  Well a funny thing happened today before the game.  Bruce, Brian Gordon (photographer extraordinaire) and I were setting up our workspace when Bruce looked up at me and said, "You know, not once this entire weekend have we considered the possibility that Kansas could lose. "  We always plan that the team we're covering will win and I think it's safe to say we counted out VCU.  Man were we wrong.

“I don't think Cinderella left four glass slippers, she only lost one.” Gregg Marshall - most recently---on the Dan Patrick Show Fighting the perception--- I would rather fight for respect at the Final Four than the CBI, but the fight continues for Wichita State. Head Coach Gregg Marshall handled a, sometimes, pointed interview with Dan Patrick flawlessly yesterday. The top Shock refused to rise to the bait when a reporter's remarks-- claiming that he wasn't liked in the coaching profession-- were played for him. He went on to deal with the inevitable, now clichéd, Cinderella tag just as George Mason, VCU and Butler had before him. It's a tidy little description that sounds better than be called an 'over achiever' or 'you just got hot' or 'lucky'.

“I don't think Cinderella left four glass slippers, she only lost one.” Gregg Marshall - most recently---on the Dan Patrick Show Fighting the perception--- I would rather fight for respect at the Final Four than the CBI, but the fight continues for Wichita State. Head Coach Gregg Marshall handled a, sometimes, pointed interview with Dan Patrick flawlessly yesterday. The top Shock refused to rise to the bait when a reporter's remarks-- claiming that he wasn't liked in the coaching profession-- were played for him. He went on to deal with the inevitable, now clichéd, Cinderella tag just as George Mason, VCU and Butler had before him. It's a tidy little description that sounds better than be called an 'over achiever' or 'you just got hot' or 'lucky'.

I'm going to miss the BracketBusters.  Up until the last couple of years I'd really come to wonder what immediate benefit Wichita State got from this game.  Yes, it helped in their scheduling, but through the first seven years rarely did it seem to have the desired effect, not that it didn't foster some interesting bedfellows. Year three - George Mason Through the ten year run of BracketBusters, WSU has always been the higher ranked team in their match-up, which has generally made the game more important beneficial for the opponent than it has the Shockers.  When George Mason came in in 2006, they were an up and coming team in the Colonial Athletic Association.  Wichita State has just beaten Creighton in overtime and was on the verge of clinching their first Missouri Valley Conference championship in 28 years.  The Patriots won by three in the Roundhouse, spurring their run to the Final Four, a run that included a Sweet 16 rematch with the Shockers in their home city of Washington, DC.  Last three years VCU, Davidson and Detroit have all been meaningful.  To this day Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart credits his team's win in Wichita as the driving force in their Final Four run in 2011.  In truth, that one point game won by the Rams on a controversial call in the final second was probably the difference in VCU going to the NCAA with the Shockers headed to the NIT.  It worked out for both and a rivalry, of sorts, was born.  A year...

I am 27 years old, I am in New Orleans just a block from Bourbon Street and I totally crashed out last night after work, before midnight. This is what the NCAA tournament does to you. For 8-10 hours a day we are inside a dank, dim and freezing cold arena. You lose all sense of time and you are constantly moving around quickly to get the perfect shot or so you can happen upon the perfect interview. The media room is packed and it is hot and it is exhausting. You're trying to keep track of about 7 different storylines at once and it's hectic, crazy, intense and terribly exhilarating.

The Wichita State Shockers lost the VCU Rams, 62-59 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Portland, Oregon. Click for Pictures of the Game The Shocks took the early lead, but then the shots went cold, with WSU shooting just 3-14 from the field to start the game. That left them trailing the Rams 12-7 at the 13 minute mark. A 7-0 run by VCU midway through the half, stretched the Ram lead to eight. Ben Smith stopped the run with a three at the 8:15 mark in the half, that sparked a 11-0 run to answer for the Shocks and give them their first lead since it was 5-4. VCU answered with a 10-0 to retake the lead.

Shocker fans are disappointed with Wichita State's first round loss against VCU. In the first half, there were more lows than highs, but that momentum changed in the second half and fans got even louder with their support. They yelled, they cheered, in fact fans did all they could from home to get the shockers back in the game. It almost worked, as the team pulled within a few points late in the game. But in the end, Wichita State couldn't bring home a victory, leaving fans very disappointed.

The Shockers are in Portland, preparing for practice this evening.  They're playing at the Rose Garden, home to the Portland Trail Blazers. The arena holds just under 20,000 people.  The closest of the eight schools playing in Portland for the NCAA Tournament is Long Beach, which is 988 miles away. Wichita State will get onto the court at six o'clock central time for practice Wednesday.  About 24 hours later, they'll take on VCU in their first game in the NCAA tournament.  Eyewitness Sports Director Bruce Haertl says it will be interesting to see what kind of fans fill the stadium.

No. 5 seed Wichita State will play No. 12 seed Virginia Commonwealth University of VCU in Portland, OR on Thursday. You can watch the game at 6:15pm on KWCH 12 or online (click on the link below for more information) Where do I Watch the Games? Click to Print Out a Bracket The Shockers finished the regular season with a 27-5 record, winning the Missouri Valley title. Gregg Marshall's team lost in the semi-final round of the MVC Tournament to Illinois State.

With streamers strewn across Koch Arena, the Marshall Plan had come full circle. It was all but a foregone conclusion that Wichita State was headed to the Big Dance but around 5:30 Sunday afternoon, it was made official - The Shockers were going to the NCAA Tournament. "I'm very excited," said Julie Ybarra, a Shocker fan in attendance. "A five seed is great for the Shockers!" Wichita State will play VCU in the first round. The game is Thursday at 6:15pm in Portland, Oregon, You can watch it on KWCH 12. It's the Shockers first trip to the NCAA Tournament in six years, a chance the Wichita State faithful has been waiting not so patiently for. "What a great set of fans we have and how exciting it is to be a part of all this," said Eric Sexton, WSU Athletic Director.

Shelvin Mack scored 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Zach Hahn came up big off the bench with eight second-half points in the Final Four on Saturday night, leading Butler back to the national title game with a 70-62 win over upstart VCU. Butler came a bounce away from winning it all last year and is determined to have a different ending this time around. The Bulldogs (28-9) will play the winner of Kentucky-Connecticut for the national title Monday night. VCU's wild run finally came to an end. Dissed and dismissed after being selected, the Rams (28-12)

San Antonio to New York--the day, after, the day before. I'm feeling surprisingly good for my 5:40 am flight.   I've really come to enjoy San Antonio. It's a big city(the second biggest in Texas) with a real sense of community.  The River Walk was a stroke of planning genius and it largely sets the city apart, it's such a quaint oasis in the middle of a vibrant city.   Until last night KU's memories of San Antonio were all good.  Sometimes you can try to go too deep to find what turned a game, but Sunday afternoon KU couldn't shoot and VCU could.