Wichita State Knocked Off by 12th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth 62-59 in Second Round

Fifth-seeded Wichita State exited a little earlier than predicted in the second round with a 62-59 upset loss to 12th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth in Portland.


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Virginia Commonwealth vs Wichita State: Recap Notes

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StatSheet Projects Wichita State as NCAA Tournament Five Seed: 03/04/2012

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Wichita State Falls to Illinois State 65-64 in Missouri Valley Semifinals

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Missouri Valley Standings

OverallConf
 1Wichita State 26-6 16-2
2 Creighton 29-6 14-4
3 Illinois State 21-14 9-9
3 Northern Iowa 20-14 9-9
3 Drake 18-16 9-9
3 Evansville 16-16 9-9
3 Missouri State 16-16 9-9
8 Indiana State 18-14 8-10
9 SIU 8-23 5-13
10 Bradley 7-25 2-16
Last updated: Apr 7th, 2012

2011-2012 Roster

#4 James Anacreon Jr F 6-7 205
#2 M. Armstead Sr G 6-0 205
#31 Ron Baker Fr G 6-3 209
#32 Tekele Cotton Fr G 6-2 203
#10 O. Egharevba Fr F 6-6 200
#22 Carl Hall Jr F 6-8 233
#24 David Kyles Sr G 6-4 186
#11 Joe Mitchell Jr G 6-1 193
#23 Toure` Murry Sr G 6-5 199
#21 Ehimen Orukpe Jr C 7-0 251
#1 Joe Ragland Sr G 6-0 185
#20 Ben Smith Sr F 6-5 209
#41 Garrett Stutz Sr C 7-0 255
#15 R. Vautravers Fr F 6-6 185
#3 Evan Wessel Fr G 6-5 203
#50 Jake White Fr F 6-8 218
#5 D. Williams Jr G 6-2 177