Wichita State cruises into NIT championship game

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    Gregg Marshall has always believed that his team belonged in the NCAA tournament. He sees two teams in the Final Four that Wichita State nearly beat, then considers how well the Shockers have played to reach the NIT championship game.

    "These kids were very disappointed, we talked about this ad nauseam, they wanted to go to the NCAA tournament," Marshall said Tuesday night, shortly after his Shockers blitzed Washington State 77-45 in the NIT semifinals. "We came here, and here we are playing for a title."

    Garrett Stutz had a career-high 24 points with 11 rebounds, Toure Murry added 13 points and the Shockers (28-8) surpassed the 1954 team for the most wins in school history in impressive fashion. They'll try to win one more against Alabama on Thursday night.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310880265
     

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