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Four Days In Shock: Trailing Wichita State for Arch Madness

Friday, March 7, 1:05 p.m. I've been on the lookout for bad omens all weekend, and in the Shockers' final departure for the Scottrade Center, the first one
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Four Days In Shock: Trailing Wichita State for Arch Madness
Four Days In Shock: Trailing Wichita State for Arch Madness
Chadrack Lufile and the Shockers are the first team to go 34-0 before the beginning of the NCAA tournament.
Chadrack Lufile and the Shockers are the first team to go 34-0 before the beginning of the NCAA tournament :: Wichita Eagle/Getty Images

Friday, March 7, 1:05 p.m.

Gregg Marshall addresses the Shockers before their opening round game against Evansville.
Gregg Marshall addresses the Shockers before their opening round game against Evansville :: Luke Winn/SI

I've been on the lookout for bad omens all weekend, and in the Shockers' final departure for the Scottrade Center, the first one appears: All but two players are late for the 11:20 a.m. bus, having been slowed by packing up their bags for the travel day, and a bus malfunction results in a piercing beeping noise for the entire ride.

Fred VanVleet holds the MVC Player of the Year award trophy en route to the Indiana State game.
Fred VanVleet holds the MVC Player of the Year award trophy en route to the Indiana State game :: Luke Winn/SI

Another group shake. Another group naaaahhhh. They are in the history books but hardly finished. Thirty-four-and-oh-and-counting.

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LUKE WINN

Luke Winn joined Sports Illustrated in 2002 as a web producer and is now a senior writer. He primarily covers college basketball, but has written about baseball, the Olympics and more.

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