The RoundHouse | 3/1/2019 11:38:00 AM

Wichita State men's basketball coach Gregg Marshall won his 300th game as a Shocker on Thursday, a 65-63 thriller over UConn at Koch Arena. What follows is an attempt to rank the top 50 wins by significance, memorable moments and degree of difficulty.

No. 1 

Wichita State 76, No. 1 Gonzaga 70 – 2013 NCAA Tournament Third Round, Salt Lake City
 
Ninth-seeded Wichita State knocked off the tournament's top seed to set course for the Final Four. March 23, 2013 unveiled Ron Baker, Fred VanVleet and Cleanthony Early to a nation-wide audience and Shocker basketball grew into a force impossible to dismiss. Wichita State claimed its first win over the Associated Press poll's No. 1 team since a 1963 win over Cincinnati.
 
Top scorers: Baker, Early 16 points
 

No. 2

Wichita State 70, No. 7 Ohio State 66 – 2013 NCAA Tournament West Regional Final, Los Angeles
 
The Shockers led 53-33 on their way to their second Final Four berth. Wichita State held the second-seeded Buckeyes to 19-of-61 shooting to grab a place in Atlanta and return the Shockers to the game's biggest stage for the first time since 1965.
 
Top scorer: Malcolm Armstead 14
 

No. 3

No. 14 Wichita State 78, No. 10 Kansas 65 – 2015 NCAA Tournament Third Round, Omaha
 
Great defense carried the Shockers back to the Sweet 16 and gave them a 2-0 record in the NCAA Tournament vs. the Jayhawks. Wichita State made 10 of 20 three-pointers with Evan Wessel making 4 of 6 to score 12 points. 
 
Top scorer: Tekele Cotton 19
 

No. 4

No. 2 Wichita State 83, Indiana State 69 – 2014 MVC Tournament, St. Louis
 
WSU wrapped up a 34-0 record entering NCAA play, secured the program's first No. 1 seed and ended its Arch Madness frustration. VanVleet earned tournament Most Outstanding Player honors to help Wichita State win its first MVC Tournament since 1987 and its first in St. Louis, the tournament's home since 1991.
 
Top scorer: VanVleet 22
 

No. 5

Wichita State 66, Alabama 57 – 2011 National Invitation Tournament championship, New York
 
The Shockers turned a disappointing end to the regular season into a program-changing run to Madison Square Garden. Wichita State won its first NIT title in 12 appearances. The championship raised expectations and enthusiasm and opened the door for investments in coaching salaries and resources.

Top scorers: J.T. Durley, Graham Hatch 12 

No. 6

No. 19 Wichita State 76, No. 5 Cincinnati 72 – 2017-18, Highland Heights, Ky.
 
The Shockers earned their first road win against a team ranked in the top five since 1964 (at No. 3 Loyola) and ended Cincinnati's 39-game home win streak. They made 27 of 51 shots, highest percentage (52.8) surrendered by the Bearcats that season.
 
Top scorer: Landry Shamet 19
 

No. 7

No. 14 Wichita State 81, Indiana 76 – 2015 NCAA Tournament Second Round, Omaha
 
WSU started a memorable weekend with 27 points and four assists from VanVleet. The Shockers missed 11 of 13 three-pointers, but outscored Indiana by 12 from the foul line and committed a mere seven turnovers. The win set up the showdown with Kansas two days later.
 
Top scorer: VanVleet 27
 

No. 8

Wichita State 89, No. 17 Creighton 68 – 2011-12, Omaha
 
The Shockers took a big step toward the MVC title with a rout of the Bluejays, their second in a row in Omaha and part of a stretch in which they won five of seven meetings. The win gave Wichita State a two-game lead with three to play in its quest for its first MVC title since 2006.
 
Top scorer: Joe Ragland 24
 

No. 9

No. 11 Wichita State 74, No. 10 Northern Iowa 60 – 2014-15, Koch Arena
 
ESPN GameDay brought the spotlight to Wichita and the Shockers clinched their third Valley title in four seasons in a winner-take-all finale to the regular season. The Panthers defeated the Shockers 70-54 in the first meeting, part of a 16-game win streak. The Shockers won eight in a row after that January loss to go 17-1 in the MVC and finish a game ahead of UNI. The game provided the Valley's first winner-take-all finale between ranked teams since 1951. The Shockers repeated as MVC champs for the first time since 1964 and 1965.
 
Top scorer: Baker 17

No. 10

Wichita State 53, VCU 51 – 2012-13, Richmond, Va.
 
The Shockers avenged two previous losses to the Rams and signaled that the loss of the 2012 senior class wasn't going to slow the program's progress. The road win provided a significant piece of Wichita State's NCAA at-large resume, something the Shockers needed after finishing 12-6 in the MVC.
 
Top scorer: Early 13
 

No. 11

Wichita State 74, Creighton 61 – 2008-09, Koch Arena
 
A sellout crowd, most clad in black, greeted the Shockers, who were 0-6 in the MVC on Jan. 17, 2009. The win over the Bluejays started a 9-4 finish to the regular season, which gave Wichita State a spot in the College Basketball Invitational. Under Marshall, the Shockers entered that game 4-20 in the MVC. They went 130-26 in MVC regular-season games from that point.
 
Top scorer: Toure Murry 17
 

No. 12

No. 19 Wichita State 68, Illinois State 55 – 2011-12, Normal, Ill.
 
Wichita State clinched the MVC title outright, its first since 2006, at Redbird Arena. Garrett Stutz scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
 
Top scorer: Ragland 14
 

No. 13

Wichita State 65, No. 17 Arizona 55 – 2016 NCAA Tournament First Round, Providence, R.I.
 
Dominating defense led the Shockers past the Wildcats, who finished with 19 turnovers and 20 baskets. Wichita State persevered after playing Vanderbilt in Dayton two days earlier and traveling overnight for its day of practice in Providence. 
 
Top scorer: VanVleet 16
 

No. 14

Wichita State 73, No. 20 Pittsburgh 55 – 2013 NCAA Tournament Second Round, Salt Lake City
 
Strong defense gave Wichita State its first NCAA win since 2006. The Shockers held Pitt to 35.2-percent shooting, 1 of 17 from three-point range. After the game, the Shockers watched top-seeded Gonzaga struggle to beat 16^th-seeded Southern 64-58 and knew they could play with the Zags.
 
Top scorer: Armstead 22
 

No. 15

No. 6 Wichita State 72, Missouri State 69 (OT) – 2013-14, Springfield, Mo.
 
Wichita State trailed by 19 points with 11:48 to play. The largest comeback in program history kept the Shockers unbeaten season on track toward a 35-0 mark, 18-0 in the MVC. The three-point margin was the slimmest of the season and one of six with a margin under 10 points.
 
Top scorer: Early 22
 

No. 16

Wichita State 79, Virginia Tech 76 (OT) – 2011 NIT, Blacksburg, Va.
 
Ragland's floater in the lane with 2.6 seconds to play gave the Shockers a trip to the NIT semifinals. Stutz scored the first seven points of overtime to put Wichita State up 76-74. The win set up a quarterfinal game vs. College of Charleston at Koch Arena.
 
Top scorer: Murry 15
 

No. 17

No. 19 Wichita State 64, Dayton 58 – 2017 NCAA Tournament First Round, Indianapolis
 
The 10^th-seeded Shockers won a grinding game to record an NCAA victory for a fifth consecutive season. The Shockers out-rebounded Dayton by 19 and held the Flyers to 31-percent shooting. The win set up a rematch with Kentucky in the next round.
 
Top scorer: Landry Shamet 20

No. 18

Wichita State 76, Nebraska 49 – 2011 NIT, Koch Arena
The NIT started with some trepidation and disappointment after losses to VCU, at Missouri State and to Indiana State in the MVC Tournament semifinals. The mood changed with a first-round blowout of the Huskers. The Shockers led 10-0 and didn't allow Nebraska to score for more than four minutes in front of 7,336 fans. They led 40-20 at halftime and by 29 early in the second half.
 
Top scorer: David Kyles 13

No. 19 

Wichita State 67, No. 25 Utah 50 – 2015-16, Intrust Bank Arena
 
The Shockers needed a win after VanVleet's hamstring injury spoiled much of the non-conference season. He played against the Utes and the Shockers rolled by making 10 of 25 three-pointers. Utah, which finished the season 27-9 and earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, committed 19 turnovers and made 14 baskets. Freshman Markis McDuffie continued his emergence by making 4 of 5 threes to score 13 points.
 
Top scorer: Zach Brown 14
 

No. 20

No. 2 Wichita State 64, Cal Poly 37 – 2014 NCAA Tournament Second Round, St. Louis
 
The top-seeded Shockers performed as expected in an easy win. It set up an epic battle with Kentucky two days later.
 
Top scorer: Early 23
 

No. 21

Wichita State 72, LaSalle 58 – 2013 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, Los Angeles
 
The 13^th-seeded Explorers advanced with upsets of fourth-seeded Kansas State and 12^th-seeded Mississippi. The Shockers took advantage by leading by 16 at halftime and saved their legs for the Elite Eight game vs. Ohio State. 
 
Top scorer: Armstead 18 
 

No. 22

Wichita State 70, Vanderbilt 50 – 2015 NCAA Tournament First Four, Dayton, Ohio
 
The Shockers slipped into the tournament as a No. 11 seed and showed the selection committee their view on the process. They outscored Vanderbilt 20-2 over the final 8:38. Wichita State held the Commodores to 30.2-percent shooting. The win sent the Shockers late that night and into the morning to Providence to face Arizona.
 
Top scorers: Baker, VanVleet 14
 

No. 23

Wichita State 68, Creighton 54 – 2010-11, Omaha
 
The Shockers ended a 17-game losing streak in Omaha, one that bedeviled four Wichita State coaches. Wichita State's bench provided 29 points, led by Kyles with 13. The Shockers scored 16 second-chance points on 10 offensive rebounds.
 
Top scorer: Durley 15
 

No. 24

Wichita State 75, Washington State 44 – 2011 NIT semifinal, New York
 
Stutz dominated the first half to lead Wichita State to the championship game with a school-record (since broken) 28^thwin. Stutz scored 18 points in 13 minutes in the first half, making 7 of 9 shots. He finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Wichita State out-rebounded Washington State 52-25 and held it to 29.4-percent shooting, 0 for 10 from behind the arc. Cougars star Klay Thompson, hounded by Murry, got in early foul trouble and finished with six points on 1-of-10 shooting, 16 below his average.
 
Top scorer: Stutz 24
 

No. 25

No. 21 Wichita State 71, Illinois State 51 – 2017 MVC Tournament championship, St. Louis
 
The Shockers blasted one of their biggest Valley rivals in their final Valley game before departing later that spring for the American Athletic Conference. The win gave Marshall his second tournament title and the program's fourth. The teams tied for the MVC title at 17-1 after splitting regular-season matchups. The second-seeded Shockers won the season series by holding the top-seeded Redbirds to 29-percent shooting. Conner Frankamp made 4 of 6 threes to lock down tournament Most Outstanding Player honors.
 
Top scorer: Frankamp 19
 

No. 26

Wichita State 89, No. 18 UNLV 70 – 2011-12, Koch Arena
 
Ragland made 8 of 9 three-pointers and WSU provided an early look at their scoring strength by making 12 of 23 three-pointers and shooting 59.3 percent from the field. They handed the Rebels, who earned a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their first loss of the season.
 
Top scorer: Ragland 31
 

No. 27

Wichita State 55, Southern Illinois 54 – 2009-10, Carbondale, Ill.
 
The Shockers snapped an 11-game losing streak at SIU Arena despite one starter (Hatch) in double figures. Stutz came off the bench to score 12 points and grab seven rebounds in 20 minutes.
 
Top scorer: Hatch 13
 

No. 28

Wichita State 82, College of Charleston 75 – 2011 NIT quarterfinal, Koch Arena
 
The Shockers advanced to Madison Square Garden in front of 10,506 fans. Balanced scoring and a 12-point edge at the foul line helped Wichita State withstand Andrew Goudelock's seven three-pointers and 31 points.
 
Top scorer: Gabe Blair 16
 

No. 29

Wichita State 67, No. 12 Creighton 64 – 2012-13, Koch Arena
 
The Shockers scored 23 second-chance points on 22 offensive rebounds to negate poor shooting and end Creighton's 11-game win streak. Armstead made two free throws with 15.2 seconds to play for the final margin and the Shockers survived two three-point attempts by Creighton's Ethan Wragge in the final eight seconds. Wichita State's Carl Hall scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, six on the offensive glass. The game turned out to be Creighton's final Wichita appearance because of its departure to the Big East later in 2013.
 
Top scorer: Hall 17
 

No. 30

No. 2 Wichita State 68, Missouri State 45 – 2013-14, Koch Arena
 
The Shockers wrapped up an 18-0 MVC record and went 31-0 overall to complete the first unbeaten NCAA Division I regular season since Saint Joseph's in 2004. It also became the first team to go unbeaten in MVC play since Bradley went 16-0 in 1985-86.
 
Top scorer: Early 19
 

No. 31

No. 12 Wichita State 70, Saint Louis 65 – 2013-14, St. Louis
 
Wichita State survived an early challenge to its unbeaten regular season despite 18 turnovers and 10-point deficit in the first half. They trailed 58-51 with 6:40 to play before Early capped a 9-0 run with a three-pointer. He made another three for a 63-61 lead and his layup made it 68-65. VanVleet sealed with win with two free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining. Baker scored 20-plus points for a fourth consecutive game and Chadrack Lufile chipped in a career-high 12.
 
Top scorer: Baker 22
 

No. 32

Wichita State 68, Illinois State 67 – 2012-13, Normal, Ill.
 
The Shockers scored eight points in 40 seconds to win at Redbird Arena. Early's three-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play provided the decisive points. A technical foul on Illinois State's Jackie Carmichael, for kicking Tekele Cotton after grabbing a rebound, swung the momentum and helped the Shockers start an 8-0 run to finish the dramatic victory.
 
Top scorer: Armstead 18
 

No. 33

No. 12 Wichita State 71, Tennessee 60 – 2013-14, Intrust Bank Arena
 
Darius Carter came off the bench to score 11 points and grab 14 rebounds in the win over the Volunteers, who reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament after starting in the First Four. Cotton scored seven of his points during a run that turned a 51-49 lead into a 60-51 lead and the Shockers improved to 10-0.
 
Top scorer: Cotton 19
 

No. 34

No. 24 Wichita State 91, Davidson 74 – 2011-12, Davidson, N.C.
 
The Shockers won a Bracket Busters Series game and helped their NCAA at-large resume by making 35 of 55 shots. Ragland made 11 of 14 shots and grabbed seven rebounds.
 
Top scorer: Ragland 30
 

No. 35

No. 8 Wichita State 69, No. 16 Baylor 62 – 2017-18, Waco, Texas
 
The Shockers made 10 of 16 three-pointers and ended Baylor's 46-game home win streak in non-conference games. Frankamp made 5 of 8 three-pointers, one to give the Shockers the lead for good at 65-62 with 2:50 remaining.
 
Top scorer: Frankamp 17
 

No. 36

Wichita State 85, No. 16 Texas Tech 83 – 2009-10, Koch Arena
 
Marshall's first Shocker win over a ranked team and Wichita State's first since 2006 at Syracuse. Wichita State made 11 straight free throws – six by Clevin Hannah – in the final 1:05 to hold off the Red Raiders.
 
Top scorer: Hannah 24
 

No. 37

Wichita State 67, LSU 47 – 2007-08, Koch Arena
 
Early in a difficult first season, the Shockers delivered a strong hint about the future. Wichita State routed the Tigers (and their three future NBA players) by holding them to 31-percent shooting and grabbing 17 offensive rebounds. It led by as many as 27 in the second half.
 
Top scorer: Phillip Thomasson 15
 

No. 38

No. 25 Wichita State 86, Missouri State 67 – 2016-17, Springfield, Mo.
 
The Shockers clinched a share of the MVC title (with Illinois State), their fourth straight championship. Both teams finished 17-1 in the MVC.

Top scorer: Shamet 23
 

No. 39

No. 8 Wichita State 72, UConn 62 – 2017-18, Hartford, Conn.
 
The American gave Wichita State a game on CBS to debut in its new conference. The Shockers delivered by making 12 of 25 three-pointers and grabbing 17 offensive rebounds.
 
Top scorer: Shamet 16
 

No. 40

Wichita State 84, Indiana State 51 – 2015-16, Terre Haute, Ind.
 
The Shockers clinched the MVC title with two games to play with its largest margin of victory in 39 trips to Indiana State.
 
Top scorer: Baker 14
 

No. 41

No. 9 Wichita State 81, Houston 63 – 2017-18, Koch Arena
 
The Shockers celebrated their first home American Athletic Conference game by leading 53-32 at halftime after making 10 three-pointers.
 
Top scorer: Shamet 18
 

No. 42

Wichita State 65, UConn 63 – 2018-19, Koch Arena
Samajae Haynes-Jones beat the buzzer with a running, left-handed shot to set off a celebration and lock up win No. 300 for Marshall.
 
Top scorer: Haynes-Jones 20
 

No. 43

Wichita State 65, Illinois State 61 – 2010 MVC Tournament semifinal, St. Louis
 
The Shockers advanced to the tournament title game for the first time since 1987, helped by a home-run pass over the Redbirds press from Murry to Hatch for game's final points.
 
Top scorer: Murry 17
 

No. 44

Wichita State 67, Creighton 65 – 2010-11, Koch Arena
 
Aaron Ellis' bank shot with 1.5 seconds to play kept the Shockers tied with Missouri State in first place in the MVC and gave WSU its first season sweep of the Bluejays since 1987-88.
 
Top scorer: Durley 16
 

No. 45

No. 3 Wichita State 83, Drake 54 – 2013-14, Koch Arena
 
The Shockers improved to 29-0 and 16-0 in the Valley to clinch the conference title.
 
Top scorer: Cotton 21
 

No. 46

Wichita State 70, LSU 69 – 2010-11, Bossier City, La.
 
Stutz's three-pointer with 7.3 seconds to play saved the Shockers after they squandered a 14-point halftime lead.
 
Top scorer: Durley, Murry, Kyles 13
 

No. 47

No. 16 Wichita State 78, Missouri State 35 – 2014-15, Koch Arena
 
VanVleet totaled 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the lone triple-double of the Marshall era.
 
Top scorer: Baker 17
 

No. 48

Wichita State 75, Iowa 63 – 2012-13, Cancun, Mexico
The Shockers won the Cancun Challenge, their first in-season tournament title outside Kansas since 1963.
 
Top scorer: Early 25
 

No. 49 

Wichita State 60, No. 20 Northern Iowa 51 – 2009-10, Koch Arena
 
The Shockers held UNI to 17 first-half points on their way to Marshall's first win over a ranked MVC team.
 
Top scorer: Durley 19
 

No. 50

Wichita State 72, Siena 70 – 2008-09, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
In the Old Spice Classic, the Shockers defeated a team that would go on to earn a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeat Ohio State in the first round.
 
Top scorer: Hannah 19
 
Paul Suellentrop covers Wichita State Athletics and the American Athletic Conference for university Strategic Communications. Contact him at paul.suellentrop@wichita.edu.