# 2012–13 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506. They played one home game at Intrust Bank Arena. They were in their 68th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 107th season overall. They were led by sixth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. They finished the season 30–9, 12–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. They received a 9 seed in the West Region, where they defeated 8 seed Pittsburgh and 1 seed Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the West Region semifinals they defeated 13 seed La Salle and 2 seed Ohio State in the regional finals to be crowned West Region Champions and advance to the Final Four for the second time in school history and first time since 1965. In the Final Four they lost to Louisville.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/05/2012* 7:05 pm | | Pittsburg State | W 100–56 | | 23 – Early | 8 – Early | 5 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (9,810) Wichita, KS |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| 11/10/2012* 7:05 pm | | NC Central | W 71–57 | 1–0 | 18 – Baker | 13 – Hall | 6 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (10,491) Wichita, KS |
| 11/13/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at VCU | W 53–51 | 2–0 | 13 – Early | 11 – Hall | 6 – Armstead | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, VA |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | | Western Carolina Cancún Challenge | W 79–63 | 3–0 | 21 – Early | 8 – Early | 3 – Armstead, Baker | Charles Koch Arena (10,186) Wichita, KS |
| 11/17/2012* 2:00 pm | | Howard Cancún Challenge | W 69–50 | 4–0 | 11 – Hall, Williams | 6 – Hall, Williams | 4 – Williams | Charles Koch Arena (10,183) Wichita, KS |
| 11/20/2012* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. DePaul Cancún Challenge Semifinals | W 75–62 | 5–0 | 18 – Williams | 9 – Early | 3 – Armstead | Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort (902) Cancun, Mexico |
| 11/21/2012* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Iowa Cancún Challenge Championship | W 75–63 | 6–0 | 25 – Early | 9 – Early | 5 – Armstead | Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort (902) Cancun, Mexico |
| 11/28/2012* 7:05 pm | | Tulsa | W 86–60 | 7–0 | 16 – Hall | 11 – Hall | 5 – Baker, Van Vleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,389) Wichita, KS |
| 12/02/2012* 4:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 72–69 | 8–0 | 21 – Hall | 10 – Hall | 6 – Wessel | Clune Arena (1,793) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/08/2012* 7:05 pm | No. 24 | Northern Colorado | W 80–54 | 9–0 | 16 – Early | 10 – Lufile | 5 – Van Vleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,307) Wichita, KS |
| 12/13/2012* 6:00 pm, FS South | No. 23 | at Tennessee | L 60–69 | 9–1 | 21 – Hall | 9 – Hall | 4 – Cotton | Thompson–Boling Arena (15,215) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/20/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Charleston Southern | W 65–53 | 10–1 | 20 – Early | 12 – Lufile | 3 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (10,112) Wichita, KS |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 59–51 | 11–1 | 17 – Williams | 8 – Wiggins | 3 – Armstead | Intrust Bank Arena (9,619) Wichita, KS |
| 12/30/2012 5:00 pm, MVC-TV/ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | W 66–41 | 12–1 (1–0) | 16 – Early | 8 – White | 5 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/02/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | W 75–63 | 13–1 (2–0) | 18 – Wiggins | 7 – Cotton | 6 – Williams | Knapp Center (2,792) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/06/2013 4:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Bradley | W 69–63 | 14–1 (3–0) | 24 – Early | 9 – Orukpe | 3 – Williams, Armstead | Carver Arena (7,317) Peoria, IL |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 23 | Southern Illinois | W 82–76 | 15–1 (4–0) | 39 – Early | 9 – Orukpe | 9 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (10,306) Wichita, KS |
| 01/13/2013 3:35 pm, ESPN3 | No. 23 | at Evansville | L 67–71 | 15–2 (4–1) | 21 – Armstead | 10 – White | 5 – Williams | Ford Center (5,485) Evansville, IN |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 74–62 | 16–2 (5–1) | 16 – Early | 10 – Hall | 7 – Cotton | Charles Koch Arena (10,323) Wichita, KS |
| 01/19/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 12 Creighton | W 67–64 | 17–2 (6–1) | 17 – Hall | 13 – Hall | 5 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/23/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | No. 20 | at Missouri State | W 62–52 | 18–2 (7–1) | 17 – Early | 11 – Early | 2 – Armstead, Cotton, Early, Williams | JQH Arena (6,448) Springfield, MO |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 20 | Bradley | W 73–39 | 19–2 (8–1) | 12 – Wiggins | 9 – White | 8 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/29/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 15 | Indiana State | L 55–68 | 19–3 (8–2) | 15 – Early | 11 – Early | 4 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (10,216) Wichita, KS |
| 02/02/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 | at Northern Iowa | L 52–57 | 19–4 (8–3) | 20 – Hall | 6 – Early, Cotton | 3 – Armstead | McLeod Center (6,023) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 62–64 | 19–5 (8–4) | 15 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 6 – Armstead | SIU Arena (4,852) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/09/2013 6:30 pm, MVC-TV/ESPN3 | | Missouri State | W 79–50 | 20–5 (9–4) | 16 – Early | 10 – Orkupe | 5 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | W 71–56 | 21–5 (10–4) | 17 – van Vleet | 10 – Hall | 9 – van Vleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,211) Wichita, KS |
| 02/17/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Illinois State | W 68–67 | 22–5 (11–4) | 18 – Armstead | 7 – Williams | 6 – Armstead | Redbird Arena (8,668) Normal, IL |
| 02/19/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | W 66–62 | 23–5 (12–4) | 19 – Early | 7 – Williams | 3 – Armstead | Hulman Center (6,169) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/23/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Detroit ESPN BracketBusters | W 94–79 | 24–5 | 20 – Armstead | 7 – Hall, Early | 6 – Armstead | Charles Koch Arena (10,425) Wichita, KS |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | | Evansville | L 56–59 | 24–6 (12–5) | 12 – Cotton | 9 – Cotton | 4 – van Vleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 03/02/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Creighton | L 80–91 | 24–7 (12–6) | 18 – Williams | 6 – Hall | 6 – Williams | CenturyLink Center (18,613) Omaha, NE |
| 2013 Missouri Valley Tournament |||||||||
| 03/08/2013 6:05 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Missouri State Quarterfinals | W 69–59 | 25–7 | 18 – Hall | 12 – Hall | 5 – Armstead | Scottrade Center (14,004) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/09/2013 4:05 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (6) Illinois State Semifinals | W 66–51 | 26–7 | 16 – Hall | 9 – Armstead | 3 – Armstead, Williams | Scottrade Center (18,262) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/10/2013 1:05 pm, CBS | (2) | vs. (1) Creighton Championship | L 65–68 | 26–8 | 28 – Armstead | 9 – Armstead | 3 – Armstead | Scottrade Center (16,659) St. Louis, MO |
| 2013 NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| 03/21/2013* 12:40 pm, TBS | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) No. 20 Pittsburgh Second Round | W 73–55 | 27–8 | 22 – Armstead | 7 – Early | 5 – Armstead | EnergySolutions Arena (18,044) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 03/23/2013* 7:40 pm, TNT | (9 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 1 Gonzaga Third Round | W 76–70 | 28–8 | 16 – Baker, Early | 7 – Early | 4 – Baker | EnergySolutions Arena (16,060) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 03/28/2013* 9:34 pm, TBS | (9 W) | vs. (13 W) La Salle Sweet Sixteen | W 72–58 | 29–8 | 18 – Armstead | 9 – Orukpe | 4 – Armstead | Staples Center (18,232) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/30/2013* 6:10 pm, CBS | (9 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 7 Ohio State Elite Eight | W 70–66 | 30–8 | 14 – Armstead | 7 – Armstead, Early | 3 – Armstead | Staples Center (17,998) Los Angeles, CA |
| 04/06/2013* 5:09 pm, CBS | (9 W) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Louisville Final Four | L 68–72 | 30–9 | 24 – Early | 10 – Early | 7 – Armstead | Georgia Dome (75,350) Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West MW=Midwest. |||||||||