Wichita State defeated South Florida, 73-68, in the second round of the American championship

Denton, Texas – No. 8 Wichita State defeated in the quarterfinals of the American men's basketball championship 2025 on Thursday, March 13th, in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, number 9 in Südflorida, 73-68.

With the victory, the Shockers will compete against Memphis against Memphis against Memphis against No. 1 in the quarterfinals against Memphis against No. 1 in the quarterfinals.

The Shockers (19-13) got into the game for a lead of 17: 6 and held the bulls (13-19) on 3-von-11 shooting to start the game.

The biggest lead of the game of the state of Wichita was 16 with 16:47 in the second half. The bulls fought back and moved 3:12 within three with 64-61 within three, but Bijan Cortes converted a 3-point game, and the shockers did not let Südflorida back into possession within one possession.

Corey Washington (21 points) and Cortes (20) combined 41 points to run the shockers. Jayden Reid led the bulls with 19 points.

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(All rounds except the first round played in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, in the Dickies Arena

First round | Wednesday, March 12 | Super pit in Denton, Texas

Game 1: No. 13 Charlotte 64, No. 12 Rice 61

Second round | Thursday, March 13th

Game 2: No. 8 Wichita State 73, Südflorida 68
Game 3: No. 13 Charlotte against No. 5 Florida Atlantic | 2.30 p.m. ET/1:30 pm CT | ESPNU and ESPN+
Game 4: No. 10 Tulsa against No. 7 Temple | 7 p.m. ET/18 PM CT | ESPNU and ESPN+
Game 5: No. 11 Utsa against No. 6 East Carolina | 9 p.m. ET8 PM CT | ESPNU and ESPN+

Quarter -finals | Friday, March 14th

Game 6: No. 8 Wichita State against No. 1 Memphis | 1 PM ET/NOON CT | ESPN2 and ESPN+
Game 7: game 3 winners against No. 4 Tulane | 3 PM ET/2 PM CT | ESPN2 and ESPN+
Game 8: game 4 winners against No. 2 North Texas | 7 p.m. ET/18 PM CT | ESPNU and ESPN+
Game 9: game 5 winners against No. 3 UAB | 9 p.m. ET/8 PM CT | ESPNU and ESPN+

Semi -finals | Saturday, March 15th

Game 10: game 6 winners against game 7 winners | 3 PM ET/2 PM CT | ESPN2 and ESPN+
Game 11: game 8 winners against game 9 winners | 17 PM ET/4 PM CT | ESPN2 and ESPN+

Finale | Sunday, March 16

Game 12: game 10 winners against game 11 winners | 3:15 p.m. ET/2:15 PM CT | ESPN and ESPN+