Rarely has a tie-breaker for conference tournament seeding loomed larger. Tulsa and Wichita State were the co-runnerups in the AAC. The tie broke in the Shockers' favor, and they received a bye to the semifinals. The Golden Hurricane slogged through a triple-overtime win Friday that was beyond sloppy mostly because of exhaustion. A turn-around within 24 hours poses a major challenge. Wichita plays lock-down defense, with a yield of 70 ppg, and its physicality should impede the worn-down opponents.