Before this tournament, I had never heard of Wichita State. Before this tournament, I had no idea what a “shocker” really was.

Now I do.

The aptly named Shockers of no. 9 Wichita State upset no. 2 Ohio State in the Elite 8, punching their ticket to Atlanta for the Final Four. Some might say that a no. 9 seed making it to the Final Four is the definition of a “Cinderella Story.” The Shocker’s Head Coach Gregg Marshall disagrees.

““If you get to this point, you can win the whole thing,” Marshall said. “I think Cinderella just found one glass slipper. I don’t think she found four.”

The Shockers dominated the entire game, until a late second half push from the Buckeyes at least made the game interesting. The Buckeyes won their previous two games on improbable buzzer beaters, while Wichita State was busy “upsetting” their opponents by double digits. So in all reality, was it really a “shocking?” (Pun intended).

The Buckeyes only scored 6 points off of 12 Shocker turnovers, not to mention their dismal shooting. Ohio State had been shooting 50 percent from beyond 3 during the tournament. This game, however, they only shot a frustrating five for 25. The Buckeyes lived, and ultimately died by the 3-ball during the tournament, a fate that they were doomed to meet eventually.