Unbeaten Wichita State's pursuit of a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament continues when it takes on Evansville in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Friday afternoon in St. Louis. The Shockers will be following up a remarkable regular season that saw them become the first team in 10 years to finish it unbeaten, and the first to enter the postseason 31-0. However, a setback in the MVC tourney might knock coach Gregg Marshall's squad from top-seed contention.

Houston may be one win under .500 in conference action as it enters Friday’s regular-season finale at Central Florida, but the Cougars have served notice they may be a force to be reckoned with in the inaugural AAC tournament. Houston began its four-game winning streak Feb. 22 with a home victory against the Knights and continued its winning ways with Tuesday’s 78-69 triumph of South Florida. The win over the Bulls wrapped up the league’s final first-round bye in the conference tournament.