Videos: KU, Wichita State ready to rumble in Omaha

Kansas and Wichita State practiced Saturday at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., in preparation for their NCAA Tournament game Sunday (4:15 p.m. on CBS). Players and coaches discussed the hype level for the game and also key matchups. Here’s a video preview:

Paul Suellentrop, who covers Wichita State for The Wichita Eagle, and Rustin Dodd, who covers KU for The Kansas City Star and The Eagle, discussed where this game ranks for each fan base and also the key matchups that will decide the game:

Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall is anticipating a great game, especially because of both teams’ guard play:

Here are highlights of both teams’ news conferences Saturday:

Wichita State’s Ron Baker grew up in Scott City, Kan., and said he cheered for KU around the time Kirk Hinrich and Nick Collison made back-to-back Final Fours:

Here’s KU coach Bill Self on Baker:

And more Self on preparing for Wichita State:

And KU and Wichita State anticipating the hype of Sunday’s game:

Wichita State’s Tekele Cotton said Kansas will be “crazy” on Sunday, even if the game is in Omaha:

Back to the game itself, Wichita State’s Fred VanVleet and Baker will be a challenge for KU point guard Frank Mason:

Here’s Kansas forward and Wichita native Perry Ellis on playing the Shockers:

And finally, from last night, Marshall addresses the lack of nonconference series with KU:

This story was originally published March 21, 2015 at 4:57 PM with the headline "Videos: KU, Wichita State ready to rumble in Omaha."