Boy, was he right. In what might have been his final game inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, Thompson wrote a pretty fitting final chapter. The fifth-year guard out of Tulsa Booker T.

Oklahoma State put together a complete performance with its season on the line. OSU beat Wichita State 89-79 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night in Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater. OSU prevailed in a game of runs to end Wichita State’s season and advance to the second round of the NIT.

Bryce Thompson had 23 points in Oklahoma State's 89-79 victory over Wichita State on Tuesday night in the NIT.

From there, No. 3 seed Notre Dame (32-5) buried 15 of its next 17 field goals and never looked back in a second-half stomp of No. 7 seed Wichita State in the Sweet 16, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1979 with an 81-70 win over the Shockers on Thursday night in Cleveland at Quicken Loans Arena.

The NCAA Tournament has brought fans from across the country to the ICT. You can see where their allegiance lies by looking at the colors. KSN spoke with spirited fans about how they are making the most of their time in Wichita.

Wichita is feeding off the success of the men's tournament, hosted here in 2018. That tournament brought the city nine million dollars, according to the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at WSU.