The Wichita State Shockers are preparing for what will arguably be their most difficult game of the season Sunday against the Kentucky Wildcats in the round of 32 of the NCAA tournament.

After beating California Polytechnic Friday, the Shockers waited around Scottrade Center to see whether they would play Kansas State or Kentucky. Either way, they had one goal in mind – to come out of the weekend 2-0.

“Right now, we’ve won one and we’ve got one to go,” coach Gregg Marshall said.

Kentucky bested Kansas State 49-56.

The matchup will be a dog fight, but Marshall said his team is excited for the challenge of playing the Wildcats in a game that fans will likely never see in the regular season. Marshall joked about what it would take for that to happen.

“I think if I got to know president Obama and he did an executive order, maybe an amendment, we could play Kentucky. But short of that I don’t think it’s going to happen.”

Ron Baker said having the opportunity to play Kentucky is a great opportunity for the program as well as the team.

With seven McDonalds All-American players on the team, on paper Kentucky has an advantage. Their players are taller, athletic, and they pull in a lot of rebounds.

Marshall said rebounding and stopping their second-chance opportunities will be the key to victory. Baker agreed.

“It’s going to be a war on the glass and I think the winner of the glass will win the game,” Baker said.

After earning their 35^th straight win this season, the Shockers are in the position that Kentucky fans expected their team to be in. Some had even printed off 40-0 shirts during the preseason in hopes of a lossless season and a championship to cap it off.

In a twist of fate, the 25-10 Wildcats are now in the position to either knock off the undefeated Shockers or be the team WSU beats to prove to skeptics that their No. 1 seed wasn’t a fluke and move onto the Sweet 16 in Indianapolis.

No matter what, expect the Shockers to play with everything they have.

“We are going to do what we have to do to come out victorious,” Tekele Cotton said.