Wichita State's week was made a little bit tougher when snow forced the Shockers (4) to travel to Indiana to face the Sycamores on the day of their game instead of the night before.

According to ESPN, Wichita State landed in Indianapolis hours before their game against Indiana State. Wednesday night's matchup is the first of two straight road games against Missouri Valley opponents in a week where the Shockers can cement themselves as the conference's top team.

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"It's the week that everyone's been talking about and pointing at, arguably two of the best teams in our league, back to back, on the road," Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall told reporters, according to the Associated Press. "I know they'll be great atmospheres coming up and we'll have to play really good basketball."

Even on the road, the fourth-ranked Shockers are favored to beat the Sycamores for a second time this year. Still, Wichita State cannot let their late arrival affect their play on the court.

Wichita State overcame a 15-point deficit against Evansville Saturday to win 81-67 the same day Arizona lost to Cal, leaving the Shockers and Syracuse as the nation's only unbeaten teams.

The last time a Missouri Valley team started out 23-0 was when Larry Bird led Indiana State to the NCAA Championship game in 1979. That 33-0 team ended up losing to Magic Johnson and Michigan State in the title game.

Wichita State is without much competition in their conference, since Creighton left for the Big East. All the way at fourth overall, the Shockers do not have a ranked opponent in their conference, nor have they seen one all season.

Marshall said his goal is to keep his team focused on the ultimate goal and not their perceived strength of schedule.

"We're trying to win a conference championship and get into the NCAA tournament with the best seed we can get, and just remain relevant nationally," Marshall said. "We're pleased to go to 23-0 and looking forward to this week. I know it'll be a big challenge."