MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE MARCH 16, 2021
Contact: Theresa Kurtz, Associate Director, Strategic Communications · Email: [email protected] · Phone: 719-487-2462 · Cell: 404-372-2180 2020-21 MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL Team (AP/Coaches) W L Pct. Home Away Neutral W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Strk San Diego State*%(16/18) 14 3 .824 9-1 5-2 0-0 23 4 .852 13-2 6-2 4-0 10-0 W14 Utah State 15 4 .789 8-1 5-3 2-0 20 8 .714 10-2 6-3 4-3 7-3 L1 Colorado State 14 4 778 7-1 5-3 2-0 18 6 .750 9-1 6-4 3-1 7-3 L1 Boise State 14 6 .700 9-1 3-5 2-0 18 8 .692 11-1 4-6 3-1 4-6 L4 Nevada 10 7 .588 8-1 0-6 2-0 16 10 .615 10-2 2-7 4-1 6-4 L1 Fresno State 9 11 .450 5-5 4-6 0-0 12 12 .500 7-5 4-6 1-1 5-5 L1 UNLV 8 10 .444 6-3 2-7 0-0 12 15 .444 9-5 3-7 0-3 4-6 L1 Wyoming 7 9 .438 3-4 2-5 2-0 14 11 .560 7-5 4-5 3-1 4-6 L1 San José State 3 13 .188 0-2 0-6 3-5 5 16 .238 1-2 0-8 4-6 3-7 L5 Air Force 3 17 .150 2-8 1-7 0-2 5 20 .200 3-8 1-9 1-3 1-9 L3 New Mexico 2 15 .118 0-0 1-8 1-7 6 16 .273 0-0 3-8 3-8 2-8 L3 *MW Regular-Season Champion; % Mountain West Tournament Champion UP NEXT IN THE MW A LOOK BACK IN THE MW
Thursday, March 18 Saturday, March 13 SMU vs. BOISE STATE (Frisco, Texas) (ESPN) 8 p.m. CT #1 San Diego State 68, #2 Utah State 57 (Las Vegas) (CBS)
Friday, March 19 Friday, March 12 UTAH STATE vs. Texas Tech (Indianapolis, Indiana) (TNT) 12:45 p.m. CT #1 San Diego State 77, #5 Nevada 70 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) Buffalo vs. COLORADO STATE (Denton, Texas) (ESPN2) 6 p.m. CT #2 Utah State 62, #3 Colorado State 50 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) Syracuse vs. SAN DIEGO STATE (Indianapolis, Indiana) (CBS) 8:40 p.m. CT Thursday, March 11 #1 San Diego State 69, #8 Wyoming 66 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) #5 Nevada 89, #4 Boise State 82 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) #2 Utah State 74, #7 UNLV 53 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) #3 Colorado State 72, #6 Fresno State 62 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN)
Wednesday, March 10 #8 Wyoming 111, #9 San José State 80 (Las Vegas) (MWN) #7 UNLV 80, #10 Air Force 52 (Las Vegas) (MWN) #6 Fresno State 85, #11 New Mexico 77 (Las Vegas) (MWN)
Saturday, March 6 UTAH STATE 57, FRESNO STATE 51* (FS1) WYOMING 80, UNLV 69* (CBSSN)
Friday, March 5 Nevada 85, Colorado State 82* (CBSSN)
Thursday, March 4 Utah State 72, Wyoming 59* (FS1)
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THE INTERNET - THEMW.COM AIR FORCE - NICK ARSENIAK AIR FORCE - JOE SCOTT Office Phone: . . . . . (719) 333-9251 The official Mountain West website is hosted by Overall: . . . . . 240-260 (17th season) Mobile Phone: . . . . (719) 333-9251 SIDEARM. Each men's basketball box score will be Press Row: (719) 333-6006 School: ...... 56-83 (5th season*) posted on the website following the conclusion of Email: [email protected] each contest. You can also find: Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com BOISE STATE - LEON RICE • MW Men’s Basketball Standings Overall: . . . . . 216-136 (11th season) BOISE STATE - MICHAEL WALSH • Team-by-Team Statistics and Results School: . . . . . 216-136 (11th season) Office Phone: . . . . . (208) 426-1106 • Overall/Conference-Only Statistics (PDF available) Mobile Phone: . . . . . (208) 921-7396 • Weekly Release (PDF available) Press Row: (208) 426-1503 COLORADO STATE - NIKO MEDVED • Players of the Week Email: [email protected] • Television Information Overall: ...... 129-125 (8th season) Website ...... BroncoSports.com • Championship Information School: ...... 50-38 (3rd season) COLORADO STATE - JOHN MARTIN STATISTICS/WEEKLY RELEASES Mobile Phone: . . . . . (540) 476-1259 FRESNO STATE - JUSTIN HUTSON The MW will post updated statistics to the Conference Press Row: (970) 491-3981 Overall: ...... 46-40 (3rd season) website no later than the morning following every Email: [email protected] School: ...... 46-40 (3rd season) game. The MW Players of the Week and the weekly Website ...... CSURams.com press notes will be made available every Monday with NEVADA - STEVE ALFORD the exception of a few Tuesdays. You may obtain this FRESNO STATE - STEPHEN TREMBLEY information either on the Conference website or via Office Phone: . . . . . (559) 278-6178 Overall: . . . . . 622-320 (30th season) email. Mobile Phone: . . . . . (559) 270-4291 School: ...... 35-22 (2nd season) Press Row: (559) 347-3699 Email: [email protected] PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Website ...... GoBulldogs.com NEW MEXICO - PAUL WEIR Mountain West Players of the Week will be released Overall: ...... 86-69 (5th season) every Monday with the exception of a few Tuesdays. NEVADA - AARON JUAREZ School: ...... 58-63 (4th season) Nominations are submitted by the institutional Mobile Phone: . . . . . (208) 982-0040 communications departments and the winners are Press Row: (775) 784-4404 SAN DIEGO STATE - BRIAN DUTCHER selected by the MW communications staff. Email: [email protected] Website . . . . . NevadaWolfPack.com Overall: ...... 96-30 (4th season) AWARDS AND HONORS School: ...... 96-30 (4th season) The league champion will be based on Conference NEW MEXICO - CHELSEA PITVOREC play. The annual individual awards will be voted on Mobile Phone: . . . . . (352) 422-2875 SAN JOSÉ STATE - JEAN PRIOLEAU Press Row: (505) 925-5988 by each of the 11 head coaches. Following is a list of Overall: ...... 20-93 (4th season) regular-season awards that will be presented: Email: [email protected] School: ...... 20-93 (4th season) Website ...... GoLobos.com • Regular-Season Team Champion • Coach of the Year SAN DIEGO STATE - MIKE MAY/RICHARD STERN UNLV - T.J. OTZELBERGER • Player of the Year May Office Phone: (619) 594-5547 Overall: ...... 99-63 (5th season) Stern Office Phone: . . . (619) 594-5548 • Defensive Player of the Year School: ...... 29-30 (2nd season) • Newcomer of the Year Press Row: (619) 265-5853 • Freshman of the Year May Email: . . . . . [email protected] • Sixth Man of the Year Stern Email: . . . . . [email protected] UTAH STATE - CRAIG SMITH • All-Conference (First, Second and Third Website ...... GoAztecs.com Overall: . . . . . 225-107 (10th season) Team, five players each) School: ...... 74-23 (3rd season) • All-Defensive Team (five players) SAN JOSÉ STATE - MATT PENLAND Office Phone: . . . . . (408) 924-1208 Several awards will be presented at the Championship Mobile Phone: . . . . . (256) 343-4158 WYOMING - JEFF LINDER tournament: Press Row: (408) 924-6466 Overall: ...... 94-61 (5th season) Email: [email protected] School: ...... 14-11 (1st season) • Tournament Team Champion Website: SJSUSpartans.com • All-Tournament Team (5-members, including MVP) UNLV - ANDY GROSSMAN *Spent 2000-04 with AF and rehired in 2020. Office Phone: . . . . . (702) 895-3995 GET INSIDE ACCESS TO THE MOUNTAIN WEST Mobile Phone: . . . . . (702) 630-3949 Stay connected and gain insider access to Mountain Press Row: (702) 895-4600 West men's basketball by participating on its social Email: [email protected] media channels: Website ...... UNLVRebels.com www.facebook.com/mountainwestconference UTAH STATE - KYLE COTTAM www.twitter.com/mountainwest Office Phone: . . . . . (435) 797-2066 https://twitter.com/MW_MBB Mobile Phone: . . . . . (435) 817-7702 www.twitter.com/mw_olysports Press Row: (435) 797-1686 Instagram.com/mountainwestconference Email: [email protected] YouTube.com/mountainwestconf Website: . . . . . UtahStateAggies.com https://www.snapchat.com/add/mountainwest WYOMING - NICK SEEMAN Office Phone: . . . . . (307) 766-5516 Mobile Phone: . . . . . (612) 741-0550 Press Row: (307) 766-2222 Email: [email protected] Website ...... GoWyo.com
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ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Record Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Record 1. Gonzaga (60) 26-0 1. Gonzaga (32) 26-0 Nov. 30 - Matt Mitchell, San Diego State 2. Illinois 23-6 2. Illinois 23-6 3. Baylor 22-2 3. Baylor 22-2 Dec. 7 - Kenny Foster, Wyoming 4. Michigan 20-4 4. Michigan 20-4 Dec. 14 - Jordan Schakel, San Diego State 5. Alabama 24-6 5. Alabama 24-6 6. Houston 24-3 6. Houston 24-3 Dec. 21 - Desmond Cambridge, Jr., Nevada 7. Ohio State 21-9 7. Ohio State 21-9 Dec. 28 - Derrick Alston, Jr., Boise State 8. Iowa 21-8 8. Iowa 21-8 Jan. 5 - David Roddy, Colorado State 9. Texas 19-7 9. Texas 19-7 10. Arkansas 22-6 10. Arkansas 22-6 Jan. 11 - Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State 11. Oklahoma State 20-8 11. Kansas 20-8 Jan. 19 - Neemias Queta, Utah State 12. Kansas 20-8 12. Oklahoma State 20-8 13. West Virginia 18-9 13. West Virginia 18-9 Jan. 25 - Marcus Williams, Wyoming 14. Florida State 16-6 14. Florida State 16-6 Feb. 1 - Ralph Agee, San José State 15. Virginia 18-6 15. Virginia 18-6 Feb. 9 - Grant Sherfield, Nevada 16. SAN DIEGO STATE 23-4 16. Loyola Chicago 24-4 17. Loyola Chicago 24-4 17. Villanova 16-6 Feb. 15 - Jordan Schakel, San Diego State 18. Villanova 16-6 18. SAN DIEGO STATE 23-4 Feb. 22 - Derrick Alston, Jr., Boise State 19. Creighton 20-8 19. Creighton 20-8 20. Purdue 18-9 20. Purdue 18-9 March 2 - Neemias Queta, Jr., Utah State 21. Texas Tech 17-10 21. Texas Tech 17-10 March 8 - Justin Bean, Jr., Utah State 22. Colorado 22-8 22. Colorado 22-8 23. BYU 20-6 23. USC 22-7 23. USC 22-7 24. Virginia Tech 15-6 25. Virginia Tech 15-6 25. Oregon 20-6
MW teams receiving votes: None. MW teams receiving votes: None. March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021
2020-21 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST TEAMS & AWARDS FIRST TEAM THIRD TEAM COACH OF THE YEAR Derrick Alston, Jr., Boise State A.J Walker, Air Force Brian Dutcher, San Diego State David Roddy, Colorado State Desmond Cambridge, Nevada PLAYER OF THE YEAR Grant Sherfield, Nevada Makuach Maluach, New Mexico Matt Mitchell, Sr., G, San Diego State Matt Mitchell, San Diego State David Jenkins, Jr., UNLV Neemias Queta, Utah State Marcus Williams, Wyoming DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Neemias Queta, Jr., C, Utah State SECOND TEAM DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Abu Kigab, Boise State Nathan Mensah, San Diego State Grant Sherfield, So., G, Nevada Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State Matt Mitchell, San Diego State Orlando Robinson, Fresno State Cheikh Mbacke Diong, UNLV SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR Jordan Schakel, San Diego State Marco Anthony, Utah State Alphonso Anderson, Sr., F, Utah State
Bryce Hamilton, UNLV Neemias Queta, Utah State FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Justin Bean, Utah State Marcus Williams, G, Wyoming HONORABLE MENTION Adam Thistlewood, Colorado State Nathan Mensah, San Diego State Richard Washington, San José State Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming
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MW BY THE NUMBERS MOUNTAIN WEST NOTEBOOK • With this season’s appearance in the postseason, San Diego State Utah State’s Neemias Queta is one of 10 players to be named a finalists for the Kareem Abdul- is in the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time in program history 1 Jabbar award. Queta is also a semifinalists for the and 10th time since the formation of the Mountain West. This Naismith Defensive Player of the Year. marks SDSU’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018. • SDSU enters the 2021 NCAA Tournament with a 14-game win Boise State's Derrick Alston, Jr. and San Diego streak, the third-longest in the nation. State's Matt Mitchell are on the Julius Ervin Top • The Aztecs claimed both the MW regular-season and tournament 2 10 List. crowns this season. • San Diego State ranks eighth in the country in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 60.6 points per game. SDSU has held 15 This week's appearance in the AP Top 25 marks teams to 60 or less points in 2020-21. the seventh week this season that San Diego State • SDSU senior Jordan Schakel owns the third-best 3-point field 7 has been ranked. goal percentage in DI men's basketball. He's connecting on 46.7 percent of attempts from long range. The Aztecs have won or shared eight MW regular-season • For the third-straight year, the Mountain West Championship game titles, including two consecutive crowns. SDSU has featured San Diego State and Utah State. The Aggies prevailed in 8 captured the regular-season trophy outright five times 2019 and 2020, while the Aztecs claimed the 2021 title. while sharing the title three times. • Utah State is dancing for the second time in the last three seasons with USU’s last trip coming in 2019 after winning the SDSU is making its 10th NCAA Tournament MW Championship. appearance since 1999, the most in the MW since • The Aggies have outrebounded every opponent this season and are 10 the league's inception. second nationally in rebound margin (+10.3). • Overall, Utah State has 22 NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. With two bids in 2021, the MW has 31 NIT • USU's Neemias Queta was named the National Defensive Player appearances since the league's inception in 1999. of the Year by BleacherReport.com. He is second in the nation 31 with 90 total blocks. • Colorado State is making its fourth NIT appearance since 1999 and first since 2017. After four Mountain West men’s basketball players • Niko Medved led the 2020-21 Rams to their best conference were selected during the 2020 NBA Draft, the record in program history with the 14-4 mark. The 14 league wins 31 MW has had 31 NBA Draft selections since 1999. are most for a CSU team in program history. • Colorado State is the only team in the Mountain West that was not With two bids in 2021, the MW has 51 NCAA swept in a Conference series this year. The Rams also swept five Tournament appearances since the league's MW series. 51 inception in 1999. • Boise State is making its third NIT appearance since joining the MW in 2011 and first since 2018. The Broncos earned a No. 2 seed. MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE NBA • Boise State's Derrick Alston, Jr. has scored at least 20 points in 13 games this season, including 11 times in Mountain West play During the 2020-21 NBA season, 19 players who played at current and four of the last seven outings. MW schools were present on rosters. • The Broncos won a school-record 13-consecutive games from Nov. 29-Jan. 20. PLAYER TEAM Khem Birch, UNLV Orlando Magic Malachi Flynn, San Diego State Toronto Raptors MW SENDS FOUR TEAMS TO THE POSTSEASON Paul George, Fresno State ...... Los Angeles Clippers The 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket is set with Jalen Harris, Nevada ...... Toronto Raptors two Mountain West teams headed to Indianapolis. San Diego State, Chandler Hutchison, Boise State ...... Chicago Bulls the Mountain West’s automatic qualifier, earned a No. 6 seed, while Justin James, Wyoming Sacramento Kings Utah State received an at-large bid and a No. 11 seed. The two NCAA Tyler Johnson, Fresno State Brooklyn Nets Tournament bids this season marks the third time in the last four years Derrick Jones, Jr., UNLV ...... Portland Trailblazers the MW has had multiple bids. Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State . . . . .Los Angeles Clippers Caleb Martin, Nevada ...... Charlotte Hornets The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) revealed its 2021 bracket Cody Martin, Nevada ...... Charlotte Hornets and features two Mountain West teams. Colorado State earned a No. Patrick McCaw, UNLV ...... Toronto Raptors 1 seed, while Boise State received a No. 2 seed. The two teams in the Jalen McDaniels, San Diego State Charlotte Hornets NIT marks the 11th time in MW history the league has had multiple Javale McGee, Nevada ...... Cleveland Cavaliers bids. Sam Merrill, Utah State ...... Milwaukee Bucks Larry Nance, Jr., Wyoming ...... Cleveland Cavaliers FOUR MW TEAMS AMONG TOP 55 IN NET RANKING Tony Snell, New Mexico ...... Atlanta Hawks The Mountain West has four teams in the top 55 (San Diego State, Paul Watson, Jr., Fresno State ...... Toronto Raptors 18; Utah State, 39; Boise State, 50; Colorado State, 51) in the NET Christian Wood, UNLV ...... Houston Rockets ranking as of Tuesday, March 16.
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MW DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADERS 2020-21 MW LEADER BOARD
Overall MW Overall MW 20-Plus Scoring Games 2020-21 2020-21 Active Leaders 2020-21 2020-21 Career Games Name, School Games High Neemias Queta, Utah State 15 . . . .13 27 . . 23 Grant Sherfield, Nevada ...... 13 . . . . . 29 David Roddy, Colorado State . . . . . 11 . . . .10 12 . . 10 Derrick Alston, Jr., Boise State ...... 13 . . . . . 27 Orlando Robinson, Fresno State 11 . . . . 9 14 . . 11 Justin Bean, Utah State ...... 9 . . . . 7 25 . . 16 Desmond Cambridge, Jr., Nevada ...... 8 . . . . . 27 Abu Kigab, Boise State 3 . . . . 3 5 . . 3 Richard Washington, San José State . . . . . 7 . . . . . 38 Mladen Armus, Boise State 3 . . . . 3 3 . . 3 David Jenkins, Jr., UNLV ...... 7 . . . . . 33 Warren Washington, Nevada ...... 3 . . . . 3 2 . . 2 Makuach Maluach, New Mexico 7 . . . . . 30 Cheikh Mbacke Diong, UNLV ...... 3 . . . . 2 9 . . 6 Saquan Singleton, New Mexico . . . . . 3 . . . . 2 3 . . 2 Bryce Hamilton, UNLV ...... 7 . . . . . 28 Makuach Maluach, New Mexico 3 . . . . 1 5 . . 3 A.J. Walker. Air Force ...... 6 . . . . . 33 Bryce Hamilton, UNLV ...... 2 . . . . 2 6 . . 6 Matt Mitchell, San Diego State ...... 6 . . . . . 35 Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State . . . . . 2 . . . . 2 3 . . 2 Marcus Williams, Wyoming ...... 5 . . . . . 30 Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming ...... 2 . . . . 1 6 . . 4 Nathan Mensah, San Diego State 2 . . . . 1 5 . . 4 Jordan Schakel, San Diego State ...... 5 . . . . . 28 Grant Sherfield, Nevada ...... 2 . . . . 2 2 . . 2 David Roddy, Colorado State ...... 4 . . . . . 25 Omari Moore, San José State ...... 2 . . . . 1 2 . . 1 Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State ...... 4 . . . . . 25 Richard Washington, San José State . . . 2 . . . . 0 2 . . 0 Orlando Robinson, Fresno State 3 . . . . . 33 Derrick Alston, Jr., Boise State . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 5 . . 3 Matt Mitchell, San Diego State . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 2 . . 2 Neemias Queta, Utah State 3 . . . . . 30 A.J. Walker, Air Force ...... 1 . . . . 0 2 . . 1 Chris Joyce, Air Force ...... 3 . . . . . 23 Ralph Agee, San José State 1 . . . . 1 2 . . 2 Abu Kigab, Boise State 2 . . . . . 25 Rod Brown, New Mexico ...... 1 . . . . 1 1 . . 1 Adam Thistlewood, Colorado State . . . . . 2 . . . . . 25 Desmond Cambridge, Nevada 1 . . . . 1 1 . . 1 Kwane Marble II, Wyoming ...... 1 . . . . 1 1 . . 1 Hunter Thompson, Wyoming ...... 2 . . . . . 25 Hunter Thompson, Wyoming ...... 1 . . . . 1 1 . . 1 Cheikh Mbacke Diong, UNLV ...... 2 . . . . . 22 Marco Anthony, Utah State 1 . . . . 1 0 . . 0 Trey Smith, San José State 2 . . . . . 22 Devonaire Doutrive, Boise State 1 . . . . 1 0 . . 0 Justin Bean, Utah State ...... 2 . . . . . 21 Anthony Holland, Fresno State . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 0 . . 0 Marcus Williams, Wyoming ...... 1 . . . . 1 0 . . 0 Bayron Matos, New Mexico ...... 1 . . . . 0 1 . . 0 Double-Figure Rebound Games 2020-21 2020-21 Zane Meeks, Nevada ...... 1 . . . . 0 1 . . 0 Name, School Games High Jeremiah Oden, Wyoming 1 . . . . 0 1 . . 0 Neemias Queta, Utah State 17 . . . . . 17 Max Rice, Boise State ...... 1 . . . . 0 1 . . 0 Trevin Dorius, Utah State 0 . . . . 0 1 . . 0 Orlando Robinson, Fresno State 12 . . . . . 16 Note: Single-season MW record is 26 double-doubles, set by Utah’s Andrew Bogut in 2004-05. David Roddy, Colorado State ...... 12 . . . . . 15 Justin Bean, Utah State ...... 11 . . . . . 13 Cheikh Mbacke Diong, UNLV ...... 7 . . . . . 15 2020-21 MW LEADER BOARD Mladen Armus, Boise State 6 . . . . . 14 30-Plus Scoring Games 2020-21 2020-21 Warren Washington, Nevada ...... 4 . . . . . 12 Name, School Games High Abu Kigab, Boise State 3 . . . . . 14 Richard Washington, San José State . . . . . 3 . . . . . 38 Makuach Maluach, New Mexico 3 . . . . . 12 David Jenkins, Jr., UNLV ...... 2 . . . . . 33 Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming ...... 2 . . . . . 16 Neemias Queta, Utah State 2 . . . . . 32 Nathan Mensah, San Diego State ...... 2 . . . . . 15 Matt Mitchell, San Diego State ...... 1 . . . . . 35 Orlando Robinson, Fresno State 1 . . . . . 33 Bryce Hamilton, UNLV ...... 2 . . . . . 13 A.J. Walker, Air Force ...... 1 . . . . . 33 Rod Brown, New Mexico ...... 2 . . . . . 12 Graham Ike, Wyoming ...... 1 . . . . . 32 Richard Washington, San José State . . . . . 2 . . . . . 12 Desmond Cambridge, Jr., Nevada ...... 1 . . . . . 31 Hunter Thompson, Wyoming ...... 2 . . . . . 11 Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming ...... 1 . . . . . 30 Makuach Maluach, New Mexico 1 . . . . . 30 Zane Meeks, Nevada ...... 2 . . . . . 11 Marcus Williams, Wyoming ...... 1 . . . . . 30 Omari Moore, San José State ...... 2 . . . . . 11 Anthony Holland, Fresno State ...... 2 . . . . . 10 2020-21 MW RECORDS IN GAMES DECIDED BY... Saquan Singleton, New Mexico ...... 2 . . . . . 10 OVERALL MW-ONLY Team 0-3 4-9 10-Plus 0-3 4-9 10-Plus Double-Figure Assist Games 2020-21 2020-21 Air Force 2-1 . . 2-3 1-16 . .2-1 1-3 . 0-13 Name, School Games High Boise State . . . 2-2 . . 4-3 12-3 . .2-2 3-2 . . 9-2 Colorado State . . . 4-1 . . 1-1 13-4 . .4-1 1-1 . . 9-2 Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State ...... 3 . . . . . 10 Fresno State . . . . . 4-1 . . 2-2 6-9 . .4-1 1-2 . . 4-8 Grant Sherfield, Nevada ...... 2 . . . . . 14 Nevada . . . . . 3-3 . . 2-3 11-4 . .2-3 0-3 . . 8-1 Saquan Singleton, New Mexico ...... 2 . . . . . 13 New Mexico . . . 0-1 . . 2-3 4-12 . .0-1 1-2 . 1-12 Marcus Williams, Wyoming ...... 1 . . . . . 10 San Diego State 2-1 . . 6-1 15-2 . .1-1 4-1 . . 9-1 San José State 1-2 . . 1-1 3-13 . .1-2 0-0 . 2-11 UNLV . . . . . 3-4 . . 2-3 7-8 . .3-4 2-2 . . 3-4 Utah State 2-2 . . 2-3 16-3 . .2-1 2-3 . 11-0 Wyoming 1-4 . . 5-1 8-6 . .0-2 3-1 . . 4-6
2020-21 MW RECORDS AT HALFTIME AND IN OVERTIME TEAM LEAD TIED TRAIL OT Air Force 3-2 . . . 0-0 2-18 . . 0-0 Boise State . . . . . 12-1 . . . 0-0 6-7 . . 0-1 Colorado State . . . . 14-2 . . . 0-0 4-4 . . 0-0 Fresno State ...... 8-4 . . . 2-0 2-8 . . 1-0 Nevada ...... 13-2 . . . 0-0 3-8 . . 0-0 New Mexico . . . . . 6-3 . . . 0-2 0-11 . . 0-2 San Diego State . . . 22-2 . . . 0-0 1-2 . . 1-0 San José State 4-2 . . . 0-0 1-14 . . 0-0 UNLV ...... 9-3 . . . 0-2 3-9 . . 0-0 Utah State 16-3 . . . 1-0 3-5 . . 0-0 Wyoming 11-3 . . . 0-0 3-9 . . 1-1
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ANNUAL NONCONFERENCE RECORDS 2020-21 NONCONFERENCE RECORDS 2020-21 Since 1999-00 TEAM W L PCT. CONFERENCE W L PCT. W L PCT. 1999-00 . . . . . 72 . . . 46 . . .610 America East 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 13 . . . 3 . . .867 2000-01 . . . . . 75 . . . 43 . . .636 American Athletic . . . 0 . . 1 . . .000 . . . 12 . . 15 . . .444 2001-02 . . . . . 77 . . . 41 . . .653 Atlantic Coast . . . . . 0 . . 1 . . .000 . . . 11 . . 38 . . .224 2002-03 . . . . . 84 . . . 38 . . .689 Atlantic Sun . . . . . 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 29 . . . 4 . . .879 2003-04 . . . . . 74 . . . 38 . . .661 Atlantic 10 . . . . . 0 . . 2 . . .000 . . . 20 . . 21 . . .488 2004-05 . . . . . 73 . . . 45 . . .619 Big East ...... 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 19 . . 26 . . .422 2005-06 . . . . . 72 . . . 44 . . .621 Big Sky ...... 3 . . 1 . . .750 . . .173 . . 47 . . .786 2006-07 . . . . . 96 . . . 37 . . .722 Big South ...... 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 27 . . . 2 . . .931 2007-08 . . . . . 85 . . . 46 . . .649 Big Ten ...... 1 . . 0 . . 1.000 . . . 18 . . 38 . . .321 2008-09 . . . . . 90 . . . 45 . . .667 Big 12 1 . . 0 . . 1.000 . . . 45 . . 92 . . .328 2009-10 . . . . . 93 . . . 43 . . .684 Big West 2 . . 1 . . .667 . . .144 . . 53 . . .731 2010-11 . . . . .101 . . . 40 . . .716 Colonial ...... 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 10 . . . 5 . . .667 2011-12 . . . . .102 . . . 33 . . .756 Conference USA . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 1.000 . . . 66 . . 46 . . .589 2012-13 . . . . .105 . . . 33 . . .761 Great West 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 1 . . . 0 . . 1.000 2013-14 . . . . . 97 . . . 51 . . .655 Horizon ...... 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 21 . . 12 . . .636 2014-15 . . . . . 87 . . . 55 . . .613 Ivy 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 16 . . . 5 . . .762 2015-16 . . . . . 87 . . . 52 . . .626 Metro Atlantic . . . . . 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 10 . . . 7 . . .588 2016-17 . . . . . 96 . . . 52 . . .649 Mid-American . . . . . 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 24 . . 13 . . .649 2017-18 . . . . . 89 . . . 54 . . .622 Mid-Eastern . . . . . 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 37 . . . 4 . . .902 2018-19 . . . . . 72 . . . 65 . . .526 Missouri Valley 1 . . 1 . . .500 . . . 74 . . 63 . . .540 2019-20 . . . . . 91 . . . 63 . . .591 Northeast ...... 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 10 . . . 3 . . .769 2020-21 . . . . . 50 . . . 27 . . .649 Ohio Valley . . . . . 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 25 . . . 7 . . .781 TOTALS . . . . .1,868 . . . 991 . . .653 Pac-12 ...... 3 . . 0 . . 1.000 . . . 95 . . 177 . . .349 Patriot 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 14 . . 10 . . .583 (Includes Postseason Games) Southeastern 0 . . 1 . . .000 . . . 26 . . 41 . . .388 Southern 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 21 . . . 5 . . .808 COMPOSITE NONCONFERENCE RECORDS Southland ...... 3 . . 0 . . 1.000 . . . 62 . . . 4 . . .939 Southwestern . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . .500 . . . 95 . . . 4 . . .960 Summit ...... 3 . . 1 . . .750 . . . 71 . . 24 . . .747 TEAM W L PCT. Sun Belt 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 56 . . 28 . . .667 Air Force 177 . . . 112 . . .612 West Coast 6 . . 5 . . .545 . . .150 . . 99 . . .602 Boise State . . . . 87 . . . 45 . . .659 Western Athletic . . . . 2 . . 2 . . .500 . . .122 . . 61 . . .667 Colorado State . . . 198 . . . 109 . . .645 Independents . . . . . 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 50 . . . 4 . . .926 Fresno State . . . . 69 . . . 49 . . .585 Reclassifying 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 34 . . . 6 . . .850 Nevada ...... 80 . . . 42 . . .656 Provisional 0 . . 0 . . .000 . . . 1 . . . 0 . . 1.000 New Mexico . . . . 217 . . . 99 . . .687 Non-Division I . . . . 13 . . 0 . . 1.000 . . .247 . . . 6 . . .976 San Diego State . . .227 . . . 92 . . .712 TOTALS ...... 40 . 17 . . .702 . . 1,849 . . 973 . . .655 San José State 33 . . . 58 . . .363 UNLV ...... 216 . . . 100 . . .684 Utah State 70 . . . 31 . . .693 *Conference memberships are based on conference alignments during season in which games were played. Wyoming 205 . . . 111 . . .649 (Records since joining the MW and includes postseason games) A LEAGUE OF NATIONS Mountain West rosters feature 28 student-athletes from outside the United States in 2020- 21. Canada is the most-represented country (four), followed by Australia (three). Below is 2020-21 NONCONFERENCE RECORDS a breakdown by team: NAME (SCHOOL) COUNTRY NAME (SCHOOL) COUNTRY TEAM TOP-25 OVERALL PCT. Emmanuel Akot (BSU) Canada Kurt Wegscheider (UNM) Central African Air Force 0-0 . . . . 2-2 . .500 Mladen Armus (BSU) Serbia Republic Boise State . . . . 0-3 . . . . 4-1 . .800 Abu Kigab (BSU) Canada Nathan Mensah (SDSU) Ghana Colorado State . . . 1-1 . . . . 3-1 . .750 Pavle Kuzmanovic (BSU) Serbia Joshua Tomiac (SDSU) Spain Fresno State . . . . 0-2 . . . . 2-0 . 1.000 James Moors (CSU) New Zealand Edoardo Del Cadia (UNLV) Italy Nevada . . . . . 0-1 . . . . 5-2 . .714 Leo Colimerio (FS) Brazil Mbacke Diong (UNLV) Senegal New Mexico . . . . 0-0 . . . . 4-0 . 1.000 San Diego State . . . 2-0 . . . . 6-1 . .857 Assane Diouf (FS) Senegal Sean Bairstow (USU) Australia San José State 0-0 . . . . 2-2 . .500 Daniel Foster (NEV) Australia Kuba Karwowski (USU) Poland UNLV ...... 0-1 . . . . 3-4 . .428 Alem Huseinovic (NEV) Bosnia & Liam McChesney (USU) Canada Utah State 0-1 . . . . 3-3 . .500 Herzegovina Neemias Queta (USU) Portugal Wyoming 0-1 . . . . 6-1 . .857 Kane Milling (NEV) France Max Shulga (USU) Ukraine TOTALS . . . . . 3-12 . . . 40-17 .702 Emmanuel Kuac (UNM) Canada Zahar Vedischev (USU) Russia Bayron Matos (UNM) Dominican Republic Szymon Zapala (USU) Poland (Includes Postseason Games) Makuach Maluach (UNM) Australia Eoin Nelson (WYO) Ireland Valdir Manuel (UNM) Angola Assane Ndiaye (UNM) Senegal
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Wednesday, November 25 Wednesday, December 9 NEVADA 62, North Dakota State 48 (Lincoln, Neb.) (MWN) BOISE STATE 74, BYU 70 (BYUtv) FRESNO STATE 87, William Jessup 47 (MWN) WYOMING 83, Denver 61 (MWN) Montana State 91, UNLV 78 (MWN) SAN JOSÉ STATE 87, Fresno Pacific 79 (MWN) VCU 85, UTAH STATE 69 (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (ESPN2) Eastern Washington at UNLV (MWN) Canceled SAN DIEGO STATE 73, 22/21 UCLA 58 (CBSSN) Simpson at SAN JOSÉ STATE (MWN) Canceled Thursday, December 10 24/RV SAN DIEGO STATE 80, 23/23 Arizona State 68 (FS1) Thursday, November 26 NEVADA 69, Nebraska 66 (BTN) Friday, December 11 South Dakota State 83, UTAH STATE 59 (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (ESPN2) Grand Canyon 87, NEVADA 77 (GCUtv) COLORADO STATE at Oregon State Canceled Saint Mary’s 96, SAN JOSÉ STATE 61
Friday, November 27 Saturday, December 12 17/18 Houston 68, BOISE STATE 58 (ESPN+) COLORADO STATE 89, CSU Pueblo 77 (MWN) UTAH STATE 82, Northern Iowa 71 (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (ESPNU) WYOMING 93, Utah Valley 88 (WAC Digital Network) SAN DIEGO STATE 77, UC Irvine 58 (MWN) Cal Poly at FRESNO STATE (MWN) Postponed FRESNO STATE at Pacific(Stadium) Canceled UTAH STATE at Weber State (WatchBigSky) Canceled
Saturday, November 28 Sunday, December 13 AIR FORCE 66, Cal State Northridge 61 (Las Vegas) (FloHoops) Drake 81, AIR FORCE 53 WYOMING 97, Mississippi Valley State 61 NEW MEXICO 72, Rice 61 (CUSA.tv) BOISE STATE 70, Weber State 59 (MWN) Sunday November 29 Cal Poly 75, SAN JOSÉ STATE 71 BOISE STATE 86, Sam Houston State 55 (Fort Worth, Texas) Seattle 63, AIR FORCE 45 (Las Vegas) (FloHoops) Monday, December 14 COLORADO STATE 91, Northern Arizona 52 (MWN) Monday, November 30 NEVADA 79, San Diego 72 (WCC Network) 14/16 North Carolina 78, UNLV 51 (Asheville, N.C.) (ESPN2) Pepperdine at UNLV (MWN) Canceled Texas Southern 76, WYOMING 74 (MWN) NEVADA 70, Pacific 58 (MWN) Tuesday, December 15 UC Riverside at FRESNO STATE (MWN) Canceled NEW MEXICO 104, Our Lady of the Lake 65 (Houston, Texas) (MWN) Dixie State at UTAH STATE (MWN) Canceled Tuesday, December 1 Santa Clara at BOISE STATE (MWN) Canceled RV/25 Alabama 86, UNLV 74 (Asheville, N.C.) (ESPN2) Thursday, December 17 Wednesday, December 2 NEW MEXICO 90, LeTourneau 58 (Houston, Texas) (YouTube) San Francisco 85, NEVADA 60 (MWN) WYOMING 82, Omaha 78 (MWN) SAN DIEGO STATE 83, Saint Katherine 41 (MWN) WYOMING 94, Incarnate Word 83 (OT) (MWN) Friday, December 18 Davidson 77, UNLV 73 (Asheville, N.C.) (ESPN2) BYU 72, 18/20 SAN DIEGO STATE 62 (CBSSN) Denver at AIR FORCE (MWN) Postponed UTAH STATE 63, Northern Colorado 50 (MWN) SAN JOSÉ STATE at Pepperdine Canceled NEVADA 74, AIR FORCE 57* (MWN) Santa Clara vs. SAN JOSÉ STATE (Santa Cruz, Calif.) (MWN) Canceled Friday, December 4 BOISE STATE 86, College of Idaho 49 (MWN) Saturday, December 19 Montana Western at BOISE STATE (MWN) Canceled FRESNO STATE 78, Fresno Pacific 65 (MWN) Saint Mary’s 53, COLORADO STATE 33 (WCC Network) Saturday, December 5 AIR FORCE 59, Lamar 44 (MWN) Sunday, December 20 UNLV 68, Kansas State 58 (ESPN+) AIR FORCE 68, NEVADA 66* (MWN) BYU 67, UTAH STATE 64 (MWN) FRESNO STATE at Pepperdine Postponed Monday, December 21 UTAH STATE 107, SAN JOSÉ STATE 62* (MWN) Sunday, December 6 BOISE STATE 77, NEW MEXICO 53* (FS1) WYOMING 76, Oregon State 73 (Pac-12 Network) SAN DIEGO STATE 65, Pepperdine 60 (MWN) Tuesday, December 22 SAN JOSÉ STATE at Fresno Pacific Canceled COLORADO STATE 70, Santa Clara 57 (Santa Cruz, Calif.) SAN JOSÉ STATE at Pacific (WCC Network) Canceled SAN DIEGO STATE 74, Saint Mary’s 49 (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) (CBSSN) NEVADA at San Francisco Postponed UNLV at WYOMING* (MWN) Canceled
Monday, December 7 NEVADA 86, William Jessup 64 (MWN) Wednesday, December 23 UTAH STATE 85, SAN JOSÉ STATE 52* (MWN) Tuesday, December 8 BOISE STATE 89, NEW MEXICO 52* (CBSSN) UTAH STATE 90, College of Idaho 64 (MWN) Utah Valley at AIR FORCE Postponed Cal State Northridge at FRESNO STATE (MWN) Postponed COLORADO STATE at Colorado (Pac 12 Network) Postponed Monday, December 28 COLORADO STATE 75, FRESNO STATE 53* (MWN)
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Wednesday, December 30 Monday, January 18 COLORADO STATE 81, FRESNO STATE 59* (MWN) UNLV 53, NEW MEXICO 46* (FS1) WYOMING 77, AIR FORCE 58* (MWN) Thursday, December 31 UTAH STATE 83, AIR FORCE 48* (CBSSN) Tuesday, January 19 BOISE STATE 106, SAN JOSÉ STATE 54* (Phoenix, Arizona) (MWN) UTAH STATE 83, COLORADO STATE 64* (CBSSN) NEVADA 68, NEW MEXICO 54* (Lubbock, Texas) (FS1) Wednesday, January 20 Saturday, January 2 BOISE STATE 73, FRESNO STATE 51* (FS1) COLORADO STATE 70, RV/23 SAN DIEGO STATE 67* (CBS) UTAH STATE 72, AIR FORCE 53* (Stadium/MWN) Thursday, January 21 WYOMING 78, FRESNO STATE 74* (MWN) NEW MEXICO 67, SAN JOSÉ STATE 51* (St. George, Utah) (MWN) BOISE STATE 87, SAN JOSÉ STATE 86* (Phoenix, Arizona) (FS1) UNLV 99, Benedictine Mesa 45 (MWN) NEVADA 84, NEW MEXICO 74* (Lubbock, Texas) (CBSSN) COLORADO STATE 84, UTAH STATE 76* (FS1)
Monday, January 4 Friday, January 22 SAN DIEGO STATE 78, COLORADO STATE 65* (FS1) WYOMING 71, NEVADA 64* (Stadium on MWN) FRESNO STATE 81, WYOMING 61* (MWN) SAN DIEGO STATE 98, AIR FORCE 61* (FS1) SAN JOSÉ STATE 80, Benedictine Mesa 64 (Phoenix, Arizona) (MWN) SAN DIEGO STATE at UNLV* Canceled Saturday, January 23 SAN JOSÉ STATE 83, NEW MEXICO 71* (St. George, Utah) (MWN) Wednesday, January 6 UTAH STATE 77, NEW MEXICO 45* (Lubbock, Texas) (CBSSN) Sunday, January 24 BOISE STATE 78, AIR FORCE 59* (FS1) WYOMING 93, NEVADA 88* (CBSSN) SAN DIEGO STATE 91, AIR FORCE 59* (FS1) Thursday, January 7 COLORADO STATE 74, UNLV 71* (CBSSN) Monday, January 25 SAN DIEGO STATE 65, NEVADA 60* (CBSSN) UNLV 59, UTAH STATE 56* (CBSSN)
Friday, January 8 Wednesday, January 27 BOISE STATE 80, AIR FORCE 69* (MWN/Stadium) COLORADO STATE 78, BOISE STATE 56* (CBSSN) FRESNO STATE 79, SAN JOSÉ STATE 64* (MWN) UTAH STATE 83, UNLV 74* (FS1) UTAH STATE 82, NEW MEXICO 46* (Lubbock, Texas) (FS1) Thursday, January 28 Saturday, January 9 SAN DIEGO STATE 87, WYOMING 57* (FS1) COLORADO STATE 83, UNLV 80* (FS1) SAN JOSÉ STATE 59, AIR FORCE 58* (Phoenix, Ariz.) (MWN) SAN DIEGO STATE 69, NEVADA 67* (CBSSN) FRESNO STATE 64, NEW MEXICO 62* (OT) (CBSSN)
Sunday, January 10 Friday, January 29 FRESNO STATE 80, SAN JOSÉ STATE 65* (MWN) BOISE STATE 85, COLORADO STATE 77* (FS1)
Monday, January 11 Saturday, January 30 BOISE STATE 83, WYOMING 60* (CBSSN) SAN JOSÉ STATE 75, AIR FORCE 62* (Phoenix, Ariz.) (MWN) FRESNO STATE 65, NEW MEXICO 55* (MWN) Tuesday, January 12 SAN DIEGO STATE 98, WYOMING 71* (CBSSN) UNLV 95, Saint Katherine 34 (MWN) Sunday, January 31 Wednesday, January 13 NEVADA 89, UNLV 60* (FS1) BOISE STATE 90, WYOMING 70* (CBSSN) NEW MEXICO 72, Dixie State 63 (WAC Digital Network) Tuesday, February 2 NEVADA 72, UNLV 62* (CBSSN) Thursday, January 14 UTAH STATE 57, SAN DIEGO STATE 45* (CBSSN) Wednesday, February 3 COLORADO STATE 90, SAN JOSÉ STATE 57* (Phoenix, Arizona) (MWN) SAN DIEGO STATE at NEW MEXICO* (FS1) (Lubbock, Texas) NM Forfeit
Friday, January 15 Thursday, February 4 NEVADA 73, FRESNO STATE 57* (FS1) UTAH STATE 69, FRESNO STATE 53* (Stadium on MWN) COLORADO STATE 74, WYOMING 72* (MWN) Saturday, January 16 Friday, February 5 UTAH STATE 64, SAN DIEGO STATE 59* (CBS) NEVADA 74, BOISE STATE 72* (FS1) AIR FORCE 72, WYOMING 69* (MWN) SAN DIEGO STATE at NEW MEXICO* (CBSSN) (Lubbock, Texas) NM Forfeit UNLV 77, NEW MEXICO 54* (CBSSN) COLORADO STATE 88, SAN JOSÉ STATE 61* (Phoenix, Arizona) (MWN) Saturday, February 6 UNLV 68, AIR FORCE 58* (CBSSN) Sunday, January 17 COLORADO STATE 68, WYOMING 59* (CBSSN) NEVADA 79, FRESNO STATE 65* (CBSSN) Sunday, February 7 NEVADA 73, BOISE STATE 62* (FS1)
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Monday, February 8 Wednesday, March 3 UNLV 69, AIR FORCE 64* (CBSSN) Colorado State 87, New Mexico 73* (MWN) SAN DIEGO STATE 85, SAN JOSÉ STATE 54* (FS1) San Diego State 71, UNLV 62* (CBSSN) Nevada at San José State* (Stadium on MWN) Canceled Wednesday, February 10 SAN DIEGO STATE 77, SAN JOSÉ STATE 55* (CBSSN) Thursday, March 4 WYOMING at UTAH STATE* (Stadium on MWN) Canceled Utah State 72, Wyoming 59* (FS1)
Thursday, February 11 Friday, March 5 FRESNO STATE 69, AIR FORCE 63* (MWN) Nevada 85, Colorado State 82* (CBSSN) BOISE STATE 78, UNLV 66* (CBSSN) NEW MEXICO at COLORADO STATE* (CBSSN) Canceled Saturday, March 6 UTAH STATE 57, FRESNO STATE 51* (FS1) Saturday, February 13 WYOMING 80, UNLV 69* (CBSSN) FRESNO STATE 67, AIR FORCE 64* (MWN) BOISE STATE 61, UNLV 59* (FS1) Wednesday, March 10 #8 Wyoming 111, #9 San José State 80 (Las Vegas) (MWN) Monday, February 15 #7 UNLV 80, #10 Air Force 52 (Las Vegas) (MWN) NEVADA at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (Stadium on MWN) Canceled #6 Fresno State 85, #11 New Mexico 77 (Las Vegas) (MWN)
Tuesday, February 16 Thursday, March 11 Northern Colorado at COLORADO STATE (MWN) Canceled #1 San Diego State 69, #8 Wyoming 66 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) #5 Nevada 89, #4 Boise State 82 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) Wednesday, February 17 #2 Utah State 74, #7 UNLV 53 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) WYOMING 83, NEW MEXICO 74* (OT) (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (MWN) #3 Colorado State 72, #6 Fresno State 62 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) BOISE STATE 79, UTAH STATE 70* (CBSSN) Friday, March 12 Thursday, February 18 #1 San Diego State 77, #5 Nevada 70 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) 25/RV SAN DIEGO STATE 67, FRESNO STATE 53* (CBSSN) #2 Utah State 62, #3 Colorado State 50 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN)
Friday, February 19 Saturday, March 13 WYOMING 79, NEW MEXICO 67* (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (CBSSN) #1 San Diego State 68, #2 Utah State 57 (Las Vegas) (CBS) UNLV 76, SAN JOSÉ STATE 60* (Stadium on MWN) BOISE STATE 81, UTAH STATE 77* (FS1) Thursday, March 18 SMU vs. BOISE STATE (Frisco, Texas) (ESPN) 8 p.m. CT Saturday, February 20 25/RV SAN DIEGO STATE 75, FRESNO STATE 57* (CBSSN) Friday, March 19 COLORADO STATE at NEVADA* (FS1) Canceled UTAH STATE vs. Texas Tech (Indianapolis, Indiana) (TNT) 12:45 p.m. CT Buffalo vs. COLORADO STATE (Denton, Texas) (ESPN2) 6 p.m. CT Sunday, February 21 Syracuse vs. SAN DIEGO STATE (Indianapolis, Indiana) (CBS) 8:40 p.m. CT UNLV 67, SAN JOSÉ STATE 64* (CBSSN) NCAA Sweet 16 & Elite Eight Rounds Monday, February 22 March 27-30 NEW MEXICO 73, AIR FORCE 65* (CBSSN) NCAA Final Four Wednesday, February 24 April 3 AIR FORCE 62, NEW MEXICO 55* (MWN) FRESNO STATE 67, UNLV 64* (FS1) NCAA National Championship April 5 Thursday, February 25 22/25 SAN DIEGO STATE 78, BOISE STATE 66* (OT) (FS1) SAN JOSÉ STATE at WYOMING* (MWN) Canceled
Friday, February 26 UTAH STATE 75, NEVADA 72* (FS1) UNLV 68, FRESNO STATE 67* (CBSSN) Saturday, February 27 22/25 SAN DIEGO STATE 62, BOISE STATE 58* (CBSSN) COLORADO STATE 72, AIR FORCE 49* (MWN) SAN JOSÉ STATE at WYOMING* (MWN) Canceled
Sunday, February 28 UTAH STATE 87, NEVADA 66* (FS1)
Monday, March 1 COLORADO STATE 74, AIR FORCE 44* (CBSSN)
Tuesday, March 2 FRESNO STATE 67, BOISE STATE 64* (CBSSN)
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AIR FORCE BOISE STATE 5-20, 3-17 MW 18-8, 14-6 MW
DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 11.28 vs. Cal State Northridge (Las Vegas) W, 66-61 11.27 at No. 17/18 Houston L, 68-58 11.29 vs. Seattle (Las Vegas) L, 63-45 11.29 vs. Sam Houston State (Fort Worth, Texas) W, 86-55 12.2 Denver Postponed 12.4 College of Idaho W, 86-49 12.5 Lamar W, 59-44 12.4 Montana Western Canceled 12.13 at Drake L, 81-53 12.9 at BYU W, 74-70 12.18 at NEVADA* L, 74-57 12.13 Weber State W, 70-59 12.20 at NEVADA* W, 68-66 12.15 Santa Clara Canceled 12.21 W, 77-53 12.23 Utah Valley Postponed NEW MEXICO* 12.23 NEW MEXICO* W, 89-52 12.31 UTAH STATE* L, 83-48 12.31 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) W, 106-54 1.2 UTAH STATE* L, 72-53 1.2 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) W, 87-86 1.6 at BOISE STATE* L, 78-59 1.6 AIR FORCE* W, 78-59 1.8 at BOISE STATE* L, 80-69 1.8 AIR FORCE* W, 80-69 1.16 WYOMING* W, 72-69 1.11 at WYOMING* W, 83-60 1.18 WYOMING* L, 77-58 1.13 at WYOMING* W, 90-70 1.22 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 98-61 1.20 FRESNO STATE* W, 73-51 1.24 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 91-59 1.27 at COLORADO STATE* L, 78-56 1.28 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) L, 59-58 1.29 at COLORADO STATE* W, 85-77 1.30 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) L, 75-62 2.5 at NEVADA* L, 74-72 2.6 at UNLV* L, 68-58 2.7 at NEVADA* L, 73-62 2.8 at UNLV* L, 69-64 2.11 UNLV* W, 78-66 2.11 FRESNO STATE* L, 69-63 2.13 UNLV* W, 61-59 2.13 FRESNO STATE* L, 67-64 2.17 UTAH STATE* W, 79-70 2.22 NEW MEXICO* L, 73-65 2.19 UTAH STATE* W, 81-77 2.24 NEW MEXICO* W, 62-55 2.25 at SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 78-66 (OT) 2.27 at COLORADO STATE* L, 72-49 2.27 at SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 62-58 3.1 at COLORADO STATE* L, 74-44 3.2 FRESNO STATE* L, 67-64 3.10 vs. UNLV% L, 80-52 3.11 vs. Nevada% L, 89-82 3.18 vs. SMU# 8 p.m. CT
COLORADO STATE FRESNO STATE 18-6, 14-4 MW 12-12, 9-11 MW
DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 11.26 at Oregon State Canceled 11.25 William Jessup W, 87-47 12.8 at Colorado Postponed 11.27 at Pacific Canceled 12.12 CSU Pueblo W, 89-77 11.30 UC Riverside Canceled 12.14 Northern Arizona W, 91-52 12.5 at Pepperdine Postponed 12.19 at Saint Mary’s L, 53-33 12.8 CSU Northridge Postponed 12.22 at Santa Clara (Santa Cruz, Calif.) W, 70-57 12.12 Cal Poly Postponed 12.28 FRESNO STATE* W, 75-53 12.19 Fresno Pacific W, 78-65 12.28 at COLORADO STATE* L, 75-53 12.30 FRESNO STATE* W, 81-59 12.30 at COLORADO STATE* L, 81-59 1.2 at SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 70-67 1.2 WYOMING* L, 78-74 1.4 at SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 78-65 1.4 WYOMING* W, 81-61 1.7 UNLV* W, 74-71 1.8 SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 79-64 1.9 UNLV* W, 83-80 1.10 SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 80-65 1.14 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) W, 90-57 1.15 at NEVADA* L, 73-57 1.16 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) W, 88-61 1.17 at NEVADA* L, 79-65 1.19 at UTAH STATE* L, 83-64 1.20 at BOISE STATE* L, 73-51 1.21 at UTAH STATE* W, 84-76 1.28 NEW MEXICO* W, 64-62 (OT) 1.27 BOISE STATE* W, 78-56 1.30 NEW MEXICO* W, 65-55 1.29 BOISE STATE* L, 85-77 2.4 UTAH STATE* L, 69-53 2.4 at WYOMING* W, 74-72 2.11 at AIR FORCE* W, 69-63 2.6 at WYOMING* W, 68-59 2.13 at AIR FORCE* W, 67-64 2.11 NEW MEXICO* Canceled 2.18 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 67-53 2.16 Northern Colorado Canceled 2.20 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 75-57 2.20 at NEVADA* Canceled 2.24 at UNLV* W, 67-64 2.27 AIR FORCE* W, 72-49 2.26 at UNLV* L, 68-67 3.1 AIR FORCE* W, 74-44 3.2 at BOISE STATE* W, 67-64 3.3 NEW MEXICO* W, 87-73 3.6 UTAH STATE* L, 57-51 3.10 vs. New Mexico% W, 85-77 3.5 at NEVADA* L, 85-82 3.11 vs. Colorado State% L, 72-62 3.11 vs. Fresno State% W, 72-62 3.12 vs. Utah State% L, 62-50 BOLD denotes home game; * MW game; % MW Championship game; 3.19 vs. Buffalo# 6 p.m. CT $ NCAA Tournament game, # NIT game
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NEVADA NEW MEXICO 16-10, 10-7 MW 6-16, 2-15 MW
DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 11.25 vs. North Dakota State (Lincoln, Neb.) W, 62-48 12.13 at Rice W, 72-61 11.26 at Nebraska W, 69-66 12.15 vs. Our Lady of the Lake (Houston, Texas) W, 104-65 11.30 Pacific W, 70-58 12.17 vs. LeTourneau (Houston, Texas) W, 90-58 12.2 San Francisco L, 85-60 12.6 at San Francisco Postponed 12.21 at BOISE STATE* L, 77-53 12.7 William Jessup W, 86-64 12.23 at BOISE STATE* L, 89-52 12.11 at Grand Canyon L, 87-77 12.31 NEVADA* (Lubbock, Texas) L, 68-54 12.14 at San Diego W, 79-72 1.2 NEVADA* (Lubbock, Texas) L, 84-74 12.18 AIR FORCE* W, 74-57 1.6 UTAH STATE* (Lubbock, Texas) L, 77-45 12.20 AIR FORCE* L, 68-66 1.8 UTAH STATE* (Lubbock, Texas) L, 82-46 12.31 at NEW MEXICO* (Lubbock, Texas) W, 68-54 1.13 at Dixie State W, 72-63 1.2 at NEW MEXICO* (Lubbock, Texas) W, 84-74 1.16 at UNLV* L, 77-54 1.7 at SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 65-60 1.9 at SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 69-67 1.18 at UNLV* L, 53-46 1.15 FRESNO STATE* W, 73-57 1.21 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (St. George, Utah) W, 67-51 1.17 FRESNO STATE* W, 79-65 1.23 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (St. George, Utah) L, 83-71 1.22 at WYOMING* L, 71-64 1.28 at FRESNO STATE* L, 64-62 (OT) 1.24 at WYOMING* L, 93-88 1.30 at FRESNO STATE* L, 65-55 1.31 UNLV* W, 98-60 2.3 SAN DIEGO STATE* (Lubbock, Texas) NM Forfeit 1.2 UNLV* W, 72-62 2.5 SAN DIEGO STATE* (Lubbock, Texas) NM Forfeit 2.5 BOISE STATE* W, 74-72 2.7 BOISE STATE* W, 73-62 2.11 at COLORADO STATE* Canceled 2.15 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* Canceled 2.17 WYOMING* (Colorado Spring, Colo.) L, 83-74 (OT) 2.20 COLORADO STATE* Canceled 2.19 WYOMING* (Colorado Spring, Colo.) L, 79-67 2.26 at UTAH STATE* L, 75-72 2.22 at AIR FORCE* W, 73-65 2.28 at UTAH STATE* L, 87-66 2.24 at AIR FORCE* L, 62-55 3.3 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* Canceled 3.3 at COLORADO STATE* L, 87-73 3.5 COLORADO STATE* W, 85-82 3.10 vs. Fresno State% L, 85-77 3.11 vs. Boise State% W, 89-82 3.12 vs. San Diego State% L, 77-70
SAN DIEGO STATE SAN JOSÉ STATE 23-4, 14-3 MW 5-16, 3-13 MW
DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 11.25 No. 22/21 UCLA W, 73-58 11.25 Simpson Canceled 11.27 UC Irvine W, 77-58 12.2 at Pepperdine Canceled 12.2 Saint Katherine W, 83-41 12.6 at Pacific Canceled 12.6 Pepperdine W, 65-60 12.9 vs. Fresno Pacific (Santa Cruz, Calif.) W, 87-79 12.10 at No. 23/23 Arizona State W, 80-68 12.11 at Saint Mary’s L, 96-61 12.18 BYU L, 72-62 12.13 at Cal Poly L, 75-71 12.22 vs. Saint Mary’s (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) W, 74-49 12.18 vs. Santa Clara (Santa Cruz, Calif.) Canceled 1.2 COLORADO STATE* L, 70-67 12.21 at UTAH STATE* L, 107-62 1.4 COLORADO STATE* W, 78-65 1.4 at UNLV* Canceled 12.23 at UTAH STATE* L, 85-52 1.7 NEVADA* W, 65-60 12.31 BOISE STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) L, 106-54 1.9 NEVADA* W, 69-67 1.2 BOISE STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) L, 87-86 1.14 at UTAH STATE* L, 57-45 1.4 Benedictine Mesa (Phoenix, Ariz.) W, 80-64 1.16 at UTAH STATE* L, 64-59 1.8 at FRESNO STATE* L, 79-64 1.22 at AIR FORCE* W, 98-61 1.10 at FRESNO STATE* L, 80-65 1.24 at AIR FORCE* W, 91-59 1.14 COLORADO STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) L, 90-57 1.28 WYOMING* W, 87-57 1.16 COLORADO STATE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) L, 88-61 1.30 WYOMING* W, 98-71 1.21 at NEW MEXICO* (St. George, Utah) L, 67-51 2.3 at NEW MEXICO* (Lubbock, Texas) NM Forfeit 1.23 at NEW MEXICO* (St. George, Utah) W, 83-71 2.5 at NEW MEXICO* (Lubbock, Texas) NM Forfeit 1.28 AIR FORCE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) W, 59-58 2.8 SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 85-54 1.30 AIR FORCE* (Phoenix, Ariz.) W, 75-62 2.10 SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 77-55 2.8 at SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 85-54 2.18 at FRESNO STATE* W, 67-53 2.10 at SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 77-55 2.20 at FRESNO STATE* W, 75-57 2.15 NEVADA* Canceled 2.25 BOISE STATE* W, 78-66 (OT) 2.19 UNLV* L, 76-60 2.27 W, 62-58 BOISE STATE* 2.21 UNLV* L, 67-64 3.3 at UNLV* W, 71-62 3.11 vs. Wyoming% W, 69-66 2.25 at WYOMING* Canceled 3.12 vs. Nevada% W, 77-70 2.27 at WYOMING* Canceled 3.13 vs. Utah State% W, 68-57 3.3 NEVADA* Canceled 3.19 vs. Syracuse% 8:40 p.m. CT 3.10 vs. Wyoming% L, 111-80
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UNLV UTAH STATE 12-15, 8-10 MW 20-8, 15-4 MW
DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 11.25 Montana State L, 91-78 11.25 vs. VCU (Sioux Falls, S.D.) L, 85-69 11.30 vs. No. 14/16 North Carolina (Asheville, N.C.) L, 78-51 11.26 vs. South Dakota State (Sioux Falls, S.D.) L, 83-59 12.1 vs. No. RV/25 Alabama (Asheville, N.C.) L, 86-74 11.27 vs. Northern Iowa (Sioux Falls, S.D.) W, 82-71 12.2 vs. Davidson (Asheville, N.C.) L, 77-73 12.5 BYU L, 67-64 12.5 at Kansas State W, 68-58 12.8 College of Idaho W, 90-64 12.9 Eastern Washington Canceled 12.12 at Weber State Canceled 12.14 Pepperdine Canceled 12.17 Dixie State Canceled 12.22 at WYOMING* Canceled 12.18 Northern Colorado W, 63-50 1.4 SAN DIEGO STATE* Canceled 12.21 SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 107-62 1.7 at COLORADO STATE* L, 74-71 12.23 SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 85-52 1.9 at COLORADO STATE* L, 83-80 12.31 at AIR FORCE* W, 83-48 1.12 Saint Katherine W, 95-34 1.2 at AIR FORCE* W, 72-53 1.16 NEW MEXICO* W, 77-54 1.6 at NEW MEXICO* (Lubbock, Texas) W, 77-45 1.18 NEW MEXICO* W, 53-46 1.8 at NEW MEXICO* (Lubbock, Texas) W, 82-46 1.21 Benedictine Mesa W, 99-45 1.14 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 57-45 1.25 UTAH STATE* W, 59-56 1.16 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 64-59 1.27 UTAH STATE* L, 83-74 1.19 COLORADO STATE* W, 83-64 1.31 at NEVADA* L, 89-60 1.21 COLORADO STATE* L, 84-76 2.2 at NEVADA* L, 72-62 1.25 at UNLV* L, 59-56 2.6 AIR FORCE* W, 68-58 1.27 at UNLV* W, 83-74 2.8 AIR FORCE* W, 69-64 2.4 at FRESNO STATE* W, 69-53 2.11 at BOISE STATE* L, 78-66 2.10 WYOMING* Canceled 2.13 at BOISE STATE* L, 61-59 2.17 at BOISE STATE* L, 79-70 2.19 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 76-60 2.19 at BOISE STATE* L, 81-77 2.21 at SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 67-64 2.26 NEVADA* W, 75-72 2.24 FRESNO STATE* L, 67-64 2.28 NEVADA* W, 87-66 2.26 FRESNO STATE* W, 68-67 3.4 WYOMING* W, 72-59 3.3 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 71-62 3.6 at FRESNO STATE* W, 57-51 3.6 at WYOMING* L, 80-69 3.11 vs. UNLV% W, 74-53 3.10 vs. Air Force% W, 80-52 3.12 vs. Colorado State% W, 62-50 3.11 vs. Utah State% L, 74-53 3.13 vs. San Diego State% L, 68-57 3.19 vs. Texas Tech$ 12:45 p.m. CT
WYOMING 14-11, 7-9 MW
DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 11.28 Mississippi Valley State W, 97-61 11.30 Texas Southern L, 76-74 12.2 Incarnate Word W, 94-83 (OT) 12.6 at Oregon State W, 76-73 12.9 Denver W, 83-61 12.12 at Utah Valley W, 93-88 12.17 Omaha W, 82-78 12.22 UNLV* Canceled 1.2 at FRESNO STATE* W, 78-74 1.4 at FRESNO STATE* L, 81-61 1.11 BOISE STATE* L, 83-60 1.13 BOISE STATE* L, 90-70 1.16 at AIR FORCE* L, 72-69 1.18 at AIR FORCE* W, 77-58 1.22 NEVADA* W, 71-64 1.24 NEVADA* W, 93-88 1.28 at SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 87-57 1.30 at SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 98-71 2.4 COLORADO STATE* L, 74-72 2.6 COLORADO STATE* L, 68-59 2.10 at UTAH STATE* Canceled 2.17 at NEW MEXICO* (Colorado Springs, Colo.) W, 83-74 (OT) 2.19 at NEW MEXICO* (Colorado Springs, Colo.) W, 79-67 2.25 SAN JOSÉ STATE* Canceled 2.27 SAN JOSÉ STATE* Canceled 3.4 at UTAH STATE* L, 72-59 3.6 UNLV* W, 80-69 3.10 vs. San José State% W, 111-80 3.11 vs. San Diego State% L, 69-66
BOLD denotes home game; * MW game; % MW Championship game; $ NCAA Tournament game, # NIT game
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