The Mountain West presidents, who created a stir throughout the conference with their decision to cut back on the number of teams in the league basketball tournament, changed course Friday and will allow all 11 schools to participate.
Jakob Poeltl, the Pac-12’s Player of the Year, finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds and guided Utah to an 82-78 overtime win over California in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament at the MGM Grand Garden.
The New Mexico State men’s basketball team cruised into the Western Athletic Conference tournament final with a 78-64 victory over No. 5 seed Missouri-Kansas City at Orleans Arena on Friday.
It will be a big night in the Pac-12. Arizona is a 1½-point favorite over top-seeded Oregon in the opener at 6:15 p.m. San Diego State, the No. 1 seed in the Mountain West, will get tested by UNR in the first semifinal at 6 p.m.
Brad McDonald had 12 kills Friday to help the Basic boys volleyball team to a 25-7, 26-24, 25-14 win over visiting Cheyenne on Friday.
The No. 22 Colorado State women’s basketball team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on Friday, defeating Fresno State 55-54 for the Mountain West tournament title.