I had Lasik surgery several years ago and still see at a pretty sharp clip, but the whole eye test theory when it comes to which college basketball teams are most deserving of an NCAA Tournament berth isn’t always the most reliable.
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On Tuesday, one more chapter in the blood feud that is Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s played out in front of an announced crowd of 7,418 at Orleans Arena, and it was the Bulldogs who prevailed, 85-75, to win the title and grab the WCC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament next week.
A year ago, Boise State came into the Thomas and Mack Center and ended the Lady Rebels’ season. Tuesday, the Lady Rebels looked determined to not let that happen again.
The Pac-12 is a league with no dominant team, and it’s a tournament that’s tough to predict. Top-seeded Oregon is the second choice at 3-1 odds, according to William Hill sports books. Fourth-seeded Arizona is the 2-1 favorite.
With wins Tuesday, Colorado State, New Mexico and Fresno State advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament.
This is a treacherous time to be a No. 1 seed in a conference tournament. Major upsets are happening daily across the nation, and San Diego State is on upset alert as the top seed in the Mountain West tournament, which tips off Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
A capsule look at the 11 teams in the Moutain West men’s tournament.
The Rebels are coming off a 92-56 loss at San Diego State, their worst defeat in 16 years. But even with all the adversity and the uncertainty about who will be available this season, UNLV appears to enter the Mountain West tournament upbeat.
While some dream of attracting a marquee coach to UNLV, Bruce Chapman says it would be a shame to pass up the “gold nugget” right in their own front yard in the form of assistant coach Stacey Augmon
Zhane Dikes’ two free throws with 14 seconds to play gave San Francisco a one-point lead and the sixth-seeded Dons held off No. 1 Brigham Young, 70-68, to win the West Coast Conference women’s basketball tournament Tuesday at Orleans Arena.