When the NCAA Tournament bracket is announced today, the Oregon side that on Saturday evening pummeled Utah 88-57 in the Pac-12 tournament final at the MGM Grand Garden should be placed among the No. 1 seeds.
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Now, San Diego State will be relegated to watching on TV when the NCAA Tournament brackets are announced Sunday. Steve Fisher, the venerable Aztecs coach, didn’t sound too optimistic the Selection Show would end well for his guys. The team definitely is on the bubble.
Senior guard Marvelle Harris scored 18 points to help second-seeded Fresno State beat top-seeded San Diego State 68-63 in the championship game of the Mountain West tournament on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Oregon, the Pacific 12 Conference tournament’s top seed, danced on the floor and cut down the nets at the MGM Grand Garden after its 88-57 win over Utah that clinched a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Another No. 1 seed bites the dust, and the loss could be costly for San Diego State. But the bettors who backed Fresno State at 8-1 odds to win the Mountain West tournament are cashing tickets.
The Pac-12 conference tournament continues tonight with the Oregon Ducks and Utah Utes facing off for the title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. We’ll be live-blogging all the action.
The Mountain West Conference tournament continues today with the San Diego State Aztecs and the Fresno State Bulldogs battling for the title. We’ll be live-blogging from Thomas & Mack Center.
Las Vegas’ relationship with postseason college basketball is good — for the players, fans, schools, conferences and seemingly all parties involved. But, because of legalized sports wagering, is this madness in Las Vegas still viewed as evil by the NCAA?
Kansas’ Wayne Selden’s dunk in the Jayhawks’ 70-66 win over Baylor was amazing, but his uncle’s reaction stole the show.
It took five minutes longer than it planned on, but Oregon eventually put Arizona away, winning 95-89 in overtime in the Pacific 12 Conference tournament semifinals at the MGM Grand Garden.
The Pac-12 announced Friday that it will move its event from the 12,916-seat MGM Grand Garden to the 18,500-seat T-Mobile Arena in 2017. It is a three-year deal through 2019.
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.
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