Boise State women defeat UNR for Mountain West title

Boise State Broncos fans celebrate a win against Colorado State Rams in the Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament game in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco

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By Mark Anderson Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 9, 2018 - 1:57 pm

A’Shanti Coleman’s putback at the buzzer gave Boise State a 62-60 victory over UNR on Friday in the Mountain West women’s basketball championship and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

This is the third trip in four years to the NCAAs for the top-seeded Broncos (23-9), who shared the regular-season Mountain West title with UNLV.

Boise State’s victory over seventh-seeded UNR (17-16) at the Thomas & Mack Center means the Lady Rebels will receive an automatic bid to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Contact Mark Anderson at manderson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @markanderson65 on Twitter.

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