No. 19 San Diego State holds off Wyoming 69-66 in MW tourney
The Associated PressMarch 12, 2021Sports
MW Tourney
LAS VEGAS (AP) Terrell Gomez scored 20 points and No. 19 San Diego State beat Wyoming 69-66 on Thursday to advance to the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals.
The Cowboys had a chance to tie it at the buzzer, but Marcus Williams’ long 3-pointer missed badly.
Jordan Schakel and Trey Pulliam each scored 15 points for the Aztecs (21-4), who will play Nevada on Friday.
“To play in less than a 24-hour turnaround and have a game plan set against us that gave us issues they slowed the pace of the game down, they wouldn’t let us fast break, they ran shot clock, and then attacked us off a high-ball screen or isolation play they did a great job,” San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher said. “I liked the toughness mentally and physically of my team, that we withstood a game like that, that we made timely plays down the stretch, and found a way to advance
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Wyoming, San Diego St. meet in MWC quarters
March 11, 2021 GMT
Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas; Thursday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Wyoming is set to face San Diego State in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament. In the regular season, San Diego State won both of the head-to-head matchups. The teams last met on Jan. 30, when the Aztecs shot 60.7 percent from the field while limiting Wyoming to just 43.5 percent en route to a 98-71 victory.
SQUAD LEADERS: Matt Mitchell has averaged 15.4 points and 5.5 rebounds to lead the charge for the Aztecs. Complementing Mitchell is Jordan Schakel, who is accounting for 14.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. The Cowboys are led by Hunter Maldonado, who is averaging 12.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists.MIGHTY MALDONADO: Maldonado has connected on 19 percent of the 63 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 2 of 12 over his last five games. He’s also made 68.8 percent of his foul shots t
The No. 1 seed
San Diego State Aztecs (20-4) are favorites in the MWC Tournament quarterfinals when they take on the No. 8 seed
Wyoming Cowboys (14-10) on Thursday at Thomas & Mack Center, tipping off at 3:00 PM ET on CBS Sports. Both teams hope to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
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Betting Odds
The Aztecs have played to a 13-10 record against the spread this season.