Updated MWC Tourney

The first round had some surprises, but not many when you consider the match-ups....

Air Force did in fact knock off Colorado State for the opportunity to get hammered by BYU.

First Round

BYU vs Air Force: Air Force hung in there and rallied a few times. They even had a few leads. Even though I am a huge Utah fan, I never thought BYU was in jeapordy of losing this one. Maybe it's because I had to listen to Wrubell scream into the mic. Air Force shot the ball well but in the end, couldn't match the BYU offense.

UNLV vs SDSU: I picked SDSU in a close one so this was a bit of a surprise. But, the Aztecs are healthy. They play outstanding defense. SDSU won 71-57 and it should have been worse. UNLV threw in some prayers during a minor 2nd half rally. UNLV was also benefiting from a little home cooking.

Utah vs TCU: This was also a real surprise. Utah didn't deserve this one. They were outplayed and Nevill was horrid! I despise Drca because he is a walking turnover when the game gets tight. Somehow he found Bohra for an open three to win the game. Utah is lucky...

Wyoming vs New Mexico: I thought this one would be close. It had the appearance of a blowout early on with UNM jumping all over Wyoming. Wyoming put on a great rally just before halftime led by Sean Oguirri. This guy can shoot the lights out of any gym. He's been on fire the last couple weeks. Brandon Ewing stepped up with some extremely difficult shots. There was one or two in the first half he should have been shooting a free throw for a four point play. Not really surprised Wyoming won, these two teams played a one point game in Laramie a few days ago with New Mexico getting the win. Again it's hard to beat a team three times in one year. A big help for the Pokes was with about 6 minutes left when Farris fouled out of the game.

Second Round

SDSU vs BYU: Again, SDSU is not the team I would want to be playing right now. They are healthy, and confident. They want revenge on this Cougar team that embarassed them on their home floor just a couple weeks ago. SDSU is more talented and is shooting the ball extremely well right now. Two weeks ago, BYU rallied behing a zone. If the Aztecs shoot like they did last night, the zone will only create a really long night for the cougs. BYU can't handle the athletes in man to man. That said, this should be a good game. BYU finds ways to rally behind the garbage that JT chucks from 25 feet and the crafty offensive rebounds and defense that Emery plays. SDSU wins this one late.

SDSU 70 BYU 64

Wyoming vs Utah: The Pokes scare me!!! If Utah doesn't gaurd the three, they will lose this game no doubt! After watching the New Mexico game, I don't know if it really matters because a lot of the shots they are hitting are being gaurded. Utah seems to play well agains the Cowboys. Nevill needs to rebound after his poor performance against TCU. Drca needs to take better care of the ball! Utah should dominate the paint and the rebounds. Again, it is hard to beat a team three times, but it will happen here.

Utah 73 Wyoming 68...