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SDSU Moves on: Aztecs Beat New Mexico 64-62 in MWC Semifinal
Both bubble teams must win to maintain NCAA Tournament hopes with San Diego State’s at-large chances at 29%, as the game decides who advances in the Mountain West.
- The San Diego State Aztecs and New Mexico Lobos competed Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas in a Mountain West Tournament matchup that experts called a de facto NCAA tournament elimination contest.
- Both teams hovered on the tournament bubble for weeks, moving in and out of the projected Field of 68, with ESPN's Joe Lunardi listing the Lobos one spot ahead of the Aztecs in his First Four Out.
- Facing each other for the third time this season, the teams split their previous series; the winner advances to the championship game to face the Utah State-Nevada winner for the conference title.
- Each team needed a victory to remain in contention for an at-large bid, as both programs held just two wins in eight Quad 1 opportunities.
- The Mountain West has sent at least three teams to the NCAA tournament for five seasons, while the Aztecs will join the Pac-12 next year and the Lobos remain in the conference.
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LAS VEGAS — In a game that felt too tense to breathe through and too fitting to end any other way, San Diego State turned once again to the two things it trusts most: its defense and BJ Davis with the ball in his hands. And just before midnight inside Thomas & Mack Center, both delivered. With the score tied and the shot clock off, Davis sized up his defender, saw a crease on the right side and did what he has made a habit of doing in the bigges…
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
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