Mountain West: Conference tournament preview

MOUNTAIN WEST

BEGINS: Wednesday

CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, 6 p.m. ET, CBS

WHERE: Las Vegas

OVERVIEW:  San Diego State was three games better than anyone else during the conference season, so this tournament is really the Aztecs' to lose. Lots can happen, of course. Jeremy Hemsley (13.1 ppg), a 6-3 freshman, leads San Diego State's deliberate offense. The Aztecs score only 68.2 points a game, but they give up an average of only 60.0. The No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, Fresno State and Boise State, happen to be the teams that delivered San Diego State's conference losses, so expect the Bulldogs and Broncos to be the main threats.

STANDINGS

San Diego State (16-2, 23-8)

Fresno State (13-5, 22-9)

Boise State (11-7, 20-11)

Nevada (10-8, 18-12)

New Mexico (10-8, 17-14)

UNLV (8-10, 17-14)

Colorado State (8-10, 16-15)

Utah State (7-11, 15-14)

Wyoming    (7-11, 14-17)

Air Force (5-13, 14-17)

San José State (4-14, 9-21)

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