(2) New Mexico State 82 (5) Louisiana Tech 57
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs had just pulled off a very difficult feat, beating the Nevada Wolf Pack in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, and doing so in the state of Nevada. Bumping off the top seed in the WAC represented a massive accomplishment for Louisiana Tech, especially since Nevada won the regular-season title in the league by a full three games. However, the boys from Ruston, Louisiana, faced an equally daunting task on Saturday night in the WAC championship …
(2) New Mexico State 92 (6) Hawaii 81
In the uneventful WAC Tournament semifinal, the New Mexico State Aggies calmly took care of business against the Hawaii Warriors, moving into the tournament final. New Mexico State looked on with glee in the second game, and Louisiana Tech shocked top-seeded Nevada to set up a final that favors NMSU. The Aggies will be the higher seed and a strong favorite to make the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years, having also reached the Big Dance in 2010.
What was noteworthy …
(6) Hawaii 72 vs (3) Idaho 70
It was really rather strange – on the first day of the WAC Tournament, two lower-seeded teams won, both by scores of 72-70. Well before fifth-seeded Louisiana Tech beat fourth-seeded Utah State in the late quarterfinal just before midnight, the Hawaii Warriors beat the Idaho Vandals in the early-afternoon lid-lifter at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The sixth-seeded team from Hawaii was a pronounced underdog against the third-seeded Vandals, who were the surprise of the season in the WAC. Everyone expected Nevada and New …
Scores
Thursday, March 1
Utah State 71 San Jose State 61
Louisiana Tech 75 Fresno State 70
Nevada 65 New Mexico State 61
Idaho 82 Hawaii 63
Saturday, March 3
Idaho 70 San Jose State 64
New Mexico State 83 Fresno State 78 (OT)
Nevada 79 Louisiana Tech 69
Utah State 61 Hawaii 60
It’s showtime in the Western Athletic Conference. The Nevada Wolf Pack formally tucked away the outright conference title this past week with a victory over second-place New Mexico State on Thursday, but that win merely gives Nevada an automatic bid to the NIT, a tournament that New …
Scores
Thursday, February 23
Louisiana Tech 75 San Jose State 49
New Mexico State 115 Hawaii 73
Fresno State 78 Seattle 72
Friday, February 24
Utah State 67 Idaho 50
Saturday, February 25
Louisiana Tech 84 Hawaii 67
New Mexico State 79 San Jose State 68
Nevada 79 Fresno State 76 (3OT)
It’s that time of year in all college basketball conferences, including the Western Athletic Conference. Teams are pushing toward the finish line, trying to add some hardware to their trophy cases and nail down the accomplishments they’ve been pursuing for the past two months. The Nevada Wolf Pack might …