2019 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
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| 2019 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Utah State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Craig Smith (1st title) |
| MVP | Sam Merrill (Utah State) |
| Attendance | 38,128 |
| Television | Stadium, CBSSN, CBS |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Nevada | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Utah State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Mountain West Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held from March 13–16, 2019 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utah State defeated San Diego State 64–57 in the championship to earn the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]
Seeds
[edit]All 11 MW schools were eligible to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. Ties were broken by record between the tied teams, followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. As a result, the top five teams (Utah State, Nevada, Fresno State, San Diego State and UNLV) received byes into the tournament quarterfinals. The remaining teams will play in the first round. Tie-breaking procedures will remain unchanged from the 2018 tournament:
- Head-to-head record between the tied teams
- Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
- Higher RPI:
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 15–3 | 2–0 vs. Fresno State |
| 2 | Utah State | 15–3 | 1–1 vs. Fresno State |
| 3 | Fresno State | 13–5 | |
| 4 | San Diego State | 11–7 | 2–0 vs. UNLV |
| 5 | UNLV | 11–7 | 0–2 vs. San Diego State |
| 6 | Air Force | 8–10 | |
| 7 | New Mexico | 7–11 | 2–1 vs. CSU/Boise |
| 8 | Boise State | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. CSU, 0–3 vs. Nevada/Utah State |
| 9 | Colorado State | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. Boise, 0–4 vs. Nevada/Utah State |
| 10 | Wyoming | 4–14 | |
| 11 | San Jose State | 1–17 |
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | |
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| First round – Wednesday, March 13 | ||||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Boise State vs. No. 9 Colorado State | 66–57 | Stadium | 5,578 | |
| 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 7 New Mexico vs. No. 10 Wyoming | 78–68 | |||
| 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 6 Air Force vs. No. 11 San Jose State | 87–56 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 | ||||||
| 4 | Noon | No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 8 Boise State | 77–69 | CBSSN | 7,309 | |
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 San Diego State vs. No. 5 UNLV | 63–55 | |||
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Utah State vs. No. 7 New Mexico | 91–83 | 7,508 | ||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Fresno State vs. No. 6 Air Force | 76–50 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | ||||||
| 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 4 San Diego State | 56–65 | CBSSN | 8,764 | |
| 9 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Utah State vs. No. 3 Fresno State | 85–60 | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 | ||||||
| 10 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 Utah State vs. No. 4 San Diego State | 64–57 | CBS | 8,969 | |
| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
[edit]| First round Wednesday, March 13 Stadium | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 15 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 16 CBS | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nevada | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Boise State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Boise State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Colorado State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nevada | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNLV | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah State | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | New Mexico | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | New Mexico | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Wyoming | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah State | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fresno State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fresno State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | San Jose State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Official website - Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament