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LAS VEGAS — The Rams fought, clawed and scrapped as hard as they could.
It just wasn't enough against the league's hottest team.
Short-handed and struggling to score like never before this season, sixth-seeded CSU's run in the Mountain West tournament came to an end with a 64-56 loss to second-seeded Fresno State in the semifinals late Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Winners of nine straight, the Bulldogs (24-9) advanced to face top-seeded San Diego State (25-8) in Saturday's MW championship game (4 p.m. MT, CBS).