Utah State cruised to an 88-70 win over the ninth seeded Wyoming Cowboys in the opening round of the Mountain West tournament. Their prize? A quarterfinal matchup versus the Mountain West regular season champion San Diego State Aztecs.
This will be the third time these two teams meet this season. The first time the Aztecs headed up to Logan, Utah, and beat the Aggies 70-67 in front of a sparse crowd on January 2nd. On the return trip on January 23rd, Utah State came to Viejas Arena and the Aztecs once again prevailed.