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Men's basketball: Nevada opens Mountain West Tournament on Thursday night

Jazz Johnson and Lindsey Drew speak about the fan support after their Senior Night honors on Saturday at Lawlor after losing to San Diego State. Reno Gazette Journal

The Nevada men's basketball team received a bye into the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament this week, thanks to its No. 3 seed.

The question is if that extra day off will help, or would playing on Wednesday help get momentum going and familiarize the players with the tournament setting?

Nevada (19-11) earned the No. 3 seed and will play either No. 6 Colorado State (20-11) or No.