No. 1 seed San Diego State men’s will look to avoid a 3-peat by No. 2 seed Utah State in the Mountain West Conference championship game on March 13 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Saturday marks the third time both teams will face each other in the tournament championship game in as many seasons.
While Utah State won the rubber match in 2020 after its 2019 tournament win, both teams were stripped of their chances to compete in the NCAA Tournament last year due to COVID-19.
Senior forward Matt Mitchell, who has started in a MWC tournament championship game in each of his four years at SDSU, said he’s proud to be back for year four.