San Diego State men’s basketball came into last year’s Mountain West Championship Tournament as the five-seed.
SDSU had a six-game winning streak and a 19-10 regular-season record before facing Fresno State in the quarterfinal.
This year, the Aztecs (19-12, 11-7 MW) head into the conference tournament as a four-seed with the same number of wins heading into the tournament when they face UNLV (17-13, 11-7 MW) at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
The difference?
SDSU has lost its last two games, including a 28-point beatdown at Nevada to finish the regular season.