Following the one-point loss in the Mountain West Conference championship to Boise State on Saturday, head coach Brian Dutcher made clear what “the ultimate goal” still was.
“We came here all these years ago and we still preach the message, we’re here to play for a national championship, we’re here to play for a national championship,” Dutcher said.
The first step to playing for that NCAA championship comes Thursday as the 8-seed Aztecs (23-8, 13-4 MWC) have a date with the 9-seed Creighton Bluejays (22-11, 12-7 Big East).
Creighton finished fourth in the Big East this season with impressive wins over Villanova, UConn (twice) and Providence.