Ravell Call, Deseret News
Utah State Aggies forward Dwayne Brown Jr. is defended by New Mexico Lobos guard Troy Simons and New Mexico Lobos forward Joe Furstinger during the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament in Las Vegas on Friday, March 9, 2018.
LAS VEGAS – Utah State’s long-shot dream of winning its first conference tournament in seven years and advancing to the NCAA Tournament, ended Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center as New Mexico rolled to a 83-68 victory over the Aggies in the Mountain West Conference semifinals.
The Aggies were befuddled all night by the Lobos’ constant pressure defense, which caused 13 turnovers and the Ags weren’t making shots that fell the first two days of the tournament as they finished with 42.