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Bullet Points

Upsets! Congratulations to our unexpected champions from last night, as Robert Morris repeated in a sticky NEC final at top-seeded Quinnipiac, and Montana engineered a comeback for the Championship Fortnight ages in the Big Sky. The No. 4-seeded Grizzlies were down by 20 at halftime to No. 1 Weber State, and rode Anthony Johnson's 42 points to a thrilling come-from-behind bid robbery.
Higher seeds were 11-5 on Wednesday. In addition to the title game upsets, SWAC No. 1 Jackson State was sent to the NIT by Grambling State. Great West No. 6 New Jersey Tech moved on to the semifinals, and No. 5 Texas-Pan American beat No. 4 Utah Valley on the Wolverines' own floor.
No title games tonight, so catch your breath. Welcome to the WAC, which will play its quarter slots in Reno. The Southland moves on to semis, the Big West is in its second round, and the SWAC plays out its other two quarterfinals. The MAC gets its final eight on in Cleveland.
There are 16 elimination games today.

Brackets

Northeast



[2] Robert Morris 52, at [1] Quinnipiac 50
Star of the Game: Dallas Green 9 Pts (3-4 FG, 3-4 FT)

Seven is Heaven ... Colonials Defend NEC Tourney Title - Robert Morris University coach Mike Rice preaches to his team that defense wins. On Wednesday night, the Colonials locked down their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Dallas Green (Indianapolis, Indiana / Northwest) deflected a potential game-winning shot then sank two free throws with seven seconds left as Robert Morris beat Quinnipiac, 52-50, for the Northeast Conference championship, the Colonials seventh title and second straight. Freshman Karon Abraham (Paterson, N.J. / Harp Academy) scored 16 points to lead the Colonials (23-11), and Green and Russell Johnson (Chester, Pa. / Chester) each added nine. (via Robert Morris)


Big Sky



[4] Montana 66, at [1] Weber State 65
Star of the Game: Anthony Johnson 42 Pts (13-22 FG, 14-14 FT), 2 Stl


Johnson scores 42 to send Griz dancing - A 20-point halftime deficit on the road at the conference's top-seeded team? If you're the Grizzlies, that's no reason to panic. And if you're senior guard Anthony Johnson, that's no problem. Anthony Johnson hit a jumper with 11 seconds left to give Montana only its second lead of the night and cap the comeback to win 66-65 over the Weber State Wildcats and claim the Big Sky Conference Championship and a spot in the NCAA tournament. Johnson had a Big Sky tournament record 42 points, including 34 second-half points. Johnson scored the last 21 points of the game for Montana. The Griz also got help from Will Cherry, who forced a turnover with two seconds left in the game to seal the victory. (via Montana)


Missoulian


Big West



[5] Cal State Fullerton 84, [8] Cal State Northridge 76
Star of the Game: Jer'Vaughn Johnson 20 Pts (8-9 FG, 4-5 FT), 12 Reb, 2 Stl

Titans Open Tourney With Win Over Matadors - Cal State Fullerton junior Jer'Vaughn Johnson finished with a double-double, scoring a game-high 20 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds while leading three teammates in double figures Wednesday night to help lift the fifth-seeded Titans to an 84-76 victory over No. 8 seed Cal State Northridge in the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament opener at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The Titans improved to 16-14 overall on the season and move on to face fourth-seeded UC Davis on Thursday night at approximately 8:30 p.m. in Anaheim. The Matadors finished their season at 11-21 overall. Johnson hit 8-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the line to pace all players before fouling out with 2:25 remaining in the second half. Devon Peltier came off the bench to add 19 points on five three-pointers and 4-of-4 from the line while Gerard Anderson and Jacques Streeter finished with 15 and 14 points, respectively. (via Cal State Fullerton)

[6] Cal Poly 73, [7] California-Irvine 69
Star of the Game: Lorenzo Keeler 27 Pts (5-15 FG, 16-18 FT), 6 Ast

Mustangs Prevail in Big West Tournament Opener, 73-69 - Senior guard Lorenzo Keeler scored a game-best 27 points and matched a 30-year-old Big West Conference Tournament records for both attempted (18) and converted (16) free throws as the No. 6 Cal Poly men's basketball team won its first tournament game in nearly three years and advanced to the quarterfinal phase with a 73-69 victory against seventh-seeded UC Irvine on Wednesday evening at the Anaheim Convention Center. Sophomore forward David Hanson added 15 points and nine rebounds for Cal Poly (12-18), which led UC Irvine (14-18), 71-69, with 22 seconds remaining. After grabbing a missed Hanson free throw, however, Anteaters forward Eric Wise was whistled for an offensive charge at the other end of the court and Keeler knocked down a pair of free throws to preserve Cal Poly's first tournament victory since the Mustangs reached the 2007 championship game. (via Cal Poly)


Great West



[5] Texas-Pan American 56, at [4] Utah Valley 53
Star of the Game: Nick Weiermiller 18 Pts (7-10 FG), 2 Stl

Broncs top Utah Valley in first round of GWC Tournament - The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) men's basketball team (6-26, 4-8 GWC) defeated the Utah Valley University (UVU) Wolverines (12-18, 5-7 GWC) 56-53 in the opening round of the inaugural Great West Conference (GWC) Basketball Tournament at the McKay Center in Orem, Utah. The No. 5 seed Broncs saw three players in double figures. Junior guard Nick Weiermiller led with 18 points, followed by junior guard Julius Hearn with 11 and junior forward Matt Mierzycki with 10 points. Setting a career high, junior forward Justin Baker led the Wolverines with 25 points. Utah Valley held the lead for most of the first half with the Broncs trailing closely behind. Entering halftime, it was either team's game with UTPA down by two, 25-23. (via Texas-Pan American)

[2] Houston Baptist 80, [7] Chicago State 77
Star of the Game: Wendell Preadom 22 Pts (6-12 FG, 8-11 FT), 2 Stl

Huskies Fight Past Chicago State at GWC Tournament - HBU fought back from a 10-point first half deficit to edge Chicago State in the first round of the Great West Conference Tournament by a score of 80-77on Wednesday evening at the McKay Events Center. Chicago State took a quick 7-2 lead and never trailed in the first half. The Huskies managed to tie the game at 16-16 but a 16-6 run by CSU made it a 10-point game with 3:15 left on the clock. HBU pared that lead down to five, trailing 34-29 at the half. The Huskies turned the ball over 15 times in the first period. The Huskies quickly closed the gap in the second half and the score went back and forth with neither team leading by more than four until there was just 5:33 left in the game and HBU took a 60-55 lead. HBU led by nine after a Fred Hinnenkamp three-pointer with just under two minutes remaining but Chicago State slowly cut in to the lead, turning an eight-point HBU advantage with 38 seconds to go in to a one-point game with seven seconds left. Hinnenkamp got a layup with four second left to ice the game for the Huskies. (via Houston Baptist)

[6] New Jersey Tech 70, [3] North Dakota 57
Star of the Game: Chris Flores 21 Pts (5-11 FG, 8-11 FT)

Defense Carries the Day for NJIT at Great West Tournament - NJIT relied on what has been a foolproof formula to win its first game in the 2010 Great West Conference Tournament, defeating North Dakota, 70-57, at the UVU Events Center Wednesday night on the campus of Utah Valley University. The foolproof formula? Hold the opposition under 60 points. With Wednesday's win against North Dakota, the Highlanders are 9-0 when they keep the opponents at 59, or less. They have 10 wins overall. NJIT, which split its two regular season games with North Dakota (lost at North Dakota, 90-78, on February 23; won at home, 91-73, on February 28), trailed at the half Wednesday night, 28-27. (via New Jersey Tech)


MEAC



[6] Maryland-Eastern Shore 64, [11] Coppin State 58
Star of the Game: Kevin White 23 Pts (6-11 FG, 10-10 FT), 9 Reb, 7 Ast

Haley And White Fly Hawks Past Coppin State 64-58 At Meac Tournament - Hillary Haley scored a game-high 25 points, but it was Kevin White, who proved to be the difference as he scored the last 13 points of the game and lead the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) to a 64-58 win over Coppin State in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference(MEAC) Tournament at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum. The Hawks (11-20), the Number 6 seed, will take on the Bulldogs of South Carolina State, the Number 3 seed on Thursday at 6 pm in the quarterfinal round. The win is the first for UMES in the MEAC Tournament since 2004 when they topped the eight seed Bethune-Cookman 51-50. They would go on to lose to the Bulldogs in the next round. (via Maryland-Eastern Shore)

[1] Morgan State 84, [9] North Carolina A&T 57
Star of the Game: Kevin Thompson 20 Pts (10-16 FG), 16 Reb, 6 Ast

Morgan State Rolls Past North Carolina A&T, 84-57 - Kevin Thompson recorded yet another double-double with a team-high 20 points and 16 rebounds and Reggie Holmes and Troy Smith each chipped in with 17 points as Morgan State rolled past North Carolina A&T, 84-57 in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament at the Joel Coliseum. > (via Morgan State)
JohnsonReturns, Aggies Win (via North Carolina A&T)

[2] Delaware State 57, [7] Bethune-Cookman 55
Star of the Game: Frisco Sandidge 15 Pts (5-12 FG, 4-5 FT), 9 Reb, 2 Stl

Hornets Advance To MEAC Tournament Semifinals - Delaware State has reached the MEAC Tournament semifinals for the sixth time in seven years after a nail-biting 57-55 men's basketball quarterfinal win at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Wednesday evening. The Wildcats had the final possession with a chance to win the game or send it into overtime, but Stanley Elliot missed a short jumper, and Alexander Starling's tip-in was disallowed after an officials' review determined that time had expired. Delaware State was ahead 32-22 at the break, and led by as many as 19 in the second half before the Wildcats fought back. The Hornets will take on the winner of Thursday's quarterfinal between South Carolina State and Maryland-Eastern Shore in the semifinals on Friday at 8:00 p.m. (via Delaware State)


Southland



[2] Stephen F. Austin 77, [7] Texas-Arlington 54
Star of the Game: Eddie Williams 22 Pts (8-14 FG, 1-2 FT), 8 Reb

Jacks Blast UT Arlington - Stephen F. Austin got a big first-half performance from Orren Tims, and Eddie Williams provided the encore after intermission, as the Lumberjacks rolled to a 77-54 win over UT Arlington Wednesday in the opening round of the State Farm Southland Conference Tournament at the Merrell Center. The 23-point margin of victory is the largest ever for a Lumberjack team in a Southland Tournament game at a neutral site. SFA led from the opening possession and stretched its margin as wide as 31 points during the second half. The win improves the No. 2 seed Lumberjacks to 22-8 on the season, while No. 7 UTA is eliminated from tournament play with a 16-14 record. SFA is into the tournament semifinals for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The Lumberjacks will play No. 3 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 6:00 p.m. Thursday. The Islanders knocked off No. 6 UTSA, 78-66, in Wednesday's first-round game. (via Stephen F. Austin)

[3] Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 78, [6] Texas-San Antonio 66
Star of the Game: Kevin Palmer 26 Pts (8-12 FG, 8-11 FT), 7 Ast

Second-half Surge Sends Islanders Past Utsa And Into Second Round - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team opened the second half with a 21-6 run turning a 10-point deficit at halftime into a 12-point win, 78-66, over UTSA in the first round of the State Farm Southland Conference Men's Tournament at the Merrell Center on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, Islanders will now face second-seeded Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals for the second-straight season. Last year, the Lumberjacks, who won 77-54 over UT Arlington in the opening round, ended A&M-Corpus Christi's season in the semifinals with a 63-60 win en route to claiming the tournament title. SFA won the meeting in the regular season by 21 points two weeks ago. (via Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)

[1] Sam Houston State 62, [8] Nicholls State 57
Star of the Game: Josten Crow 13 Pts (3-4 FG, 6-7 FT)

Bearkats escape opening round with a win - It was a lot closer than the Bearkats would have liked, but Sam Houston State escaped the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament with a 62-57 win against Nicholls at the Merrell Center. The Bearkats had three players in double figures with Ashton Mitchell leading the way with 20 points. Josten Crown and Gilberto Clavell added 12. But the game's leading scorer was Nicholls' Anatoly Bose with 40. The No. 8 seeded Colonels gave the Bearkats fits all night long, briefly taking a lead with 11 minutes left to play in the game. But the Kats answered right back, getting the lead back up to seven. Nicholls never got closer than three the rest of the way. (via Sam Houston State)

[4] Southeastern Louisiana 79, [5] Texas State 78 (OT)
Star of the Game: Jason Marks 10 Pts (3-4 FG, 4-4 FT), 14 Reb, 7 Ast, 4 Stl

Comeback Lions! Southeastern Edges Texas State, 79-78 - Playing in his final Southland Conference basketball tournament, Patrick Sullivan knew what was at stake. A win and the Lions would live to play another day, or a loss and another disappointing first-round exit. The senior one of two free throws with 2.3 seconds remaining in overtime as Southeastern roared back from a 17-point halftime deficit and stunned fifth-seeded Texas State, 79-78, in the quarterfinals of the 2010 State Farm Southland Conference Tournament on Wednesday at the Merrell Center. (via Southeastern Louisiana)


SWAC



[2] Arkansas-Pine Bluff 69, [7] Mississippi Valley State 66
Star of the Game: George Davis 10 Pts (3-3 FG, 2-4 FT)

[8] Grambling State 65, [1] Jackson State 57
Star of the Game: Donald Qualls 20 Pts (5-12 FG, 6-8 FT), 3 Stl

Tigers Topple Tournament Top Seed, Advance in SWAC Tourney - -It's early March but the madness has already begun as the 8th-seed Grambling State Tigers toppled the top-seeded Tigers of Jackson State, 65-57, in the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament and became the first 8th-seeded men's team to beat the #1 seed in the SWAC Tournament since Alcorn State beat Mississippi Valley State 67-66 in 2004. In the first half it was the G-Men that controlled the game and the tempo opening up an 8-3 lead with just over five minutes to play. Jackson closed within two before GSU was able to open a 13 point lead at 24-11, however, JSU would scratch back to tie the game at 28 at the half. Grambling shot 32-percent from the field while, holding Jackson to only 25-percent from the floor. The Jackson Tigers held the rebounding edge 24-20. In the second half Jackson jumped ahead 31-28 to begin the period and began what would turn into an epic battle as the teams went through two ties and four lead changes. Tied at 43 Grambling would move ahead for good on a three-point shot by Donald Qualls with 8:02 remaining. Jackson would come no closer than one down the stretch as Grambling held on for the win.
(via Grambling State)

On Tap Tonight

Southland


[2] Stephen F. Austin vs. [3] Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - 7:05 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
SFA - #12 Eddie Williams Jr. G (13.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.7 apg)
TAMC - #15 Kevin Palmer Sr. F (19.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.8 apg)

Second-half Surge Sends Islanders Past Utsa And Into Second Round - (via Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
GAME NOTES: vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - (via Stephen F. Austin)


[4] Southeastern Louisiana vs. [1] Sam Houston State - 9:33 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
SELU - #4 Patrick Sullivan Sr. F (15.7 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.0 apg)
SAMH - #14 Gilberto Clavell Jr. F (16.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.3 apg)


MEAC


[6] Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. [3] South Carolina State - 6:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
UMES - #11 Tim Burns Jr. G (11.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.8 apg)
SCST - #15 Jason Flagler Sr. G (14.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.1 apg)


[9] North Carolina A&T vs. [4] Norfolk State - 8:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
NCAT - #23 Thomas Coleman Jr. F (9.4 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.3 apg)
NORF - #2 Michael Deloach Sr. G (21.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.2 apg)

NSU Men Open MEAC Tournament Against Hampton - - NORFOLK, Va.-The Norfolk State men’s basketball team (11-18) enters the 2010 MEAC Tournament as the No. 4 seed and will open play in the quarterfinals against No. 5 seed Hampton (13-18) at approximately 8 p.m. on Thursday night, March 11 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. (via Norfolk State)


Mid-American



[7] Western Michigan vs. [2] Central Michigan - 12:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
WMU - #23 David Kool Sr. G (20.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.7 apg)
CMU - #15 Jordan Bitzer Sr. G (14.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.2 apg)

Men's Basketball at MAC Tournament: Postseason Guide - For the fourth-consecutive season under head coach Ernie Zeigler, the Central Michigan men's basketball team will play a quarterfinal game in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. The No. 2 seeded Chippewas will face No. 7 Western Michigan in Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday at Noon. The Chippewas won their second-consecutive MAC West Division title and earned a bye through the opening round of the tournament. It's the first-ever meeting between the two in-state rivals during postseason play. The game will be broadcast on FSN Detroit and ESPN360. (via Central Michigan)


[6] Eastern Michigan vs. [3] Akron - 2:30 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
EMU - #33 Brandon Bowdry Jr. F (16.1 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 1.1 apg)
AKR - #32 Jimmy Conyers Sr. F (9.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.4 apg)

Men's Basketball To Face EMU in MAC Tourney Quarterfinal - The third-seeded University of Akron men's basketball team will take on sixth-seeded Eastern Michigan on Thursday at approximately 2 p.m. ET in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland. The Zips (22-9, 12-4 MAC) finished in second place in the league's East Division standings and received a bye out of Sunday's first round campus site games, while the Eagles (17-14, 8-8 MAC) scored a 65-59 come-from-behind victory over visiting 11th-seeded Northern Illinois (10-20, 6-10 MAC) to advance out of today's opening round. (via Akron)


[9] Ohio vs. [1] Kent State - 7:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
OHIO - #5 D.J. Cooper Fr. G (13.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 6.0 apg)
KENT - #34 Justin Greene So. F (13.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.4 apg)

No. 1 Seed Kent State Begins MAC Tournament Play On Thursday Night Against Ohio - Kent State (23-8; 13-3) heads to Cleveland for the 2010 FirstEnergy Mid-American Conference Tournament starting with a quarterfinal game against Ohio (18-14; 7-9) on Thursday. The Golden Flashes are the No. 1 seed in the tournament after winning the MAC regular season championship for the fourth time in school history. Kent State clinched its third championship in the last five years with a 74-61 win at Akron in front of a nationally televised audience last Friday. In the winner-take-all showdown, senior forward Anthony Simpson came off the bench to lead all scorers with 23 points while adding nine rebounds. The 2010 MAC 'Sixth Man' of the Year, Simpson is averaging 10.5 points in the last 14 games (in which Kent State has won 13) and shooting a team best 60.6 percent from the field during the stretch. Redshirt junior guard Rodriquez Sherman added 15 points and five assists against Akron and has also been hot during the 14-game run, shooting 48 percent from the field compared to a 41 percent effort on the year. After missing all of 2008-09 following an off-season knee surgery, Sherman is returning to the MAC Tournament for the first time since helping KSU to the championship in 2008. (via Kent State)


[4] Miami (Oh.) vs. [5] Buffalo - 9:30 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
MIO - #14 Kenny Hayes Sr. G (14.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.2 apg)
BUFF - #4 Rodney Pierce Sr. G (18.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.3 apg)

RedHawks Battle Bulls in MAC Tournament First Round Thursday - Miami heads to Cleveland for the 2010 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament March 11-13. The RedHawks are the No. 4 seed for the second consecutive year and face the No. 5 seed Buffalo Bulls at 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 11. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Net Ohio. Check local listings for availability in your area. This is the second straight meeting with Buffalo for Miami, who faced the Bulls in the regular-season finale on March 4. The two teams finished with a 9-7 MAC record but Miami earned the first-round bye with the tiebreaker coming down to the teams' records versus No. 2 seed Central Michigan. Buffalo is coming off a dominant 72-54 win against Toledo on Sunday. (via Miami (Oh.))


SWAC


[6] Alabama A&M vs. [3] Alabama State - 3:30 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
ALAM - #42 Bo Amusa Jr. F (9.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.7 apg)
ALST - #23 Menji Mundadi Sr. G (16.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.9 apg)


[5] Texas Southern vs. [4] Prairie View A&M - 9:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
TXSO - #1 Deandre Hall Sr. F (16.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.6 apg)
PVAM - #33 Darnell Hugee Sr. F (15.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.0 apg)


Western Athletic



[8] Boise State vs. [1] Utah State - 3:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
BOIS - #3 Ike Okoye Sr. F (12.9 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.4 apg)
USU - #42 Tai Wesley Jr. F (13.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.3 apg)

Jared Quayle Named To USBWA All-District VIII Team - (via Utah State)
Broncos Face Utah State in First Round of WAC Tourney - (via Boise State)


[5] Fresno State vs. [4] Louisiana Tech - 5:30 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
FRES - #24 Paul George So. F (16.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 3.1 apg)
LTU - #15 Magnum Rolle Sr. C (14.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 0.8 apg)

'Battle of the Bone' Starts WAC Tourney - The Fresno State Bulldogs return to the "Biggest Little City in the World" for the 2010 Western Athletic Conference Tournament in the Lawlor Event Center from March 11-13, 2010. WAC Freshman of the Year Greg Smith and Second-Team All-WAC honoree Paul George headline an athletic and talented roster primed to compete for the WAC crown. Fresno State starts play in Quarterfinal action against Louisiana Tech on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The men's semifinals will take place on Friday night. The winners then advance to Saturday's WAC Championship Game with an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament on the line. (via Fresno State)


[7] Idaho at [2] Nevada - 9:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
ID - #1 Mac Hopson Sr. G (14.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 5.1 apg)
NEV - #5 Luke Babbitt So. F (21.7 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.0 apg)

Men's Hoops to Host Idaho in Thursday's WAC Tournament Quarterfinal - Coming off a 79-68 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday, the Nevada Wolf Pack (19-11, 11-5 WAC) returns to action in the 2010 Western Athletic Conference Tournament this week at Lawlor Events Center. As the No. 2 seed in the tournament, Nevada will take on the seventh-seeded Idaho Vandals (15-15, 6-10) in the quarterfinals on Thursday night. Thursday's game will tip off at 6 p.m. Pacific Time and can be heard live on Nevada's flagship radio station, ESPN 630 AM, with Ryan Radtke and former Wolf Pack head coach Len Stevens calling the action. The Wolf Pack has won its last two games and six of its last eight overall and finished tied for second in the WAC standings with an 11-5 conference mark. Nevada has turned in a 14-1 record at Lawlor Events Center this season and brings a six-game home winning streak into WAC Tournament play. With a victory over the Vandals, the Wolf Pack would win its quarterfinals game in the WAC Tournament for the eighth time in the last nine seasons and turn in the program's seventh consecutive 20-win season. The winner of the Idaho-Nevada contest will take on the winner of a quarterfinals game between third-seeded New Mexico State and sixth-seeded San Jose State at 9 p.m. in Friday's semifinals. (via Nevada)


[6] San Jose State vs. [3] New Mexico State - 11:30 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box

Players to watch:
SJSU - #2 Adrian Oliver Jr. G (22.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.9 apg)
NMSU - #1 Jahmar Young Jr. F (20.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.0 apg)

Men's Hoops Opens WAC Tourney Vs. New Mexico St. - San Jose State record: 14-16, 6-10 WAC. The Spartans ended the regular season losing at idaho, 86-76, on March 4, and at Boise State, 85-56, on March 6. San Jose State is seeded sixth in the 2010 WAC Tournament presented by Verizon Wireless. New Mexico State record: 19-11 WAC, 11-5 WAC. The Aggies ended the regular season losing at Nevada, 100-92, on March 4, and at Utah State, 81-63, on March 6. New Mexico State is seeded third. (via San Jose State)

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