![]() ![]() San Diego State closed out the game at the free-throw line by making 9 of 10 foul shots in the final 43 seconds. San Diego State nearly put away the game by going up 53-46 with 3:03 left, but the Aggies got back to within three points with 48 seconds remaining and two points with 30.3 seconds to go. They failed to make another field goal until 1:43 into the second half, but somehow didn’t fall behind during that stretch.īut the Aztecs got close, and eventually went back and forth with Utah State in the second half. The Aggies were hot early, going on a 12-2 run in the first half to take a 26-15 lead with 6:57 left, but then went cold. “He makes our team so much more dangerous.”įor Utah State, Ashworth scored 13 points and Trevin Dorius 12. “When he gets the ball, he’s such a threat,” Bradley said. Half of LeDee’s rebounds came on the offensive end. Tournament MVP Matt Bradley scored 16 points for San Diego State, and Jaedon LeDee had 13 points and 10 rebounds. We can hang in there and make enough plays to win the game.” “I tell the guys at the start of the year that we’re one of the few teams when the shot won’t go in, we can still find a way to win. “We were very fortunate to win today,” Dutcher said. Neither team shot well, with San Diego State making 33.3 percent of its shots compared to 37.1 percent for the Aggies. Obviously, they have a great culture and history here in the Mountain West.” We take pride in what we build as an Aggie culture. “I think that’s what happens when you have the two best programs in the league going at it for over five years. “I think it’s more of a rivalry of respect rather than hatred or animosity,” Utah State guard Steven Ashworth said. Boise State temporarily ended the monopoly last season by beating the Aztecs 53-52. Utah State won the 20 title games, and San Diego State went home with the 2021 trophy. This was the fourth time in the last five years the teams have played in the Mountain West championship game. Utah State (26-8) also figures to be headed to the tournament when the selections are announced Sunday. “I think we’re a four-seed, but we’ll see what it is,” San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher said. What kind of seed San Diego State receives remains to be seen. ![]() San Diego State clinched the conference’s bid to the NCAA Tournament, though it was never in doubt the Aztecs would be selected. This also was their conference-record 15th appearance in the title game. The Aztecs (27-6) claimed their Mountain West-record seventh tournament title, and second in three years. 20 San Diego State rallied to win 62-57 and capture the Mountain West tournament championship. The Aztecs held Utah State without a field goal for nearly nine minutes, changing the tenor of the game as No. ![]() San Diego State appeared to be in trouble Saturday, trailing by 11 points in the first half. Utah State guard Steven Ashworth (3) dives for the ball in front of San Diego State guard Micah Parrish (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game for the men's Mountain West Tournament championship Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Las Vegas. ![]()
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