Mountain West Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 4 San Diego State stayed tight with No. 1 BYU until the final minutes, but the Cougars prevailed 63-54. The duo of junior swingman Lee Cummard and junior forward Trent Plaisted combined for 39 points and 10 rebounds to lead BYU. The Aztecs struggled to shoot from everywhere, especially three-point range, where they hit only 3-of-17 attempts.
No. 2 UNLV set up a rematch of last season’s Mountain West championship game with BYU after beating No. 6 Utah 61-55. Junior guard Wink Adams had 20 points and eight rebounds, and senior swingman Curtis Terry added 20 points and five rebounds. UNLV committed only four turnovers in the game to help overcome a 39.3 percent shooting game. [3/14/08]
