Jan. 26, 2009
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MWC Men's Basketball Weekly Release 
RECENT RESULTS
Tuesday, January 20
*@COLORADO STATE 67, AIR FORCE 56, The Mtn.
Wednesday, January 21
*UNLV 76, @BYU 70, CBS C HD
*@SAN DIEGO STATE 81, NEW MEXICO 76, The Mtn.
*@TCU 79, WYOMING 78 (OT), The Mtn.
Saturday, January 24
*@BYU 77, SAN DIEGO STATE 71, The Mtn./Ch. 4 SD
*@WYOMING 83, COLORADO STATE 74, The Mtn.
*NEW MEXICO 69, @TCU 52
*@UNLV 75, UTAH 65, VERSUS
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, January 27
*AIR FORCE at WYOMING, 6 p.m. MT, The Mtn.
*BYU at UTAH, 8 p.m. MT, The Mtn.
Wednesday, January 28
*TCU at SAN DIEGO STATE, 7 p.m. PT, CBS C HD
*COLORADO STATE at NEW MEXICO, 7:30 p.m. MT, The Mtn.
Saturday, January 31
*NEW MEXICO at UTAH, 1:30 p.m. MT, The Mtn.
*UNLV at AIR FORCE, 2 p.m. MT, VERSUS
*WYOMING at BYU, 4 p.m. MT, The Mtn.
*SAN DIEGO STATE at COLORADO STATE, 7 p.m. MT, The Mtn.
* - Mountain West Conference game.
CAPS denotes Mountain West Conference team
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National rankings according to Associated Press/USA Today-ESPN Coaches polls.
All times listed are local to game site and subject to change.
MWC CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - JAN. 26
TRE'VON WILLIS, SO., G, UNLV (FRESNO, CALIF.)
UNLV sophomore Tre'Von Willis led the Runnin' Rebels to conference wins at BYU (76-70) and at home vs.
Utah (75-65). At BYU, Willis scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field, including 2-for-3 from
three-point range. The 6-4 guard from Fresno, Calif., also grabbed five rebounds and had three assists with
only one turnover in 34 minutes of action. The win snapped the Cougars' 25-game home conference win
streak. In UNLV's win over Utah, Willis scored a career- and game-high 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting from
the floor (2-for-2 from beyond the arc). He also dished out a career-best tying six assists against only one
turnover and recorded a career-high three steals in 34 minutes. Willis scored seven points during a decisive
23-9 run, including a jumper that gave UNLV a 50-48 lead with 12 minutes remaining in the game. On the
week, he averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 52.0
percent from the field (13-for-25), 80.0 percent from three-point range (4-for-5) and hitting 5-of-7 free
throws (71.4 percent).
TYSON JOHNSON, SR., F, WYOMING (LONG ISLAND, N.Y.)
Wyoming senior Tyson Johnson, a 6-7 forward from Long Island, N.Y., helped Wyoming to a 1-1 record
on the week, losing an overtime battle at first-place TCU (78-79) and defeating rival Colorado State (83-
74) at home. At TCU, he scored 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting and pulled down eight rebounds. With 13
seconds left in regulation, he knocked down only his second three-pointer of the season to send the game
to an extra period. In UW's "Border War" win over Colorado State, Johnson was a perfect 6-for-6 from
the field and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe in scoring 19 points. He also grabbed nine rebounds, dished out
two assists and blocked one shot. For the week, Johnson averaged 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds, while
shooting 70.6 percent from the field (12-for-17) and 92.3 percent from the free-throw line (12-for-13).
WEEK 11 RECAP
UNLV and TCU are tied atop the Mountain West standings at 4-2 each. The Runnin' Rebels were the only
team to go undefeated last week, sweeping league tilts with BYU (76-70) and Utah (75-65), while the
Horned Frogs split their MWC outings with a 79-78 overtime win against Wyoming and a 69-52 loss to New
Mexico. There is a four-way logjam for third place at 3-2 between BYU, San Diego State, Utah and New
Mexico. After falling to the Rebels, the Cougars bounced back with a 77-71 win over the Aztecs, while SDSU
preceded its loss to BYU with an 81-76 win vs. the Lobos. Utah's loss to UNLV was its only action of the week.
Wyoming remains in seventh after beating Colorado State, 83-74, while the Rams are in eighth following a
67-56 win over Air Force in the Falcons' lone outing last week.
WEEK 12 SCHEDULE
All eight Mountain West games will be televised the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1, including a Jan. 28 outing
featuring TCU at San Diego State that will be broadcast in high definition on CBS College Sports Network
(7 p.m. PT). The Saturday, Jan. 31 match-up between UNLV and host Air Force will be televised on VERSUS
(2 p.m. MT), while the remaining six MWC games will air on The Mtn. - Mountain West Sports Network.
Below is a complete listing of this week's television schedule:
| DATE |
GAME |
TIME |
NETWORK |
| Tue., Jan. 27 |
Air Force at Wyoming |
6 p.m. MT |
(DirecTV 616) |
| Tue., Jan. 27 |
BYU at Utah |
8 p.m. MT |
(DirecTV 616) |
| Wed., Jan. 28 |
TCU at San Diego State |
7 p.m. PT |
 HD
(DirecTV 613, Dish Network 152) |
| Wed., Jan. 28 |
Colorado State at New Mexico |
7:30 p.m. MT |
(DirecTV 616) |
| Sat., Jan. 31 |
New Mexico at Utah |
1:30 p.m. MT |
(DirecTV 616) |
| Sat., Jan. 31 |
UNLV at Air Force |
2 p.m. MT |
(DirecTV 603, Dish Network 151) |
| Sat., Jan. 31 |
Wyoming at BYU |
4 p.m. MT |
(DirecTV 616) |
| Sat., Jan. 31 |
San Diego State at Colorado State |
7 p.m. MT |
(DirecTV 616) |
| UPCOMING CONFERENCE GAMES - TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 |
Air Force Falcons (9-8, 0-5 MWC)
at Wyoming Cowboys (13-6, 2-3 MWC) |
6 p.m. MT |
The Mtn. |
All-Time Series: Wyoming leads 68-27
MWC Series: Wyoming leads 12-9 |
| Air Force has swept each of the last two in-season series vs. Wyoming, with the Cowboys taking an MWC
tournament match-up in between...Each of the last seven meetings in Laramie have been decided by seven or
fewer points, including three overtime tilts...The teams have split their in-season series three times as MWC foes.
|
BYU Cougars (15-4, 3-2 MWC)
at Utah Utes (112-7, 3-2 MWC) |
8 p.m. MT |
The Mtn. |
All-Time Series: Utah leads 124-122
MWC Series: Utah leads 12-9 |
| BYU has won four straight vs. Utah...The Cougars and Utes have split their in-season series four times in Mountain
West action...Utah holds a 72-48 advantage in games played in Salt Lake City, including a 29-12 mark in the
Huntsman Center...The Cougars and Utes have not played an overtime game as MWC opponents.
|
| UPCOMING CONFERENCE GAMES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 |
TCU Horned Frogs (13-7, 4-2 MWC)
at San Diego State Aztecs (13-5, 3-2 MWC) |
7 p.m. PT |
CBS C HD |
All-Time Series: TCU leads 6-5
MWC Series: San Diego State leads 5-1 |
| TCU won the first five meetings in the series before San Diego State won the next five...The Horned Frogs and
Aztecs split their in-season series as MWC foes for the first time last season with each team winning on its home
court...SDSU enters Wednesday's contest riding a seven-game home win streak.
|
Colorado State Rams (7-13, 2-4 MWC)
at New Mexico Lobos (12-8, 3-2 MWC) |
7:30 p.m. MT |
The Mtn. |
All-Time Series: New Mexico leads 62-41
MWC Series: New Mexico leads 16-3 |
| New Mexico has won three straight and seven of the last eight vs. Colorado State...The Lobos and Rams have
split their in-season series three times in MWC play...New Mexico's 91-51 victory last year in The Pit was the
largest in the history of the series...The Lobos are 41-11 at home against the Rams, including 36-4 in The Pit.
|
SELECT GAMES TO BE BROADCAST IN HIGH-DEFINITION
The Wednesday, Jan. 28 match-up featuring TCU at San Diego State is the second of five Mountain West
games that will be broadcast on the CBS College Sports Network's High Definition Channel this season. CBS
College Sports Network is available in both standard and high definition on DIRECTV (Channel 613) and
Dish Network (Channel 152). The network is available in standard definition through most local cable
operators. Below is a list of the remaining MWC games that will be available in HD this season:
| DATE |
GAME |
TIME |
NETWORK |
| Wed., Jan. 28 |
TCU at San Diego State |
8 p.m. MT |
HD
(DirecTV 613, Dish Network 152) |
| Sat., Feb. 7 |
UNLV at New Mexico |
6 p.m. MT |
HD
(DirecTV 613, Dish Network 152) |
| Sat., Feb. 21 |
BYU at UNLV |
8 p.m. PT |
HD
(DirecTV 613, Dish Network 152) |
| Sat., Feb. 28 |
Utah at BYU |
3 p.m. MT |
HD
(DirecTV 613, Dish Network 152) |
MWC SUPPORTS COACHES VS. CANCER
On Saturday, Jan. 31, MWC coaching staffs will don sneakers as part of their game-day attire for the Suits
& Sneakers promotion, in support of the Coaches vs. Cancer coalition between the National Association of
Basketball Coaches (NABC) and American Cancer Society. The coalition is designed to raise awareness
about the fight against cancer and the importance that nutrition and physical activity plays in reducing
people's risk of the disease.
