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Men's Basketball Recap - Jan. 26

BYU and UNLV share MWC lead following victories on Saturday

Jan. 27, 2008

UNLV and BYU are tied at 4-1 atop the MWC men's basketball standings after posting wins on Saturday. The Runnin' Rebels picked up a road victory, edging host San Diego State, 72-69, while the Cougars pushed their home win streak to 42 games with an 83-66 triumph over New Mexico. In other MWC action, Wyoming snapped a five-game losing streak with a 73-58 win over Colorado State, while Utah defeated TCU, 74-58, to end a three-game slide.

Utah 74, TCU 58
Salt Lake City, Utah	Sat., Jan. 26, 2008
Utah's Johnnie Bryant led all scorers with 24 points. He set a new school record for made 3-pointers (8) and tied his own mark for trey attempts (14). Luka Drca dished out 10 assists without a turnover in the contest, marking the most helpers for a Ute since Feb. 26, 2005 (11, Marc Jackson vs. BYU). Brent Hackett had 15 points to lead the Horned Frogs, who saw their three-game win streak come to an end.

UNLV 72, San Diego State 69
San Diego, Calif.	Sat., Jan. 26, 2008
Curtis Terry hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 26.2 seconds remaining to lift UNLV to the road victory. Joe Darger led the Runnin' Rebels with game-highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Amoroso had 15 points on 6-of-8 field shooting for the Aztecs, who suffered consecutive losses for the first time in 34 games.

Wyoming 73, Colorado State 58
Laramie, Wyo.	Sat., Jan. 26, 2008
Wyoming snapped a five-game losing streak and picked up its first MWC win of the season. Brandon Ewing led the Cowboys with 19 points, while Joseph Taylor had career-highs of 14 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Walker (26 points) recorded his fifth consecutive 20-point outing for the Rams, who saw their losing streak stretch to six games.

BYU 83, New Mexico 66
Provo, Utah	Sat., Jan. 26, 2008
BYU's 13-of-16 (81.3%) effort from 3-point range marked the third-highest shooting percentage in MWC history. Lee Cummard led the Cougars with a game-high 20 points, while Trent Plaisted registered his sixth double-double of the season (13 points/13 rebounds). Dairese Gary paced the Lobos with 17 points on 6-of-13 field goal shooting.