Men's Basketball Recap - Feb. 10
Home teams post a 3-1 mark in Saturday's MWC slate.
Feb. 10, 2008
UNLV sits a half-game back of league-leading BYU following its win over Colorado State on Saturday. In other league action, TCU upset San Diego State, while Utah beat Air Force and New Mexico topped Wyoming.
| TCU 68, San Diego State 62 |
| Fort Worth, Texas |
Sat., Feb. 9, 2008 |
- The win was the first for TCU over San Diego State as a member of the Mountain West Conference (1-5).
- TCU had double-digit offensive rebounds (13) for the fifth time in the past six games.
- TCU snapped a season-high four-game losing streak.
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| New Mexico 100, Wyoming 55 |
| Albuquerque, N.M. |
Sat., Feb. 9, 2008 |
- New Mexico swept the in-season series against the Cowboys for the first time since 1994.
- The Lobos scored 100 points in a conference game for the first time since a 102-72 win over San Diego State on March 2, 1989.
- New Mexico's 45-point win tied the league record for largest margin of victory in a conference contest, originally set by Air Force against Wyoming (88-43) on Feb. 3, 2007.
- J.R. Giddens' career-high 36 points were the most points by a Lobo since Ruben Douglas scored 39 in a 76-69 win over No. 22 Utah on March 1, 2003.
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| Utah 67, Air Force 59 |
| USAFA, Colo. |
Sat., Feb. 9, 2008 |
- Utah registers its first regular-season sweep of a Mountain West Conference opponent since the 2005-06 season (Wyoming).
- Utah won for the first time this season when trailing at halftime. The Utes had lost their seven previous outings when trailing at the intermission.
- The Utes are now 14-0 when holding a lead with five minutes remaining in the contest.
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| UNLV 68, Colorado State 51 |
| Las Vegas, Nev. |
Sat., Feb. 9, 2008 |
- UNLV Head Coach Lon Kruger picked up his 400th career win (400-272).
- The Runnin' Rebels collected their 17th consecutive home win over an MWC opponent (including postseason competition).
- Colorado State lost its 10th straight game dating back to Dec. 29.
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