Utah State forward Brandon Horvath (4) lowers his head following the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Colorado State in the quarterfinals of Mountain West Conference men’s tournament Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) LAS VEGAS — Utah State’s run in the Mountain West Basketball Championship, and possibly the postseason, came to an end on Thursday night. Colorado State eked out a win over the Aggies, 53 to 51. “I thought it was a really good college basketball game, overall,” head coach Ryan Odom said. “Points were hard to come by. Defense was pretty solid. The intensity was what you would want in a tournament setting.” With the defeat, thoughts of Aggie fans look toward the impending decision of forward Justin Bean. He has a year of eligibility remaining due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but his performance this year was good enough for Bean to go pro. “I know there’s a lot of speculation out there,” Bean said. “I mean, that’s going to be a conversation that my wife and I, obviously, have… involving coach Odom as much as we can. That’s going to be something that we discuss for sure.” Bean grabbed 13 rebounds on

Brandon Horvath. Photo by Tina Lerohl LAS VEGAS — No. 7 seed Utah State (18-14) will face No. 2 seed Colorado State (24-4) in the quarterfinal round of the Mountain West Basketball Championship tonight. “We know we’re facing a team that’s dynamite,” head coach Ryan Odom said. “Colorado State has had an awesome season.” The Rams have gotten the best of the Aggies twice this season. Earlier this year at Colorado State, Utah State fell by five. In the Spectrum, just under two weeks ago, the Rams won it by 11. “We had two pretty close games with them,” Odom said. “One just a week and a half ago where we had some opportunities, but they were experienced down the stretch and really did a nice job of finishing us off. We know it’s going to be really difficult, but we’re excited that we’re going to have another opportunity.” The Aggies’ 83-56 win over Air Force yesterday gave them a berth to this game. The dominant fashion Utah State did it in allowed them to rest starters in the final minutes. The rest may prove crucial against a Colorado State team that has not played in five days. “Certainly it