LEXINGTON, KY — History repeated itself on Thursday night in Utah State’s 72-47 loss to UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Back in 2001, the Aggies lost by 25 points, 75-50, in the second round of the Big Dance in what was the second-worst offensive performance in an NCAA Tournament game in program history (lowest is 39 points in 1939). On Thursday, Utah State lost by 25 points yet again and set a new low for tournament game points in the modern era. The opening minutes seemed to promise the energetic and highly effective USU team that was featured for much of the 26-win season. But the energy just simply didn’t last and an offense that ranked 17th in the country according to KenPom adjusted efficiency couldn’t get off the ground. Utah State made just 4 of 31 threes (12.9 percent), which is the third-worst 3-point shooting performance in team history (minimum 20 attempts), and that awful night seemed to doom the team more than most other issues that cropped up. “(UCLA) did a good job of pressuring us,” USU guard Mason Falslev said. “It’s hard to make threes when you’re rushed and they just didn’t fall, unfortunately,

Five of the 11 Mountain West men’s basketball teams will feature at some level in postseason tournament. Four — New Mexico, Utah State, San Diego State and Colorado State — will appear in the main event, the NCAA Tournament, with Boise State joining the 16-strong field of the inaugural College Basketball Crown and San Jose State going to the NIT. For those rooting for the Mountain West, maybe don’t look at the numbers behind how well its done in recent years. Since 2016, MW schools are 4-15 in the first round. Even worse, the MW teams that earned double-digit seeds are 1-24 all-time in the first round, including 22 consecutive defeats. All four schools that made the NCAA Tournament have double-digit seeds. The numbers in the First Four aren’t much better as the Mountain West is 1-5 in Dayton, though perhaps the winds are shifting as the first victory came just last year when Colorado State defeated Virginia. Here is a quick rundown on when, where and who each team is facing in their respective postseason runs, listed in chronological order. NCAA Tournament Teams San Diego State (11 seed)  Opponent: 11-seed North Carolina Date/Time: Tuesday / 7:10 p.m. TV: TNT Venue: UD Arena /