With events playing out as they did Tuesday, Utah State will be playing for the right to be at worst a co-Mountain West champion as it takes on San Jose State on the road Wednesday. Mind you, that co-champion title could be spread among as many as four teams depending on how results pan out later this week (and assuming an Aggie victory tonight for this thought experiment), but a trophy will be coming to Logan regardless should USU prevail over the Spartans in Provident Credit Union Event Center. It wouldn’t guarantee a one seed in the upcoming Mountain West Tournament, though, giving the Aggies plenty to fight for for the remainder of this week. Victory against SJSU came somewhat easily last time out as Utah State pulled off a 21-point triumph, 82-61 in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The final score was lopsided, but the Aggies didn’t start the game off particularly well. The Spartans jumped out to a six-point lead in the first few minutes of the game, and held a lead as late as 7:33 left in the first half. At that point, the Aggies went on a 10-2 lead to take control of the contest. Early

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Boise State guard Max Rice (12) goes to the basket past Utah State guard Josh Uduje (14) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Boise, Idaho. Utah State won 90-84. (AP Photo/Steve Conner) One final week of regular season play in the Mountain West, which means just two more Mountain West Watch articles for the season. As things get closer I keep making minor additions/changes. This week I’ve added title scenarios for all teams that still have a shot at the regular season.  Standings, AP Poll & Conference Tournament Matchups Here’s the standings as they sit today, along with AP Poll ranks, if applicable (parenthesis for teams not in the top 25 itself, but receiving votes in the poll, the number being where they’d rank if you extended beyond 25th). Last week I added Barttorvik’s conference title odds to this table, but I’ve moved those further below in a section with conference title scenarios. Rank Team Conf. Record Overall Record 1 #22 Utah State 12-4 24-5 2 (28) Boise State 12-4

Utah State student section, the HURD, in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Feb. 10, 2024. Photo by Robert K. Scott. LOGAN — Utah State’s 72-60 win over Air Force was quite literally a bloody one, although the blood content provided more drama than the on-court action at times as the Aggies led by double figures for most of the second half. Mason Falslev, Great Osobor, Ian Martinez and even head coach Danny Sprinkle took cuts that drew blood at some point during the game, though it was Osobor’s cut that produced the most blood and the longest stint off the court. Sprinkle didn’t elaborate on when he got his cut, simply alluding to breaking a clipboard as he “had to get my point across.” The Aggies needed a bit of a wake-up call early in the second half as what had been a 13-point halftime lead (and as high as 15 in the first half overall) had dropped all the way to seven. Air Force outscored USU 8-2 in the opening four minutes of the second frame. At the tail end of that Falcons’ run was when Osobor sustained his injury that forced him out for an extended stretch.