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Utah State to face UNLV in MW quarterfinals, looking for first win against Rebels this year | Sports

LAS VEGAS – Twice Utah State faced UNLV in the regular season. Twice the Aggies were defeated, accounting for two of the only five losses USU suffered in all of conference play en route to its Mountain West regular season title. Now, a third meeting is in place between Utah State and UNLV, set for Thursday at 1 p.m. MDT in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament. The Aggies got a bye to the quarterfinal round but UNLV had to advance by way of beating Wyoming. The Rebels nearly led the win get away from them, allowing the Cowboys to rally from down by as much as 16 and get back into the game. UNLV trailed by two points in the final 30 seconds, going back up on the strength of an and-one bucket and conversion from Kimani Hamilton who led UNLV with 23 points. Tyrin Jones then recorded his sixth block of the game to seal what became a 73-70 victory. The win is the first by UNLV in the conference tournament against a team other than Air Force since 2015. Rebels head coach Josh Pastner mentioned that fact unprompted in his post-game press conference. “The Mountain West

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March 11, 2026 No Comments

Sensabaugh scores 21, Hinson makes go-ahead 3 as depleted Jazz stun Warriors, 119-116 | Sports

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brice Sensabaugh scored 21 points, two-way player Blake Hinson made the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, and the depleted Utah Jazz outlasted the ailing Golden State Warriors 119-116 on Monday night. Hinson made four 3-pointers including a shot from beyond the arc on the right wing with 29.9 seconds remaining to shock the Warriors, who were without Stephen Curry and several other rotation regulars. Kyle Filipowski contributed 19 points and 15 rebounds for Utah, which had lost eight of nine games. De’Anthony Melton, who led the Warriors with 22 points, made a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 117-116, but Elijah Harkless, another two-way player, clinched the game for the Jazz with two free throws to reach a career-high 16 points. Gui Santos scored 15 points and Brandin Podziemski added 14 but missed four fourth-quarter free throws for the Warriors, who have lost four of five and are struggling to stay in the NBA Play-In Tournament race in the Western Conference. After missing 40 games with back ailments, Seth Curry returned and finished with 13 points. Utah’s Keyonte George scored 15 points but didn’t play in the fourth quarter due to illness. Utah 27

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March 10, 2026 No Comments

Squabble over exit fee leaves Utah Valley’s status uncertain for WAC tournaments | News

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The start of the Western Athletic Conference tournaments was thrown into uncertainty Tuesday, the eve of both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, when the league threatened to leave out Utah Valley over a $1 million payment it says the school hasn’t made. Utah Valley plans to leave the WAC for the Big West Conference at the end of this school year. WAC officials said in a statement posted on social media Tuesday that Utah Valley hadn’t complied with a judge’s order directing the school to place $1 million in escrow with the court, an amount equivalent to its exit fee for leaving the conference. WAC officials said the league’s board of directors instructed the commissioner to plan for the possibility that Utah Valley wouldn’t play in either tournament if the fee isn’t paid because “it would be a member not in good standing.” This creates the possibility the men’s WAC Tournament could begin without its top seed Wednesday at Las Vegas. Utah Valley had earned the top seed by winning the league’s regular-season championship. Utah Valley was seeded fourth in the women’s tournament beginning Wednesday, also in Las Vegas. WAC officials said they would release

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March 10, 2026 No Comments

Mason Falslev named Player of the Year, one of seven All-MW honors for Utah State | Sports

Utah State men’s basketball were well-represented in this year’s All-Mountain West awards. The regular season champions accounted for three total All-MW selections, three individual awards with an overall tally of seven honors given to five Aggie players and coaches. Mason Falslev led the way by being named Mountain West Player of the Year, which he paired with being named All-MW First Team and All-Defensive Team. Along with Falslev, three of his teammates and his head coach were honored. Jerrod Calhoun was named Coach of the Year and junior forward Karson Templin earned Sixth Man of the Year. Senior guard MJ Collins was named Second Team All-MW and graduate point guard Drake Allen was an honorable mention. Falslev was the Mountain West’s best all-around player this season. He recorded five games of 20+ points, four games of 5+ assists and two games of 10+ rebounds. No other player in the league matched all three marks. Whatever Utah State needed Falslev to be, a rebounder, scorer, defender, passer, he was able to do it at a high level. In his press conference after the Aggies’ victory over New Mexico on Saturday, Calhoun said he would be voting for Falslev on his ballot

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March 10, 2026 No Comments

Mountain West Watch (March 9) — Final Power Rankings, All-MW Ballot, Aggies’ impressive title run | Sports

The regular season has concluded, leaving us with a lot to look back on even as the premiere moment of the year, March Madness, is fully descending upon us. Yet to come is the magic of the Mountain West Conference Championships (for the men at least, the women’s basketball tournament is already delivering with its upsets and buzzer-beaters) and the Big Dance itself, the NCAA Tournament. Before all that gets underway, it’s time for one last edition of Mountain West Watch. Although it wasn’t as frequent of a series as I would have liked, it is worth noting that it will come to an end. As a beat writer for Utah State, my focus will shift toward the Pac-12 and coverage of that conference. So, let’s get started on the final entry of Mountain West Watch with a look at my final regular season power rankings, a note on Utah State’s impressive navigation of the toughest possible path to the MW title, and a review of my official All-MW ballot. Final Power Rankings These are my final power rankings for the season. I won’t go into any significant detail team-by-team, but this is a reflection of who I believe are

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March 9, 2026 No Comments

Antetokounmpo scores 27 as Bucks beat Jazz 113-99 to snap four-game skid | Sports

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game skid by beating the Utah Jazz 113-99 on Saturday night. Antetokounmpo did all that while playing just 27 minutes as the Bucks continue to monitor the two-time MVP’s workload in his return from injury. Milwaukee was playing for the third time since Antetokounmpo came back from a right calf strain that caused him to miss 15 straight games. Utah has lost eight of its last nine games. The Jazz had ended a seven-game skid Thursday by winning 122-112 at Washington. The Jazz were missing leading scorer Lauri Markkanen because of impingement in his right hip and Isaiah Collier due to personal reasons. Multiple other Utah players already have been ruled out for the season. Milwaukee’s Kevin Porter Jr. missed a second straight game with swelling in his right knee. Before the game, Bucks coach Doc Rivers had no update on when Porter might return to the lineup. The Bucks broke open a tight game by closing on a 13-2 run. Kyle Kuzma scored nine of his 18 points during that game-ending spurt and made a pair of 3-pointers to close

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March 8, 2026 No Comments

Aggies claim outright Mountain West title with win over Lobos | Sports

LOGAN — On Saturday afternoon in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, 27 won against 32 as senior guard MJ Collins’ 27 points led the Utah State Aggies to a win and outright Mountain West men’s basketball championship, 94-90, over the New Mexico Lobos and the 32 points from their freshman guard Jake Hall. Were it not for the efforts of Hall, the Lobos would likely not have been anywhere near close in this contest. Utah State was cruising early, looking as though it’d repeat the successes of the 20-point blowout the Aggies pulled off back on Feb. 4. Utah State opened up a 22-10 lead nine minutes into the game. The Aggies made seven of their first 10 field goal attempts. The Lobos were just 4-for-15 to start the game. Then, Hall began his rampage. The freshman went off for 19 first-half points, including four triples, which led New Mexico from the depths of a 12-point road deficit to a 43-42 lead at halftime. Hall ended up making seven 3-pointers, one of just seven visiting players to do so in the Spectrum since 20024. Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun praised Hall’s poise for his young age. “To come in and

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March 7, 2026 No Comments

Already MW champions, Utah State still hunting redemption and glory vs New Mexico | Sports

Over the last two weeks, Utah State has failed nearly every test that would have bolstered its chances at securing the Mountain West championship. Losses at Nevada, at San Diego State, and most recently at UNLV, have all made the Aggies take a step back in a tightly contested race. And yet, despite all of those missteps, Utah State is now the champions of Mountain West men’s basketball (though only a share of the title is guarenteed). It’s because the Aggies weren’t the only team stepping on rakes at every turn. Their two biggest rivals in the league title race have been San Diego State and New Mexico. But while USU is 1-3 in its last four games, the Aztecs are 1-4 in their last five games and the Lobos are 1-2 in their last three. Had any of these three teams posted a winning record in the last couple weeks, we’d already have an outright champion. The Aggies clinced their share of the regular season Mountain West title on Wednesday, after Colorado State defeated New Mexico 82-74 in The Pit. Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun sent Rams head coach Ali Farokhmanesh a thank you for that assist. “I did

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March 6, 2026 No Comments

Ace Bailey scores career-high 32 as Jazz top Wizards 122-112 in Trae Young’s Washington debut | Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ace Bailey crashed Trae Young’s Washington debut, scoring 21 of his career-high 32 points in the first half to lift the Utah Jazz to a 122-112 victory over the Wizards on Thursday night. Young, who was traded from Atlanta to Washington in January, had 12 points and six assists while playing just 19 minutes. He’d been sidelined by knee and quadriceps injuries and was on a minutes restriction. Juju Reese had 18 points and 20 rebounds for the Wizards, who have lost seven straight. Utah snapped a seven-game skid of its own. Bailey, who was taken by the Jazz with the fifth pick in last year’s draft — one spot ahead of where Washington picked — made seven 3-pointers while surpassing his previous high of 25 points. Although Young’s appearance in the starting lineup was welcomed by the home crowd, the Wizards trailed by 14 after one quarter. Washington’s Tre Johnson missed a breakaway dunk in the second, and although Young provided his share of highlights — including a pass between the legs of a defender to set up Anthony Gill’s layup in the third — Washington couldn’t come all the way back. Perhaps that was to

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March 6, 2026 No Comments

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