The Boise State men’s basketball team flexed its defensive muscles to earn a 62-52 comeback victory Thursday afternoon over San Diego State in a Mountain West Tournament quarterfinal. The fifth-seeded Broncos (23-9) out-scored No.

With the win, the Broncos secured their spot in the Mountain West Conference Semifinal on Friday against the University of New Mexico Lobos

San Diego State advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West Women’s Basketball Tournament by defeating top-seeded UNLV 71-59 Tuesday night in Las Vegas.

The Boise State men’s basketball team kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive Thursday with a 62-52 victory over San Diego State in a Mountain West Tournament quarterfinal. The fifth-seeded Broncos (23-9) and fourth-seeded Aztecs (21-9) both entered the game on the NCAA Tournament bubble.

UCSD won five of the seven awards handed out by the league. UC Irvine’s Jurian Dixon, a St. Augustine High School graduate, was named the Big West Freshman of the Year and Cal State Bakersfield’s Jemel Jones, a transfer from South Suburban College, was named Newcomer of the Year.