New 2020 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Womens Basketball Championship Preview

PREVIEW: 2020 AIRFORCE RESERVE MOUNTAIN WEST WOMENS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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Today jumps off the beginning of the 2020 AirForce Reserve Mountain West Basketball Championship. This tournament will take place March 1-4, at the Thomas N’ Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Fresno State will enter the championship as the top seed. With a 23-6 overall record and a 16-2 conference record. The Bulldogs hold the 25th-best win percentage nationally and enters the championship as the top seed for the first time in conference history. Following is Boise State as the No.2 seed and Wyoming the No.3 seed, San Jose State comes in at No.4 and UNLV enters as the No.5 seed. San Diego St. is next in line as No.6, with Air Force, Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado State at 6-10 respectively. Lastly, Utah State holds No.11 seed. Seeds one through 5 have clinched first-round byes and will begin play on Monday.

No.8 Nevada Wolf Pack will match up against No.9 New Mexico Lobos in the opening round of the Mountain West Tournament at 2 p.m.

The Wolf Pack has snatched the No.8 seed completing the season with 14-5 overall and 7-11 in league games. The Wolf Pack held a four-game win streak that was ended by Fresno State. Nevada then hit a bump on the road by losing their last three games before the tournament, but they show no fear heading in the Mountain West Tournament proving that the lessons learned during their earlier four-game streak will bring some finesse and proficiency to the court.

New Mexico leading right behind finishes, 16-6 overall, with a 6-12 record in regular conference play. The Lobos concluded their season play with a 54-52 win on the road at Utah St. this past Thursday. This marks the first time The Wolf Pack and Lobos match up in the Mountain West Tournament. These two teams have an intriguing past as New Mexico leads Nevada 11-4 all-time, and have played each other a total of 15 times in conference history.

Air Force in the No.7 seed, 9-20 overall and 7-11 in regular conference play, tips off against Colorado St. No.10 seed, 12-17 overall and 6-12 in league games.

This is the highest seed the Falcons have ever held in the Mountain West Championship. Air Force closed their regular-season conference play against Colorado St. with a close 49-44 victory at home. The Rams are 50-13 in the all-time series against the Falcons.  The Falcons are awaiting the Rams at the Thomas N’ Mack Center for a rematch to get another win in a lopsided head-to-head record.

San Diego St. No.6 seed, finished 14-16 overall and 9-9 in regular season play will match up against Utah St. No.11 seed, 7-22 overall and 2-16 in conference play at 7 p.m.

The Aggies and Aztecs have faced off against each other twice at the beginning of the year and San Diego St. broke away with two wins. The Aggies 9-9 record is their best since coach Terry Hutson took over in 2014. SanDiego St. ranks in top 3 in the Mountain West in three-point percentage, opponent’s three-point percentage, opponent’s field goal percentage, and free throws made and attempted. SanDiego St. completed their regular season with a devastating 81-68 victory and a season sweep against the Nevada Wolf Pack.

The Aggies completed their regular season with five losses in a row and nine of their last 10 games. They are the last place in the Mountain West in points per game and field goal percentage. This is the first time these two teams will face off against each other in the Mountain West. The last time these two teams saw each other on the court was Jan 4th when San Diego St. beat USU at home 66-62.

All games except the Championship will be broadcasted on the Mountain West Network. The championship game will take place Wednesday night on CBS Sports Network.

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MOUNTAIN WEST WOMENS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

-Nyshon Zaragoza

Las Vegas! If you want another great place to watch the game, head to Al’s Garage in Summerlin. There are multiple televisions to watch all the games. Al’s has “Happy Hour” starting at 9 AM and ending at 9 PM. Al’s Garage is located at 11760 W. Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135. Tell them, “The Franchise sent you!!”

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