San Diego State’s Malik Pope grabs a rebound against Nevada during the second half of an NCAA co … “I wanted to be somewhere where I knew I would be able to play right away and make an impact right away”.
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The Mastodons earned the NIT appearance by sharing the Summit League regular-season title and having the No. 1 seed in conference tournament. “When we found out we were playing at San Diego State, we were very excited because we are 1-0 in California”.
Freshman Cam Oliver led Nevada (19-13) with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
“I feel like that would just prove that we are the team that we want to be and the team that we believe that we are”, Fort said.
“We just didn’t take care of the ball like we should have (at the end of the game)”, Shepard said. If the Dogs’ have a shot to win the game, they’ll do it with the defense they pride themselves on. he Bulldogs are No. 16 nationally in steals per game (8.2) and No. 5 in turnover margin (plus-4.3).
Colorado State’s Antwan Scott (1) releases the ball as Fresno State’s Cullen Russo (13) and Marvelle Harris defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals at the Mountain West Conference men’s tournament Friday, March 11, 2016, in Las Vegas. The last No. 2 seed to win the title was in 2014, when New Mexico defeated San Diego State, 64-58.
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San Diego State failed to receive a berth in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Sunday, ending its six-season streak. Harris averages 20.9 points and 4.4 assists per game and led the way down the stretch for the Bulldogs, being named the Mountain West Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. “Just to be in this tournament is so surreal and to just have a second opportunity is just like, it’s just unbelievable”.
