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2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2011–12 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
Champions | New Mexico (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Steve Alford (1st title) |
MVP | Drew Gordon (New Mexico) |
Television | The Mtn., CBSSN, NBCSN |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 New Mexico † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 San Diego St | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 UNLV | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 MWC tournament winner As of March 8, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada in March 2012. Sponsored by Conoco; it was the first tournament without BYU or Utah, but included newcomer Boise State.
New Mexico won the conference tournament championship game over San Diego State, 68–59, to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA tournament.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 MTN, CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 9 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 10 NBCSN | ||||||||||||
1 | #18 San Diego State | 65 | ||||||||||||
8 | Boise State | 62 | ||||||||||||
1 | #18 San Diego State | 79 | ||||||||||||
4 | Colorado State | 69 | ||||||||||||
4 | Colorado State | 81 | ||||||||||||
5 | TCU | 60 | ||||||||||||
1 | #18 San Diego State | 59 | ||||||||||||
2 | New Mexico | 68 | ||||||||||||
3 | #20 UNLV | 56 | ||||||||||||
6 | Wyoming | 48 | ||||||||||||
3 | #20 UNLV | 67 | ||||||||||||
2 | New Mexico | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | New Mexico | 79 | ||||||||||||
7 | Air Force | 64 |
References
- "New Mexico overpowers San Diego State for Mountain West crown". ESPN. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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