Mountain West 2025-6

[azfan]

30 minutes to tip at the Thomas Mack. I'm looking forward to the game and I suppose with a rooting interest I'll be pulling for The underdog.

As I posted yesterday Grand Canyon brought several bus loads of students. Well it looks like they've adopted Air Force so when the team came out for their walkthrough see some 250-300 let out a tremendous cheer All the future officers looked up with smiles I think they were very appreciative.

I was really surprised that Grand Canyon student section didn't show up on Sports Center yesterday .... they were amazing during the Grand Canyon game on Sunday.

One of the Air Force officers came over to thank the student section for their warm support of their colleagues on the court.

This is really amazing.

Rams just hit the court with a sprinkling of boos.

They'll be in Las Vegas next year just not at this Arena....lol

 

[azfan]

26-26 at the half. Kind of spooky in the Rams UNLV semi last night it was 28-28 at the half

I really got to admire hanging in here with a Rams team that has extremely quick guards. The scout was really strong and I think Perry was obviously the focus and she was held to 7 points in the first half Adams is also struggling and I think the effort involved in playing a four straight game is wearing on her.

Both men's teams are in attendance which is really cool. I did have to move however as the Rams sat immediately in front of me. The problem wasn't their height it was the fans who congregated immediately to my right and left -they took to her what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas and appeared and sounded like they started celebrating at noon.

While kvetching - another American Idol audition for The Star-Spangled banner which is really odd when the Air Force pep band performed it so magnificently earlier in the tournament.

Anyway so far so good although the crowd is very small in comparison to the WCC final over at The Orleans. I checked the attendance and it was barely over 3,700 which goes to show I'm never going to win a prize guessing any type of magnitude.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Is it a law that Mountain West games have to be low scoring? Sure seems like it. First to 50 gets the auto bid? Neither might get there at this pace.

edit--34-32 thru the end of Q3

edit #2--let me amend that to first to 45 wins

 

[nwhoopfan]

Ok Colorado St. hit 45 w/ 2 minutes left, game over. That and they are up 10, insurmountable lead w/ the way Air Force is scoring tonight.

 

[nwhoopfan]

CSU exploded for 22 4th quarter points, sending them to a 56-42 win. Congrats to the Rams. Just looked it up, will be their first appearance in the Tourney since 2016.

 

[Stagnant]

Painful to watch. But Colorado state did it. And it was deserved.

 

[azfan]

Nevada ends Amanda Levins era. The former ASU guard and assistant coach was never really able to establish a program up there. It's interesting as I was watching them lose in the tournament I wondered how much longer she had. The answer was none.

I know she has fairly deep roots in Reno. Wonder where she lands or if this is the end of the road for her coaching career

 

[azfan]

BTW guard Perry was named tournament MVP. No gas in the final however it's the first things to go for a jump shooter the legs and this was their fourth game in 4 days