College basketball: MWC roundup

RPI rankings

25: Utah — Keeps climbing RPI list every week

32: BYU — Faces tough test tonight vs. UNLV

49: Utah State — Owns 12-game winning streak

119: Weber State — Won 4 of its last 5 outings

262: Southern Utah — 2 road games this week

290: Utah Valley — Lost 3 of previous 4 games

Source: CBS Sportsline.com

Who's hot

Lawrence Borha, Utah, guard

The 6-foot-3 senior from New York topped the Utes' scoring in two Mountain West wins last week, averaging 17.5 points per game while shooting 13-for-14 from the foul line. He had six rebounds in Utah's rout over Air Force and four assists with three steals in the win against Colorado State.

Game of the week

Utah at UNLV

In their only game this week, the Utes take a two-game winning streak on the road to face the Rebels in a Mountain West showdown Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas.

Around the MWC

Life on the road is awfully tough

Road teams typically don't enjoy much success in Mountain West Conference games.

This year, it's been even tougher to win games away from home — TCU, Utah, BYU, San Diego State, New Mexico, UNLV and Wyoming are all unbeaten at home in league play.

"There are some really good teams in this league," said Cougar coach Dave Rose. "I don't remember a year where in the third week of the season the top seven teams haven't lost a home game yet. These breakthroughs are going to be tough to get. And you have to play well at home."

Rose and his team were reminded how difficult it can be to win on the road last Saturday in an 81-62 loss at New Mexico. It marked BYU's first MWC loss of the season and snapped the Cougars' three-game winning streak at the Pit.

Days earlier, BYU handed TCU its first — and only — league loss by blowing out the Horned Frogs at the Marriott Center.