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Plaisted, yes Plaisted, hits clutch free throw for win

Great but lucky win. The MTN needs to get their producer to focus on the game and stop with the stupid shots of the crowd while they are missing action on the court. Hold serve and meet UNLV in the finals of the tourney. Go Cougs and Rebels!

It is shameful not to even mention the near decapitation of Giddens at the end of the game. I have heard the "let them play line" before but not when Plaisted could have been charged with aggravated assault. The Cougars, to be sure, deserve credit for pulling out the win. But any objective writer would at least acknowledge the assist from the officials. Proof positive that the Deseret News unambashedly serves the blue Kool-Aid to their loyal and myopic BYU fan readers.

UNM fans are the worst in the Nation. You stink. Throwing stuff on your own arena? I can only wonder what you do on your own front lawn. You played as well as you could, good job Lobo players. I think the NCAA ought to sanction the fan base of UNM and force the UNLV/UNM game to be held without any fans present. A sanction is just what the lobo fans need.
And then when the NCAA is done, the MWC can sanction and penalize the scorekeepers for their obvious dishonest foul keeping on Cummard. What punishment is enough when some homey lies about the records they are sworn to keep? Steve Alford should take the Indiana job....you Lobo fans certainly don't deserve anyone with class. You may have just buried your own program. Really, when Alford leaves, what coach with class will want to coach in the PIT with mob like fans who break NCAA rules of throwing objects on the court, with no character and less class? Disgusting.

Not only does he hits clutch free throws, he gets away with another mobbing at the end of a game(The other time was the SDSU game at home)Where was the call? I'd be mad if I was a lobo fan.

Holy cow, what a game!!This was great preparation for BYU going into the big dance. It proved that Plaisted can keep his cool, and that BYU can actually play without Lee Cummard (at least 7 minutes anyways...). Go Cougs!

Games like this one is what makes champions. True, we did not play our best, but the bench came through and filled in for the starters. We have plenty of work to do, but this should spring board us into the MWC tourney and help us win it.

Great game cougs!

Trent making two free throws was the perfect ending. One they yewts obviously hate reading some of the comments above.

That's o.k. Good luck in the NIT yewt fans.

Oh wait. They probably won't even make the NIT.

There is always gymnastics.

What a heart stopping game! Although we'e glad we won, we were left with a confused bad taste in our mouths. When the Refs reviewed the last real play of the game, why didn't they explain their ruling? Maybe they were trying to avoid a riot. We didn't realize the fans were throwing things onto the floor.

... And among Ute-fans there was again weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.

So many demons to exorcise, so little time. BYU beats UNM, and you tormented Ute fans come out in soliloquy with every conceivable, tearful, blubbery theory about why justice was travestied.

Whine on you crazy diamonds...

Way to go Cougs!!! i had my doubts about the PIT but you proved everyone wrong!!! outstanding.

More Kool-aid, please!

A one point win in overtime.

Wow, so color me not impressed.

The kewgs are vulnerable and have to get through the Utes to win tounrey time. It won't happen on a neutral court in Vegas, trust me.

The utes are playing the best ball in the conference right now, the best coaching staff, and have the most skilled team top to bottom.

Enjoy your day because it won't last.

Cewg basketball, just like cewg football is a flooke, no quality wins.

As to the pro-blue morning news not reporting on a supposed foul by BYU at the end, neither did the Tribune, Foxsports,or even the Lobo's own webpage quoting AP, all of which I don't think are too pro-BYU. Another example of LDS bashing?

Grab a towel and bite down hard. You'll get through this. You're an obvious BYU hater, and you must have been in the depth of agony to see BYU pull this one out. I would have loved to see the look on your face when Plaisted made those two free throws. Hilarious indeed.

Talk about the refs! How about giving the Lobos .1 sec to try to win!

Hey "witnesstoacrime", at least get your facts straight. It wasn't Giddens who the announcers said was fouled at the end, it was the other guard - Jamal Smith. He caught the rebound after a wild shot attempt (by Gary I believe). With .1 left on the clock he had the ball knocked out of bounds, then got raked across the neck by Plaisted. I was somewhat surprised that no call was made, but I think the refs were hesitant to put someone on the free throw line with 0.1 seconds on a foul that didn't affect the players chance at making the shot. You are correct that the article probably should have mentioned it.

Ha ha ha ha ha. Yewt fans are so funny. Utes the best team in the conference. LOL. That's a good one. Have fun watching us in March.

But the conference champs to be will still lose the tourney because they have to play it on a poorer team's home court.

That will cost BYU a higher seed in the NCAAs and they will bow out in the first round ... again.

Sound like deja vu?

if ute fan is complaining about the reffing, did he noticed Cummard fouled out, did he notice Plaisted getting mugged all game long, how 'bout the charges on NM all night long trying to break down the defense. It's obvious who is being myopic here.

Way to go Cougs, you cute litte CHAMPIONS!

Wow! Way to go cougs! This is a great win! Whats so funny is that it hurts the U of boohoo more than NM fans. I love it! It's so fun to watch bottom dwelling boohoo fans post on a BYU win. I can just hear them now, "At least we have a gymnastics team better than yours! You go girls!"