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Utah Utes basketball: Borha hits big 3 as U. advances

LB with another clutch shot!

Win and move on boys...it's Madness time!

but will take it.

Next is UNM or Wyo.

SoCalUtahFan

Let's see, BYU is bad because Air Force shot lights out in the first half.

How do Ute fans explain this game?

It looks like the MWC will be lucky to get 2 bids!

It was ugly and Utah was lucky. Will they make it past the next round? BYU vs Utah in the finals means 2 in the big dance.

Close Call: Utah passes the ball like a bad high school team. Passing the ball is one issue a coach should be able to address. PS. The team played better when Luke was out. Better ball movement, faster play, better passing.

Why would the MWC be lucky to get 2 bids based on intraleague tournament results?

That doesn't make any sense.

I will say this: UNLV will be headed to the NIT.

Utah and BYU, by avoiding first round upsets are already locks.

Even if one of them wins the automatic bid, there is a distinct possibility SDSU and (less likely) UNM could make it to the NCAAs if either makes it to the conference title.

So, I wouldn't call it "lucky" if two bids, I would call it "at least" two bids.

Now, if Utah has the same kind of luck as BYU, Wyoming will knock off UNM virtually setting up a BYU-Utah championship.

Utah won't get by NM and BYU will be lucky to get by SDSU. My prediction? SDSU wins the tourney over NM and BYU gets a #8 Utah gets a #9 and SDSU gets in at a #9

I love tourney time. But I think people tend to forget the main mantra of tournament play: Survive and advance.

Today's games have no bearing on tomorrow except determining matchups.

Great shot LB. Not quite as sexy as Van Horn, but just as effective.

As always, A Boylen believer and proud of it.

Go UTES

from the zebras. You utes can't win on a level playing floor! Go New Mexico!!!

You are right, the Yewts are just about lucked out with last second shots!!!!

They will not get by New Mexico, unless the Refs are suited up as their 6th man.

Go New Mexico!!!!!

All the Yewt posters were pretty bold in their criticism of BYU's win against #9. At least the Cougars didn't need a last second 3 to pull off their win. I'm glad to see UNLV one and done. Serves them right to lose the home court advantage for once!

Good luck getting by SDSU. It's not going to happen. Since Wyo just knocked off New Mexico I guess you'll have to watch the Utes on TV in the finals.

RE: BYU fan
Wyoming wins and UNM is out.
Got any other bright ideas ?

to have a conference champion that passes like the ewe of ewe. Good thing the MWC tournament is being televised on the Mtn so the rest of the country won't be exposed to such inept passing.

I live in Wyo, a trader who likes the Utes. This is a pretty good team(Wyo). They will defiantly give the Ute's a run for there money and have a good chance at winning this thing. They are very athelic, and their PG Ewing is a great player. Being able to watch both these teams excites me for tomorrows matchup.

Um, yeah. BYU smokes Utah in the champeenchip game. 20+ point win.

So many of you lost you money in Las Vegas last night!

Utah will nit be able to beat Wyoming 3 times.

If you need explantion for this kind of game in March Madness then either you're crazy or don't know college bball.

SoCalUtahFan

will be a good opponent. The fun thing about tournaments is that there is no home floor advantage and many teams that have nothing to lose play a looser style of basketball and find that it works. On paper, TCU and Air Force aren't worthy opponents but nearly beat Utah and BYU. New Mexico is clearly a more talented team than Wyoming. Nobody told Wyoming that they weren't supposed to win. Ewing is a great player. If my Utes don't play better tonight, it could get ugly.

Here we go Aztecs, here we go!

Where are the BYU haters on here that were criticizing their win over AF? The Utes BARELY beat a pretty bad TCU team. All of a sudden you don't look so great yourselves. Not to mention your short term memory. We just torched you head to head about 3 weeks ago, remember?
Care to explain?