Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) – Anthony Bennett poured in a game-high 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and also pulled down seven rebounds to lead UNLV to a 72-56 win over Air Force in a quarterfinal matchup of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.<\/p>\n
Bryce Dejean-Jones scored 12 points and Anthony Marshall added 11 for the third-seeded Rebels (24-8), who will face Colorado State on Friday.<\/p>\n
Kyle Green and Marek Olesinski finished with 13 points apiece for the Falcons (17-13), who lost leading scorer and first team All-MWC selection Michael Lyons to an apparent knee injury just minutes into the game.<\/p>\n
The senior guard banged knees with Dejean-Jones and remained on the floor for several minutes before he was helped to the locker room.<\/p>\n
Lyons was averaging 18.3 points per game entering the contest.<\/p>\n
Air Force pulled within 9-7 five minutes in following Taylor Broekhuis’ jumper, but UNLV used a 17-3 run to go up 26-10 with 6:22 left in the first half and took a 33-20 lead into the break.<\/p>\n
The Falcons couldn’t get closer than nine points down in the second half as the Rebels cruised to their sixth win in seven games.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Colorado State 67, Fresno State 61<\/p>\n
Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) – Wes Eikmeier scored 18 points and Greg Smith added 11 as Colorado State downed Fresno State, 67-61, in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Gerson Santo had 10 points and Colton Iverson, who battled foul trouble all game, finished with seven points and five rebounds over 23 minutes for the second-seeded Rams (25-7), who will face third-seeded UNLV in the semifinals on Friday. Colorado State split the season series with the Rebels.<\/p>\n
It is the second straight season, and fifth time overall, CSU has reached the semifinals of the MWC Tournament.<\/p>\n
Tyler Johnson scored 14 points, while Jerry Brown and Marvelle Harris added 12 points apiece for the seventh-seeded Bulldogs (11-19), who competed in the MWC Tournament for the first time.<\/p>\n
Fresno State led 29-26 after a back-and-forth first half, but Colorado State opened the second half with a 9-4 run.<\/p>\n
Daniel Bejarno canned back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Rams a 49-42 lead with 9:19 to go.<\/p>\n
Fresno State scored seven straight points to make it 55-53 with 2:42 to go, but a pair of Eikmeier free throws made it a four-point game.<\/p>\n
After the Bulldogs pulled within two, Jon Octeus split a pair of free throws for a 58-55 lead. Eikmeier then delivered the dagger to Fresno State with a trey from the right wing with 1:03 left.<\/p>\n
Harris’ three-point play made it 62-60 with 29 seconds left, but the Rams outscored Fresno State 5-1 over the final 24 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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