Men's Basketball Recap - Feb. 7
League-leading BYU off to best start in MWC play at 7-1
Feb. 7, 2008
BYU took over sole possession of first place in the MWC men's basketball standings with a victory over TCU on Wednesday. Also collecting wins in midweek league tilts were New Mexico, San Diego State and Utah, while Wyoming earned a non-conference win over Cal State-Bakersfield.
| New Mexico 91, Colorado State 51 |
| Albuquerque, N.M. |
Tues., Feb. 5, 2008 |
- New Mexico's 40-point victory was the largest over Colorado State since a 111-88 decision against the Rams on March 2, 1978.
- It also marked the Lobos' largest win in a conference game since breezing past BYU 90-48 in Provo on Feb. 28, 1997.
- New Mexico's Chad Toppert went 5-of-9 from 3-point range and finished with a career-high 22 points.
- Colorado State's Marcus Walker was held to 11 points in the contest, ending a seven-game streak of 20-point scoring efforts.
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| Utah 81, UNLV 73 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah |
Wed., Feb. 6, 2008 |
- Utah's victory snapped a five-game losing streak in the series with UNLV.
- The Utes are now 19-18 all-time vs. the Runnin' Rebels, which gives Utah an overall winning record against every other MWC institution.
- Utah's point total was its highest offensive output in MWC action this season.
- UNLV had its six-game win streak snapped.
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| BYU 83, TCU 72 |
| Provo, Utah |
Wed., Feb. 6, 2008 |
- BYU improved its Marriott Center win streak to 43 games, the second-longest active home court victory streak in the nation behind No. 1 Memphis.
- At 7-1 in MWC action, the Cougars are off to their best league start since the Mountain West's formation in 1999-00.
- BYU's Trent Plaisted matched his career-high of 27 points, going 10-of-14 from the field and 7-of-9 from the free throw line.
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| San Diego State 49, Air Force 38 |
| San Diego, Calif. |
Wed., Feb. 6, 2008 |
- The Aztecs held the Falcons to an SDSU low for points scored in a Mountain West game with 38. The previous low was 41 one year ago today vs. Air Force on Feb. 6, 2007.
- Air Force's 38 points is also a Cox Arena record for fewest points in a game. The previous low of 41 points occurred on Feb. 6, 2007.
- San Diego State has won three straight over the Falcons inside Cox Arena and improves to 22-6 in home games vs. Air Force.
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| Wyoming 78, Cal State-Bakersfield 53 |
| Laramie, Wyo. |
Wed., Feb. 6, 2008 |
- Wyoming freshman center Mikhail Linskens scored a career-high 23 points against CSUB.
- The Cowboys shot 51.7 percent (31-of-60) from the field, marking their highest shooting percentage in 15 games.
- Wyoming topped the 40-rebound mark for the fourth time in five games, finishing with 42 boards.
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