Men’s WAC Basketball Tournament: Utah State (1) claims tournament crown against Nevada (2)

WAC Tournament MVP Gary Wilkinson waves to his fans during Utah State’s post-game celebration of their 72-62 championship victory over Nevada. -Chad Ziemendorf - Spartan Daily

The Utah State Aggies are on their way to the NCAA Tournament after a convincing victory, 72-62, over the Nevada Wolf Pack in the WAC Tournament championship game.

A telling moment happened with 3:35 to play, and the Aggies ahead, 64-47. WAC Player of the Year and tournament MVP Gary Wilkinson had Wolf Pack defenders all over him, making rabid attempts at steals that should have been fouls, and he managed to bump, absorb bumps and then sneak a layup into the basket. If you can’t stop that, you’re going to have a hard time winning a basketball game.

Women’s WAC Basketball Tournament: Utah State (5) beats Idaho (4) in a nailbiter

Utah State vs. Idaho: Another tough, defensive, hard-fought game that came down to the wire and was tainted by referees who were scared to call a foul in the final moments of a game.
The same thing happened Tuesday night in the Fresno State/Hawaii men’s game. I hope it’s not going to be the theme of the WAC Tournament.
So anyways, Utah State won 59-58 in overtime on Wednesday and advanced to the semifinals to play the winner of the Fresno State/Hawaii game.

Daily sports editors set odds to win WAC Tournament and other editor’s give predictions

All odds set by Sports Editors Matthew Kimel and Ryan Buchan

Western Athletic Conference Tournament March 10-14

MEN’S BASKETBALL

UTAH STATE 1/1

NEVADA 3/2

Hornberg: Women’s basketball predicted order of finish in the WAC

Executive Editor John Hornberg predicts the ranked order of finish for women’s basketball teams in the Western Athletic Conference. Each team’s current record/conference record in parentheses.

1. Fresno State (17-6; 8-2 WAC)

Buchan: Men’s basketball predicted order of finish in the WAC

Sports Editor Ryan Buchan predicts the ranked order of finish for men’s basketball teams in the Western Athletic Conference. Each team’s current conference record in parentheses.