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January 13, 2013
Rebels escape Falcons upset bid
Bryce Dejean-Jones, coming off the bench for the first time this season, scored 8 of his 18 points in overtime, including a decisive baseline jump shot with 12 seconds left that turned out to be the deciding factor in the game.
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January 12, 2013
UNM's Kendall Williams benched against Fresno. St.
Starting point guard Kendall Williams of the No. 25 New Mexico Lobos, was suspended for this afternoon's 72-45 win over the Fresno St. Bulldogs this afternoon in The Pit in Albuquerque
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January 12, 2013
Saturday Open Thread: MWC basketball, CBB & more
MW Connection has your Saturday Open Thread as we have a full slate of MWC men's basketball games, NFL playoffs and more College Basketball with both remaining undefeated teams (Duke & Michigan) playing today. Join in!
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January 10, 2013
No. 25 New Mexico outlasts No. 24 UNLV 65-60
In a battle of nationally ranked teams, the New Mexico Lobos (No. 25 AP) outlasted the UNLV Runnin' Rebels (No. 24 AP) 65-60 in a grinding, defensive game at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M.
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January 10, 2013
Luke Martinez breaks finger in bar altercation
Wyoming senior guard broke his right ring finger during a bar fight in Laramie.
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January 10, 2013
VIDEO: No. 25 New Mexico vs. No. 24 UNLV postgame
Mountain West Connection has post game interview video following the New Mexico Lobos' 65-60 win over the UNLV Runnin' Rebels to open MWC play Wednesday at The Pit In Albuquerque, N.M.
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January 10, 2013
VIDEO: Boise St. buzzer beater topples Wyoming
The Boist St. Broncos added to their 2012-13 mystique tonight when they overcame the suspension of four players, including starter Derrick Marks, to beat the 13-0 Wyoming Cowboys 63-61 in Laramie on a buzzer beater by Jeff Elorriaga. MW Connection ha
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January 9, 2013
VIDEO: SDSU's Jamaal Franklin's epic dunk vs. FSU
The San Diego St. Aztecs may have gotten a scare against the Fresno St. Bulldogs Wednesday night, escaping the Save Mart Center in Fresno with a 63-60 win. But Jamaal Franklin just set the bar very high for dunk highlights the rest of the season.
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January 9, 2013
HALFTIME: No. 25 New Mexico 34, UNLV 30
The nationally ranked New Mexico Lobos and UNLV Runnin' Rebels are battling at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. in the Mountain West Conference opener for each team. The Lobos hold a 34-30 advantage at halftime. MW Connection is at The Pit with a report.
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January 9, 2013
Derrick Marks, 3 others suspended for Wyoming game
Boise State is going to be without their best player Derrick Marks, along with three other players for Wednesday night's game against Wyoming.
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January 9, 2013
Air Force hosts Nevada in first-ever meeting
The very first Mountain West league game is Nevada vs. Air Force on Wednesday.
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January 9, 2013
MWC hoops live chat: League play commences
Mountain West play begins with four games on the docket, stay around for the live chat of all four games.
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January 9, 2013
Wyoming looking to improve to 14-0
Wyoming looks to stay perfect as they open up league play at home against Boise State.
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January 9, 2013
Rebels travel to The Pit to take on New Mexico
Both New Mexico and UNLV are faced with a tough task to begin conference season, as they open up against each other in The Pit.
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January 9, 2013
Mountain West MBB: Mid-season reports, part 2
Mountain West Conference play begins tonight (Wednesday) and media members around the west (and beyond) have been busy producing their mid-season/beginning-of-conference-play stories this week. And MW Connection has the second round up of them for yo
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January 9, 2013
Mountain West MBB: Mid-season reports, part 1
Mountain West Conference play begins tonight (Wednesday) and media members around the west (and beyond) have been busy producing their mid-season/beginning-of-conference-play stories this week. And MW Connection has a round up.
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January 8, 2013
MWC basketball getting its props nationanally
With conference play starting this week and a high RPI rating following the completion of the non-conference portion of the 2012-13 season, the Mountain West Conference is getting some love from national media. MW Conn has the highlights.
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January 7, 2013
VIDEO: No. 16/15 SDSU weekly press conference
GoAztecs.com's YouTube page has coverage of the nationally-ranked San Diego St. Aztecs' (No. 16 AP/No. 15 Coaches) weekly press conference, featuring head coach Steve Fisher and players Chase Tapley, DeShawn Stephens and J.J. O'Brien.
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January 7, 2013
VIDEO: No. 25 New Mexico weekly press conference
Lobo TV has coverage of the nationally-ranked New Mexico Lobos (No. 25 AP) weekly press conference, featuring head coach Steve Alford and players Alex Kirk and Cameron Bairstow leading up to the Lobos' Mountain West Conference opener Wednesday night
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January 7, 2013
MWC has 5 teams in RPI top-40
While the RPI is not the end all be all for who gets into the NCAA Tournament, but it sure does help.
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January 6, 2013
UNLV @ UNM headlines Week 10 of MWC basketball
Mountain West Conference play opens this week and MW Connection has the scoop on the best games of the week - highlighted by the UNLV Runnin' Rebels trip to The Pit to face the New Mexico Lobos.