JoeF

Marqee Games
Alabama at UTAH

Important games
COLORADO STATE at Purdue
BYU vs. Oklahoma State
Pepperdine at BYU


Monday, December 30
Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne at SAN DIEGO STATE, 7 p.m. (Ch. 4-SD)
Alabama at UTAH, 7 p.m. (KJZZ-TV)
WYOMING at Indiana State, 6:05 p.m.
COLORADO STATE at Purdue, 7 p.m.


Wednesday, January 1
Georgia Southern at AIR FORCE, 2 p.m.

Thursday, January 2
Pepperdine at BYU, 7 p.m.
Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne at UNLV, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, January 3
South Florida at COLORADO STATE, 7 p.m.
Weber State at UTAH, 7 p.m. (KJZZ-TV)
Loyola Marymount at SAN DIEGO STATE, 7:30 p.m. (Ch. 4-SD)

Saturday, January 4
Touchstone Energy Classic in Oklahoma City
BYU vs. Oklahoma State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Navy at AIR FORCE, 4 p.m.
NEW MEXICO at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m.
Santa Clara at UNLV, 7:30 p.m.
WYOMING at Montana State, 7 p.m.

theyoungac

What a great win for Utah. I was lucky enough to go to this game tonight. This game went back and forth and went right down to the last second. This is by far the best game I have ever attended.

spartanfan2003

THEY WON!?!?!?! THIS JUST MADE MY DAY!!!!!

JoeF

I see Britton Johnson returned from injury. How did he look? Is he back at full strength? What was the key to Utah's win? It looks like defense was the key. Majerus is one of college basketball's best coaches especially when given a few days to prepare.

theyoungac

Britton Johnson looked okay. He struggled a bit on the offensive end especially in the 1st half, most of his shots were short. His defensive along with the rest of the Utes was very good. I don't think Britton Johnson is at 100%, but I thought he was effective out there. I would agree with you that defense was the key to the Utes winning this game. There wasn't any super spectacular defensive plays for the Utes, but Utah's team defense was awesome. The Utes were also able to slow the game down against Alabama which I thought was very important to Utah's success last night.

JoeF

BTW
Welcome. It is nice to have someone post in the MWC forum. Are you a Utah fan? BYU fan? I am a fan of both except when they play each other and then I am a BYU fan.

theyoungac

Thanks Joe, I like to see anybody in the Mountain West do well. I believe that the Mountain West can someday become a very good conference. But when it comes to conference play I am a huge Utah fan and I will also root for BYU except when they play Utah.
It's good to see both Utah and BYU playing well. I believe this makes the Utah-BYU rivalry even more competitive than it already is.

Wilt_The_Stilt

BYU beat Pepperdine 84-68 on Thursday, bringing them to 10-2 on the season. Rafael Araujo led the way for BYU with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Travis Hansen added 17 points, and Jake Shoff unexpectedly scored 15. It was another home victory..what is the streak at?? Araujo continues to play great and has now raised his average to 10 points and 8 rebounds per game. Hansen is still their best player so far, averaging almost 16 points and 5 rebounds. The Cougs have a big game Saturday against OSU like JoeF said. Does anyone think they have a shot? If the Utes of all teams can win against 'Bama, then I think we have a shot.

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JoeF

42 game home winning streak. Araujo has come to life. He is producing like expected, over last three he is averaging 20/11+. I think they can win if they are consistent. They need the post players to stay out of foul trouble, Hansen and Bigelow to produce from the perimeter, everyone to take care of the ball and play great defense. They are capable of doing it.

JoeF

Marqee Games
UTAH 51, Alabama 49 - Huge win for Utah and the MWC.

Important games
Purdue 84, COLORADO STATE 56 - Loss on the road not so bad but they needed to keep it closer
Oklahoma State 78, BYU 65 - See above note
BYU 84, Pepperdine 68 - Nice win against nationally recognized NCAA tourney team.

Monday, December 30
SAN DIEGO STATE 74, Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne 58
UTAH 51, Alabama 49
WYOMING 69, Indiana State 57
Purdue 84, COLORADO STATE 56

Wednesday, January 1
AIR FORCE 78, Georgia Southern 40

Thursday, January 2
BYU 84, Pepperdine 68
UNLV 74, Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne 62

Friday, January 3
COLORADO STATE 82, South Florida 70
UTAH 72, Weber State 58
SAN DIEGO STATE 79, Loyola Marymount 69

Saturday, January 4
Touchstone Energy Classic in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State 78, BYU 65
AIR FORCE 56, Navy 43
Tennessee 71, NEW MEXICO 64
UNLV 75, Santa Clara 53
WYOMING 60, Montana State 56