No. 18 San Diego State beats Wyoming to celebrate MWC title
SAN DIEGO (AP) Jaedon LeDee scored 21 points and Adam Seiko 14 for the No. 18 San Diego State Aztecs, who celebrated the outright regular-season Mountain West Conference title with a 67-50 victory against Wyoming on Saturday night.
Matt Bradley added 11 points for the Aztecs (24-6, 15-3 MWC), who clinched the conference championship at halftime, thanks to Boise State's 86-73 loss at Utah State.
The Aztecs had earned a share of the title a week earlier with a buzzer-beating win at New Mexico, but missed taking it outright when they failed to hold a late nine-point lead and lost 66-60 at Boise State on Tuesday night.
But that gave a sellout crowd of 12,414 at Viejas Arena the chance to celebrate and watch the players cut down the nets on Senior Night. It's the third regular-season title in Brian Dutcher's six seasons as coach.
Dutcher did a “trust fall” from a ladder after cutting the final piece of net, falling backward into the arms of his players before heading to a locker room celebration.
“Nothing gets old about Gatorade baths,” Dutcher said. “It's an incredible accomplishment for this team. Regular-season titles are always the hardest thing to get because it takes months. A lot of work. To win this conference by two games is an incredible accomplishment.
“I tell them, they have to tell the players coming in next year, ‘We win titles at this university. If you leave here without one, you're one of the few.'”
SDSU heads to Las Vegas as the No. 1 seed in pursuit of its seventh MWC tournament title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The Aztecs have won nine regular-season MWC titles, eight of them outright. Both are records. Coupled with six tournament titles, SDSU has won a record 15 league championships overall. The next closest school is New Mexico with eight.
“I wanted the ring,” said Bradley, a fifth-year senior in his second season at SDSU. "I’ve seen my teammates having it and I was like, ‘I need one for myself.’ That’s what I did and now it’s time to win games in March.”
Jeremiah Oden scored 17 and Xavier DuSell had 16 for last-place Wyoming (9-21, 4-14), which was coming off an impressive win against Nevada but couldn't keep pace with the Aztecs.
SDSU led by one point six minutes into the game before taking control with a 10-0 run. LeDee started it with a slam dunk, Darrion Trammell and Micah Parrish hit 3-pointers and Aguek Arop scored inside for a 19-8 lead.
The Aztecs pushed the lead to 34-15 before Wyoming scored the last seven points of the half.
SDSU had a season-high nine blocked shots, three by Arop.
Bradley hit a step-back corner 3 with 1:57 left, his final shot at home. ,
“It was a good way to cap my time off here, for sure,” he said. “I was struggling at the beginning, but we were blowing them out and I just wanted to have one more thing to stamp my time here. That step-back 3 in the corner did it for me.”
BIG PICTURE
Wyoming: The Cowboys lost for the 10th straight time to the Aztecs.
San Diego State: The Aztecs never trailed for the seventh time this season.
UP NEXT
Wyoming: Will be the 11th seed and face sixth-seeded New Mexico in a play-in game on Wednesday at the MWC Tournament in Las Vegas.
San Diego State: Plays in the first quarterfinal game Thursday against the Colorado State-Fresno State winner.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Aztecs gains possession) | |||
19:36 | Adam Seiko misses three point jump shot | |||
19:34 | Aguek Arop offensive rebound | |||
19:24 | Matt Bradley misses two point jump shot | |||
19:22 | Aguek Arop offensive rebound | |||
19:16 | +2 | Aguek Arop makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:58 | Hunter Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Adam Seiko steals) | |||
18:48 | +2 | Keshad Johnson makes two point layup (Adam Seiko assists) | 0-4 | |
18:28 | Matt Bradley blocks Hunter Maldonado's two point jump shot | |||
18:26 | Keshad Johnson defensive rebound | |||
18:06 | Nathan Mensah offensive foul (Jeremiah Oden draws the foul) | |||
18:06 | Nathan Mensah turnover (offensive foul) | |||
18:01 | Jeremiah Oden turnover (lost ball) (Aguek Arop steals) | |||
17:39 | Keshad Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
17:37 | Hunter Thompson defensive rebound | |||
17:20 | Jeremiah Oden misses three point jump shot | |||
17:18 | Adam Seiko defensive rebound | |||
16:57 | +3 | Adam Seiko makes three point jump shot (Nathan Mensah assists) | 0-7 | |
16:35 | Hunter Maldonado misses two point layup | |||
16:33 | Keshad Johnson defensive rebound | |||
16:10 | Aguek Arop misses two point layup | |||
16:08 | Hunter Thompson defensive rebound | |||
15:49 | Aguek Arop blocks Jeremiah Oden's two point layup | |||
15:47 | Cowboys offensive rebound | |||
15:47 | TV timeout | |||
15:37 | +3 | Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot | 3-7 | |
15:14 | Lamont Butler misses three point jump shot | |||
15:12 | Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound | |||
14:58 | +3 | Xavier Dusell makes three point jump shot (Hunter Thompson assists) | 6-7 | |
14:33 | Matt Bradley misses three point jump shot | |||
14:30 | Aztecs offensive rebound | |||
14:30 | Brendan Wenzel personal foul | |||
14:28 | +2 | Jaedon LeDee makes two point hook shot (Lamont Butler assists) | 6-9 | |
13:58 | +2 | Hunter Maldonado makes two point layup (Caden Powell assists) | 8-9 | |
13:46 | +2 | Jaedon LeDee makes two point dunk (Micah Parrish assists) | 8-11 | |
13:17 | Xavier Dusell misses two point jump shot | |||
13:15 | Aztecs defensive rebound | |||
12:56 | Keshad Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
12:54 | Micah Parrish offensive rebound | |||
12:47 | Darrion Trammell misses three point jump shot | |||
12:45 | Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound | |||
12:24 | Jaedon LeDee blocks Caden Powell's two point hook shot | |||
12:22 | Aztecs defensive rebound | |||
12:08 | Keshad Johnson misses two point dunk | |||
12:06 | Keshad Johnson offensive rebound | |||
12:03 | +3 | Darrion Trammell makes three point jump shot | 8-14 | |
11:39 | Hunter Maldonado misses two point hook shot | |||
11:37 | Darrion Trammell defensive rebound | |||
11:24 | Darrion Trammell misses two point jump shot | |||
11:22 | Caden Powell defensive rebound | |||
10:53 | Hunter Maldonado misses three point jump shot | |||
10:51 | Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | Lamont Butler misses three point jump shot | |||
10:21 | Caden Powell personal foul | |||
10:21 | TV timeout | |||
10:09 | Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot | |||
10:07 | Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound | |||
9:54 | Jeremiah Oden misses two point jump shot | |||
9:52 | Aguek Arop defensive rebound | |||
9:43 | Aguek Arop misses two point jump shot | |||
9:41 | Aguek Arop offensive rebound | |||
9:36 | +3 | Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists) | 8-17 | |
9:23 | Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:21 | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | |||
9:11 | +2 | Aguek Arop makes two point layup (Lamont Butler assists) | 8-19 | |
8:53 | Hunter Maldonado turnover (lost ball) (Lamont Butler steals) | |||
8:49 | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | |||
8:47 | Kenny Foster defensive rebound | |||
8:39 | Lamont Butler personal foul | |||
8:33 | Micah Parrish blocks Hunter Maldonado's two point layup | |||
8:31 | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | |||
8:15 | Aguek Arop misses two point layup | |||
8:13 | Kenny Foster defensive rebound | |||
7:50 | Jeremiah Oden misses three point jump shot | |||
7:48 | Aguek Arop defensive rebound | |||
7:33 | Nathan Mensah misses two point hook shot | |||
7:31 | Hunter Thompson defensive rebound | |||
7:19 | Xavier Dusell misses two point jump shot | |||
7:17 | Matt Bradley defensive rebound | |||
7:06 | Aguek Arop misses two point jump shot | |||
7:05 | Cowboys defensive rebound | |||
7:05 | TV timeout | |||
6:53 | Jaedon LeDee personal foul | |||
6:36 | +2 | Caden Powell makes two point dunk (Brendan Wenzel assists) | 10-19 | |
6:15 | +3 | Adam Seiko makes three point jump shot (Darrion Trammell assists) | 10-22 | |
5:52 | Hunter Maldonado misses two point layup | |||
5:50 | Keshad Johnson defensive rebound | |||
5:44 | Caden Powell personal foul | |||
5:42 | +2 | Jaedon LeDee makes two point layup (Darrion Trammell assists) | 10-24 | |
5:26 | Darrion Trammell personal foul | |||
5:14 | Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot | |||
5:12 | Darrion Trammell defensive rebound | |||
5:06 | Keshad Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Brendan Wenzel steals) | |||
4:55 | Darrion Trammell shooting foul (Jeremiah Oden draws the foul) | |||
4:55 | +1 | Jeremiah Oden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-24 | |
4:55 | Jeremiah Oden misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:55 | Hunter Thompson offensive rebound | |||
4:41 | +2 | Jeremiah Oden makes two point layup | 13-24 | |
4:22 | +3 | Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Matt Bradley assists) | 13-27 | |
4:06 | Hunter Maldonado misses two point layup | |||
4:06 | Cowboys offensive rebound | |||
4:06 | Kenny Foster turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
3:42 | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | |||
3:42 | Jaedon LeDee offensive rebound | |||
3:42 | Kenny Foster shooting foul (Jaedon LeDee draws the foul) | |||
3:42 | TV timeout | |||
3:42 | Jaedon LeDee misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:42 | +1 | Jaedon LeDee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-28 | |
3:24 | Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
3:22 | Lamont Butler defensive rebound | |||
3:01 | +2 | Matt Bradley makes two point layup | 13-30 | |
2:49 | +2 | Kenny Foster makes two point layup (Jeremiah Oden assists) | 15-30 | |
2:31 | +2 | Jaedon LeDee makes two point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists) | 15-32 | |
2:16 | Keshad Johnson personal foul | |||
2:08 | Hunter Maldonado misses two point hook shot | |||
2:06 | Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound | |||
1:53 | +2 | Jaedon LeDee makes two point layup | 15-34 | |
1:32 | +3 | Xavier Dusell makes three point jump shot (Kenny Foster assists) | 18-34 | |
1:12 | Matt Bradley misses two point jump shot | |||
1:10 | Xavier Dusell defensive rebound | |||
0:47 | +2 | Jeremiah Oden makes two point layup (Xavier Dusell assists) | 20-34 | |
0:37 | Aztecs 30 second timeout | |||
0:25 | Adam Seiko misses two point jump shot | |||
0:23 | Nathan Mensah offensive rebound | |||
0:11 | Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot | |||
0:09 | Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | Cowboys 30 second timeout | |||
0:01 | +2 | Jeremiah Oden makes two point jump shot (Kenny Foster assists) | 22-34 | |
0:00 | End of period |