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Utah State knocks off San Diego State for Mountain West title, NCAA tournament berth

Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Utah State Aggies guard Sam Merrill (5) goes to the hoop during the Mountain West Conference finals against the San Diego State Aztecs at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 16, 2019.

LAS VEGAS — The Aggies are going dancing.

The No. 2-seeded Utah State men's basketball team fought off a tough challenge from San Diego State, knocking them off 64-57 on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The victory give USU its first-ever Mountain West Conference championship and its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011.