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2016 Mountain West tournament: San Diego State takes on Fresno State with NCAA bid on the line

San Diego State is the favorite and is looking to avenge their previous loss to Fresno State. The right for a NCAA tournament berth tips off at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.

San Diego State and Fresno State will meet for the Mountain West Championship and, more importantly, an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The top seeded Aztecs got to the finals by defeating 5th seeded Nevada 67-55 in the semifinals. San Diego State did what they do best, play defense. They forced Nevada into 20 turnovers and held the Wolf Pack to their second lowest point total of the season (since they scored 54 on January 23 vs.