Reno Gazette Journal · Mar 11, 2018
MW Tournament: Red-hot SDSU tops New Mexico for title
LAS VEGAS – Troy Kell scored 28 points to lead San Diego State to an 82-75 victory over New Mexico in the Mountain West Conference tournament championship on Saturday.
The Aztecs (22-10) earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
San Diego State also got 16 points from Malik Pope and 12 from Devin Watson.
The Aztecs, who played in a record 10th Mountain West tournament championship game, were playing in the title game for the fourth time in five seasons, and eighth time in 10 years.