At 28-1, a No. 5 ranking in the AP Poll and having clinched the Mountain West regular season title three weeks ago, San Diego State men’s basketball was going to get its next opponents’ best shot each time the team takes the floor – something they have been used to in at least the past two months now.
No. 9 seed Air Force, after coming off a win about 24 hours earlier against No. 8 seed Fresno State, had never won a game in a Mountain West quarterfinal.
It was inevitable the No. 1 seeded Aztecs were going to get the Falcons’ best shot Thursday.