2007 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2007 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 8–10, 2007. Tournament host UNLV upset regular season league champion BYU 78–70 to claim the Mountain West Conference tournament title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[2] It was UNLV's first tournament title since winning the inaugural tournament in 2000 (though they had previously lost 3 consecutive championship games from 2002 to 2004).

2007 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
Teams9
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsUNLV (2nd title)
MVPKevin Kruger (UNLV)
TelevisionMountainWest Sports Network
← 2006
2008 →
2006–07 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 BYU 13 3   .813 25 9   .735
No. 19 UNLV 12 4   .750 30 7   .811
San Diego State 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
Air Force 10 6   .625 26 9   .743
Wyoming 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Colorado State 6 10   .375 17 13   .567
Utah 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
TCU 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
New Mexico 4 12   .250 15 17   .469
2007 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

2007 marked the return of the tournament to the Thomas & Mack Center after a three-year stint in Denver.

Tournament Bracket

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
            
8 Texas Christian 62
9 New Mexico 54
1 #23 BYU 77
8 TCU 64
1 #23 BYU 96
5 Wyoming 84
4 Air Force 62
5 Wyoming 67
1 #23 BYU 70
2 #25 UNLV 78
2 #25 UNLV 80
7 Utah 54
2 #25 UNLV 88
6 Colorado St. 72
3 San Diego State 64
6 Colorado State 69

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Rebels ride second-half rally to beat favored Cougars". ESPN. March 10, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2024.[dead link]

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