{"id":219587,"date":"2026-03-14T13:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T13:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219587\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T13:54:17","slug":"san-diego-state-edges-new-mexico-64-62-in-mwc-semifinal-will-play-utah-state-for-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219587\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego State edges New Mexico 64-62 in MWC semifinal, will play Utah State for championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LAS VEGAS (AP) Magoon Gwath had 17 points and BJ Davis made a layup with two seconds left to rally San Diego State<\/a> to a 64-62 victory over New Mexico<\/a> on Friday night in a Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinal.<\/p>\n

No. 2 seed San Diego State (22-10) will play top seed Utah State in Saturday’s championship game with an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament on the line.<\/p>\n

Gwath made 6 of 10 shots with two 3-pointers and 3 of 5 free throws for the Aztecs, adding six rebounds and two blocks. Davis totaled 12 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals.<\/p>\n

Deyton Albury scored 20 on 7-for-10 shooting to pace the third-seeded Lobos (23-10). Uriah Tenette had 11 points and Tomisla Buljan grabbed 10 rebounds to go with eight points.<\/p>\n

Gwath had 10 points in the first half to help San Diego State take a 37-33 lead into intermission. Albury scored four straight points to pull New Mexico even at 62-all with 25 seconds remaining before Davis delivered the winner.<\/p>\n

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