Your guide to six early-season 2021-22 college basketball tournaments
The fields for six early-season college basketball tournaments were announced Thursday. Here's your handy guide to each ESPN-aired event.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
23-5, 1st in Mountain West
- 11/2522W 73-58
- 11/27W 77-58
- 12/2STKATW 83-41
- PPD
- PPD
- 12/6W 65-60
- 12/1023W 80-68
- 12/18L 72-62
- 12/22W 74-49
- 1/2L 70-67
- 1/4W 78-65
- 1/7W 65-60
- 1/9W 69-67
- 1/14L 57-45
- 1/16L 64-59
- 1/22W 98-61
- 1/24W 91-59
- 1/28W 87-57
- 1/30W 98-71
- 2/3CANC
- 2/5CANC
- 2/8W 85-54
- 2/10W 77-55
- 2/18W 67-53
- 2/20W 75-57
- 2/25W 78-66
- 2/27W 62-58
- 3/3W 71-62
- 3/11W 69-66
- 3/12W 77-70
- 3/13W 68-57
- 3/1911L 78-62
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No. 19 San Diego St. beats Utah St. 68-57 to win MWC title
— Matt Mitchell scored 14 points to lead No. 19 San Diego State to a 68-57 victory over Utah State in the Mountain West Tournament championship game Saturday.
No. 19 San Diego St tops Nevada 77-70, moves into MW final
— Matt Mitchell had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 19 San Diego State to a 77-70 victory over Nevada on Friday in the Mountain West Tournament semifinal.
No. 19 San Diego State holds off Wyoming 69-66 in MW tourney
— Terrell Gomez scored 20 points and No. 19 San Diego State beat Wyoming 69-66 on Thursday to advance to the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals.
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No. 19 San Diego State beats UNLV 71-62 for 2nd MWC title
— Matt Mitchell scored 19 points and Jordan Schakel added 16 for No. 19 San Diego State, which beat UNLV 71-62 Wednesday night to clinch the Mountain West Conference regular-season title for the second straight year.
Mitchell, Shackel lead No. 22 Aztecs to 10th straight win
— Matt Mitchell hit two free throws with 3.3 seconds left and fellow senior Jordan Schakel made four free throws in the final 8.7 seconds for San Diego State, which beat Boise State 62-58 Saturday for its 10th straight victory.
Mitchell leads No. 22 SDSU past Boise State 78-66 in OT
— Matt Mitchell scored 24 points, including four in overtime, and No. 22 San Diego State overcame 29 points by Derrick Alston Jr. to beat Boise State 78-66 on Thursday night for its ninth straight win.
Schakel, No. 25 San Diego State beat Fresno State 75-57
— Jordan Schakel scored 14 points — 12 on 3-pointers in the first half — and No. 25 San Diego State beat Fresno State 75-57 Saturday night for its eighth straight victory.
No. 25 SDSU beats Fresno State 67-53 for 7th straight win
— Matt Mitchell scored 19 points and Trey Pulliam matched his career high with 18 for No. 25 San Diego State, which used a 19-0 run to take control in the first half and beat beat Fresno State 67-53 Thursday night for its seventh straight win.
Schakel lifts San Diego St. over San Jose St. 77-55
— Jordan Schakel had 24 points as San Diego State rolled past San Jose State 77-55 on Wednesday night.
Schakel, San Diego State roll past San Jose State 85-54
— Jordan Schakel scored 23 points, hitting four 3-pointers and making all nine of his free throws and San Diego State rolled to an 85-54 win over San Jose State on Monday night.
Mitchell lifts San Diego St. over Wyoming 98-71
— Matt Mitchell had 26 points as San Diego State easily defeated Wyoming 98-71 on Saturday night.
Schakel scores 16 to lead San Diego St. over Wyoming 87-57
— Jordan Schakel posted 16 points and six rebounds as San Diego State easily defeated Wyoming 87-57 on Thursday night.
Schakel carries San Diego St. past Air Force 98-61
— Jordan Schakel had 18 points to lead five San Diego State players in double figures as the Aztecs easily defeated Air Force 98-61 on Friday night.
College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
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Ashworth leads Utah State past San Diego State 64-59
— Steven Ashworth scored 17 points off the bench to lift Utah State to a 64-59 win over San Diego State on Saturday, the Aggies’ 10th straight victory.
Queta lifts Utah St. over San Diego St. 57-45
— Neemias Queta tallied 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead Utah State to a 57-45 win over San Diego State on Thursday night, the Aggies’ ninth consecutive victory.
Mitchell scores 20 to lift San Diego St. over Nevada 65-60
— Matt Mitchell had 20 points and 10 rebounds as San Diego State held Nevada scoreless over the final 2:16 for a 65-60 win on Thursday night.
Schakel carries San Diego St. over Colorado St. 78-65
— Jordan Schakel hit 8 of 11 3-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points as San Diego State got past Colorado State 78-65 on Monday night.
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2020-21 Mountain West Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 14-3 | - | 23-5 |
| Utah State | 15-4 | - | 20-9 |
| Colorado State | 14-4 | 0.5 | 20-8 |
| Boise State | 14-6 | 1.5 | 19-9 |
| Nevada | 10-7 | 4 | 16-10 |
| Fresno State | 9-11 | 6.5 | 12-12 |
| UNLV | 8-10 | 6.5 | 12-15 |
| Wyoming | 7-9 | 6.5 | 14-11 |
| San José St | 3-13 | 10.5 | 5-16 |
| Air Force | 3-17 | 12.5 | 5-20 |
| New Mexico | 2-15 | 12 | 6-16 |
Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game73.6127th
Rebounds Per Game35.8159th
Assists Per Game14.0Tied-127th
Points Allowed61.2
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP |
|---|
| 16 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 6-13 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 13 |