2006 MWC MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP POSTGAME NOTES
3/10/2006 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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March 9, 2006
- This is the first time in Mountain West Conference history neither the two-, nor the three-seed advanced to the semifinals of the tournament.
- It is the fourth time in seven years and the second straight season the three-seed has fallen in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament.
- Utah now has a perfect 6-0 record in the quarterfinals (received a bye in the 2001 tournament). The Utes have advanced to the Championship game the last two seasons.
- Utah freshman center Luke Nevill posted his 17th double figure scoring game of the season in the first half with 16 first-half points. He ended the game with 29, surpassing his previous career-high of 21 vs Air Force, 2/18/06. Nevill also posted a double-double, adding 14 rebounds, the fourth double-double of his career.
- BYU junior forward Keena Young and junior guard Rashaun Broadus combined to score the Cougars first nine points and 11 of their first 13 in the game.
- Utah's Nevill and senior forward Bryant Markson combined to post 18 of the Utes first 22 points of the game.
- Young scored 17 points in the game, the 16th time he has been in double figures this season.
- Nevill broke the Mountain West Tournament record for points by a freshman with his 29, breaking the previous record of 25 held by Matt Nelson's vs. Utah in 2002. His 11 free throws made tie for the fourth most in a single-game in MWC Tournament history (11, Marcus Banks, UNLV vs. San Diego State, 2003). His 14 rebounds also tie for the fifth most in a tournament game and tie former teammate Andrew Bogut for the freshman record.
- The 10 steals by BYU ties for the fourth most in a MWC Tournament single game, tying five other teams.
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