Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round) on March 10, 2026 , Loss , 66, to, 73
Final Score
Men's Basketball
66
vs No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round)
73
The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Faces San Diego State Thursday at MWC Championships
3/7/2011 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 7, 2011
Updated Game Notes - 2011 MWC Tournament
Pre-Tournament Press Conference Quotes
Runnin' Utes Head to Las Vegas as No. 7 Seed
The Utah men's basketball team heads to Las Vegas this week for the 2011 Conoco Mountain West Conference Basketball Championship, March 9-12 at the Thomas & Mack Center (18,500). The Runnin' Utes are the No. 7 seed this year and will face No. 2 seed San Diego State (29-2, 14-2 MWC) in the quarterfinal round, Thursday at 6 p.m. PT.
Utah is led offensively by junior wing Will Clyburn, a second-team all-MWC selection, who averages 17.0 points per game. He is also leading the Utes in rebounding at 7.8 per contest. Utah's leading assist man is junior guard Josh "Jiggy" Watkins, an honorable mention all-MWC honoree, at 3.4 helpers per game.
Junior center David Foster, who earned his second straight MWC All-Defensive Team choice, is leading the MWC in blocked shots per game (3.2), which ranks No. 7 in the NCAA. Foster became Utah's all-time blocked shots leader this year and has stretched his career total to 215.
San Diego State's leading scorer is first-team all-MWC selection Kawhi Leonard, who averages a double-double at 15.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. First-team all-MWC choice D.J. Gay and second-team honoree Malcolm Thomas also average double-figure points at 11.7 and 11.5, respectively. Gay is the team's leader in assists with 3.4 per contest.
San Diego State swept both regular-season meetings against Utah, winning in Salt Lake City, 71-62, and in San Diego, 85-53.
The Utes hold a 53-17 edge in the all-time series against the Aztecs, including a 5-1 record in neutral-site meetings.
Utah hopes to continue its successful history against SDSU in MWC Tournament games, where the Utes hold a 2-0 record over the Aztecs. In their last league tournament meeting, Utah defeated SDSU, 52-50, in the 2009 MWC Championship game. Their previous tournament meeting resulted in a 75-69 Utah victory in 2004, in Denver, Colo.
SDSU is coached by Steve Fisher, who has amassed a 227-151 (.585) record in his 12th season with the Aztecs.
Television
The entire 2011 MWC Men's Basketball Championship will be broadcast in High Definition (HD) on a combination of The Mtn. (DirecTV 616, Comcast 37 in Salt Lake City), CBS College Sports (DirecTV 613, Comcast 269 in SLC) and VERSUS (DirecTV 603, Comcast 34 in SLC).
Wednesday's first-round game between No. 8 seed Wyoming and No. 9 seed TCU will be televised by The Mtn. All four of Thursday's quarterfinal games will be simulcast by The Mtn. and CBS C. Friday's semifinal games will both be carried on CBS C and Saturday's championship game will be televised by VERSUS.
The commentators for Utah's quarterfinal game against San Diego State will be James Bates (play-by-play), Joe Cravens (analyst) and Molly Sullivan (sideline). Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Steve Lappas (analyst) will have the call for both semifinal games, while Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Blaine Fowler (analyst) will call the action for the championship game.
Radio
All of the Utes' games at the MWC Tournament will be broadcast live on ESPN 700 AM in Salt Lake City and at www.espn700sports.com. Play-by-play will be delivered by Bill Riley. Jimmy Soto will provide analysis.
Internet
Fans can follow all of the action from this year's tournament at www.themwc.com, where they will find live stats, updated brackets, postgame press conference videos and more.
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