Last night's action

It was a very good night for the WAC with some RPI-elevating wins -- let's say Commissioner Benson slept well last night.

Boise State men's basketball team wins on the road
Brian Murphy
Idaho Statesman
12/23/08

SAN DIEGO - The Jenny Craig Pavilion felt a little like Taco Bell Arena on Monday night as Boise State fans, band and cheerleaders in town for the Poinsettia Bowl provided a distinct blue-and-orange feel.

The Broncos men's basketball team certainly shot like they were back home.

Entering the game a dismal 13-for-63 from 3-point range in three road games, Boise State used stellar long-distance shooting to hold off San Diego 75-72 in front of 2,864 people...

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LA TECH nabbed a very nice win against Texas Christian.
Tech men remain perfect at home with win over TCU
News-Star news services
December 23, 2008

RUSTON -- Louisiana Tech (6-6) controlled the opening tip and the rest of the game Monday night en route to a 72-67 victory over the TCU Horned Frogs (7-5) in the Thomas Assembly Center.
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"That was a great win for us,” Tech head coach Kerry Rupp said after the game. “I thought our guys did a great job and battled while giving a great, competitive effort. We had our success tonight when we took the ball inside and battled, but overall I was just pleased to get the win...”

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Utah State notches a big victory over absolute rival Utah.

A little Holiday magic
Shawn Harrison
The Herald Journal
December 23, 2008

Nothing like a little Spectrum magic before the holidays.

At least that’s the way the Aggies felt Monday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The visiting Utes certainly have a different feeling.

Utah State forward Tai Wesley made a putback bucket off a missed shot by Tyler Newbold — who told Wesley after the game it was a pass — with 0.1 seconds on the clock. A long inbound pass by the Utes’ Shaun Green was intercepted by the Aggies’ Jared Quayle, as USU held on to beat in-state rival Utah, 66-64, in front of 8,358 fans...

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Here's the same game per the Salt Lake City Tribune. And/or this from The Deseret News.

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San Jose State wins one against West Coast Conference member USF

SJSU's Oliver proves too much for USF
Laurence Miedema
Mercury News
12/22/2008

When late-game breakdowns derailed San Jose State's once-promising season a year ago, Adrian Oliver could only watch. Monday night, he did something about it.

The heralded transfer from the University of Washington scored 31 points Monday night and the Spartans defeated USF 82-76 for their third victory in a row. Two days after scoring 27 points in his Spartans debut, Oliver scored 14 of San Jose State's final 23 points at Walt McPherson Court...

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Or, if you prefer, the San Francisco viewpoint.

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Fresno State falls to Creighton.

Depth does in men's team vs. 'Jays
Creighton opens with a 12-3 run to break halftime deadlock.
The Fresno Bee
Dec. 22, 2008

Fresno State met the real Missouri Valley Conference favorite immediately in the second half Monday night at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

Creighton didn't represent itself as such in a first half that left both teams tied at 38. But the Bluejays' depth proved overpowering, as they outscored the Bulldogs 12-3 in the first 5 minutes of the second half and coasted to an 84-65 win in the third of four rounds of the Las Vegas Classic...

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From the official WAC site, here's a link with reports on all the games.