Last night in the WAC

Let's begin with the most important game of the night, Idaho proving yet again this is not father's Vandals (now that doesn't make any sense but we still remember that commercial and like the line):

Idaho hands New Mexico State another tough loss
Las Cruces Sun-News
1/25/2009

The Idaho Vandals beat New Mexico State University on the basketball court for the first time since 1999 and just the third time in school history.

The final score was 67-57 in Moscow, Idaho on Saturday night.

"We have nine games left in conference," Aggies head coach Marvin Menzies said. "I still love my life and I love my guys..."

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From the GoVandals.net site, comes this game article.

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San Jose State swept the season series with rival Frenso:

'Dogs fail to police boards
Lack of rebounding on defensive end leads to loss vs. San Jose State.
Daniel Lyght
The Fresno Bee
January 24, 2009

Two scenes displayed the difference between the teams in Fresno State's 85-79 loss to San Jose State on Saturday:

* The Spartans' Adrian Oliver sinking jumpers and talking trash to Bulldogs defenders on the way back downcourt.

* The Spartans missing a shot, grabbing an offensive rebound and scoring a putback.

Oliver tallied a game-high 29 points, and Fresno State was outrebounded 41-25 as it was swept by the Spartans in this season's Western Athletic Conference series...

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Or try this from the Mercury News.

Utah State remained undefeated over in Honolulu and another well-deserved acknowledgment goes out to the management of The Herald Journal for sending Shawn Harrison out on the road.

Shawn Harrison
The Herald Journal
January 25, 2009

HONOLULU — Mission accomplished.

Utah State left Logan last Wednesday with redemption in mind. The Aggies completed the task by notching the second of a two-game road sweep, and in the process did something no other Aggie team has been able to do — beat Hawaii on its home court.

In a battle of the first-place team in the Western Athletic Conference against the team in last place, it was all Aggies. Honolulu had been the only place USU had not won at since joining the WAC.

That changed Saturday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Aggies built a big lead in the first half and maintained a double-digit advantage through most of the game on their way to a 67-51 victory...

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From the Hawaii point of view comes Jason McInnis/Honolulu Star Bulletin and Dayton Morinaga/Honolulu Advertiser.

Boise State topped Louisiana Tech in Boise:

Boise State men 'earns' their win against La. Tech
The Broncos overcame dismal shooting to win their second WAC game in a row.
Nick Jezierny
Idaho Statesman
1/25/09

Boise State men's basketball coach Greg Graham perfectly summed up his team's 58-53 victory over Louisiana Tech.

"That's a game I think we earned," Graham said. "I don't know if we deserved to win or not, but we earned it."

The Broncos (14-5 overall, 5-2 WAC) overcame a lot to win their second game in a row Saturday afternoon in front of a season-high crowd of 4,630 at Taco Bell Arena. Consider:

The Broncos shot only 33 percent from the field in the first half, which allowed the Bulldogs (8-12, 2-5) to play at a slower tempo.

Louisiana Tech forward Magnum Rolle scored a career-high 23 points on 11-of-11 shooting and the Bulldogs shot 55.6 percent...

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