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2007-2008 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 11 - 15, 2008
Tournament Champions: Boise State
Tournament Runner Up: New Mexico State
Tournament MOP/MVP: Reggie Larry (Boise State, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Reggie Larry (Boise State, Sr.), Justin Hawkins (New Mexico State, Sr.), Jaycee Carroll (Utah State, Sr.), Matt Nelson (Boise State, Sr.), Matt Bauscher (Boise State, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: Pan American Center (Las Cruces, NM)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Duane Allen, Rick Batsell, Lonnie Dixon, Darron George, David Hall, Verne Harris, Bobby Jacobs, Shawn Lehigh, Mike Littlewood, Randy McCall, Brian Shelley, Brian Sorenson, Winston Stith, Bobby Vetkoetter
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Reggie Larry (Boise State, Sr.) (80)
Total Rebounds:Hatila Passos (New Mexico State, Sr.) (33)
Total Assists:Fred Peete (New Mexico State, Sr.) (16)
Total Steals:Herb Pope (New Mexico State, Fr.) (6), Jonathan Gibson (New Mexico State, So.) (6), Matt Bauscher (Boise State, Sr.) (6)
Total Blocks:JaVale McGee (Nevada, So.) (8), Tai Wesley (Utah State, Fr.) (8)
Total Minutes:Justin Hawkins (New Mexico State, Sr.) (122), Matt Bauscher (Boise State, Sr.) (122)
Total FIC:Reggie Larry (Boise State, Sr.) (50.3)
Total Fouls:Tyler Tiedeman (Boise State, Sr.) (12)
Total Turnovers:Anthony Thomas (Boise State, So.) (14)
Total FGs:Reggie Larry (Boise State, Sr.) (26)
Total 3PM:Jaycee Carroll (Utah State, Sr.) (10)
Total FTs:Reggie Larry (Boise State, Sr.) (23)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 San Jose State 64
9 Louisiana Tech 62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Utah State 85
8 San Jose State 65
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Boise State 80
5 Hawaii 74
3 New Mexico State 73
6 Idaho 53
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Nevada 64
7 Fresno State 57
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Utah State 78
4 Boise State 88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Nevada 75
3 New Mexico State 83
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 New Mexico State 102
4 Boise State 107

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
4 Boise State 22  8  73.33% 12  4  75.00%
7 Fresno State 13  18  41.94% 5  11  31.25%
5 Hawaii 11  18  37.93% 7  9  43.75%
6 Idaho 8  20  28.57% 5  11  31.25%
9 Louisiana Tech 6  23  20.69% 3  13  18.75%
2 Nevada 20  10  66.67% 12  4  75.00%
3 New Mexico State 19  13  59.38% 12  4  75.00%
8 San Jose State 12  18  40.00% 4  12  25.00%
1 Utah State 23  9  71.88% 12  4  75.00%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 11, 2008
 Louisiana Tech San Jose State 62-64 Pan American Center PTS: 17. DaShawn Wright
REB: 9. Tim Pierce
AST: 3. Justin Graham 		PTS: 17. Jonathan Clark
REB: 10. Dwayne Lathan
AST: 5. Kyle Gibson
Mar 13, 2008
 Idaho New Mexico State 53-73 Pan American Center PTS: 26. Justin Hawkins
REB: 13. Justin Hawkins
AST: 6. Fred Peete 		PTS: 12. Darin Nagle
REB: 7. Darin Nagle
AST: 3. Jordan Brooks
Mar 13, 2008
 San Jose State Utah State 65-85 Pan American Center PTS: 24. Jaycee Carroll
REB: 9. Tai Wesley
AST: 6. Kris Clark 		PTS: 16. C.J. Webster
REB: 7. C.J. Webster
AST: 2. Jamon Hill
Mar 13, 2008
 Fresno State Nevada 57-64 Pan American Center PTS: 22. JaVale McGee
REB: 10. JaVale McGee
AST: 3. Armon Johnson 		PTS: 14. Alex Blair
REB: 12. Dwight O'Neil
AST: 4. Kevin Bell
Mar 13, 2008
 Hawaii Boise State 74-80 Pan American Center PTS: 26. Reggie Larry
REB: 9. Reggie Larry
AST: 4. Tyler Tiedeman 		PTS: 17. Matt Gibson
REB: 6. Riley Luettgerodt
AST: 4. Riley Luettgerodt
Mar 14, 2008
 Boise State Utah State 88-78 Pan American Center PTS: 20. Jaycee Carroll
REB: 7. Stephen DuCharme
AST: 7. Kris Clark 		PTS: 23. Matt Bauscher
REB: 6. Reggie Larry
AST: 4. Matt Bauscher
Mar 14, 2008
 New Mexico State Nevada 83-75 Pan American Center PTS: 19. Marcelus Kemp
REB: 6. Demarshay Johnson
AST: 4. Armon Johnson 		PTS: 23. Justin Hawkins
REB: 13. Herb Pope
AST: 5. Fred Peete
Mar 15, 2008
 Boise State New Mexico State 107-102 Pan American Center PTS: 20. Herb Pope
REB: 15. Hatila Passos
AST: 5. Fred Peete 		PTS: 31. Reggie Larry
REB: 16. Reggie Larry
AST: 4. Reggie Larry