Seven rows of seating at The Pit in Albuquerque collapsed during New Mexico's 86-77 win over No. 9 Brigham Young on Saturday.

No injuries were reported.

The broken benches were located near the arena floor in the student section.

New Mexico facilities director Scott Dotson says the benches apparently collapsed because students were jumping on them.

BYU lost their first game following their home win over San Diego, as New Mexico picked up the home win by a final of 86-77.

New Mexico freshman Tony Snell limited Jimmer Fredette to just five points in the first 17 minutes.

Lobos coach Steve Alford hoped the 6-7 Snell could use his size to physically wear down Fredette.

"Coach told me it was a big assignment for me," Snell said. "He told me to use my length and maybe that would bother him a little bit, and I just did my best. He's a great player. Oh, man. It was a hard assignment for me."

Fredette shot 12 of 26 from the field, including a 6-of-9 performance from 3-point range.

Dairese Gary guarded Fredette in the second half.

Snell also scored a career-high 16 points and made three important three-pointers in the final five minutes of the game.

No. 9 Brigham Young handed No. 4 San Diego State their first loss of the season on Wednesday night.

The Aztecs are now vowing to start another lengthy winning streak.

“You better be able to do that. Forgive but don’t forget,” coach Steve Fisher said Friday. “We can do nothing about 43 points by Fredette. We’ve got to say, ‘What can we do to get a win against Wyoming?’ and we’ll have another opportunity. Hopefully, it’ll be as significant leading into it as it was this week.”

San Diego State will face Wyoming on Saturday and have a rematch against Brigham Young on Feb. 26.

TCU announced on Friday that they have suspended junior guard Ronnie Moss indefinitely.

Moss is the Mountain West Conference's fourth-leading scorer.

"Ronnie is suspended indefinitely for failure to adhere to the standards of our program," coach Jim Christian said in a statement. "Our focus will turn to the active players on our team and finishing up the remainder of our season strong."

An appropriate comparison for Jimmer Fredette might actually be former Arizona State guard Eddie House.

House, now a longtime NBA veteran, once scored 61 points in a game at Cal.

"I see similarities as far as their scorer's mentality," said Grand Canyon University coach Russ Pennell, comparing Fredette to House. Pennell worked with House as an assistant coach at ASU and sat on the bench the night House lit up the Golden Bears.

"Both have supreme confidence. Both are excellent shooters. I think the biggest difference is Jimmer gets so much off the dribble, whereas Eddie used to score so much coming off screens."

House was recruited out of Hayward High in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"The thing with Eddie, once he caught fire you could not guard him,'' Pennell said. "He was so quick and so quick with his release."

The Nets were inclined to take Jimmer Fredette in the late 20s of the 2010 NBA Draft, sources said, but Fredette sought a guarantee and the Nets’ past president, Rod Thorn, couldn’t bring himself to make the promise.

“Some executives will lie to a kid and take someone else that slips down to that spot,” one close associate said. “But Rod would never do that.”

Fredette returned to BYU and he is now one of the most talked about players in the country and has likely improved his stock.

Talent evaluators have differing opinions on Fredette's potential, though many use Stephen Curry as a comparison.

“An insult to Curry’s talent,” one Eastern Conference personnel executive said.

A Western Conference scout disagrees.

“I’m telling you, he’s better than Stephen Curry.

“Curry was always taking difficult, off-balance shots because he couldn’t create space like Fredette can for himself. Plus, I don’t think his team is any good. He’s doing this himself. He’s having one of the most remarkable seasons any college player’s had in the last 10 or 15 years.

“If this kid played in the ACC or Big East, they’d be building a statue for him.”

With over two dozen NBA scouts in attendance to watch Jimmer Fredette and Kawhi Leonard, BYU defeated San Diego State by a final score of 71-58.

Both players showed why they are projected first round picks in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Fredette scored 43 points for BYU, 20 of which came in a frenetic first half. Fredette was 14-for-24 from the floor, 5-for-8 from distance and 10-for-11 at the free throw line. He scored in a multitude of ways and against a variety of very athletic SDSU defenders.

Leonard, meanwhile, scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. The 6-7 sophomore had nine offensive rebounds, most of them coming amongst a crowd of BYU defenders. The strength of Leonard's hands and overall motor on the glass is truly elite and he showed it with his season high in the category.

Mountain West schools haven't had multiple first round picks in the same draft since 1999 when Andre Miller (Utah), Shawn Marion (UNLV) and Kenny Thomas (New Mexico) were selected 8th, 9th and 22nd. Lamar Odom was also drafted 4th overall in 1999 out of Rhode Island, but began his collegiate career with UNLV.

The University of Wyoming has struggled this season, but they have succeeded in forcing turnovers.

The Cowboys are 8-11 overall, including 1-4 in the Mountain West Conference.

Opponents average 15.6 turnovers per game and their 296 on the season is the third-most in the league.

Wyoming will face a turnover monster in UNLV on Tuesday.

The Rebels are tied for seventh in the nation with a plus-5 turnover margin, and they’ve forced 100 more turnovers than they’ve committed.

“That an unbelievable stat,” UW coach Heath Schroyer said. “Not turning the ball over and trying to get quality shots is always a challenge when you play UNLV.”

The Mountain West Conference is losing both Utah and Brigham Young next season and is looking at Utah State in hopes of maintaining their presence in the state.

The league will vote on expansion later this week and Utah State is expected to be voted into the Mountain West.

The Aggies have made 11 consecutive postseason appearances, including four NCAA berths in the last six years.

The defections of the Aggies would further deplete the WAC which already will lose Boise State, Nevada and Fresno State to the Mountain West.

If San Diego State is able to beat Brigham Young on Wednesday night, it's possible that the Aztecs could go undefeated.

There are only two undefeated teams left in Division I basketball with the NCAA Tournament roughly four weeks away.

The Aztecs are ranked fourth in both major polls.

San Diego State will have 10 regular-season games left after Wednesday's battle, including another matchup with BYU on Feb. 26. They could conceivably play BYU again in the conference tournament.