The Mountain West Conference continues its push for recognition as BYU, New Mexico and UNLV are ranked in this week's AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Polls.
The Nielsen Co. says the Super Bowl got its
highest overnight ratings in 23 years.
It means, when final figures are released later Monday, there's a strong likelihood the game will be the most-watched Super Bowl ever.
Damian Lillard scored a game-high 25
points, including two clinching free throws with 3.4 seconds to
play, as first-place Weber State held on for a 75-71 Big Sky
Conference victory over Montana State on Saturday night.
A week after dropping their first Pacific West Conference game at Grand Canyon, the Dixie State Red Storm returned the favor dropping the visiting Antelopes 78-68 on Saturday night inside the Burns Arena.
Since the Jazz moved Andrei Kirilenko back into their starting lineup on
Jan. 11, Utah has been undefeated at home with a 10-1 overall record,
and have tied together an eight-game winning streak - currently the
second-longest in the league behind Cleveland's 11 straight wins.
Andrei Kirilenko had 22 points and five
steals and Carlos Boozer finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds in
his return to the lineup as the Utah Jazz won their eighth
straight, beating the short-handed Denver Nuggets 116-106 on
Saturday night.
Utah Valley picked up its second straight Great West Conference victory Saturday night with a 72-66 victory over Houston Baptist, which entered the game tied for the league lead.
Garrett Callahan scored 17 points and Kai
Williams had a double-double to pace South Dakota State to an 84-60
victory over Southern Utah on Thursday night.
Junior guard Tre'Von Willis had a career-high
33 points to lead UNLV to an 88-74 victory over No. 12 BYU on
Saturday that pulled the Runnin' Rebel into a first-place tie with
the Cougars in the Mountain West Conference. (AP photo)
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