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2011 Tournament Results
2011 WAC Men and Women's Basketball Tournament
Presented by Verizon Wireless
Orleans Arena - Las Vegas, Nev.
March 9-12, 2011
MEN'S BASKETBALL GAMES (All times Pacific)
Wednesday, March 9 (First Round)
Game 1-#8 San Jose State 75, #5 Hawai`i 74
Post-Game Video: SJSU |UH
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Game 2-#6 Nevada 90, #7 Fresno State 80
Post-Game Video: NEV |FS
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Thursday, March 10 (Quarterfinals)
Game 3-#8 San Jose State 74, #4 Idaho 68
Post-Game Video: SJSU |UI
Live Stats ESPNU Final Box Recap Photos
Game 4-#3 New Mexico State 66, #6 Nevada 60
Post-Game Video: NMSU |NEV
Live Stats ESPNU Final Box Recap Photos
Friday, March 11 (Semifinals)
Game 5-#1 Utah State 58, #8 San Jose State 54
Post-Game Video: USU |SJSU
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Game 6-#2 Boise State 81, #3 New Mexico State 63
Post-Game Video: BSU |NMSU
Live Stats ESPN2 Final Box Recap Photos
Saturday, March 12 (Championship)
Game 7-#1 Utah State 77, 2 Boise State 69
Post-Game Video: USU |BSU
Live Stats ESPN2 Final Box Recap Photos
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMES (All times Pacific )
Wednesday, March 9 (First Round)
Game 1-#5 Idaho 70, #8 Boise State 59
Post-Game Video: UI |BSU
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Game 2-#6 New Mexico State 71, #7 Hawai‘i 59
Post-Game Video: NMSU |UH
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Thursday, March 10 (Quarterfinals)
Game 3-#4 Nevada 75, #5 Idaho 61
Post-Game Video: NEV |UI
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Game 4-#3 Utah State 72, #6 New Mexico State 67
Post-Game Video: USU |NMSU
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Friday, March 11 (Semifinals)
Game 5-#1 Louisiana Tech 66, #4 Nevada 59
Post-Game Video: LT |NEV
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Game 6-#2 Fresno State 86, #3 Utah State 76
Post-Game Video: FS |USU
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Saturday, March 12 (Championship)
Game 7-#2 Fresno State 78, #1 Louisiana Tech 76
Post-Game Video: FS |LT
Live Stats ESPNU Final Box Recap Photos
2011 Men's Tournament Bracket
2011 Women's Tournament Bracket

Men's Championship Game
Utah State 77, Boise State 69
Tai Wesley and Brockeith Pane each scored 19 points and Wesley also pulled down nine rebounds as the Aggies won the WAC Tournament with a 77-69 win over Boise State Saturday night. La"Shard Anderson paced Boise State with 18 points.

All-Tournament Team
La'Shard Anderson, Boise State
Nate Bendall, Utah State
Adrian Oliver, San Jose State
Tai Wesley, Utah State
Brockeith Pane, Utah State - MVP

Women's Championship Game
Fresno State 78, Louisiana Tech 76
Fresno State's Jaleesa Ross scored a game-high 23 points to lead Fresno State to a 78-76 win over Louisiana Tech in the championship game of the 2011 WAC Tournament in Las Vegas. Ross scored her 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including a 5-of-9 clip from three-point range. Taja Edwards helped the Bulldogs with 15 points, while Rosie Moult added 10. Adrienne Johnson led Louisiana Tech with 22 points.

All-Tournament Team
Adrienne Johnson, Louisiana Tech
Rosie Moult, Fresno State
Yinka Olorunnife, Idaho
Tahnee Robinson, Nevada
Jaleesa Ross, Fresno State - MVP

Men's Semifinal Games
Utah State 58, San Jose State 54
WAC Player of the Year Tai Wesley posted his seventh double-double of the season, finishing with 14 points and 12 boards as the top-seeded Aggies defeated No. 8-seed San Jose State 58-54 in the first semifinal game of the WAC Tournament Friday night. Adrian Oliver paced the Spartans with 16 points.

Boise State 81, New Mexico State 63
The Broncos had six players in double-digit scoring and shot 60 percent from three-point range in an 81-63 victory over New Mexico State to advance to the championship game of the WAC Tournament. Ryan Watkins and La'Shard Anderson had 16 points apiece for Boise State, while the Aggies' Tyrone Watson had 15 points.

Women's Semifinal Games
Fresno State 86, Utah State 76
Rosie Moult scored a game-high 23 points with seven rebounds as Fresno State defeated Utah State 86-76 Friday night in the women's semifinals. Hayley Munro helped with 15 points, while Jaleesa Ross and Marnique Arnold each scored 12. Devyn Christensen led Utah State with 19 points.

Louisiana Tech 66, Nevada 59
Adrienne Johnson scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down nine rebounds as top-seeded Louisiana Tech defeated Nevada 66-59 in Friday's first women's semifinal matchup. Kiara Young helped the Lady Techsters with 14 points and seven rebounds, while Jasmine Bendolph had 10 points. Tahnee Robinson scored 23 points for Nevada.

Women's Quarterfinal Games
Utah State 72, New Mexico State 67
Devyn Christensen scored a game-high 19 points and Banna Diop added 15 as Utah State defeated New Mexico State 72-67in the final WAC tournament women's quarterfinal game of the night. Christensen scored her 19 points on5-of-14 shooting, including an 8-of-10 clip at the free throw line. Tabytha Wampler led New Mexico State with 18 points.

Nevada 75, Idaho 61
Tahnee Robinson scored a career-high 35 points and Kayla Williams added 15 as Nevada defeated Idaho 75-61 in Thursday's quarterfinal. Robinson connected on 12-of-19 shots from the field and knocked down 5-of-7 threes. She also pulled down six rebounds and dished out a pair of assists. Yinka Olorunnefe led Idaho with 23 points while Alyssa Charlston helped with 12.

Men's Quarterfinal Games
San Jose State 74, Idaho 68
Adrian Oliver and Keith Shamburger combined for 56 points and the Spartans hit a season-high 13 three-pointers to advance to their first-ever WAC Tournament semifinals with a 74-68 win over Idaho Thursday. Idaho was led by Jeff Ledbetter with 21 points.

New Mexico State 66, Nevada 60
The Aggies overcame a nine-point deficit en route to a 66-60 win over Nevada in the second quarterfinal game Thursday. Troy Gillenwater led NM State with 18 points, while the Pack's Malik Story had a game-high 22 points.

Men's First Round Games
San Jose State 75, Hawai‘i 74
Adrian Oliver hit a jumper with four seconds remaining and Hawai‘i's shot was late as the Spartans earned a 75-74 win over the Warriors in the opening round of the WAC Tournament Wednesday afternoon. Oliver led all players with 29 points, while Hawai‘i's Bill Amis scored a team-high 23.

Nevada 90, Fresno State 80

Malik Story was a perfect 6-for-6 from three-point range and finished with a career-high 34 points as Nevada defeated Fresno State 80-70 in the second game of the WAC Tournament Wednesday. Fresno State's Greg Smith posted his seventh double-double of the year with 14 points and 20 rebounds.

Women's First Round Games
Idaho 70, Boise State 59
Yinka Olorunnife scored a game-high 21 points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds as fifth-seeded Idaho defeated No. 8 Boise State 70-59 in the first game of the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas. Janie Bos led Boise State with 14 points.

New Mexico State 71, Hawai‘i 59
Jasmine Lowe scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead New Mexico State to a 71-59 win over Hawai‘i Wednesday night in the first round of the WAC Tournament. Tabytha Wampler helped with 18 points, while Danisha Corbett was also in double figures with 14 points. Breanna Arbuckcle led Hawai‘i with 14 points and 10 rebounds.