| Top-Seed Nevada opens WAC Tournament quarterfinals vs. Idaho |
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Thursday, 08 March 2007
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Nevada is led by senior All-American and WAC player of the year Nick Fazekas who averaged 20.9 points and 11.3 rebounds a game for the league champions. According to ESPN.com, the Wolf Pack could be a top-four seed in the NCAA tournament. Utah State (21-10, 9-7) will play Hawaii (18-10, 8-8) in second game starting at approximately 4:30 p.m. EST. The Aggies are the number four seed in the tournament, while the Rainbow Warriors are the fifth seed. Utah State is favored in the game by -3.0 points with a 130 point total. The third seed Fresno State Bulldogs play sixth seed Boise State in the first evening game beginning at 8 p.m. EST. The Bulldogs and Broncos split their pair of games this season with Fresno winning by one at home and Boise State winning by four at home. The Bulldogs are favored by a 1 ½ point chalk with a 142 total. The WAC Tournament host and number two seed New Mexico State is an -11 ½ point favorite over number seven seed Louisiana Tech in Thursdays nightcap. The schools split the two game regular season series with each team winning on its own home court. The WAC Tournament semi-finals begin on Friday at 8 p.m. EST when the winner of the Nevada-Idaho game will play the winner of the Utah State-Hawaii game followed by the winner of the Fresno-Boise game playing the winner of the New Mexico State-Louisiana Tech game. All betting lines and totals can be found at BetUS.com. |
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