Colorado State Rams at San Diego State Aztecs
· Mountain West Championship - Quarterfinal
Byrd scores 12, San Diego State beats Colorado State in Mountain West Conference Tournament 71-62
San Diego State (21-10) plays the winner between third-seeded New Mexico vs. No. 11 seed San Jose State in the semifinals Friday.
Byrd added eight rebounds for the Aztecs. Pharaoh Compton shot 4 of 4 from the field and 3 for 4 from the free-throw line to add 11 points. Reese Waters shot 3 of 9 from the field and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.
Brandon Rechsteiner led the way for the Rams (21-12) with 16 points. Colorado State also got 14 points and three steals from Jase Butler. Kyle Jorgensen also had 10 points. The loss ended an eight-game winning streak for the Rams.
San Diego State took the lead for good with 6:34 to go in the first half. The score was 39-27 at halftime, with Compton racking up 10 points. San Diego State was outscored by Colorado State in the second half by a three-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Sean Newman Jr. led the way with a team-high seven second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Jojo McIver subbing in for Colorado State | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Jevin Muniz subbing out for Colorado State | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Brandon Rechsteiner bad pass turnover | 62 - 71 |
Statistics
 CSU |
 SDSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-57 | FG | 24-50 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 13-34 | 3PT | 1-11 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 9 |
| 11-13 | FT | 22-42 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 27 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 19 | Percent Led | 81 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 26-6 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 21-10 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 23-9 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 22-11 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-12 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 17-16 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |