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1998 WAC men's basketball tournament





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The 1998 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–7 at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las VegasinParadise, Nevada.[2]

1998 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams12
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsUNLV (1st title)
Winning coachBill Bayno (1st title)
MVPKenny Thomas (New Mexico)
WAC men's basketball tournaments
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1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    Mountain
    No.7Utah 12 2   .857 30 4   .882
    No.18New Mexico 11 3   .786 24 8   .750
    Wyoming 9 5   .643 19 9   .679
    Colorado State 8 6   .571 20 9   .690
    UNLV 7 7   .500 20 13   .606
    BYU 4 10   .286 9 21   .300
    UTEP 3 11   .214 12 14   .462
    Air Force 2 12   .143 10 16   .385
    Pacific
    No.15TCU 14 0   1.000 27 6   .818
    Fresno State 10 4   .714 21 13   .618
    Tulsa 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
    Hawaii 8 6   .571 21 9   .700
    SMU 6 8   .429 18 10   .643
    San Diego State 5 9   .357 13 15   .464
    Rice 3 11   .214 6 22   .214
    San Jose State 1 13   .071 3 23   .115
    1998 WAC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll[1]

    Hosts UNLV upset New Mexico in the championship game, 56–51, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

    The Rebels, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by three other WAC members, New Mexico, TCU, and Utah, who all earned at-large bids. Utah, who was also the WAC regular season champion, ultimately went on to the national championship game, losing to Kentucky, while knocking off San Francisco, Arkansas, West Virginia, Arizona, and North Carolina on their way to title game.

    Format

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    No changes were made to the tournament format from the 1997 tournament. Teams were again seeded based on their position within either the Mountain or Pacific Division (top six teams only).

    Bracket

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    First round
    Tuesday, March 3
    Quarterfinals
    Thursday, March 5
    Semifinals
    Friday, March 6
    Championship
    Saturday, March 7
                
    P1 #13 TCU 71
    P5 SMU 69
    P5 SMU 76
    M4 Colorado State 71
    P1 #13 TCU 73
    M2 #20 New Mexico 80
    P3 Tulsa 59
    M6 BYU 56
    M2 #20 New Mexico 60
    P3 Tulsa 59
    M2 #20 New Mexico 51
    M5 UNLV 56
    P2 Fresno State 92
    P6 San Diego State 57
    M3 Wyoming 57
    P6 San Diego State 60
    P2 Fresno State 67
    M5 UNLV 76
    P4 Hawaii 59
    M5 UNLV 64
    M5 UNLV 54
    M1 #5 Utah 51

    References

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  • ^ "1997-98 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

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