Utah State surprises Nevada in WAC semis
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Chaz Spicer is making a habit of hitting game-winning shots. Spicer hit two free throws with 2.5 seconds left and Utah State took advantage of an intentional foul call to beat No. 10 Nevada 79-77 in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament Friday night.
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Nevada will play host to Boise State, looking to spoil its perfect season and BCS bowl dreams. Dan Hawkins&#39; team has already wrapped up a third-consecutive conference title, but Saturday&#39;s trip
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The BCS is all but busted. Utah beat rival Brigham Young 52-21 Saturday, completing its first unbeaten season since 1930 and putting the Utes one step closer to the first appearance in the Bowl Championship Series for a team from a mid-major conference.
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Marcelus Kemp scored 17 points and No. 10 Nevada gave its starters plenty of rest in an 88-56 win over Idaho in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament Thursday.
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With quarterback Alex Smith at the controls, unbeaten Utah is second in the nation in scoring. Utah&#39;s offensive architects don&#39;t take credit for reinventing the spread, the veer, option football or the wheel, for that matter.
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Marcelus Kemp scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half and Nick Fazekas added 22 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 10 Nevada to a 69-65 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday night.
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Ivory Clark scores 18 points and No. 18 Washington State defeats 20th-ranked Arizona, 72-66, Thursday night, completing the Cougars' first season sweep of the Wildcats since 1983.
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Marcelus Kemp knows how close No. 15 Nevada came to being upset by Hawaii in a wild finish in the final seconds Saturday night.
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By Dirk Facer Deseret Morning News  It took awhile -- one quarter, to be exact -- for Utah to shake off its rusty play in a 31-10 season-opening loss to UCLA.  In Saturday's home opener against Northern Arizona, the Utes got off to a sluggish start.
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Scoring, rebounding &#151; even autographing a basketball and poster for two boys inside an empty arena. No problem for Quincy Pondexter in his first month of college basketball. But getting the slashing freshman to acknowledge being Washington's top dog after he scored a season-high 25 points to carry the 13th-ranked Huskies to an 87-66 victory over outmanned Idaho on Wednesday night?
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A brownout that delayed the start for 99 minutes was the only thing that slowed down No. 7 Utah on Saturday night. After power was restored, Utah rolled to a 45-28 victory over Wyoming, clinching a second straight Mountain West title and boosting the Utes' hopes for a marquee bowl.
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Michigan State&#39;s Liz Shimek goes up for a shot against Utah&#39;s Kim Smith during the second half of a Rainbow Wahine Classic game Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, in Honolulu.
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Utah beat rival Brigham Young 52-21 Saturday, completing its first unbeaten season since 1930 and putting the Utes one step closer to the first appearance in the Bowl Championship Series for a team from a mid-major conference.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - Washington&#39;s first visit to the NCAA volleyball Final Four turned out to be a short one. The magic carpet ride that had included the school&#39;s first Pac-10 title and a No.
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Marlon Lucky upstaged the debut of quarterback Sam Keller by running for a career-high 233 yards and three touchdowns and catching a pass for another score as No. 20 Nebraska routed Nevada 52-10 on Saturday.
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Brandon Heath scored 30 points and Mohamed Abukar had 27 to lead San Diego State to an 86-74 victory over Mountain West Conference leader Brigham Young on Saturday, ending the No. 21 Cougars' eight-game winning streak.
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LOGAN, Utah -- Alex Smith threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Utah converted three Utah State turnovers into touchdowns to rout its rival, 48-6, last night.