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Utah St tops No. 5 San Diego State for Mountain West title

LAS VEGAS (AP) Sam Merrill once again lifted Utah State to a Mountain West Tournament title.

Merrill hit a contested 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds to play to give the Aggies a 59-56 victory over No. 5 San Diego State and clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season on Saturday.

The Aztecs (30-2), who led by as many 16 points in the first half, had a chance to force overtime, but Malachi Flynn's 3-point shot from just beyond half court rattled in and out at the buzzer.

Leaders
Points:	S. Merrill	19.7
Rebounds:	J. Bean	10.5
Assists:	S. Merrill	3.9
FG%:	S. Merrill	46.1%
FT%:	S. Merrill	89.3%
3P%:	S. Merrill	41.0%
Steals:	J. Bean	1.5
Blocks:	N. Queta	1.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Creighton	24-7
8	Kentucky	25-6
9	Michigan State	22-9
10	Villanova	24-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Baylor	26-4
5	Florida State	26-5
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Kentucky	25-6
8	Duke	25-6
9	Creighton	24-7
9	Villanova	24-7
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Mountain West Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
6 San Diego State	17-1	30-2
Utah State	12-6	26-8
Nevada	12-6	19-12
UNLV	12-6	17-15
Colorado State	11-7	20-12
Boise State	11-7	20-12
New Mexico	7-11	19-14
Fresno State	7-11	11-19
Air Force	5-13	12-20
San Jose State	3-15	7-24
Wyoming	2-16	9-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	76.5 (40)
Rebounds:	10.8 (109)
Assists:	16.5 (10)
FG%:	46.0% (58)
FT%:	76.3% (22)
3P%:	33.3% (186)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	64.1 (39)
Rebounds:	30.0 (1)
Assists:	11.1 (64)
FG%:	39.2% (19)
FT%:	69.7% (132)
3P%:	31.4% (90)