Boise State (43): A decent resume that falls short of SDSU, which went 2-1 in the season series, has better marquee wins and a superior NCSOS. The Broncos’ advantage is they’re the only one among the six bubble teams still playing and could grab a Quad 1 win in the Mountain West semifinals against New Mexico on Friday night.

The San Diego State women's basketball team is going dancing. Why it matters: The Aztecs won the 2025 Mountain West Championship in a thrilling triple overtime game against Wyoming Wednesday night, sending the team to its first NCAA tournament since 2012.

The Aztecs (21-9) swept the regular-season series against Boise State (23-9), but couldn’t win a third time. And probably didn’t deserve to after an abysmal performance on the boards in their fifth game without 7-foot Magoon Gwath, the Mountain West Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.

Nick Boyd fueled San Diego State offensively, scoring 20 points and finishing as the only Aztec in double digits. BJ Davis put SDSU up 33-22 in the first half, but the Broncos responded with consecutive threes to trim their deficit to five points before intermission. The Broncos opened the second half on a 7-0 run.

The San Diego State Aztecs take on the Boise State Broncos in the MWC Tournament. Thursday's meeting will be the third of the season between the two teams.

Alvaro Cardenas had 16 points in Boise State's 62-52 win against San Diego State on Thursday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Broncos (23-9) are set to play top-seeded New Mexico in the semifinals on Friday.