Steve Fisher Era Top 10 - Game No. 2

Oct. 31, 2008

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Top 10 Games of the Fisher Era Aztec fans cast an exhausting number of votes during the past month at GoAztecs.com to determine the top 10 games of Steve Fisher's past 10 years on Montezuma Mesa. Each week we will count down from No. 10 and reveal the results of the voting until the No. 1 choice just prior to the men's basketball season opener. Top 10 Countdown No. 10: 2/24/07 - SDSU 86, Brigham Young 74 No. 9: 1/28/06 - SDSU 78, Wyoming 77 No. 8: 3/8/02 - SDSU 70, Wyoming 69 No. 7: 12/8/01 - SDSU 93, Fresno State 78 No. 6: 3/1/06 - SDSU 91, Wyoming 72 No. 5: 3/14/07 - SDSU 74, Missouri State 70 No. 4: 2/25/06 - SDSU 73, New Mexico 66 No. 3: 3/19/03 - SDSU 67, UCSB 62 No. 2: 3/11/06 - SDSU 69, Wyoming 64 No. 1: Announced Nov. 7 2008-09 SDSU Men's Basketball Aztec Men's Basketball Coverage 2008-09 Schedule | Print News/Recent Releases

No. 2: San Diego State 69, Wyoming 64

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San Diego State took advantage of its No. 1 seed and ran the table at the 2006 Mountain West Conference Tournament at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. The Aztecs, with targets on their backs, took everyone's best shot and was able to get by seventh-seeded Wyoming in the championship game, 69-64, in overtime to become the first MWC school to win the league tournament twice.

Why it was memorable: San Diego State, the regular-season Mountain West champions, entered the conference championships as the field's top seed for the first time in school history. In order to earn an automatic NCAA Tournament bid, SDSU would not only have to win its third game in three days, but it was also looking to become just the second school in MWC history to win the tournament as the No. 1 seed and first since 2000.

If all of that wasn't enough pressure, the Aztecs were also looking to set a school record for victories in a Division I season.

From the opening tip, SDSU looked up to the challenge as it raced to a seven-point lead five minutes into the game. Wyoming, however, showed the resiliency it demonstrated in its first two conference-tournament outings and got within one point, 32-31, as the halftime buzzer sounded.

Coming out of the locker room, the Aztecs increased its lead to six in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Cowboys hung around and took a one-point lead with 2:44 to go in regulation. Following a tip in by Kyle Spain with 2:25 left and a free throw by Richie Williams with 16 seconds on the clock and SDSU clinging to a two-point lead, Wyoming's Brad Jones hit both of his free throws with seven seconds left to tie the game at 56. As time wound down, Spain had a shot to win the game underneath the basket, but it was off the mark sending the final into OT.

In the extra session, Wyoming led by as many as four points with just over two minutes to play, but six consecutive points by MWC player of the year Brandon Heath put SDSU ahead for good and three Spain free throws in the final 12 seconds helped secure the five-point victory for San Diego State.

Heath finished with a game-high tying 22 points, while tournament MVP Marcus Slaughter added 16 points and 13 rebounds and Spain chipped in with 11 points and 12 boards.