New Mexico is coming into this game with a 24-9 record this season and they are 10-8 in the conference. They have been a dominant team in the conference this season but prior to this run they have been on in this tournament, they were not playing very well to end the season. They had lost 3 of their last 4 as well as 4 of their last 6 games and they had lost 3 of those against teams with winning records in the conference with only 1 win against teams with a winning conference record in that span. They are going up against a San Diego State team that is 24-9 this season and is 11-7 in the conference which had them finish in 5th in the MWC, but they have also been the dominant team in this conference over the last few years and they are carrying that experience with them which helped them reach the final. They did not finish the season playing great as they had 2 close losses within 4 points in each against UNLV and Boise State, but they have bounced back in this tournament with some much better play. They opened the tournament by getting their revenge over UNLV with a 3 point win in OT and that was technically a road game for them since UNLV is hosting the tournament. They also followed up with a dominant win over Utah State in their last game, beating them by 16 points. San Diego State is playing in this tournament with a lot of confidence right now after beating 2 of the better teams in UNLV and Utah State and they are also going to have the confidence from having beaten New Mexico twice this season by 10+ points in each game. San Diego State has the experience in these situations as they went to the Final Four last season in the NCAA Tournament and they are going to get up for this game now that they are 1 win away from another Conference Tournament Championship. San Diego State will cover the spread in this game.