DENVER, March 10 (UPI) -- Andrew Bogut keyed a second-half run Thursday that gave top-seeded Utah a 62-49 win over Colorado State in the Mountain West Tournament opener.
Nevada-Las Vegas earned a semifinal meeting with Utah by defeating Wyoming, 70-63.
In the evening quarterfinals, New Mexico defeated BYU, 85-71, and Air Force took on San Diego State.
Bogut, suffering from a migraine headache, scored 21 points for the 15th-ranked Utes. They captured the league's regular season title with a 13-1 record and improved to 26-4.
Utah led by just a point midway through the second half before going on a 19-4 run.
UNLV got past Wyoming thanks to a career-high, 22-point effort by Ricky Morgan -- all of his scoring coming in the second half.
The Rebels climbed to 16-12.
Wyoming rallied to within a one-point deficit in the final minute and then turned the ball over on the possession that could have given the Cowboys the lead.
New Mexico (24-6), considered a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament, got 23 points from Danny Granger. The Lobos will meet the Air Force-San Diego State winner in the semifinals.
