It looked good for about five minutes Saturday afternoon for the Boise State basketball team in the Mountain West Tournament championship game. The Broncos raced out to a 6-0 start against Colorado State, holding the Rams scoreless for the opening five minutes.

Reporter Kevin Lytle is in Las Vegas at the Mountain West men's basketball tournament. Check here for scores, highlights and more from quarterfinals.

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.