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.

The UNLV Lady Rebels are getting ready to tip off their opening game in the Mountain West Conference Tournament following a hard-earned bye in the first round a

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.