San Diego State basketball vs. Colorado State: How to watch Mountain West quarterfinal
Update: San Diego State escaped with a narrow 64-61 win over Colorado State.
Can Colorado State pull off a huge upset?
That's what it would be if the Rams won Thursday in the Mountain West men's basketball tournament.
The No. 8-seeded Rams are facing No. 1 San Diego State in the MW quarterfinals, with a trip to the semifinals on the line. San Diego State has advanced to the tournament's championship game every year Brian Dutcher has been the head coach.
Thursday's noon PT/1 p.m. MT tip will be broadcast by CBS Sports Network. Here's what to know about the game and how to watch and listen online.
How to find CBS Sports Network (CBSSN):
Comcast/Xfinity: 412 (846 for HD)
DirecTV: 221
Dish Network: 158
Fort Collins Connexion: 70
Online stream: CBSSports.com/CBS-Sports-Network/
How to listen on the radio:
The CSU broadcast is available on K99.1 FM and the Varsity Network App.
CSU's radio team will be Brian Roth (play-by-play) and Adam Nigon (analyst).
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Attendance/tickets: Thomas & Mack Center has a capacity of 19,522. Tickets are available at TheMW.com.
Coaches: Brian Dutcher is in his sixth season as San Diego State's head coach with a record of 143-46. CSU is coached by Niko Medved, who is 91-63 at CSU in his fifth season. He's in his 10th season overall as a head coach with a career record of 170-151.
Team records: San Diego State is 24-6 overall. CSU is 15-17.
Betting odds: San Diego State is a 9.5-point favorite.
Other metrics: San Diego State is No. 15 in Division I by KenPom.com, and CSU is No. 108. The Aztecs are No. 16 in the NCAA's NET rankings, and the Rams are No. 110.
Top-25: San Diego State is No. 20 in both top-25 polls.
Series: CSU is 43-49 all-time against San Diego State. The Aztecs swept the regular season series, winning 82-76 in OT in Fort Collins and 77-58 in San Diego.
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Next up: The winner advances to the Mountain West semifinals, to play at 7:30 p.m. MST on Friday, March 10.
Follow sports reporter Kevin Lytle on Twitter and Instagram @Kevin_Lytle.
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