2002 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 7–9, 2002. San Diego State upset tournament host UNLV, who returned to league tournament play following a one-year ban due to recruiting violations, 78–75 to win the MWC Tournament and the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Though the league had only existed for three years, SDSU became the lowest seed (5) to win the Mountain West Conference Tournament in the league's short history.

2002 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsSan Diego State (1st title)
MVPRandy Holcomb (SDSU)
2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wyoming11–3 .786  22–9  .710
Utah10–4 .714  21–9  .700
UNLV9–5 .643  21–11  .656
BYU7–7 .500  18–12  .600
San Diego State †7–7 .500  21–12  .636
New Mexico6–8 .429  16–14  .533
Colorado State3–11 .214  12–18  .400
Air Force3–11 .214  9–19  .321
† 2002 Mountain West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 8
Finals
March 9
         
1 Wyoming 69*
8 Air Force 67
1 Wyoming 69
5 San Diego State 70
4 BYU 51
5 San Diego State 62
5 San Diego State 78
3 UNLV 75
2 Utah 69
7 Colorado State 66
2 Utah 70
3 UNLV 76
3 UNLV 120**
6 New Mexico 117

* Overtime period

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