2010 WAC men's basketball tournament

August 2023 2010 WAC I Men's 2010 WAC Tournament Logo.jpg 200px Tournament Logo 8 Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada New Mexico State 2nd Marvin Menzies 1st ESPNU/ESPN2 The 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament was held at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada from March 11 through March 13, 2010. The winner of the tournament was New Mexico State, who received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was crowned the Western Athletic Conference champion. Format Seeding for the tournament was based on the standings from the regular season. The top eight teams qualified. In past years all nine teams qualified and the # 8 and # 9 teams would play an opening round game where the winner would play the # 1 seed. However, for 2010 the opening round game was eliminated. Two quarterfinal games were broadcast on ESPNU. One semifinal and the championship game were broadcast on ESPN2.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204800443&SPID=4126&SPSID=45988 WAC Announces 2009-10 Men s Basketball ESPN Schedule - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference 2010-01-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131007/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204800443&SPID=4126&SPSID=45988 2012-02-25 dead Bracket Quarterfinals, Thursday, March 11 Semifinals, Friday, March 12 Championship, Saturday, March 13 high 1 Utah State 84 8 Boise State 60 4 Louisiana Tech 74 5 Fresno State 66 3 New Mexico State 90 6 San Jose State 69 2 Nevada 87 7 Idaho 71 1 Utah State 85 4 Louisiana Tech 55 3 New Mexico State 80 2 Nevada 79 1 Utah State 63 3 New Mexico State 69 Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime. References External links Official Western Athletic Conference Website Tournament Category:United Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament WAC men's basketball tournament WAC men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Reno, Nevada Category:College basketball tournaments in Nevada