The 2007

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men's basketball tournament was played at the

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from March 8–10, 2007. Tournament host

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upset regular season league champion

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78–70 to claim the Mountain West Conference tournament title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It was UNLV's first tournament title since winning the inaugural tournament in 2000 (though they had previously lost 3 consecutive championship games from 2002–2004). 2007 marked the return of the tournament to the

after a three-year stint in Denver.

Tournament Bracket

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Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually to determine the men's basketball champion from the Mountain West Conference. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball tournament, although th ...