The 2009
Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the
Thomas & Mack Center in
Las Vegas,
Nevada from March 11–14, 2009. The tournament was sponsored by
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. The quarterfinal was broadcast live on the
MountainWest Sports Network, the semifinal games on
CBS College Sports Network, and the championship game on
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. All games were available in HD.
Second-seeded
Utah, one of three teams that shared the regular season conference title, defeated
San Diego State 52–50 to claim the Mountain West Conference tournament championship and the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Of note, this was the first time that UNLV failed to make the championship game of the tournament when they were hosting. The Rebels did not play in the 2001 tournament due to a postseason ban.
Regular season
Tournament bracket
External links
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{{2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox
Tournament
Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament