The second-seeded Rams held off No. 7 Nevada, 67-59, in a Mountain West Tournament quarterfinal. It was the eighth straight victory for Colorado State (23-9), which has played its way onto the NCAA Tournament bubble.

The Mountain West basketball championship is up for grabs after a competitive regular season. Five teams earned records with at least a 70 percent win rate, and a sixth team is above .500 in conference play.

Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun referred to his team’s performance against UNLV Thursday night as “a bit of a trainwreck.” “You know, it’s hard, especially when we think we’re keeping our hands up,

The fourth-seeded Aztecs (23-9) will face top-seeded UNLV (24-6) at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinals. Monday’s game was tied 33-33 at halftime and neither team had scored in the first 2 ¼ minutes of the second half when SDSU’s Kim Villalobos intercepted a Lobos pass and fed freshman guard Naomi Panganiban for a breakaway layup that gave San Diego State a 35-33 lead.

After securing the No. 1 seed and a bye in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament, the UNLV Lady Rebels will host the Boise State Broncos.