Sam Merrill sank a deep 3-pointer with six seconds remaining for the last of his 27 points, and Utah State upset No. 5-ranked San Diego State 59-56 on Saturday in the Mountain West Conference tournament championship game in Las Vegas.

Utah State (26-8), which concluded its semifinal win over Wyoming less than 16 hours before the tipoff of Saturday's final in Las Vegas, started the game sluggish. San Diego State (30-2) went ahead by 16 points with 2:56 left before halftime.

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