1 Aztecs vs. 5 San Jose State

Records: SDSU 25-6; SJSU 20-12

Series history: SDSU leads 46-35 and has won 10 straight, including a 72-51 win at Viejas Arena on Jan. 28. The teams did not play at San Jose in the Mountain West’s unbalanced schedule.

Spartans update: They blew an 11-point lead, trailed late, then won 81-77 in overtime in their quarterfinal against fourth-seeded Nevada that may have knocked the Wolf Pack off the NCAA Tournament bubble. It was the school’s first win in Mountain West Tournament history, losing all eight previous games. The 20 wins are the most since going 21-9 in 1980-81. Against Nevada, the Spartans were only 11 of 17 from the line and 6 of 25 behind the 3-point arc, but they shot an impressive 65 percent on 2s and had a 46-26 edge in points in the paint. Omari Moore showed why he’s Mountain West player of the year, playing all 45 minutes and finishing with 26 points, 10 assists and four rebounds. Sage Tolbert III added 20 points, and Spanish guard Alvaro Cardenas had 14. In the Jan. 28 game at Viejas Arena, the Spartans managed only 14 points in the first half against SDSU’s pressure defense. “They embarrassed us,” said Moore, who had 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting. Since that loss, the Spartans are 7-3, including wins against the conference’s second-, third- and fourth-place teams (Boise State, Utah State and Nevada). And coach Tim Miles, after just two seasons at San Jose State, has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Mark Fox at Cal.

Next up: Saturday in Mountain West final (3 p.m., CBS)