Around the WAC
Matchups were announced Monday for the sixth annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters games on Feb. 22-23. Three teams will have televised games – UC Santa Barbara at Utah State on Feb. 22, and Siena at Boise State and Nevada at Southern Illinois on Feb. 23. … Idaho junior guard Mike Hall, who was named the WAC player of the week last week, played just 15 minutes at Boise State last Saturday, making 1 of 3 3-pointers and finishing with three points. He didn’t play in the second half. He scored 20 in the first game against BSU. When asked why Hall didn’t play more, Idaho coach George Pfeifer said it was a coach’s decision and wouldn’t elaborate. … Six New Mexico State players are scoring in double figures. Former Pullman High standout Fred Peete, a senior guard, is in the middle of the Aggies’ scoring pack at 11.4 points per game.