2008 WAC men's basketball tournament
# 2008 WAC men's basketball tournament

The 2008 WAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, was held March 11–15 at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Four teams finished the season at 12–4 in the conference standings, and all advanced to the semifinals. In the championship game, Boise State defeated host New Mexico State in triple overtime and received the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the Broncos' first NCAA appearance in fourteen years, when they won the Big Sky tournament (as a fifth-seed).

Boise State was seeded fourteenth in the East region and lost to Louisville in the first round.

Utah State made the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), but lost a road game in the first round.

## Tournament

### Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 11 | First round Tuesday, March 11 | First round Tuesday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 14 | Semifinals Friday, March 14 | Semifinals Friday, March 14 | Final Saturday, March 15 | Final Saturday, March 15 | Final Saturday, March 15 |
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| | | | 1 | Utah State | 85 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | San Jose State | 65 | | | | | | |
| 8 | San Jose State | 64 | 8 | San Jose State | 65 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 62 | | | | 1 | Utah State | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Boise State | 88 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Boise State | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Hawaii | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Boise State | 107 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | New Mexico State | $102^{3OT}$ |
| | | | 2 | Nevada | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Fresno State | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Nevada | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | New Mexico State | 83 | | | |
| | | | 3 | New Mexico State | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Idaho | 53 | | | | | | |
