During the 2002 Mountain West Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament , SDSU pulled off a major upset as the number five seed . In three straight days , SDSU beat four seed BYU , one seed Wyoming , and were set to face hometown favorite UNLV in the finals . With the Aztecs holding onto a slim lead as the clock counted down , SDSU fans began to line up on the baseline to rush the court . Right as the final buzzer was about to sound , football player Akbar Gbaja-Biamila looked over to a Rebel fan and stated , " Remember this day , when the Aztecs came into your arena and rushed onto your court ! " The buzzer sounded and SDSU had just won their first Mountain West Conference tournament title and were set to go to the NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament . It was on this trip to Chicago that the casual group of friends formed the foundation of what would become The Show
2002 Mountain West Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2002 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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