No. 14 New Mexico 60, San Diego State 50: Tony Snell scored a game-high 17 points and the top-seeded Lobos opened the second half on a 14-2 run to cruise in the Mountain West Conference semifinals at Las Vegas.Cameron Bairstow added 16 points and Alex Kirk scored 15 for New Mexico (28-5) which also defeated San Diego State in the final of the MWC tournament last season.Chase Tapley and Xavier Thames both scored 14 to lead San Diego State. The Aztecs (22-10) received eight points from leading scorer Jamaal Franklin, putting their NCAA Tournament hopes in jeopardy.New Mexico took a 29-20 lead into the break and quickly opened up a 21-point lead in the opening minutes of the second half. San Diego State closed the gap to 55-46 with 4:39 to go after Tapley scored five straight points. But Kirk followed with a layup and Kendall Williams hit a runner in the lane to put the game away.Game notebook: San Diego State has won four MWC tournament titles, the most in the conference. It dropped the title game last season 68-59 ...Franklin had a game-high dozen rebounds. Bairstow had 11 to lead the Lobos. ... Williams had seven points and six assists.