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Las Vegas • Utah State coach Stew Morrill isn't sure what retirement will bring, other than he'll be going on a Caribbean cruise.

Prior to Wyoming's 67-65 win Thursday that eliminated the Aggies from the Mountain West tournament, a ceremony was held to honor Morrill. The other 10 head coaches in the league presented him with the cruise.

"That's pretty awesome," Morrill said. "First class, no less. … I must have been pretty easy to beat."

Not true. In 17 seasons under Merrill, the Aggies finished 402-156.

"I wish Stew the best," Wyoming's Larry Shyatt said. "Utah State — you don't know what you have until you don't have it anymore. You're losing a great one, a great man and a great coach."

Josh Adams, who led the Cowboys with 19 points, added his good wishes.

"Coach Morrill is an outstanding coach," Adams said. "It's an honor to play against him. He knows how to coach his team."

Said Morrill: "… People have treated me so well. I've joked that if I'd have known people were going to be this nice to me, I would have retired three or four years ago."

Parting advice

After his final game, Morrill offered young coaches some advice.

"… Too many people are looking for the next job," he said. "I always thought you ought to keep the one you've got because they're hard to keep. I liked it here. There were [other] opportunities, but nothing that made me feel like I wanted to leave."

A difference-maker

Adams was the difference-making for Wyoming. He scored four points and handed one of his six assists in the final 41/2 minutes to help the Cowboys build a lead and hold onto it in the final moments.

"He's way aggressive," said Utah State forward Jalen Moore. "They ran a lot of plays for him, and he made tough shots."