UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. )*

                                Mobile Mini, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    60740F105
                                 (CUSIP Number)



                                December 31, 2002
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                                [x] Rule 13d-1(b)
                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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CUSIP No. 60740F105                 13G                       Page 2 of 10 Pages

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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P.  36-3820584
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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

            Not Applicable                                           (a) [ ]
                                                                     (b) [ ]
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3      SEC USE ONLY

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4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            Delaware
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 NUMBER OF     5     SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES               None
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BENEFICIALLY   6     SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY              955,000
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    EACH       7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 REPORTING              None
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PERSON WITH    8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        955,000
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9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

            955,000
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10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

            Not Applicable                                           [ ]
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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

            6.7%
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12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            IA
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 60740F105                 13G                       Page 3 of 10 Pages

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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

            Not Applicable                                           (a) [ ]
                                                                     (b) [ ]
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3      SEC USE ONLY

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4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            Delaware
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 NUMBER OF     5     SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES               None
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BENEFICIALLY   6     SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY              955,000
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    EACH       7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 REPORTING              None
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PERSON WITH    8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        955,000
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9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

            955,000
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10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

            Not Applicable                                           [ ]
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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

            6.7%
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12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 60740F105                 13G                       Page 4 of 10 Pages

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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            Liberty Acorn Trust
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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

            Not Applicable                                           (a) [ ]
                                                                     (b) [ ]
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3      SEC USE ONLY

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4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            Massachusetts
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 NUMBER OF     5     SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES               None
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BENEFICIALLY   6     SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY              825,000
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    EACH       7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 REPORTING              None
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PERSON WITH    8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        825,000
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9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

            825,000
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10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

            Not Applicable                                           [ ]
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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

            5.8%
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12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            IV
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:

                     Mobile Mini, Inc.


Item 1(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                     7420 S. Kyrene Road, Suite 101
                     Tempe, Arizona  85283


Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:

                     Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM")
                     WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., the general partner of WAM
                        ("WAM GP")
                     Liberty Acorn Trust ("Acorn")


Item 2(b)      Address of Principal Business Office:

                     WAM, WAM GP and Acorn are all located at:

                     227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
                     Chicago, Illinois  60606


Item 2(c)      Citizenship:

                     WAM is a Delaware limited partnership; WAM GP is a Delaware
                     corporation; and Acorn is a Massachusetts business trust.

Item 2(d)      Title of Class of Securities:

                     Common Stock

Item 2(e)      CUSIP Number:

                     60740F105

Item 3         Type of Person:

                     (d)   Acorn is an Investment Company under section 8 of the
                           Investment Company Act.

                     (e)   WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under section
                           203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; WAM GP is
                           the General Partner of the Investment Adviser.


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Item 4         Ownership (at December 31, 2002):

                     (a)   Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of
                           rule 13d-3:

                           955,000

                     (b)   Percent of class:

                           6.7% (based on 14,281,450 shares outstanding as of
                           November 1, 2002).

                     (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                             (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                  none

                            (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                  955,000

                           (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                  disposition of:  none

                            (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct
                                  disposition of:  955,000


Item 5         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                     Not Applicable

Item 6         Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                     The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf of
                     discretionary clients of WAM, including Acorn. Persons
                     other than WAM and WAM GP are entitled to receive all
                     dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, those
                     shares. Acorn is the only such person known to be entitled
                     to all dividends from, and all proceeds from the sale of,
                     shares reported herein to the extent of more than 5% of the
                     class.

Item 7         Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
               Company:

                     Not Applicable

Item 8         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                     Not Applicable

Item 9         Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                     Not Applicable


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Item 10        Certification:

                     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
               knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
               acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were
               not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
               effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
               the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
               connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
               that purpose or effect.


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                                    Signature

      After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date: February 10, 2003


                  The undersigned corporation, on the date above written, agrees
                  and consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this
                  Schedule 13G in connection with its beneficial ownership of
                  the security reported herein.

                                WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
                                   for itself and as general partner of
                                   LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.



                                By:  /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                         Bruce H. Lauer
                                         Senior Vice President and Secretary

                  The undersigned corporation, on the date above written, agrees
                  and consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this
                  Schedule 13G in connection with its beneficial ownership of
                  the security reported herein.

                                LIBERTY ACORN TRUST



                                By:  /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                         Bruce H. Lauer
                                         Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary


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                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit 1      Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 10, 2003 by and among
               Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P., WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
               and Liberty Acorn Trust


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