Thursday, January 29, 2026 |
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The Wyoming Cowboys fell to Utah State 94 to 62 on Wednesday night. The Aggies started the game with a 13-0 run and followed up with a 9-2 run to open the second half. The Cowboys had few answers for Utah State’s deadly, three-point shooting.
With the loss, Wyoming falls to 12-9 overall, 3-7 in conference play. Utah State improves to 17-3 overall, 8-2 in Mountain West play. It was the seventh straight win by the Aggies over the Cowboys.
In the post-game show, Head Coach Sundance Wicks had few words to say after the defeat.
Wyoming announcer Keith Kelley was caught off-guard by the brevity of Coach Wicks, following the loss. As Kevin McKinney noted, that was the shortest interview in history with the Cowboys’ Head Coach.
Naz Meyer returned to action last night. The freshman hit two-threes early on.
That was as close as Wyoming would get for the rest of the game.
Utah State responded with a 12-2 to put the game away early. The Aggies finished the game with 13 three pointers and shot 55 percent from the field on the night.
Leland Walker was Wyoming’s leading scorer with 24 points. Naz Meyer added 12 on his return to action.
The Cowboys return home for the first edition of the Border War on Saturday in a 7:30 p.m. start against Colorado State.
