National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wyoming 84, Utah St. 65
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 6, 2016
Where: Arena-Auditorium, Laramie, Wyoming
Officials: # Rick O'Neal, # Gerry Pollard, # Kelly Self
Attendance: 6141

Wyoming guard Jason McManamen had a game-high 20 points and the Cowboys made 20 3-pointers in their 84-65 win over Utah State on Saturday at Laramie, Wyo.

Utah State guard Jalen Moore scored 17 points for the Aggies, who were outscored 46-28 after halftime.

After Wyoming (12-13 overall, 5-7 in the Mountain West) led only 38-37 at intermission, the Cowboys took control in the first nine minutes of the second half with a 20-2 run behind a barrage of five 3-pointers, culminating on McManamen's 3-pointer with 12:50 left to open a 59-39 lead.

McManamen was one of five Wyoming players to make a 3-pointer in that stretch, which included Utah State (11-11, 3-8) going 1-of-11 from the field and committing four turnovers.

Wyoming guard Josh Adams, who finished with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds, made of the 3-pointers in the critical stretch for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys shot 52.6 percent (20 of 38) from 3-point range in the game.

Wyoming also out-rebounded Utah State 33-27 and produced 18 assists to go with only seven turnovers. The win comes after a recent stretch in which the Cowboys lost four of five games.

Utah State, also led by guard Chris Smith's 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field, has lost five consecutive games.
Top Game Performances
 
Utah St.   Wyoming
Jalen Moore 17 Scoring Jason McManamen 20
Julion Pearre 4 Assists Josh Adams 7
Lew Evans 5 Rebounds Alan Herndon 7
Jalen Moore 4 Free Throws Made Alan Herndon 3
Henry Bolton 1 Steals Josh Adams 1
Elston Jones 2 Blocks Jonathan Barnes 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah St. 65 48.1 7-15 8-15 9 23 2 4 9
Wyoming 84 50.0 20-38 8-10 18 33 3 4 7