National Basketball Association
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
By The Sports Xchange
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 |